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October dates confirmed for IFFR 2022 competition screenings
IFFR welcomes audiences and filmmakers back to cinemas for a programme of 51st edition competition title International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) will present a weekend of competition screenings in Rotterdam from 14 to 16 October in Cinerama and LantarenVenster. The IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger programme will consist of IFFR 2022 titles from the […]
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Hubert Bals Fund supports ten new projects
IFFR’s film fund names ten filmmakers as the spring recipients of the Script and Project Development Support scheme. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces that its Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has chosen ten new film projects for the Script and Project Development Support scheme. Selected from 308 submissions by a committee of global industry experts, […]
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International Film Festival Rotterdam announces restructured team and new hires to deliver upcoming edition
52nd edition of the festival to take place 25 January – 5 February 2023. Submissions open on 1 June. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents a new team line-up and structure ahead of its upcoming 52nd edition, which will take place from 25 January to 5 February 2023. Vanja Kaludjercic, Festival Director at IFFR, said: […]
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Tatiana Huezo on her fiction debut
“I remember seeing him naked, with the machete in his hand” recounts Tatiana Huezo of a childhood memory she uncovered to set the tone for her fiction debut, Noche de fuego. When she was around 10 years old, she moved back to the country of her birth, El Salvador, which at the time was at […]
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INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM ANNOUNCES 2023 DATES AND ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURE
52nd Edition of the Festival to Take Place 25 January – 5 February 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has set the dates for the upcoming 52nd edition, which will take place from 25 January to 5 February 2023. The festival is planning a fully in-person return, circumstances permitting, for the first time since 2019. […]
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IFFR presents third edition of RTM Pitch
The winner gets €20,000 and will have their film screened at IFFR 2023 For the third consecutive year, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents RTM Pitch, a talent development scheme in collaboration with the municipality of Rotterdam. As of today, creative Rotterdam-based filmmakers can submit their plans for a short film with the city at […]
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ICFR launches “Emergency Fund for Filmmakers” in Wake of Ukraine War
The Coalition and the Fund have been canvassing for funding and donations as soon as war broke out. The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk, the partnership established by International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) and the European Film Academy to act as the film community’s collective response to cases […]
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51st edition ends, IFFR to show more films later in 2022
Freaks Out wins VriendenLoterij Audience Award, 25 Encounters programme launched International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s screening of Dragon Inn by King Hu marks the close of the 51st edition and the launch of the 25 Encounters programme. Freaks Out by Italian director Gabriele Mainetti is the winner of the VriendenLoterij Audience Award 2022. The IFFR 2022 Official […]
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EAMI by Paz Encina wins IFFR 2022 Tiger Award
Special Jury Awards go to Excess Will Save Us by Morgane Dziurla-Petit and To Love Again by Gao Linyang International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced the competition award winners for its 51st edition. During the IFFR Awards Ceremony on 2 February, the festival revealed the main competition winners, alongside the IFFR Pro Awards. The Tiger […]
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Along the Way to premiere in cinemas at IFFR 2022
Mijke de Jong’s latest feature to premiere in cinemas during the festival’s 51st edition, alongside the online programme International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the world premiere of Mijke de Jong’s Along the Way in cinemas in Rotterdam, Groningen and Amsterdam during the festival’s closing weekend. IFFR opens today, Wednesday 26 January 2022, with the […]
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