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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

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  • IFFR Pro Award winners 2025

    Nine awards were handed out to projects presented at the 42nd edition of IFFR’s co-production market CineMart and work-in-progress platform Darkroom.

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    • CineMart
    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • IFFR Pro
    • Immersive

  • Not Even Past

    Each year, the Cinema Regained programme spotlights restored classics, documentaries on film culture and explorations of cinema’s heritage. IFFR programmer Olaf Möller guides us through the ideas behind this year’s selection and its connections to films in other programmes.

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    • Background
    • Blog

  • IFFR ambassador Kristel interviews Timoteus Anggawan Kusno

    In this interview, Indonesian filmmaker Timoteus Anggawan Kusno explores how colonial history shapes personal and collective memory. Through archival materials, interviews, and re-enactments, he creates a space where history is not just recalled but actively questioned and reimagined.

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    • Blog
    • Interview

  • Tiger Short Competition winners 2025

    Three titles receive equal Tiger Short Awards, each worth €5,000, KNF Award winner and nomination for European Short Film Award
    also announced.

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    • News

  • International Film Festival Rotterdam unveils 2025 Tiger Short Competition winners

    Three titles receive equal Tiger Short Awards, each worth €5,000, KNF Award winner and nomination for European Short Film Award also announced.

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    • Press release

  • Tips from IFFR ambassador Kristel Anna Frich

    During International Film Festival Rotterdam the Art Directions City Walk brings together a range of groundbreaking works that push boundaries between art, technology, and the human experience. Want some Art Directions tips on what to visit during your IFFR ? See here: 

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    • Blog
    • Tips

  • Tips from IFFR ambassador Marco Dreijer

    As an ambassador for the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), I am focusing this year on queer narratives. Film is a powerful medium to showcase diverse perspectives and celebrate identities. This year, I am particularly excited about the films and filmmakers who not only represent queer cinema but also challenge and redefine it.

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    • Blog
    • Tips

  • Hubert Bals Fund deadlines for 2025 announced

    We’re pleased to announce the upcoming funding deadlines for the year.

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    • Hubert Bals Fund

  • Filmmaker Ashley Röttjers wins RTM Pitch 2025 with project Regen in augustus

    During the opening of the RTM Day at IFFR 2025, which showcases films by Rotterdam-based filmmakers or about our port city, the sixth winner of the RTM Pitch was announced, along with the new development prize and coaching programme recipients.

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    • News
    • RTM

  • The Political (Un)Consciousness

    Thirty years after the premiere of his debut feature Josephine, the Singer and the Mice People Ukrainian artist Sergii Masloboishchykov returns to IFFR for a retrospective of his work. Film critic Sonya Vseliubska places his films within their historical and contemporary contexts, analysing their artistic and political significance.

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    • Background
    • Blog