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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

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  • Matthew Lax: Languages of power and love

    With Focus: Matthew Lax, IFFR 2025 presents a decade-spanning look at the work of the American artist, writer and filmmaker. IFFR programmer Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss takes an in-depth look at the approach and themes of Lax’s selected films and installation.

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    • Background
    • Blog

  • Michiel ten Horn on the opening film Fabula: “we sometimes felt like the whole film was cursed”

    With Fabula, Michiel ten Horn takes us to the south of the Netherlands, his birthplace, to introduce us to Jos, a washed-up criminal from a family haunted by misfortune for generations.

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    • Blog
    • Interview

  • Presenting the IFFR Pro awards and juries 2025

    The awards recognise outstanding projects presented at IFFR Pro’s co-production market CineMart and work-in-progress platform Darkroom.

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    • IFFR Pro
    • News

  • IFFR Pro welcomes Disabled filmmakers delegation from the BFI

    A collaboration between IFFR and the BFI Inclusion team, the initiative aims to create accessible opportunities for Disabled film professionals to expand their international networks and forge new creative and financial partnerships.

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    • IFFR Pro
    • News

  • The Art of Inviting People to See the World

    With the retrospective Focus: Katja Raganelli, IFFR 2025 brings an ode to the German filmmaker and film historian whose work spotlighted fellow female filmmakers. IFFR programmer Olaf Möller takes a look at Raganelli’s background, methodology and enduring legacy.

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    • Background
    • Blog

  • When We Took Hold of Our Dream Lives

    Accompanying the IFFR 2025 programme Focus: Hold Video in Your Hands, which celebrates VHS culture, IFFR programmer Olaf Möller puts the selected films into context.

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    • Background
    • Blog

  • Timoteus Anggawan Kusno: Through the Pores of Time

    During IFFR 2025, we spotlight the work of the Indonesian and Amsterdam-based visual artist and researcher Timoteus Anggawan Kusno. Through the works selected for the programme, IFFR programmer Koen de Rooij reflects on the style and urgency Kusno’s art.

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    • Background
    • Blog

  • Through Cinema We Shall Rise! Early Afro-Asian Film Festivals in the ‘Spirit of Bandung’

    This year’s Focus programme Through Cinema We Shall Rise! marks the 70th anniversary of the 1955 Afro-Asian Conference in Bandung, with a thematic exploration of cinemas of the Global South. IFFR programmer Stefan Borsos discusses the idea behind the programme and contextualises the selected films.

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    • Background
    • Blog

  • Cate Blanchett and IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund launch the Displacement Film Fund at IFFR 2025

    UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Blanchett announces new pilot scheme with support from Master Mind, Uniqlo, Droom en Daad, the Tamer Family Foundation and Amahoro Coalition as Founding Partners, the HBF as Management Partner and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, as Strategic Partner.

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    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • News

  • Cate Blanchett and IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund launch the Displacement Film Fund at IFFR 2025

    Cate Blanchett and IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund launch the Displacement Film Fund at IFFR 2025 UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Blanchett announces new pilot scheme with support from Master Mind, Uniqlo, Droom en Daad, the Tamer Family Foundation and Amahoro Coalition as Founding Partners, HBF as Management Partner and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, as Strategic Partner.

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    • Press release