Best of IFFR

This autumn in a cinema near you: Best of IFFR on tour! We’re bringing a selection of unforgettable award-winning films from our most recent edition to cinemas across the Netherlands this September and October.

Curious to see which film took home the top prizes at IFFR 2025? You’ll soon have the chance to watch them in one go, on a single day, at a participating cinema near you. With a line-up featuring five titles – including two short films and three features – this programme encompasses the bold artistry and distinctive perspectives that make IFFR so special.

1. La Durmiente by Maria Inês Gonçalves – nominated for the European Short Film Award
   During a dynastic crisis in 14th century Portugal, the 10 year old Beatriz enters into a forced marriage to become the country’s new queen. At the Monastery of Sancti Spiritus in Toro, where the tomb of Beatriz is located, this story is re-enacted, re-imagined, and recreated with children of the same age.
   
2. Bubbling Baby by Sharine Rijsenburg – winner of the RTM Pitch Prize
   Bubbling music is one of the most spirited manifestations of Caribbean-Dutch cultural heritage. The propulsive and highly danceable music symbolises freedom, power and ownership of the diaspora. This vibrant documentary celebrates bubbling’s storied history, while exploring the contemporary scene that keeps pushing the envelope. Bubbling Baby is a joyful and feminist symphony of a musical scene that perfectly embodies an emancipated way of living.
   
3. The Visual Feminist Manifesto by Farida Baqi – winner of the Youth Jury Award
   Expressing desire, pursuing dreams, loving oneself, questioning the oppressive confines of patriarchy. Farida Baqi takes us on a lyrical and emotional journey through the life of a young woman from birth to adulthood in an unnamed Arab city.
   
4. Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović – winner of the Tiger Award and the FIPRESCI Award
   Through dramatic reconstruction and documentary asides, Igor Bezinović captures the spirit of Italian poet, playwright, journalist, aristocrat and army officer Gabriele D’Annunzio, and the nascent fascism in his attempts to annex the city of Fiume (Rijeka) to Italy in the aftermath of the First World War.
   
5. Raptures by Jon Blåhed – winner of the Big Screen Award
   In Jon Blåhed’s claustrophobic 1930s-set drama, the first film to be made using the minority language Meänkieli, a Christian woman trapped in her husband’s sectarian movement quietly fights to protect her family from his bizarre and increasingly dangerous worldview.

The five films are sold as a package, available through the websites of participating cinemas. It is not possible to purchase individual tickets.

Package price (standard): €30
Package price (Cineville): free

Participating cinemas & dates

For cinemas: is your cinema not yet on the list and would you be interested in screening our Best of programme? You can! For more information and to sign up, please contact us at tiger@IFFR.com.

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