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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

  • Uncategorized
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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
  • Press release
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  Call for Rotterdam curators

  We’re looking for guest curators from across Rotterdam’s creative scene to put their stamp on our RTM programme.

  Published on: July 15, 2025

  • Blog
  • RTM
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  Celebrated writer/director Sacha Polak and innovative producer Joram Willink join IFFR’s Supervisory Board

  IFFR welcomes two new members to our Supervisory Board, and bids farewell to two long-standing and valued members.

  Published on: July 3, 2025

  • Blog
  • News