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IFFR ambassador Kristel interviews Timoteus Anggawan Kusno
In this interview, Indonesian filmmaker Timoteus Anggawan Kusno explores how colonial history shapes personal and collective memory. Through archival materials, interviews, and re-enactments, he creates a space where history is not just recalled but actively questioned and reimagined.
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Tips from IFFR ambassador Kristel Anna Frich
During International Film Festival Rotterdam the Art Directions City Walk brings together a range of groundbreaking works that push boundaries between art, technology, and the human experience. Want some Art Directions tips on what to visit during your IFFR ? See here:
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Tips from IFFR ambassador Marco Dreijer
As an ambassador for the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), I am focusing this year on queer narratives. Film is a powerful medium to showcase diverse perspectives and celebrate identities. This year, I am particularly excited about the films and filmmakers who not only represent queer cinema but also challenge and redefine it.
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The Political (Un)Consciousness
Thirty years after the premiere of his debut feature Josephine, the Singer and the Mice People Ukrainian artist Sergii Masloboishchykov returns to IFFR for a retrospective of his work. Film critic Sonya Vseliubska places his films within their historical and contemporary contexts, analysing their artistic and political significance.
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Matthew Lax: Languages of power and love
With Focus: Matthew Lax, IFFR 2025 presents a decade-spanning look at the work of the American artist, writer and filmmaker. IFFR programmer Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss takes an in-depth look at the approach and themes of Lax’s selected films and installation.
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Michiel ten Horn on the opening film Fabula: “we sometimes felt like the whole film was cursed”
With Fabula, Michiel ten Horn takes us to the south of the Netherlands, his birthplace, to introduce us to Jos, a washed-up criminal from a family haunted by misfortune for generations.
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The Art of Inviting People to See the World
With the retrospective Focus: Katja Raganelli, IFFR 2025 brings an ode to the German filmmaker and film historian whose work spotlighted fellow female filmmakers. IFFR programmer Olaf Möller takes a look at Raganelli’s background, methodology and enduring legacy.
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When We Took Hold of Our Dream Lives
Accompanying the IFFR 2025 programme Focus: Hold Video in Your Hands, which celebrates VHS culture, IFFR programmer Olaf Möller puts the selected films into context.
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Timoteus Anggawan Kusno: Through the Pores of Time
During IFFR 2025, we spotlight the work of the Indonesian and Amsterdam-based visual artist and researcher Timoteus Anggawan Kusno. Through the works selected for the programme, IFFR programmer Koen de Rooij reflects on the style and urgency Kusno’s art.
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Through Cinema We Shall Rise! Early Afro-Asian Film Festivals in the ‘Spirit of Bandung’
This year’s Focus programme Through Cinema We Shall Rise! marks the 70th anniversary of the 1955 Afro-Asian Conference in Bandung, with a thematic exploration of cinemas of the Global South. IFFR programmer Stefan Borsos discusses the idea behind the programme and contextualises the selected films.
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