ESN x IFFR 2026
Hi ESN member, welcome to International Film Festival Rotterdam! On this page we explain to you what benefits you have during IFFR 2026. Here you will find film tips from the programme specially selected for and by ESN and we explain how you can access these films. In addition to this, you will get free access to the Art Direction installations at Katoenhuis
50% discount on selected films
As an ESN member you will receive a 50% discount on regular tickets. This benefit can be used on a selection of 12 feature films that we have put together. There is a maximum of 2 tickets per screening, which you can book with the ESN provided code.
Selection films
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Ah Girl
Ang Geck Geck Priscilla | 99′ | Singapore | World premiere
A 7-year-old girl navigates despair, delight and her parents’ excruciating separation in 1994 Singapore. -
Maddie’s Secret
John Early | 98′ | USA | European premiere
Leave all cynicism aside for this blend of sincere melodrama and outrageous humour from pre-eminent alt-comedy star John Early. -
100 Nights of Hero
Julia Jackman | 92′ | United Kingdom | Dutch Premiere
A lady and her maid in a fantastical world find liberation from patriarchy through storytelling. -
Gamer Girls
Veronica Bassetto, Sophie Yang | 102′ | Hong Kong | International premiere
Esports team Gamer Girls faces real-life battles in this energetic and empowering debut. -
My Daughter Is a Zombie
Pil Gam-Sung | 114′ | South Korea | Dutch Premiere
A father tries re-educating his teenage zombie daughter, while protecting her from a hostile world. -
Honey Bunny
Igor Jelinović | 97′ | Croatia | World premiere
A sisterly turf war threatens to escalate in this delightfully dry-humoured Croatian family drama. -
My Semba
Hugo Salvaterra | 90′ | Angola | World premiere
A batida-driven rap symphony of Luanda, seen through those chasing dignity and their dreams. -
Unerasable!
Socrates Saint-Wulfstan Drakos | 97′ | Belgium | World premiere
An exiled filmmaker confronts repression, dislocation and bureaucracy, forging a serenely poetic resistance against all odds. -
Tell Me What You Feel
Łukasz Ronduda | 100′ | Poland | World premiere
Łukasz Ronduda follows two young artists trying, and often failing, to find a language for connection. -
i grew an inch when my father died
P. R. Monencillo Patindol | 73′ | Philippines | World premiere
Two brothers navigate life after the murder of their father. The elder brother struggles because his best friend is the son of the murderer. Meanwhile,… -
White Lies
Alba Zari | 99′ | Italy | International premiere
A dive into the devastating consequences of cult indoctrination and a powerful monument to acceptance and understanding. -
Why hasn’t everything disappeared yet
Stefan Koutzev | 98′ | Germany | World premiere
A lyrically ascetic, audiovisually rich and seductive reflection on trauma and migration.