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Programme IFFR 2025

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: Janilda Bartolomeu, Zalán Szakács and Marlyn van Erp. Discover a programme chock-full of short and longer films, documentaries, talks, music, art 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: Drie dagen vis, dir. Peter Hoogendoorn

Rotterdam Rave Culture “30 Years of Heritage”
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Dennis van Rijswijk, Holly Dicker | 45' | Netherlands | World premiere
This homage to the rave scene traces how dance music and Rotterdam are always intertwined.
So Loud the Sky Can Hear Us
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Lavinia Xausa | 20' | Netherlands | None
A group of Feyenoord supporters unfold a hidden world of faith, love, compassion, and vulnerability.
Surge of Transference
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Geo Barcan | 15' | Netherlands | None
The introduction and expansion of the internet transforms everyday textures of a small Romanian town.
Traffic
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Teodora Ana Mihai | 119' | Romania | Dutch Premiere
An art heist raises poignant questions about globalism and exploitation in this genre bending film.
When I Came to Your Door
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Antonio Paoletti | 10' | Netherlands | International premiere
A love letter retrieved from a demolished neighbourhood sparks this elegy for displaced people.
Work(ing Together) in Process
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Sam Koopman | 45' | Netherlands | World premiere
A chance encounter in a sex shop raises questions on the fraught nature of documentary filmmaking.
You Can’t Automate Me
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Katarina Jazbec | 21' | Netherlands | None
Lashers risk their lives securing shipping containers. Each of their bodies tells its own story.