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  RTM Pitch

  RTM Pitch is back! Thanks to contributions from the municipality of Rotterdam, VEVAM Fonds and QISSA, IFFR can once again invest in the city’s talent.

  Published on: September 25, 2025

  • News
  • Open call
  • RTM
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  Missed these Dutch films at IFFR 2025? Catch them at NFF!

  This year’s Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht presents plenty of IFFR 2025 shorts, features and immersive media works.

  Published on: September 18, 2025

  • CineMart
  • Tips
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  Sale now on: IFFR 2025 merchandise

  Summer is almost over, and to ease those end-of-summer blues, we’re treating you to special deals on select pieces from our past festival collection. Get your hands on these IFFR 2025 items, including some very special limited-edition finds. From apparel to accessories, you can now be in full tiger style. Get 20% off on all […]

  Published on: September 17, 2025

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  IFFR-backed films continue their festival journeys in Toronto, Busan, San Sebastián and more

  San Sebastián premieres John Skoog’s CineMart-presented debut Redoubt in New Directors competition, next to Kim Torres’s HBF-supported Si no ardemos, cómo iluminar la noche.

  Published on: September 15, 2025

  • CineMart
  • Hubert Bals Fund
  • IFFR Pro
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  Now streaming on IFFR Unleashed: Rotterdam on screen

  Nine films – shorts, mid-length works and features – spotlight IFFR’s RTM programme, where the city takes centre stage. 

  Published on: September 4, 2025

  • RTM
  • Unleashed
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  Lucrecia Martel’s latest among IFFR-backed Venice premieres

  Several supported films screen on the Lido this edition, including two CineMart-presented works in the Venice Immersive Competition. 

  Published on: August 26, 2025

  • CineMart
  • Hubert Bals Fund
  • IFFR Pro
  • Immersive
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  The sky’s the limit: the innovative spirit of Eurimages New Lab Award-winner Duchampiana

  Reversing traditional restrictions placed on the female form throughout art history and beyond, the work invites the audience to ascend an infinite staircase. 

  Published on: August 20, 2025

  • CineMart
  • Immersive
  • Interview
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  “The right to dream”: Gabriel Mascaro on his HBF-supported features Neon Bull and The Blue Trail

  From the rural vaqueiros of Neon Bull to the later-in-life rebels of The Blue Trail, the contradictions of contemporary Brazil are woven into neon-soaked dreams.

  Published on: August 6, 2025

  • CineMart
  • Hubert Bals Fund
  • Interview
  • Unleashed
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  Locarno world premieres for HBF, CineMart and Darkroom films 

  Five IFFR-supported films are premiering at Locarno Film Festival from tomorrow, tracing journeys across remote landscapes and inner worlds

  Published on: August 5, 2025

  • CineMart
  • Hubert Bals Fund
  • IFFR Pro
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  Hubert Bals Fund backs talent from Tanzania, Syria, Cuba and more

  IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) unveils support for 15 feature film projects receiving €10,000 Development Support scheme grants.

  Published on: July 24, 2025

  • Hubert Bals Fund
  • News