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28 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

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  • “Above all, Bazaar is a love story”: Rémi Bezançon on the IFFR 2026 closing film

    The comedy thriller Bazaar (Murder in the Building) will bring IFFR 2026 to a close with a celebration of cinema as mystery and as a playful shared experience.

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  • IFFR Pro Awards presented to projects across CineMart, Darkroom, Lightroom and Safe Harbour 

    Celebrating 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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    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • IFFR Pro
    • News
    • Press release

  • Sylvia Hoeks on her directing debut Magpie: “This story came from hitting rock bottom”

    Leading Dutch actor Sylvia Hoeks talks to IFFR Pro about her directorial debut, Magpie, which sees its Dutch premiere at IFFR 2026 as a prelude for Alex Cox’s Dead Souls.

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  • Tiger Short Competition winners 2026

    Earlier tonight (Monday 2 February), the winners of the Tiger Short Competition and KNF Award were announced during a ceremony held at WORM’s Central Station. The jury also selected the nominee for the European Short Film Award.

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  • Tips from IFFR ambassador Sethi Djegane Gueye

    As a Dutch-Senegalese photographer and filmmaker, it is important to me that stories from and about Sub-Saharan Africa are seen and heard. Cinema is a powerful medium to present perspectives that often remain underexposed, and IFFR is the perfect place to discover such voices.

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  • Tips from IFFR ambassador Zeynep Serdaroğlu

    2m² Volkan Üce | Belgium, Germany, Turkey | 2026 | 83′Got the chance to pre-screen this at the IFFR office last week and haven’t stopped thinking about it since. Following a funeral director for the Belgian-Turkish community, the film circles one simple but loaded question: where should someone be buried if their life is in […]

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  • Fil Ieropoulos on his latest film Uchronia

    Fil Ieropoulos’s (Avant-Drag! IFFR 2024) hybrid feature Uchronia invokes the wild and restless spirit of Symbolist poet Arthur Rimbaud as it offers up a latter-day critique of identity, revolution and the role of the artistic avant-garde.

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    • IFFR Pro
    • Interview

  • “The inquiring nature of my films fits Rotterdam well”: filmmaker David Verbeek on his special relationship with IFFR

    We talked to Verbeek about his relationship with the festival, which has been a recurring theme throughout his career. 

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    • Interview

  • Tips from Cineville

    Here at Cineville we’re always on the lookout for new voices, the bold and the beautiful. So what better way to start the first Cineville Day on Tuesday with the Bare Witness programme in KINO, consisting of three short & mid-length films bearing witness as an act of resistance. Other great options for KINO are the Dutch premiere of […]

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  • Tips from IFFR ambassador Allula Karin

    I’m originally from Indonesia, a country of a thousand islands. As an IFFR ambassador this year, I’m proud to share that the festival will be screening several titles by Indonesian creatives. And with my background in performing arts, I have a soft spot for musical films.

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