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IFFR 2026 is in full swing! Click on the link below to discover today’s films and events.
[Film still: ChaO, dir. Aoki Yasuhiro]
Audience Award top 5
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No Hit Wonder
Directors Florian Dietrich
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The History of Sound
Directors Oliver Hermanus
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The Seoul Guardians
Directors Kim Jong-woo,Kim Shin-wan,Cho Chul-young
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Los domingos
Directors Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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A Fading Man
Directors Welf Reinhart
Film tips
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El Sett
Marwan Hamed | 162′ | Egypt | European premiere
A graceful and lavish portrait of legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum. -
Variations on a Theme
Jason Jacobs, Devon Delmar | 65′ | South Africa | World premiere
A gentle and insightful portrait of Afrikaner Ouma Hettie, awaiting the compensation due her father. -
Projecto Global
Ivo M. Ferreira | 141′ | Portugal | World premiere
A political thriller set in the turbulent years after the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon. -
Sicko
Aitore Zholdaskali | 101′ | Kazakhstan | International premiere
A cash-strapped couple go to extremes to settle their debts in this bold and bloody satirical horror.
Don't miss these highlights
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If You See a Cat
Atsushi Wada | 35′ | Japan | Dutch Premiere
Young Naoki’s grief for his beloved cat ensnares him in the machinery of psychiatric care. -
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Big Talk: Valeria Golino & Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass and Valeria Golino discuss their careers in front of and behind the camera. -
Big Talk: Marwan Hamed & Yousry Nasrallah
Join IFFR Focus programme filmmaker Marwan Hamed in conversation with acclaimed Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah.
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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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Focus: V-Cinema
This Focus programme features a selection of 18 films: a combination of early works by now-famous auteurs, through to discoveries that have rarely been seen outside Japan.
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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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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.
