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Explore the IFFR 2025 programme
The IFFR 2025 programme is available to explore, including the lineups in the competitions, Bright Future, Harbour, Limelight, Cinema Regained, Art Directions and more.
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Genre-labels
Take a shortcut through our programme with our handy IFFR Labels: pre-selected films grouped into your favourite genres and interests – from Comedy and Romance, to Horror and LGBTQIA+.
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Get your tickets for the Festival Specials now
The 54th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam takes place from 30 January until 9 February 2025. Besides film screenings, we offer a lot of special events during the festival. See the first announced IFFR Festival Specials below.
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Support IFFR
Join a group of curious and connected film enthusiasts. Make independent film, new insights and inspiration accessible to everyone.
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Film tips
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Vitrival – The Most Beautiful Village in the World
Deadpan humour drives this comedy about two cops investigating a spate of suicides.
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The Return
The timelessness of Homer’s The Odyssey shines through in this emotionally resonant, pared-back adaptation.
Upcoming events
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IFFR Filmclub x The O
Rotterdam-based creative collective The O are known for elevating local talent through projects, collaborations, block parties and plenty more. Join its co-founder Solomon Kifle, together with IFFR, for an evening at Cinerama on 22 January where we’ll screen Chapter O, a behind-the-scenes look at The O, alongside IFFR 2024 Dutch body horror title Trauma Porn Club by Michael Middelkoop, who joins us afterwards for a discussion celebrating artistic community.
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IFFR Filmclub
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Year-round 2025
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IFFR Film Club x Operator
As we lead up to IFFR 2025, join us and Operator for an unforgettable evening celebrating an icon of electronic music: DJ Mehdi. Experience his story on the big screen, then dance the night away to beats curated by Operator Radio. Are you in?
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Year-round 2025
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IFFR x Erasmus: How to Have Sex (with consent)
We’re thrilled to invite you to an evening at Erasmus University, featuring one of 2024’s most talked-about films, How to Have Sex by Molly Manning Walker, and a conversation with experts from the Erasmus Love Lab asking: what is good sex? And how do you guard your boundaries? Dr Samira van Bohemen, head of the […]
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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.