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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Darkroom

Darkroom offers a platform for the international industry to access exclusive previews of recently or nearly completed films seeking completion or gap funding, sales agents and festival selections.

Concept still: Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes by Gabriel Azorín, Darkroom 2025

Darkroom expanded in 2025 to present for the first time twelve projects during CineMart – ten feature fiction and two immersive projects – all supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, formerly presented at CineMart or with a Rotterdam Lab alumni attached. In 2026, Darkroom will showcase ten feature length projects and two immersive works nearing completion.

About Darkroom

Darkroom is IFFR’s work-in-progress platform that takes place during CineMart. Darkroom is a platform for recently completed or nearly finished films – all supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, formerly presented at CineMart or with a Rotterdam Lab alumni attached – seeking completion funding, sales agents, and festival platforming and exposure. 

The selected teams will have the chance to present their work to international sales agents, festival programmers and buyers, and will receive tailored mentorship from senior editors, marketing strategists, festival experts and distribution professionals.

Through Darkroom, IFFR nurtures its ongoing relationships with previously supported creators, producers and projects and provides ongoing support as their careers and projects evolve.

Darkroom call for submissions

Submissions are now open for Darkroom, next taking place from 31 January to 4 February during IFFR 2026. Previously selected CineMart titles, Hubert Bals Fund-supported projects, or Rotterdam Lab alumni can apply with their feature films or immersive works-in-progress by 15 October 2025.

Darkroom-presented projects

  • Darkroom 2025

    The Art Patron, Julia Thelin, Sweden, Denmark
    Produced by: Grand Slam Film, Hyena Film

    Bayaan, Bikas Ranjan Mishra, India
    Produced by: Platoon One Films, Summit Studios

    Bloques Erráticos, Thomas Woodroffe, Chile, France, Argentina
    Produced by: Fiebre SpA, La Belle Affaire Productions, Un Puma

    Dry Leaf, Alexandre Koberidze, Germany, Georgia
    Produced by: New Matter Films

    The Great Orator, Daniel Ernst, Netherlands (immersive)
    Produced by: K.O Productions

    La hiedra, Ana Cristina Barragán, Ecuador, Mexico, France, Spain
    Produced by: Boton Films, BHD Films, Ciné-Sud Promotion, Guspira Films

    Kaktarua, Yudhajit Basu, Prithvijoy Ganguly, India, Taiwan
    Produced by: The Victoria Foundation, U Turn Pictures, Betula Films

    Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes, Gabriel Azorín, Spain, Portugal
    Produced by: DVEIN Films, Filmika Galaika, Bando à Parte

    The March, Leo Erken, Frieda Gustavs, Netherlands, Ukraine (immersive)
    Produced by: nl12

    Sorella di Clausura, Ivana Mladenovic, Romania, Serbia, Italy, Spain
    Produced by: microFILM, Dunav 84, Nightswim, Boogaloo Films

    Tear Gas, Uta Beria, Georgia, France, Germany
    Produced by: 1991 Productions, Tripode Productions, 70 Steps

    Wild Dogs Don’t Bite, Rati Oneli, Georgia, Luxembourg
    Produced by: Office of Film Architecture, Independent Film Project, Les Films Fauves

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  • Darkroom 2024

    Alternates, dir. Jonathan Hagard, France, Japan
    Produced by: Floréal

    Diamonds in the Sand, dir. Janus Victoria, Japan, Philippines
    Produced by: Paperheart

    Duchampiana, dir. Lilian Hess, France, Germany
    Produced by: Tchikiboum

    The Idyll, dir. Aaron Rookus, Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia
    Produced by: Studio Ruba

    Mongrel, dir. Wei Liang Chiang, France, Taiwan, Singapore
    Produced by: E&W Films
    World premiere Cannes Quinzaine des Cinéastes 2024; Special Mention Caméra d’Or

    La vie devant nous, dir. Olivier Meys, Belgium, France, Luxembourg
    Produced by: Michigan Films

  • Darkroom 2023

    Disco Afrika, dir. Luck Razanajaona, France, Madagascar, South Africa
    Produced by: We Film (France)
    World premiere Berlinale 2024

    Floating with Spirits (VR), dir. Juanita Onzaga, Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands
    Produced by: Cassette for timescapes (Belgium), Tarantula (Luxembourg), Studio Biarritz (Netherlands)
    World premiere in Venice Immersive 2023

    Holy Electricity, dir. Tato Kotetishvili, Georgia
    Produced by: Zango Film (Georgia)
    World premiere in Locarno Concorso Cineasti del Presente 2024

    The Intrusion, dir. Flora Dias, Juruna Mallon, Brazil
    Produced by: Lira Cinematográfica and Enquadramento Produções (Brazil)
    World premiere in Berlinale Forum 2023

    The Umesh Chronicles, dir. Pooja Kaul, India
    Produced by: Rising Sun Films (India)

    When We Lost to the Germans, dir. Guido van Driel, Netherlands, Belgium
    Produced by: Family Affair Films (Netherlands)
    Theatrical release in the Netherlands with September Film (21 September 2023)

IFFR Pro awards

Awards are given to outstanding projects presented at IFFR Pro’s co-production market CineMart and work-in-progress programme Darkroom.

Contact the team

For any questions, please get in touch with the Darkroom team via cinemart@IFFR.com.