Go to IFFR for free
Some parts of the IFFR programme you can enjoy free of charge. This includes the festival from 29 january – 8 february 2026. Discover the free events here.
Art Directions
Kijkmodule at Rotterdam Central Station
IFFR has inked a partnership with Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen to programme the Kijkmodule together in Rotterdam Central Station. The video artwork, Raftsmen and Canoeists by Jonathas de Andrade at Rotterdam Station will be programmed in the hall of Central Station in collaboration with the Depot of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
Fri 30 Jan to Sun 8 Feb, entrance hall Rotterdam Central Station, free entrance
Nieuwe Instituut
Homecoming uses this hectic editing style and a fragmented visual language to burst the reassuring bubble of nostalgia. Did the ‘home’ that we long for ever really exist? Or was it always a construct – shaped, celebrated and shattered in the history of art, cinema and technology?
Mark Dorf’s Homecoming is a joint presentation with Nieuwe Instituut.
Thu 29 Jan, 10.00-21.00, Fri 30 Jan to Sun 8 feb 10.00-17.00, Nieuwe Instituut, free entrance
Reflection 2.0 / V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media
For 2026 V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, the interdisciplinary centre for art and media in Rotterdam, will once again collaborate with IFFR on the development of a work that ventures into new creative directions within the crossover between filmmaking and media arts. This year, V2_ and IFFR will co-develop a new site-specific experience by Rotterdam-based artist Elsemarijn Bruys that functions between sculpture and architectural intervention.
Thu 29 Jan, 17.00-19.00, Fri 30 Jan to Sun 8 Feb, 12.00-18.00, V2_ Lab for the Unstable Media, free entrance
My Sweet Elora / Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam
My Sweet Elora reveals the hidden stories that have lain dormant within a family for generations. Through film and photography, Luuk van Raamsdonk breaks open inherited patterns and makes visible what has long remained unspoken.
Sat 31 Jan to Sun 8 Feb, 10.00-17.00, Plein in Fenix, free entrance
de Doelen, Studio 2
In de Doelen, Studio 2, there will be a free exhibition which is open to visitors during a part of the festival.
In memory of Gertjan Zuilhof (1955–2025)
Some people write. Others run until their thoughts fall quiet. Gertjan Zuilhof, who worked as a film programmer for IFFR for more than 25 years, drew. “Like a monk,” he said: one drawing a day. A simple discipline, a way to stay present in the world.
Fri 30 Jan to Thu 5 Feb, 10.00-18.00, de Doelen Studio 2, free entrance
Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam
In Plein at the Fenix Museum of Migration in Rotterdam, there will be a free festival programme which is open to visitors from 6 Feb to 8 Feb.