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30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

IFFR Pro 2025

Welcome to IFFR 2025’s industry programme. Through the Pro Hub, co-production market CineMart, and talent development programmes, including Rotterdam Lab, IFFR Pro and the Hubert Bals Fund present a full and revitalised Pro Days programme at IFFR 2025.

  • Pro Hub

    A meeting place and programme of panels, workshops and mentor meetings for filmmakers and professional delegates. Find out more about Pro Dialogues incisive industry discussions and plenty more at IFFR 2025.

    Go to Pro Hub
  • CineMart

    Logged-in delegates can access everything they need for our market and work-in-progress platform at the following page.

    Go to CineMart
  • Darkroom

    Our work-in-progress platform presenting twelve projects during CineMart, all supported by the Hubert Bals Fund, formerly presented at CineMart or with a Rotterdam Lab alumni attached.

    Go to Darkroom
  • Talent Development

    See what's in store in the Rotterdam Lab and Creative Producer Indaba programmes for 2025, and more of our dedicated support emerging talent.

    Talent Development
  • Hubert Bals Fund

    Find IFFR's film fund across an exceptional lineup of projects and titles in selection, as well as across IFFR Pro industry events and panels.

    Go to HBF
  • Puilling Focus: NL 2025

    IFFR Pro is pulling Dutch filmmaking talent into focus with a day dedicated to exploring the global influence of Dutch cinematic creativity.

    Go to Pulling Focus
  • Drinks, awards and networking

    Get together with accredited filmmakers, professionals and CineMart delegates at one of our many social and networking events organised especially for you.

    Go to Pro drinks
  • Industry ticket booking

    Learn more about booking tickets, press and industry screenings and our online video library via the link below.

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Rotterdam Lab: 25 Years, 25 Lessons

For 25 years, Rotterdam Lab has been more than a workshop – it’s been a launchpad for countless emerging film producers from across the globe. In the spirit of this milestone anniversary, we’re looking back at 25 lessons shared by past participants, reflecting on the collaboration and shared learning that defines the Lab.

Dig deeper into IFFR Pro

Through the Hubert Bals Fund and IFFR Pro’s co-production market CineMart, work-in-progress platform Darkroom, as well as plenty of talent development initiatives, the festival provides resources and a platform for filmmakers to realise their work.

Take a look at the supported titles in the IFFR 2025 lineup at the link below, and read our in-indepth editorials or supported titles, talent and projects.

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SEE NL Interview with Marten Rabarts, Head of IFFR Pro

Incoming Head Marten Rabarts discusses the Dutch component at this year’s IFFR Pro with SEE NL, which includes a whole day dedicated to all things Dutch.

Indaba In Focus

In celebration of the fourth edition of IFFR Pro’s talent programme Creative Producer Indaba, a partnership with Realness Institute, EAVE and the Atlas Workshops, IFFR takes on a mission to paint an authentic portrait of the realities, power and diversity of independent African cinema.

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