BUTFF2025: Virtual Insanity

The BUT Film Festival celebrates a special milestone this year: the 20th edition of the festival dedicated to B-movies, underground, trash and experimental cinema. From 27 to 31 August 2025, Breda will once again transform into a hub of boundary-pushing film art and raw underground culture. This year's theme: 'Virtual Insanity'.

In a time when the line between reality and digital madness becomes increasingly blurred, the BUT Film Festival delves deep into the world of virtual alienation, technoparanoia and digital nightmares – in other words, this year is all about the madness that ensues when technology takes over.

For the 20th edition, BUTFF pulls out all the stops with a packed programme: Over 50 films from around the world, including premieres, cult classics, and obscure gems. International guests: directors, actors and artists from the underground scene.  Live performances, performances, art installations, special beers and more.

BUT Awards: this year as well, awards will be presented for, among others, the “BUTste” feature film and the “BUTste” short film, awarded by an international jury.

Festival director Ryan Oomen on the theme:
"Virtual Insanity is more than just a nod to the digital age we live in – it’s a warning, a celebration and an hallucination all in one. We invite everyone to step out of their digital bubble and immerse themselves with us in our virtual madness."

The festival’s core always lies in and around Nieuwe Veste, the Filmhuis Breda and on Sunday also in Chassé Cinema for a special 35mm film programme.

Programme (subject to change)

• Thursday 28 August: Special performance evening from 20:00 to 23:00 (Nieuwe Veste Theatre Hall)
• Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 August: film screenings in 4 halls from 11:00 - 23:30 (Nieuwe Veste & Filmhuis Breda)
• Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 August: a performance block of half an hour at 16:30 and 19:30 (Nieuwe Veste inner courtyard)
• Friday 29 August: Metal Friday, metal music evening in collaboration with Prikkeldraad from 20:00 - 23:00
• Saturday 30 August: music evening in collaboration with Poppodium Phoenix from 20:00 - 23:00
• Saturday 30 August: Film and music market from 12:00 - 18:00 (Nieuwe Veste inner courtyard)
• Sunday 31 August: special 35mm film programme from 11:00 - 22:00 (Chassé Cinema)

 Ticket sales start on Friday 20 June.