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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

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  • Darkroom works-in-progress 2025

    IFFR Pro’s Darkroom offers a platform to present to the international industry recently or nearly completed films and immersive media projects seeking completion or gap funding, sales agents and festivals.

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    • CineMart
    • IFFR Pro
    • Immersive
  • CineMart reveals lineup of timely, creative storytelling for 2025 edition

    We’ve unveiled our curated selection of 20 film projects and four immersive projects for the 42nd edition of CineMart – IFFR Pro’s co-production market where a lineup of projects in development are presented to international industry for financing and co-production, running Sunday 2 to Wednesday 5 February 2025. We’ve also confirmed the lineup for our […]

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    • CineMart
    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • IFFR Pro
    • News
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam revitalises IFFR Pro, reveals CineMart and Darkroom selections

    CineMart Expands for 2025 with Four Additional Projects in the Film Selection. Darkroom Doubles in Size, Presenting 10 Feature Projects and Two Immersive in the Work-in-Progress Programme.

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    • Press release
  • Get your tickets for the Volkskrantdag now

    On Sunday 9 February, you can enjoy the best that IFFR has to offer during the IFFR Volkskrantdag. Film editor for De Volkskrant, Bor Beekman, has put together a special programme of must-see films. Criss-cross Rotterdam from cinema to cinema or choose to see all films from the same screening room. Routes With Route Centrum, […]

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    • News
  • New Focus programmes on artist-filmmakers Matthew Lax and Timoteus Anggawan Kusno

    Celebrating the queerly theatrical work of US-based artist, writer and filmmaker Matthew Lax and the critical approach to the lingering shadows of colonialism and dictatorship presented by Indonesian and Amsterdam-based visual artist and researcher Timoteus Anggawan Kusno.

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    • News
  • Ticket sales for the VPRO days 2025 have started

    Want to enjoy the most beautiful films from early in the morning until late at night? The IFFR programmers, in collaboration with the editors of VPRO Cinema, have put together a varied selection for the annual VPRO days. You don’t want to miss this! There are two festival days to choose from. The VPRO Preview […]

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    • News
  • International Film Festival Rotterdam unveils new shorts focuses and Short & Mid-length selections

    Artist-Filmmakers Matthew Lax and Timoteus Anggawan Kusno to be Spotlighted. Key Dates Confirmed across Media Outreach and Inclusion Scheme, Accreditations, Ticket Sales and Press Conference.

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    • Press release
  • Hubert Bals Fund selects twelve features for support

    After 1,169 submitted projects and an incredibly challenging selection process, twelve feature films were selected to receive Hubert Bals Fund Development Support grants of €10,000 each.

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    • Press release
  • Robby Müller Award 2025: Lol Crawley, cinematographer of The Brutalist

    The recipient of our sixth annual Roby Müller Award is British cinematographer Lol Crawley, most recently known for Brady Corbet’s epic post-war drama The Brutalist (2024).

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    • News
  • Hubert Bals Fund selects twelve features for support

    After 1169 submitted projects and an incredibly challenging selection process, twelve feature films were selected to receive Hubert Bals Fund Development Support grants.

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    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • News