IFFR 2012

Aaike Stuart

The Wild West in today's city, where a man roams the streets like a sad urban cowboy, with horse and all.

Made in Rotterdam

Bad Luck City

Hans Lein

When an ex-convict tries to keep his stepson out of trouble, he himself is drawn to his old habits. Short film by youth theatre group De Ontbranding.

Jay's Taste

Francisca Toetenel

Moving short film about a teenage girl who is alone in the world. She has no help from either of her parents. Fortunately she does have her music.

Katya

Gerco de Ruijter

An unusual experiment by a landscape photographer. What does Rotterdam look like through the eyes of a pigeon?

Letting Go

Simone Bennett

Paranoia and fear spread like wildfire among the inhabitants of an apartment block. Both literally and metaphorically.

Motor

Lichun Tseng 

Contemplative cinema in a pure form. Experimental short black-and-white film of a poetic and natural landscape.

Ning

Noud Heerkens

Dance film about a 63-year-old dancer who, during an exclusive meeting with colleagues and friends, receives a last choreographic homage.

Nol King Ruter

Leo Verheul

Poetry and drugs: Jules Deelder surprises Colombia with his eccentric poems, while he follows in the footsteps of the notorious drugs baron Pablo Escobar.

Pablo & Poëzie

Richard Raaphorst

About the hobby that grew into an all-consuming mania. A Star Wars fanatic goes to extremes to make sure his collection is complete.

The Rocketeer

Anna Okrasko

Where is the Polish identity to be found in a Dutch city? Observations on the streets of Rotterdam, in 1950s style.

Saturday

Vicente Fita Botet

A filmmaker travels in his van from Spain to Rotterdam and on the way photographs everything he finds. An experiment in rhythm and montage.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025