The festival will open with Illegitimate, about a tight-knit family in a moral crisis. The issues they struggle with are urgent in modern-day Romania, but will provide plenty of food for discussion at Pluk as well, afterwards at the bar.
This year’s edition will take place in Amsterdam at the Stenen Hoofd on August 3‑13, in Utrecht at Vechtclub XL on Europalaan 2B on August 18‑21 and in Arnhem on the Nieuwe Havenweg 23 on August 25‑27.Origins
The festival was started in 2003 by a small group of friends with a great love of film. Their goal was – and remains to this day – to give as many people as possible the chance to discover films that passed Dutch audiences by unnoticed. These friends worked at a movie theatre part-time and attended film festivals in their spare time. The thrill they got from the films they saw there was hard to share with others, since many of them were never released in the Netherlands and remained largely unseen. That was the seed that sprouted into Pluk de Nacht. Amsterdam’s one true open air film festival shows those films, that never made it to Dutch cinemas or only reached a very small audience.Surprising programme
The organisation visits (inter)national film festivals throughout the year and carefully selects films on their cinematographic merits. That is why you can find all types of film at Pluk de Nacht: from animation to road movie, from tragic small-town documentary to absurd romantic comedy. Year after year, the programming is stirring and surprising, with live events, short film programmes and titles yet to be discovered in the low countries.Dedicated volunteers
Since the beginning in 2003 and to this day, the festival has been organised and set up by a large group of volunteers who put all their creativity into the festival. Starting two weeks before the festival, they help to sweep up the location and turn it into a cozy festival paradise. Pluk is no longer just in Amsterdam: in 2016, Pluk will make its third appearance in Utrecht and be in Arnhem for the fourth year in a row.Admission free
Pluk de Nacht has grown to become a true meeting place and combines the screening of never-before-released films with art, food, drinks and parties. By creating a platform to many young creatives, the festival has more to offer besides just the movies. Admission to the open air film festival is is free at all three locations.Why don’t you swing by this summer?