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The Overkill festival

The Overkill is the playful festival celebrating indie and arthouse games, interactive arts and alternative films within a cultural and social context. Interdisciplinary, experimental and international, The Overkill presents and welcomes game makers, digital creators and playful artists from all over the world. Following a theme, the festival tells a story, connecting one piece to another and inviting visitors to engage into multiple worlds.

The festival explores its theme through the multiple voices of the artists presented and creates a space for the public to react and engage with one another. The festival presents immersive and interactive exhibitions, film screenings, a selection of workshops and talks and live performances. The festival is a space to play, meet, experience, share and collaborate.

The Overkill 2024 is curated by Marie Janin and Aike Lütkemöller from Sickhouse alongside playful curator Zuraida Buter and artist researcher Erik Peters.

2024 - RADICAL JOY RESISTANCE

picture: LASTESIS – Chile

Triggered by a feeling of powerlessness in a world that seems wrapped in violence, The Overkill festival is looking into the role of play within activism, the place joy can take in times of great crisis and the power of pleasure in movement of resistance. The festival is wondering what are the (digital) tools, the (virtual) places, the encounters, the (online) gatherings we can create to give each other courage and build new lines of defence. The program will create room for the voices that we don’t hear, open its space for listening, to speak up, to share and try together.
The Overkill invites playful artists to engage with us in the troubles and help us activate disruptive movements, may it be small, loud, temporary or transformative.

HOW TO

The Overkill festival takes place over several locations :

Performance factory : Hoge Bothofstraat 39F, 7511 ZA Enschede
BlackBrick : Hoge Bothofstraat 31F, 7511ZA Enschede (not yet on google maps)
Concordia : Langestraat 56, 7511 HC Enschede(film program of Friday and Saturday)
Vestzak theater : Walstraat 35, 7511 GG Enschede(Playful Friday)

Wednesday 20 : Secret Gathering (on invite, for participants and volunteers only)
Thursday 21 : Expo open + Official opening
Friday 22 : Expo + Playful Friday with talks and workshops for students & professionals
Saturday & Sunday 23 & 24 : Expo + activities for everyone

HOUSE RULES

1- REGULATIONS FOR SAFE SPACE
To participate in The Overkill, we ask you to read, respect and endorse these regulations. We want the festival to be a place where you feel free to act and react and unleash your inner self. But we ask you to be considerate of others around you who may be shyer or prefer a softer atmosphere. Let’s enjoy the space together! There must be room for all playful spirits.

SAFE SPACE
We ask everyone who enters The Overkill festival, in its physical form and in our online spaces, streaming locations and their chat programs, to be kind and respectful to all others; artists, crew and fellow visitors.
We do not tolerate any form of sexual harassment, discrimination, racism and aggression. It will result in an immediate removal of the location on site or a ban from our online spaces.
If at any time you feel intimidated, unsafe or unsure during an event of The Overkill, please let a member of staff know so we can assist you immediately. We are here for you!

2- GENERAL RULES ON SITE

  • No smocking inside
  • No drugs
  • Alcohol is only served to visitors aged 18 or older. You may be asked for your identification.
  • Own consumption is not permitted, unless there are valid medical reasons for this.
  • After 10 p.m. the festival is 18+

If the house rules are violated, a local ban from The Overkill may be issued.
For more security and an easier administration, we prefer PIN payment at the entrance and at the bar.
Please follow the instructions of the festival’s volunteers and security, they are clearly recognisable by their work clothes.

Tickets here