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
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Unruly, Undead, Un Un: a place safe from all of this chaos
Riccardo Santalucia | 20' | Netherlands | World premiere
A stinging political allegory of video game space: singing, pacifist zombies flee military-mad shooters. -
Vannacht logeerde ik in mijzelf en vanochtend besloot ik er te blijven wonen
Fé Baan | 11' | Netherlands | World premiere
A woman oppressed by Rotterdam’s city environment plunges into dreamlike visions of the natural world. -
Welcome to Set
Cyan Bae | 15' | Netherlands | World premiere
Have you ever wondered how and to what purpose AI is trained to recognise emotions? -
What is left behind
Katja Verheul | 26' | Netherlands | World premiere
An artistic investigation into the impact of weapons and ammunition dumped into the sea after WWII. -
Where Comes Mulan
Tianyi Zheng | 61' | China | World premiere
Lyrical hybrid documentary that transforms Mulan from an overexploited IP into a tragic queer figure.
