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IFFR 2026 is in full swing! Click on the link below to discover today’s films and events.
[Film still: Tokyo Taxi, dir. Yoji Yamada]
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Cate Blanchett and IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund announce second round of the Displacement Film Fund at IFFR 2026
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Displacement Film Fund World Premieres
Five world premieres, supported by the Displacement Film Fund, offer timely and intimate reflections on experiences of displacement. -
Habibi Hussein
Alex Bakri | 96′ | Palestine | Dutch Premiere
A cautionary tale about cultural colonialism, developed from the ruins of an NGO folly. -
Tetsuya Maruyama: Cinema Situations
A selection of films and performances investigating cinema spaces, projectors and materials.
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Autocartoons: Cinema Concert
Gertjan Zuilhof’s silent torrent of amateur autocartoons – his first and final feature – is detonated into a 60-minute punk-jazz happening. -
Alterity
Jacco Gardner | 60′ | Netherlands | World premiere
Jacco Gardner playfully and optimistically dives into the creativity shared by man and machine. -
Big Talk: Nicolas Becker & Simon Fisher Turner
We all watch films – but do we truly listen? A Big Talk with two multifaceted artists on sound and music. -
Big Talk: Valeria Golino & Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass and Valeria Golino discuss their careers in front of and behind the camera.
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Film tips for audiences under 25
Together with our selection committee, we’ve made a selection of films with fresh perspectives and storytelling choices that match with our audiences under 25.
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Art Directions
With Art Directions the festival steps out of the screening room and pushes the limits of what cinema can be. At artistic spaces across Rotterdam, encounter cinema in surprising forms: immersive media, performances, live music and visual art.
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Talks
Get to the heart of cinema with this year’s IFFR Talks programme: a series of Talks in which the creative minds behind independent filmmaking from across the globe explore the art of filmmaking.
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News and blogs
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International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk
IFFR is a founding member of the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk (ICFR) which responds to cases of persecution or threats to the personal safety or liberty of filmmakers at risk as a result of their work.
