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Fil Ieropoulos on his latest film Uchronia
Fil Ieropoulos’s (Avant-Drag! IFFR 2024) hybrid feature Uchronia invokes the wild and restless spirit of Symbolist poet Arthur Rimbaud as it offers up a latter-day critique of identity, revolution and the role of the artistic avant-garde.
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“The inquiring nature of my films fits Rotterdam well”: filmmaker David Verbeek on his special relationship with IFFR
We talked to Verbeek about his relationship with the festival, which has been a recurring theme throughout his career.
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“We grow with every project, we keep exploring cinema”: producer María Zamora on CineMart selection and Carla Simón’s Romería.
Spanish producer María Zamora spoke to us about returning to CineMart this year following her 2022 selection with Carla Simón’s Romería, now presenting Adarna by Lois Patiño.
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“Art and cinema must face us with the unknown”: João Nicolau on the IFFR 2026 opening film
Providence and the Guitar draws on a 19th-century fable to offer a hearty dose of wisdom, romance and charm that will carry its audience into the rest of the festival with a swing in their step.
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From Rotterdam to Rijeka: Igor Bezinović on the journey of Tiger-winner Fiume o Morte!
Nominated for the European Film Awards 2026 director Igor Bezinović reflects on how IFFR and the Tiger Award shaped the journey of Fiume o Morte!
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Meet our RTM curators for 2026
Three guest curators have once again been invited to shape the lineup for the RTM programme during IFFR 2026.
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“Children’s films can hold up a mirror to adults”: filmmaker Idriss Nabil on his participation in the education programme at IFFR 2025
Film education is an essential part of IFFR’s annual programme, in which children and young people discover the world of film. Last edition, filmmaker Idriss Nabil was a guest with his tender youth film Moustache. We spoke to the filmmaker about how the conversations his film inspired with young people at IFFR reminded him exactly […]
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“There is still so much to fight for, to rethink, to imagine”: Mauricio Freyre on Estados Generales and the support of HBF
Mauricio Freyre, writer and director of Estados Generales, a project supported by the HBF+Europe Post-production speaks with us about the process behind this production
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Hubert Bals Fund
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“Be bold; you matter; you’re there”: Madeleine Molyneaux on attending IFFR as an emerging professional
Madeleine Molyneaux, long-standing Pro Hub mentor, sat down with us to explain what makes IFFR a special place to come to advance your career.
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“Our understanding of cinema is collective”: producer Carlos Pardo Ros on Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes
Carlos Pardo Ros participated in the Rotterdam Lab 2023 and Darkroom 2025, and this year the film premiered at Giornate degli Autori during the Venice Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim.
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