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IFFR wins the Louis Hartlooper Prize 2022
The jury awarded Best Film Publication of the year to 25 Encounters on September 22 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is the 2022 winner of the Louis Hartlooper Prize for Best Film Publication for its book 25 Encounters, launched earlier this year. The prize winning announcement was made on Thursday 22 September during the award […]
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Interview with EAMI director Paz Encina
“This film gave us the opportunity to dream and at the same time the chance to wake up” said the jury who gave Paz Encina’s latest film the Tiger Award at IFFR 2022. She spoke to us about the urgent message behind the film, which was supported in its creation by IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund […]
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Full programme revealed for IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger
Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition, Ammodo Tiger Short Competition 2022 selections to screen in Rotterdam from October 14 – 16. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced the full programme for its return to cinemas from October 14 to 16 2022. Cinerama Filmtheater and LantarenVenster will host screenings of films selected for the festival’s 51st edition three […]
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HBF+Europe 2022 selection
Six co-productions will each receive €60,000 The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the recipients of the HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support scheme for 2022. Out of 25 applications, six projects by filmmakers from Argentina, Egypt, Guatemala, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Yemen have been awarded a contribution of €60,000 each through […]
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Competition winners confirmed for IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger
First titles announced for a weekend of screenings on October 14, 15 and 16. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the first confirmed titles to screen at IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger – a weekend of screenings from October 14 to 16 at Cinerama Filmtheater and LantarenVenster in Rotterdam. The winners of the Tiger, Big Screen […]
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RTM Pitch winner to bring former neighbourhood to life
Ravi Sandberg receives €20,000 to shoot his interdisciplinary project Fantoomwijk. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and the municipality of Rotterdam have awarded a grant of €20,000 to the filmmaker Ravi Sandberg to produce a short film about his former neighbourhood, the Tweebosbuurt in Rotterdam. The project will receive expert guidance and aims to premiere at […]
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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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