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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

RTM

Programme IFFR 2023

IFFR puts the spotlight firmly on films and makers from our city on the River Maas. The selection was made by this year's RTM curators: Cheryl Ashruf, Noemi Biro and Nizar el Manouzi. Discover a programme chock-full of short and longer films, documentaries, talks, music and performances. RTM revolves around talented artists and stories from 010 with an impact far beyond, revealing the riches of Rotterdam in all its glory.

Still: Vluchtval

Overview of films

  • I Want to Go Higher

    Amanda van Hesteren | 25' | Belgium | World premiere

    Unpolished, intimate documentary about four male models on the brink of adulthood on retreat in Thailand.

  • Kung fu leeuw

    Froukje Tan | 85' | Netherlands | None

    For the lion dance, Jimmy is determined to hold the lion’s head. First, he needs to overcome himself.

  • Malin TV

    Gyz La Rivière | 93' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Drily comedic film essay about Henk Sneevliet, Rotterdam’s housing crisis, Shanghai skyscrapers and Chinese restaurants in Katendrecht.

  • Maxi-Pad

    Julia de Roo | 12' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Max is young and non-binary. As Maxi-Pad, they use experiences to explore the concept of femininity.

  • Nani

    Jeske Maas | 15' | Netherlands | Dutch Premiere

    Filmmaker Jeske Maas searches for Nani Kamphuis, member of 1970s Dutch feminist group Dolle Mina.

  • need

    Jonnah Bron | 15' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Sensual film about sexual freedom and safety. Images, sound and movement coalesce in a luscious choreography.

  • On a bare rock by the ocean you will never hear anything but birds whose cries blend with the sound of winds

    Sol Archer | 15' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Serene natural wonder within the glass walls of a greenhouse, with volunteers creating the sounds of the tropics.

  • Pharmakon

    Ryan Cherewaty | 28' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Myth of Persephone rebooted in a 3D-animated world. What is mortality in a virtual world?

  • Prison with Songbirds

    Ewan Macbeth | 12' | Netherlands | Dutch Premiere

    A man is suddenly thrown into jail. His story is told through nightmarish images.

  • Promised Land

    Salvador Miranda, Gijs van der Meer | 19' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Five Americans meet to contemplate the departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delfshaven 400 years earlier.

  • SOLO

    Vincent Boy Kars | 10' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Short film by Vincent Boy Kars about two Rotterdam housemates who live separate lives.

  • Sprouts of a dragon’s teeth

    Danae Io | 9' | Greece | World premiere

    The Greek city of Thebes is backdrop to a cinematic poem about the creation of myth.