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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

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  • IFFR 2026 Merchandise

    Our IFFR 2026 Merchandise collection is out in the wild – get your hands on the latest items, including some very special limited-edition finds. From apparel to accessories, you can now be in full tiger style. Where can you buy the IFFR merchandise? You can buy the IFFR merchandise at our merch stores in ‘de […]

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  • Tetsuya Maruyama: Expansion/Contraction

    With Focus: Tetsuya Maruyama, IFFR 2026 spotlights the work of the Rio de Janeiro-based Japanese multidisciplinary artist. IFFR programmer Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss takes an in-depth look at Maruyama’s background and approach to cinema.

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    • Blog
    • Stories

  • Women’s Work: Let’s Make a Film

    With the IFFR 2026 Focus programme The Future Is NOW, we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the National Organisation for Women (NOW)’s founding – a major moment in the history of the Civil Rights movement as well as Second Wave Feminism. The programme’s curators Jennifer Lynde Barker and Olaf Möller put the selected films into context.

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    • Stories

  • Art Directions: A Constellation of Moving Images

    Thirty years ago, IFFR took a leap by introducing a programme defined not by format, but by curiosity. With the launch of Exploding Cinema in 1996, the festival posed a question that continues to resonate today: what can cinema be when it moves beyond the limits of the film theatre?

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    • Stories

  • Cinema Regained: All the Pasts Possible

    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 this year’s selections.

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    • Blog

  • IFFR Pro awards and juries 2026

    The IFFR Pro Awards celebrate outstanding projects from the CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe Harbour selections, recognising bold artistic vision, innovation and international collaboration at different stages of development.

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  • HBF+Brazil pilot edition selection unveiled plus new partner Embratur

    10 projects to receive support under new co-development initiative between HBF and Brazilian organisations Spcine, RioFilme and Projeto Paradiso, plus new partner Embratur.

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    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • Press release

  • Step into the Lightroom

    In 2026, the festival further ups the ante with the launch of Lightroom, which brings together the XR, VR, interactive and expansive installation projects previously presented as works-in-progress and works-in-development at CineMart and Darkroom.

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    • IFFR Pro
    • Immersive

  • Oscar-winning filmmaker Mike van Diem to open Pulling Focus: NL 2026

    IFFR Pro is thrilled to announce that a conversation with Oscar-winning filmmaker Mike van Diem will open Pulling Focus: NL 2026 on Sunday 1 February.

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    • News

  • Hubert Bals Fund at IFFR 2026

    After a year marked by renewed energy and purpose, the Hubert Bals Fund is proud to return to IFFR 2026 with an array of supported films, projects and activities.

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    • Hubert Bals Fund