Festival Specials
The 54th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam takes place from 30 January until 9 February 2025. Besides film screenings, we offer a lot of special events during the festival. See the first announced IFFR Festival Specials below.
Festival Specials
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Opening Night: Fabula
The 54th edition of IFFR begins with the crime comedy Fabula, the festival’s opening film.
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Opening Night: Fabula + Party
This year, general audiences are warmly invited to join the Opening Night Party in ‘de Doelen’, following the opening film.
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Closing Night: This City is a Battlefield
As the 54th edition of the festival draws to a close, we invite you to our Closing Night.
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Closing Night: This City is a Battlefield + Party
As the 54th edition of the festival draws to a close, we invite you to our Closing Night.
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Best of IFFR 1
Catch five tried-and-tested audience favourites during our Best of IFFR screenings on the last Saturday of the festival!
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Best of IFFR 2
Catch five tried-and-tested audience favourites during our Best of IFFR screenings on the last Saturday of the festival!
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Best of IFFR 3
Catch five tried-and-tested audience favourites during our Best of IFFR screenings on the last Saturday of the festival!
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Best of IFFR 4
Catch five tried-and-tested audience favourites during our Best of IFFR screenings on the last Saturday of the festival!
A list of films
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VPRO Previewdag 2025
Want to enjoy the most beautiful films from early in the morning until late at night? This is an event you don’t want to miss!
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VPRO Reviewdag 2025
Want to enjoy the most beautiful films from early in the morning until late at night? This is an event you don’t want to miss!
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VPRO Preview ochtend/middag/avond
Do you want to see a number of highlights from IFFR 2025? Choose a time slot and watch two out of the six festival hits.
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VPRO Review ochtend/middag/avond
Do you want to see a number of highlights from IFFR 2025? Choose a time slot and watch two out of six festival hits.
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Volkskrantdag 2025
A cross-section of the best of IFFR, with five back-to-back films on Sunday 9 February.
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Tiger Member & Pioneer screening: All We Imagine as Light
This screening of the HBF-supported film All We Imagine as Light is exclusively accessible for Tiger Members and Pioneers.
Surprise Film
Do you trust us? With the Surprise Film, we’ll keep you in the dark until the curtains open.
Best of IFFR: 5-film package
Catch five tried-and-tested audience favourites during our Best of IFFR screenings on the last Saturday of the festival!
Tiger Talks Day
A full day of captivating conversations on a range of topics, explore IFFR Tiger Talks Day.
Re-born bags workshop
We’ve organised two workshop sessions where you’ll get to use banner material to create your own unique bag.
Short Film Marathon
IFFR challenges you to a succession of short films, screened traditionally on the last Saturday of the festival.
IFFR x Codarts: shorts + live score
IFFR teams up with Rotterdam’s Codarts University for the Arts to present a unique fusion of film art and live music from the next generation
Safe.Self.Sense. Live Performance
Through dance, image and sound the collective shaping and loss of the pandemic is explored.
Brutus x IFFR: C.A.N.V.A.S
The first of two performances at Brutus hosted during IFFR is presented by the artists’ record label and event series C.A.N.V.A.S., founded b
Brutus x IFFR: Temporary Pleasure
Temporary Pleasure invites musicians, artists and audiences to share a collective musical experience at Brutus.
IFFR Babyfilmclub SKVR
A morning of film watching for babies, toddlers aged 0-3, and their caregivers in a child-friendly space.
VriendenLoterij Instant Favourite
The VriendenLoterij’s Instant Favourite film, chosen from the top 10 picks of the Audience Award.
A list of events
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Blind Date IFFR 2025
Are you single and ready to mingle? Or maybe just looking for a new friendly or non-monogamous connection? Join the IFFR Blind Date screening on Friday 7 February at Cinerama. About the Blind Date event On Friday 7 February at 21.00, we’re hosting a blind date for film lovers at Cinerama. We’ll sort the film […]
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Het Documentaire Paviljoen x IFFR : Youth Trilogy
On Sunday 9 February, the last day of the festival, IDFA’s Documentaire Paviljoen and IFFR are teaming up for a full day of screenings in Amsterdam, showcasing Wang Bing’s Youth Trilogy.
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Festival specials with live music
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Katja Raganelli meets Alice Guy
A little-seen early assessment of cinema’s first female director plus three choice examples of her art.
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Katja Raganelli meets Margery Wilson
The only account of silent era actress-director Margery Wilson plus a classy Western showing off her skills.
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Katja Raganelli meets Lotte Reiniger
A paean to an early female animation genius plus four examples of her extraordinary imagination.