Europe on Screen 2024 - Indonesia

Europe on Screen 2024 showcases a selection of high-quality European films with captivating, heart-wrenching and uplifting stories, including seven Dutch feature films and two short films. The festival will take place across various cultural centers and venues spanning more than six cities, including the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta. Additionally, film enthusiasts can look forward to workshops, film talks with European filmmakers, a short film pitching forum and an exhibition.

Check out the list of Dutch films screened at the Europe on Screen below.
For film screening schedule at the Erasmus Huis, click here.

Dutch feature films:

• The Magnet Man (De magneet man)
  2023 | Comedy, fantasy | 90 minutes | 17+ | Dutch with English subtitles
  Director: Gust van den Berghe
  
  Schedule:
  14 June - 19.00 WIB - Kineforum
  15 June - 19.00 WIB - Erasmus Huis Auditorium
  16 June - 16.30 WIB - IFI Yogyakarta
  
  Synopsis:
  Lucien is a human magnet. One day, he gets attached to a train which leads him to join a travelling circus. He makes use of his talent and finds himself falling in love.
   
• Milk (Melk)
  2023 | Drama | 96 minutes | 17+ | Dutch with English subtitle
  Director: Stefanie Kolk
  
  Schedule:
  8 June - 16.30 WIB - Erasmus Huis Auditorium
  9 June - 14.15 WIB - Austrian Embassy (advance registration required)
  16 June - 16.30 WIB - IFI Bandung
  
  Synopsis:
  Days after delivering a stillborn baby, Robin’s breasts begin to produce milk. Unable to throw it away, she decides to donate the milk through Facebook communities, but emotional complications soon ensue.
   
• Pariah
  2024 | Horror | 83 minutes | 17+ | Dutch with English subtitles
  Director: Edson da Conceicao
  
  Schedule:
  8 June - 14.15 WIB - Austrian Embassy (advance registration required)
  15 June - 13.00 WIB - SAE Indonesia
  16 June - 15.00 WIB - Studio Film Movieresto Prime Indonesia, Medan
  
  Synopsis:
  A family that has fled from Ghana was overjoyed when they were offered a spacious home in a nice neighbourhood in the Netherlands. Their joy was short-lived as the father began to observe terrifying events in their new home.
   
• When F***ing Spring is in the Air
  2024 | Drama | 112 minutes | 17+ | Dutch, German, Polish with English subtitles
  Director: Danyael Sugawara
  
  Schedule:
  9 June - 14.00 WIB - KEK Singhasari Content Garage
  13 June - 16.30 WIB - British Council
  15 June - 14.00 WIB - Erasmus Huis Auditorium
  
  Synopsis:
  Pregnant 17-year-old Kasia sets out on a road trip to find her biological parents who left her when she was three years old. Once she reaches Hamburg, her family isn’t what at all she expected.
   
• Romaissa (Romaissa - De superheld uit Rotterdam)
  2023 | Drama, Mystery | 74 minutes | G | Dutch with English subtitles
  Director: Fadua El Akchaoui
  
  Schedule:
  9 June - 12.00 WIB - Erasmus Huis Auditorium
  15 June - 14.00 WIB - Mini Teater Museum Negeri Sumatera Utara, Medan
  16 June - 12.00 WIB - Austrian Embassy (advance registration required)
  
  Synopsis:
  When Romaissa finds out her beloved apartment is being demolished, she and her friend Lionel set out to save it. She also unexpectedly discovers that she has superpowers, but will she be strong enough?
   
• When We Lost to the Germans (Toen we van de Duitsers verloren)
  2023 | Drama | 86 minutes | G | Dutch with English subtitles
  Director: Guido van Driel
  
  Schedule:
  8 June - 12.00 WIB - Erasmus Huis Auditorium
  9 June - 12.00 WIB - Istituto Italiano di Cultura
  9 June - 14.00 WIB - KEK Singhasari Coding Factory
  16 June - 12.00 WIB - IFI Thamrin
  
  Synopsis:
  Set in the summer of 1974, after The Netherlands have lost the World Cup final to Germany, the film follows two young boys who embark on an unforgettable adventure after their classmate has disappeared.
   
• Selling A Colonial War
  2023 | Documentary | 132 minutes | 13+ | English, Indonesian & Dutch with English subtitles
  Director: In-soo Radstake
  
  Schedule:
  9 June - 14.30 WIB - Erasmus Huis Library 
  13 June - 16.00 WIB - Wisma Jerman Surabaya
  14 June - 16.30 WIB - IFI Yogyakarta
  15 June - 12.00 WIB - Kineforum
  
  Synopsis:
  The power of representation is demonstrated clearly in the way the Dutch government chose to present the Indonesian War of Independence and its violent aftermath (1945-1950). Three quarters of a century on, competing perceptions of the events still remain.
  
  Film Talk: In-soo Radstake
  12 June 2024 | 20.00 WIB
  Instagram Live @europeonscreen

Dutch Short Films:

• And A Happy New Year
  (part of Animals of the World 1 - short films program)
  2023 | Documentary | 21 minutes | Director: Sebastian Mulder
  
  Schedule
  14 June - 14.30 WIB • Kineforum
  15 June - 12.00 WIB • IFI Bandung
  15 June - 13.00 WIB • British Council
  16 June - 16.00 WIB • AF Medan
  
  Synopsis:
  We follow animals as they endure the nightmare that is the new year's fireworks.
   
• Nelson the Piglet
  (part of Animals of the World 2 - short films program)
  2023 | Documentary | 15 minutes | Director: Anneke de Lind van Wijngaarden
  
  Schedule:
  9 June - 12.00 WIB • Kineforum
  11 June - 12.00 WIB • SMK Negeri 4 Surabaya - Aula
  13 June - 13.00 WIB • SAE Indonesia
  14 June - 19.30 WITA • MASH Denpasar
  
  Synopsis:
  Nelson is supposed to be a miniature piglet, though 7 years later it’s the contrary.