TIAFF 2025: WHO’S GOT THE POWER | Friday 14th & Saturday 15th March
TIAFF is the annual Tilburg Architecture Film Festival. TIAFF curates documentaries, animations, and experimental films with the aim of raising awareness and fostering debate about the quality of our everyday living environment through film and lectures.
The program is structured around a different theme each year. To explore the chosen theme, TIAFF screens films from countries all over the world, offering a unique opportunity to watch inspiring and often rarely shown films.
As a festival visitor, you can enjoy a diverse program of film screenings, lectures, and discussions at Cinecitta. In between, you can grab a drink or a bite to eat at Ristobar29, while the Atrium provides ample space for conversations with friends and fellow visitors.
The festival’s setup, location, and curated program make TIAFF a welcoming and enjoyable event that is accessible to a broad audience.
The theme: WHO’S GOT THE POWER
For a long time, architects seemed to be the driving force behind spatial change. But is that still the case? Or does “who pays, decides” apply? We look at the role of users, designers, governments and developers. Who has the power? Who takes responsibility? Is counterforce emerging somewhere? The tenth edition of Tiaff is all about power!
On Friday 14 and Saturday 15 March in art-house cinema Cinecitta, TIAFF presents a program full of inspiring visual stories and lectures. We show how people, with inventiveness and perseverance, develop new forms of living together and living together. We explore how governments can create conditions to find and make space together.
Voor meer info: https://www.tiaff.nl
FERNAND POUILLON, FRANCE’S MOST WANTED ARCHITECT | Jean-Marie Montangerand | 2023 | 52 min | Frans gesproken, Engels ondertiteld | Documentaire
French architect Fernand Pouillon built millions of square meters of public housing after the war with a humanistic vision and efficient construction methods. His dual role as architect and developer brought success, but also conflicts of interest that eventually landed him in prison. After his sentence, he continued his work in Algeria.
The film is preceded by a lecture by Michiel van Loon.
THE ARCHITECTS OF HOPE: THE FIRST STEPS IN REBUILDING UKRAINE | Paul Thomas | 2024 | 75 min | English/Ukrainian spoken, English subtitled | Documentary
As the war continues, Ukrainian architects are resolutely building for the future. The film follows five architects and students from the Kharkiv School of Architecture in their search for a new, human-centered architecture. Their work shows how hope and vision are the basis for rebuilding Ukraine.
DE KRACHT VAN ONZE HANDEN | Onur Can Tepe and Jelle Baars | 2024 | 49 min | Dutch spoken, English subtitled | Documentary
For 45 years, the Tetterode building in Amsterdam has been home to a community of artists, born out of the squatting movement and based on self-management. Now, under pressure from commercial real estate, the community is at a turning point: can a new generation preserve the sanctuary?
The film is preceded by a lecture by Strijbos & Van Rijswijk.
AFTER THE FUTURE | Sven Prince | 2022 | 30 min | Dutch spoken, English subtitled | Documentary
After the Future by Sven Prince features leading Dutch architects reflecting on their craft, challenges and future, filmed in the atmosphere of isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After the Future will also be screened on Friday evening as part of the opening program.
The film will be shown in a block together with Een meubel om in te wonen.
EEN MEUBEL OM IN TE WONEN | Lex Reitsma | 2024 |45 min | Dutch spoken, English subtitled | Documentary
One hundred years after its construction, the Rietveld Schröder House remains iconic, thanks in part to dedicated residents who keep Rietveld’s vision alive. This film explores his work through the eyes of Truus Schröder and her love of architecture.
The film will be shown in a block together with After the Future.
TIAFF FRAMED: MAAKKRACHT IN DE LEEFOMGEVING | PUBLIEKSGESPREK
During TIAFF FRAMED, the focus is on creative power. Led by Jetske van Oosten, Abdessamed Azarfane, Michiel van Loon, Annius Hoornstra and Rinske Brand will discuss the dynamics and collaboration within urban development. How do interests come together? Where do they rub? And above all: how do we create the creative power to meet future challenges?
Admission is free.
LEWERENTZ DIVINE DARKNESS | Sven Blume | 2024 | 70 min | Swedish/English spoken, English subtitles | Documentary
This film reveals never-before-seen film reels and audio tapes of the mysterious Swedish architect Sigurd Lewerentz, and takes us on a cultural-historical journey through his influence on Scandinavian architecture.
VANUIT DEN GEZICHTSHOEK DER BRUIKBAARHEID | Wilma Kuijvenhoven & Magda Augusteijn | 2013 | 50 min | Dutch spoken, English subtitled | Documentary
The film highlights the work and impact of Margaret Staal-Kropholler, the Netherlands’ first female architect, whose designs not only created beauty but also changed the role of women in the household.
This film will be preceded by a lecture by Janneke Bierman.
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO WEEBER | Jord den Hollander | 2024 | 60 min | Dutch spoken, English subtitles | Documentary
An idiosyncratic portrait of Carel Weeber, the “un-Dutch architect” who challenged established architecture with provocative ideas and outspoken designs and had a lasting impact on the Netherlands.
The film will be introduced by filmmaker Jord den Hollander.
BEST IN THE WORLD | Hans Christian Post | 2024 | 60 min | Danish spoken, English subtitled | Documentary
As Russia continues to destroy Ukrainian cities, Ukraine’s leading architects are already rebuilding, and cutting-edge new buildings are rising as symbols of hope. The film follows five architects on their determined journeys to keep building during the war as they search for a new, people-centered identity for Ukrainian architecture. We also see students from the Kharkiv School of Architecture at the beginning of their journey as young architects as they prepare for their future in rebuilding Ukraine.
WTC A LOVE STORY | Lietje Bauwens and Wouter De Raeve | 2020 | 60 min | Dutch, French and English spoken, English subtitled | Documentary
In 1970, Brussels’ North Quarter was razed to make way for a modernist, business-oriented dream with the World Trade Centre towers as its crown jewels. The project failed, and the towers stood largely vacant for years. In 2017, investors took a renewed interest in the neighborhood.
The film is preceded by a lecture by Reinier de Graaf.
MADE IN ETHIOPIA | Xinyan Yu & Max Duncan | 2024 |91 min | Various languages, English subtitles | Documentary
When a huge Chinese industrial park rises in rural Ethiopia, a dusty farming town finds itself at the new frontier of globalization. Filmed over four years, Made in Ethiopia shows China’s historic but misunderstood impact on Africa and explores contemporary Ethiopia at a moment of deep crisis.
The film is preceded by a lecture by Merten Nefs.
INSIDE PRORA | Nico Webe | 2020 | 100 min | German spoken, English subtitles | Documentary
This documentary examines the mile-long and surprisingly modernist vacation paradise of Prora created on the German island of Rügen. The propagandistic architecture now, as a monument, has an incredible story to tell. Prora was never able to serve its original National Socialist purpose as a vacation resort.
GAGARINE | Fanny Liatard & Jeremy Trouilh | 2020 | 95 min | French spoken, Dutch subtitled | Fiction
When his residential neighborhood of Gagarine is threatened with demolition, 16-year-old Youri fights alongside the community to save their home in this magical-realist drama full of hope and solidarity.
More info: https://www.tiaff.nl
