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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Limelight

Overview of films

  • September 5

    Tim Fehlbaum | 94' | Germany | Dutch Premiere

    The ethics of journalistic practice are explored via events that defined the 1972 Munich Olympics.
  • The Shape of Water

    Guillermo Del Toro | 123' | USA | None

    Guillermo del Toro’s latest magic-realist balancing act won the Golden Lion in Venice. This utterly romantic, Cold War monster film combines acut
  • Shorta

    Anders Ølholm, Frederik Louis Hviid | 108' | Denmark | None

    When a tense, deprived Copenhagen neighbourhood violently explodes, two cops have to save their own skins.
  • Showing Up

    Kelly Reichardt | 108' | USA | Dutch Premiere

    A charming, witty, subtle film about the difficulty of establishing and maintaining an art career.
  • Sibyl

    Justine Triet | 100' | Belgium | None

    To get inspiration for her novel, psychotherapist Sibyl secretly records her conversations with her new patient Margot, an up-and-coming actress.
  • Sieranevada

    Cristi Puiu | 176' | Bosnia and Herzegovina | None

    The films of Cristi Puiu, a leading light of the Romanian New Wave since 2001, mercilessly reflect the mood in his country. The same applies…
  • Silence of the Sea

    Wakamatsu Setsuro | 112' | Japan | International premiere

    A forged painting occasions a rhapsodic meditation on ageing, beauty, authenticity and love.
  • Silent Friend

    Ildikó Enyedi | 147' | Germany | Dutch Premiere

    Three stories, three moments in time and one gingko tree. Starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Léa Seydoux.
  • The Sisters

    Trần Hữu Tấn | 122' | Vietnam | European premiere

    Sacrificial sister exacts gruesome revenge in a macabre fairytale set in mediaeval Vietnam.
  • The Sky Above Us

    Marinus Groothof | 98' | Belgium | World premiere

    While NATO has been bombing military and civilian targets for months in 1999, three inhabitants of Belgrade attempt to lead a more or less normal…
  • Sneak NL

    90' | Netherlands | -

    Poetry from an old IFFR friend. Please note this film has no English subtitles. 
  • Sofia

    Meryem Benm’Barek | 80' | France | None

    You can deny a pregnancy for a long time, but not forever. Surprisingly mature feature debut about an unmarried Moroccan girl who suddenly becomes a…