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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

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  • IFFR 2025 posters on sale 

    Missed out on an IFFR 2025 poster? Good news: they’re back! We’ve restocked all five unique designs in A2 size, and they’re now available in our webshop.

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    • News

  • “The camera is all we have”: the making of Tito

    The co-director and producer of the Tiger Short-winning title share the story behind the film and its maker.

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    • Interview

  • Watch IFFR award winners on demand now

    Now’s the perfect time to rediscover past winners in our latest IFFR Unleashed collection featuring prize-winning Tiger Competition feature films and shorts, now available for streaming.

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    • Unleashed

  • Indaba In Focus with Mehret Mandefro: “stories heal people”

    Ethiopian-American producer, media entrepreneur, anthropologist, physician and group leader of CPI Mehret Mandefro gives pragmatic solutions to the uncertainties of the industry, but always comes back to the simple and universal truth that “stories heal people.”

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    • IFFR Pro
    • Interview

  • Pulling Focus: Dutch production talent goes global – and AI is part of the future

    On Tuesday 4 February, IFFR Pro turned the spotlight on Dutch cinema’s evolving place in the world during Pulling Focus: NL 2025.

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    • IFFR Pro

  • IFFR 2026 dates confirmed

    IFFR 2026 will take place from Thursday 29 January to Sunday 8 February 2026.

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    • News

  • Remembering Gertjan Zuilhof

    For a quarter of a century, Zuilhof was at the heart of IFFR’s programming team. He helped shape the festival’s overall artistic vision while leaving his personal imprint through the countries and regions he was most deeply engaged with.

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    • Stories

  • Meet the 2025 Media Outreach & Inclusion Scheme journalists

    IFFR’s Media Outreach & Inclusion Scheme has run for the third time in 2025. By welcoming new and diverse voices to report on the festival, the scheme aims to remove barriers to journalists and media makers from communities that are currently underrepresented in the festival’s press community.

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    • IFFR Pro

  • CineMart 2025: expanding the frame

    From politically charged narratives to genre-defying experiments in VR, CineMart 2025 reaffirmed its role as a catalyst – a space where projects find the partnerships they need to take the next leap forward.

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    • CineMart

  • IFFR closes its 54th edition

    IFFR has wrapped its 54th edition, boosting its annual visitation by 12% to over 296,000.

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    • News