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“Programmes like this help to foster new generations of filmmakers and cinema-goers”: Filmmaker Gustavo de Carvalho on IFFR’s education programme
For the upcoming edition of IFFR, filmmakers can apply to take part in the education programme, a key part of the festival that gives children and young people the chance to broaden their view of the world through film. We spoke to filmmaker Gustavo de Carvalho (Barbed Wire, 2024) about his participation in the programme and his own experience of screening his films to young people.
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Education
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The Secret Agent director Kleber Mendonça Filho remembers his first IFFR visit: “we came with 10 posters and 200 postcards”
He sat down with us to reflect on the impact of HBF support early in his career, on making a film feel “just right” no matter the budget, and shaping his latest in “the logic of history” to evoke the bitter-sweet pain of 1970s Brazil.
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Hubert Bals Fund
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Interview
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“Above all, Bazaar is a love story”: Rémi Bezançon on the IFFR 2026 closing film
The comedy thriller Bazaar (Murder in the Building) will bring IFFR 2026 to a close with a celebration of cinema as mystery and as a playful shared experience.
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Blog
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Interview
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Sylvia Hoeks on her directing debut Magpie: “This story came from hitting rock bottom”
Leading Dutch actor Sylvia Hoeks talks to IFFR Pro about her directorial debut, Magpie, which sees its Dutch premiere at IFFR 2026 as a prelude for Alex Cox’s Dead Souls.
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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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IFFR Pro
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Interview
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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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Blog
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Interview
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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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IFFR Pro
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Interview
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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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Interview
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News
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RTM
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