TIAFF Architecture Film Festival 2026
On Friday, March 20, and Saturday, March 21, 2026, the Tilburg Architecture Film Festival (TIAFF) will organize the eleventh edition of the Architecture Film Festival at arthouse Cinecitta Tilburg. This year's festival theme is “Messy Realities.”
TIAFF takes place in the monumental Cinecitta. Between film screenings and program components, there is room for meeting in the Ristobar and the atrium. The festival offers in-depth knowledge for professionals and inspiring film experiences for lovers of social stories.
Festival theme Messy Realities
With the theme Messy Realities, this edition of the Tilburg Architecture Film Festival (TIAFF) focuses on the beauty and discomfort of our messy, layered living environment. The world is changing faster than we can keep up with. It is becoming increasingly clear that there is not one reality, but many realities that coexist, intermingle, and conflict with each other. Should an (architectural) design bring order, or can it create space for diversity? Or is a combination of both possible? How can we, in film and architecture, make room for difference, change, and the unpredictable?
Festival theme Messy Realities
With the theme Messy Realities, this edition of the Tilburg Architecture Film Festival (TIAFF) focuses on the beauty and discomfort of our messy, layered living environment. The world is changing faster than we can keep up with. It is becoming increasingly clear that there is not one reality, but many realities that coexist, intermingle, and conflict with each other. Should an (architectural) design bring order, or can it create space for diversity? Or is a combination of both possible? How can we, in film and architecture, make room for difference, change, and the unpredictable?
Tickets
- Regular: €12.50
- Students: €10 (on presentation of student card)
- Cineville: €2.50 (on presentation of Cineville pass)
Tickets are available for purchase via the TIAFF and Cinecitta websites. Admission to TIAFF FRAMED and FLEXSCAPES is free (reservations will be possible soon).
Practical information
Date
Thursday, March 20 & Friday, March 21
Location
Cinecitta, Willem II straat 29
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