Art Directions: immersive media
Programme IFFR 2026
Art Directions is the space where the festival steps out of the screening room and pushes the limits of what cinema can be. At galleries and artistic spaces across Rotterdam, encounter cinema in surprising forms: immersive media, performances, live music and visual art.
Overview of films
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After the Game
Jana Stallein | 17' | Germany | World premiere
Through items left behind, After the Game explores traces of structural violence at Europe’s borders. -
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The Great Orator
Daniel Ernst | 40' | Netherlands | Dutch Premiere
In a shared consciousness, an all-seeing narrator tells endless stories that depend on your interaction. -
If You See a Cat
Atsushi Wada | 35' | Japan | Dutch Premiere
Young Naoki’s grief for his beloved cat ensnares him in the machinery of psychiatric care. -
The World Came Flooding In
Isobel Knowles, Van Sowerwine | 25' | Australia | International premiere
A VR immersive reflection that rebuilds spaces and memories of lives affected by flooding.