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 at Rotterdam Station will be programmed in collaboration with Boijmans and Mandy El-Sayegh, who is presenting her solo show Figure, Field, Grid in the Depot of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. The announcement of the artist for the Kijkmodule will be announced at a later moment. 

Fri 30 Jan to Sun 8 Feb, entrance hall Rotterdam Central Station, free entrance

Silent Engine / 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.

Fri 30 Jan to Sun 8 Feb, 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.

Fri 30 Jan to Sat 8 Feb, Plein in Fenix, free entrance

WORM

In WORM, there will be a free installation which is open to visitors during the whole festival.

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.

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.