Specials

Overview of films

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  Club IFFR

  • Specials

  After the last film on both Fridays and Saturdays, as well as the second Thursday, the festival continues with Club IFFR.
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  Opening Night: Fabula

  • Limelight
  • Specials

  The 54th edition of IFFR begins with the crime comedy Fabula, the festival’s opening film.

• Allies in Exile

  • Displacement Film Fund
  • Specials

  Hasan Kattan | 40' | United Kingdom | World premiere

  Two Syrian filmmakers with a past shaped by war document the trauma of waiting for asylum, using friendship and storytelling to survive exile.
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  IFFR VHS Club

  • Focus: Hold Video in Your Hands
  • Specials

  Re-discover VHS on screen and in person.
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  Awards Ceremony

  • Specials

  Join us to celebrate our 2025 award winners.
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  Opening Night: Fabula + Party

  • Limelight
  • Specials

  This year, general audiences are warmly invited to join the Opening Night Party in ‘de Doelen’, following the opening film.
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  Tiger Talks Day

  • IFFR Talks
  • Specials

  A full day of captivating conversations on a range of topics, explore IFFR Tiger Talks Day.
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  Closing Night: Party

  • Specials

  As the 54th edition of the festival draws to a close, we invite you to our Closing Night Party.
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  Best of IFFR 3

  • Specials

  Voy! Voy! Voy! – Catch five tried-and-tested audience favourites during our Best of IFFR screenings!
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  Kids Only: workshop “Scenario schrijven” met SKVR

  • Kids & Family
  • Specials

  Kids Only workshop in screenwriting.
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  Opening Night 2026: Providence and the Guitar

  • Specials

  The 55th edition of IFFR begins with João Nicolau’s romantic and witty fable Providence and the Guitar, the festival’s opening film.
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  Babyfilmclub

  • Kids & Family
  • Specials

  A morning of film watching for babies, toddlers aged 0-3, and their caregivers in a child-friendly space.