IFFR 2004

Ben van Lieshout

dutch perspective

Allotment

Pablo Pijnappel

Pijnappel. Pablo

Andrew Reid

Maze de Boer

Another Day

Annemarie van de Mond

Beet

Evert de Beijer

Car Craze

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Widely praised film version of the play by scriptwriter Maria Goos is about the vicissitudes of four student friends. It won two Golden Calves.

Cloaca

Hanro Smitsman

Dajo

Heddy Honigmann

Sparkling documentary sketch of the Cuban community in a New York restaurant.

Dame la mano

Pieter-Rim de Kroon

Maarten de Kroon

Pieter Rim en Maarten De Kroon

An intriguing documentary about the famous, much discussed Dutch light as seen above all on 17th century canvasses including interviews with many experts.

Dutch Light

Alex van Warmerdam

The first film by Warmerdam (partly) made outside Holland is an alienating fairytale with violent elements. Intriguing events around a brother (Jacob Derwig) and a sister (Halina Reijn) in Spain.

Grimm

Ellen Blom

De grotten van Han van Vloten

Anja Hiddinga

Leendert Pot

Growth

Artchil Khetagouri

Heritage

Theo van Gogh

Widely praised, rapidly made low budget film based on a script by Theodor Holman about the parliamentary journalist Pierre (Bokma) who has to interview the reputedly difficult soap star Katja (Schuurman).

Interview

Chris W. Mitchell

Jigsaw

John Appel

This lively sketch about the famous Palio horse race in Sienna focuses on districts of the city competing with each other.

The Last Victory

Gerrit van Dijk

The Last Words of Dutch Schultz

Dick Maas

Long Distance

Tallulah H. Schwab

De man in de linnenkast

Sonia Herman Dolz

Gripping registration of the masterclass given by the famous Russian conductor Valery Gergiev in September 2002 to three novice colleagues.

The Master and His Pupil

Jef Nassenstein

Match

Martijn Veldhoen

Momentum

Eugenie Jansen

De regels van het vliegen

Corina van Eijk

Unique film version of Verdi's opera classic by the director of Opera Spanga. Sublime and direct.

Rigoletto

Nicole van Kilsdonk

Sale

marijke Jongbloed

Lucid documentary sketch of Dutch soldiers who went to Afghanistan in 2002, their dilemmas and communication problems in a strange culture.

Smile & Wave

Mathijs Geijskes

Stop!

Demian Geerlings

This Side Up

Jiska Rickels

Untertage

Pieter Kuijpers

Based on a true (horror) story. Violent small town villains (The Venlo Gang) carry out murders for the Turkish Mafia. About fatal friendship and the eroticism of keeping the wrong company.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025