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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

IFFR Pro

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  • IFFR Pro Award winners 2025

    Nine awards were handed out to projects presented at the 42nd edition of IFFR’s co-production market CineMart and work-in-progress platform Darkroom.

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    • CineMart
    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • IFFR Pro
    • Immersive

  • Presenting the IFFR Pro awards and juries 2025

    The awards recognise outstanding projects presented at IFFR Pro’s co-production market CineMart and work-in-progress platform Darkroom.

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    • IFFR Pro
    • News

  • IFFR Pro welcomes Disabled filmmakers delegation from the BFI

    A collaboration between IFFR and the BFI Inclusion team, the initiative aims to create accessible opportunities for Disabled film professionals to expand their international networks and forge new creative and financial partnerships.

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    • IFFR Pro
    • News

  • Hubert Bals Fund at IFFR 2025

    We invite you to explore how the Hubert Bals Fund remains true to its mission of representing cinema in all its forms, discovering and supporting new talent, and reminding us of the power of human solidarity.

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    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • IFFR Pro

  • Pulling Focus: NL 2025 

    On Tuesday 4 February, IFFR Pro is pulling Dutch filmmaking talent into focus with a day dedicated to exploring the global influence of Dutch cinematic creativity.

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    • IFFR Pro

  • Talent Development at IFFR 2025

    IFFR Pro’s Talent Development schemes welcome a dynamic group of participants to Rotterdam, where they will refine their skills, expand their professional networks, and immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of an international festival and its co-production market.

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    • IFFR Pro

  • Rotterdam Lab: 25 years, 25 lessons

    In the spirit of this milestone anniversary, we’re looking back at 25 lessons shared by past participants, reflecting on the collaboration and shared learning that defines the Lab.

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    • IFFR Pro

  • Indaba In Focus with Mohammed Alomda: “create strong co-productions between African countries”

    In celebration of the fourth edition of IFFR Pro’s talent programme Creative Producer Indaba, a partnership with Realness Institute, EAVE and the Atlas Workshops, IFFR takes on a mission to paint an authentic portrait of the realities, power and diversity of independent African cinema. Indaba In Focus continues with a realistic portrait of the Sudanese […]

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    • Blog
    • IFFR Pro
    • Interview

  • Everything is relative: De Idylle by Aaron Rookus

    Dutch filmmaker Aaron Rookus is in the Big Screen Competition at IFFR 2025 with his sophomore feature De Idylle.

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    • IFFR Pro
    • Interview

  • Indaba In Focus with Maéva Ranaivojaona: “plunge into something you don’t know” 

    French-Malagasy producer brings challenging Afropean cinema into the spotlight.

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    • Blog
    • IFFR Pro
    • Stories