In 1972, Evert Maliangkay designed the poster for the very first IFFR. Now, fifty festivals later, we can look back on a rich series of at least as many posters. In celebration of this special bicentenary, we have delved into the archives and found every single one of these special poster designs. What did the first-ever festival logo look like, back in ’87? What was IFFR’s style at the turn of the millennium? And how has the IFFR tiger morphed through the years?
All the festival posters are included, from edition 1 right up to 50 – and beyond. Because IFFR 100 presents not only the past, but also the future. The festival’s 50th anniversary will certainly not be the last time we mark an IFFR milestone. Art students from Rotterdam’s Willem de Kooning Academy speculate on the visual language of the next fifty festivals with their own poster designs. A jury of design professionals has selected five of these posters to be sold as IFFR merchandise.
Mon 1 to Sun 7 Feb, 07:00-08:30 and 17:00-23:00, projection of all IFFR 100 posters at the building of Pathé Schouwburgplein, or see the various designs at IFFR.com/iffr-100
