In 2023, the PFFA commemorated the 75-year anniversary of the 1948 Al Nakba (“the catastrophe”) when the mass displacement, dispossession, and ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by the Israeli state began. 75 Years Al Nakba, the third edition of PFFA, featured films focussing on Palestinian agriculture, landscapes and their disappearance throughout time.
Opening with the Dutch premiere of Jumana Manna’s documentary Foragers (2022), the PFFA was held during three consecutive days at an established art house movie theatre. Guest director Alia Yunis joined for a screening of her documentary The Golden Harvest (2019), which was accompanied by an olive oil tasting session, a tradition continued in the following editions of the festival.
This was also the first year that PFFA received funding from the Amsterdam Fund for the Arts (AFK).
