TALK
You can talk about films at the bar, but also in the cinema. In Talks, you can be sure of hearing interesting new perspectives.
Events
EXPO
Follow the Expo label for installations, DIY, performances: film in the broadest possible sense.
TO DO
Of course, at IFFR you can spend all day on the red velvet. But you can also DO stuff.
MUSIC
In Worm, after a film or at a party: here, you can read where the best musical acts will take place.
Kick-Off: Lemon & Opening Party
25 Jan | The opening film is Lemon and will be followed by a swinging dance party.
VPRO Preview Day
26 Jan | Exclusive screenings of a list of films from the crème de la crème of this festival edition.
sound//vision
26 - 29 Jan | sound//vision 2017 is a four-night programme at club WORM in Rotterdam featuring live A/V performances.
IFFR Live
27 - 29 Jan | Join the largest live film festival experience in the world.
CJP Serveert
28 Jan | IFFR and CJP (the Cultural Youth Card) are serving up a tasty menu of unmissable festival films during CJP Serveert.
Kids Only
29 Jan | With a film programme consisting of some six hundred film titles, IFFR offers something for everyone – and that includes the young.
A Taste of IFFR 2017
30 Jan - 3 Feb | Five special film introduction packages including two festival hits and a lunch in the heart of the festival.
Family Short Films
1 Feb | Going to the cinema is an outing for the whole family! Cinema buffs both young and old can watch a specially compiled programme of film festival fun together.
Rotterdam Classics
1 Feb | Cape Verdean musician João Silva (1929).
Instant Favourite
2 Feb | A film to fall in love with on the spot. Which title is it? We don’t know that ourselves yet.
VPRO Review Day
3 Feb | Exclusive screenings of a list of films from the crème de la crème of this festival edition.
Surprise Film
3 Feb | A successful tradition at IFFR: a surprise film on the last Friday evening. A one-off screening of a film that remains a mystery until the title rolls.
Short Film Marathon
4 Feb | IFFR loves to push the boundaries and challenge audiences with its Short Film Marathon.
Closing Party by Warsteiner
4 Feb | IFFR and Warsteiner are coming together to organise the spectacular close of IFFR 2017.
Volkskrantdag
5 feb | An unmissable summing up on the last day of the festival, screening five films selected by the IFFR programmers and the film editors from de Volkskrant.
