events

Besides films, we have organised a host of events, from readings and debates, to presentations and quizzes. The events programme offers you the opportunity to take part in discussions with experts on the most important food-related issues and to discover the good, the bad and sometimes the ugly aspects of the food industry.

We advise you to arrive half an hour in advance, as seats sell out fast.

Live recording
Can’t attend? Cancel everything and come! If you really can’t be there, a number of events will be streamed live on this site. So you can join us in spirit.

The First lunch + Film

130 + 70 min

We will start off this Food Film Festival with a special lunch. Just before the screening of the very first film, the documentary The Well, our chefs will prepare a wonderful two course lunch.

Drunken Chefs Breakfast

120 min

Early birds, your attention please! This year's FFF has a tasty Sunday morning breakfast. The breakfast is not linked to a particular film, but after you've eaten your fill, there are plenty of ways to work up an appetite again at the festival.

FFF LIVE

Talkshow | Samuel Levie | 90 min

We have packed so much into the Food Film Festival you would think it was impossible to cover all the content, energy, flavours and sensations in one talk show. But that’s exactly what Samuel Levie is going to do. FFF LIVE is a cross-section of the three days presented in an easy-to-digest 90 minutes.

Food Film Talks

Talkshow | Froukje Jansen | 105 min

This is the part of the festival that film freaks won’t want to miss. Directors, cameramen, film experts and programmers will join presenter and actress Froukje Jansen at the dinner table. What does the consumption of food in films tell us? And how does a director gain access to the food industry?

Great GMO Debate

Debat | Ruben Maes | 105 min

Proponents and opponents of the genetic modification of food crops have disagreed vehemently for years. Are we playing God? Do the benefits outweigh the risks? Is genetic modification a Pandora’s box or a horn of plenty?

K'EET QUIZ!

Alain Caron & Fleur Dérogée | 85 min

Attention all food fans and film fanatics: we proudly present the second edition of the K’EET QUIZ! After the success of last year, we can't wait to test the knowledge of our young festivalgoers again. How much do they know about their food? Who has mastered the art of cooking and how creative are these young chefs?

Kauwen op Water | i.s.m. <b> OneWorld Live </b>

Chewing on Water

Talkshow | Marijn Frank & Gerbrand Haverkamp | 90 min

On 22 March, World Water Day, the Food Film Festival and One World Live will host a talk show on the role of water in food production. The production of one cup of coffee, for example, requires 140 litres of water; a kilo of beef, 15,000 litres. But what exactly is a water footprint?

Keynote: Mark Bittman

Mark Bittman | 60 min

We traditionally close the Food Film Festival with the wise, inspiring and above all motivating words of an internationally recognised speaker. Last year that was British professor Tim Lang. This year it is none other than New York Times columnist and cookbook author Mark Bittman.

Old Amsterdam Food Tour met <b> Carolyn Steel & CITIES </b>

Old Amsterdam Food Tour with Carolyn Steel & CITIES

Carolyn Steel & Anke de Vrieze | 120 min

You are what you eat. But the fact that our cities are shaped by the way we eat and produce food is not something we often stop to think about. In this city walk, architect and writer Carolyn Steel and Anke de Vrieze from CITIES show you a new side of Amsterdam.

Ontbijt van Melk en Honing <b>+ Film</b>

Milk & Honey Breakfast + Film

90 + 70 min

No better way to start off your saturday morning than with a Milk & Honey breakfast. What our chefs will serve stays a surprise, for now. Trust us, you'll leave the restaurant feeling satisfied and ready for the viewing of More than Honey or Milk.

Oud Sluis Mussel lunch

Restaurant Oud Sluis | 90 min

Oud Sluis, awarded with three Michelin stars, is one of the best fine dining restaurants in the Netherlands. What few people know is that Oud Sluis started off as restaurant that specialized in mussels. FFF-Chef Joris Bijdendijk will work together with the team of Oud Sluis to prepare a true musselfest.

Oud Sluis Mussel lunch + Film

Restaurant Oud Sluis | 90 + 70 min

Oud Sluis, awarded with three Michelin stars, is one of the best fine dining restaurants in the Netherlands. What few people know is that Oud Sluis started off as restaurant that specialized in mussels. During the Food Film Festival FFF-chef Joris Bijdendijk will work together with the team of Oud Sluis to prepare a true musselfest.

The Hamburger Scenes

Louise Fresco, Helen Westerik | 60 min

Louise Fresco and Helen Westerik wrote a book about the role of food in feature films. In The Hamburger Scenes they discuss the role of fast food and in particular the hamburger in feature films.