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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

RTM

Programme IFFR 2026

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: Hasret Emine, Suzanne Koopstra and Tim van Hooft (Timaeus). 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.

Overview of films

  • The Garden

    Isabel Legate | 20' | Netherlands | World premiere

    A dreamy, surrealist contemplation of the influence of the capitalist fashion world on our self-image.

  • Gedoetjes

    Chris de Krijger | 10' | Netherlands | World premiere

    A collection of absurd and comical scenes celebrates the bumbling Homo sapiens in all its splendour – and ridiculousness.

  • How Now, House?

    Tess Martin | 13' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Shadows of the past guide you through the many lives of a house.

  • In This Together

    Lisette Olsthoorn | 59' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Disgruntled Uber drivers in Amsterdam confront the unfair global corporation in this probing, experimental documentary.

  • Inheemse Surinamers in Rotterdam

    Demis Rolador | 22' | Netherlands | World premiere

    A heartfelt short documentary about the history and culture of the Indigenous Surinamese community in Rotterdam.

  • Inn a State of Siege

    Qali Nur | 65' | Netherlands | World premiere

    An intimate documentary gathering heartbreaking testimonies of the Siege of Sarajevo from former hotel workers.

  • Insomnia

    Vita Soul Wilmering, Luuk Wilmering | 64' | Netherlands | World premiere

    A father with an incurable illness and his filmmaker daughter embark on a space adventure in this docufiction hybrid.

  • Jackpot

    Abid Chand | 22' | Netherlands | World premiere

    A winning lottery ticket is worthless without valid identification to claim the prize, as this poignant fable about the misfortune of undocumented people shows.

  • The Liminal Zone

    Rutger Wolfson | 22' | Netherlands | World premiere

    This existential journey into the subconscious is presented as a kind of psychedelic agony, with tremendous visuals and haunting sound design.

  • Marsh Birds of the Upper Nile

    Enrico Piffer | 5' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Although spectacular, the taxidermied birds in a natural history museum signify a history of colonial extraction.

  • Movement Song

    Mayis Rukel | 96' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Experimental fictional documentary about queer relationships, the healing power of literature and archiving as a labour of love.

  • Nog even goeie vrienden

    Jorn Koning | 13' | Netherlands | World premiere

    Two men, Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch, sit in a sauna and review their emotional problems.