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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

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  • Become an IFFR Youth Jury member

    The IFFR Youth Jury Award is selected by a panel of young people for an outstanding festival film of their choice.

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    • News
    • Open call

  • Marwan Hamed retrospective set for IFFR 2026

    European premiere of Arab musical icon Umm Kulthum biopic El Sett playing in Limelight strand.

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    • News
    • Press release

  • “Our understanding of cinema is collective”: producer Carlos Pardo Ros on Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes

    Carlos Pardo Ros participated in the Rotterdam Lab 2023 and Darkroom 2025, and this year the film premiered at Giornate degli Autori during the Venice Film Festival to widespread critical acclaim.

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    • IFFR Pro
    • Interview

  • Call for IFFR Ambassadors 

    Get a unique look behind the scenes of one of the world’s largest audience- and industry-driven film festivals as an IFFR ambassador.

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    • Blog
    • Open call

  • Rotterdam Lab open call

    We’re launching an open call for participation at the next edition of Rotterdam Lab at IFFR 2026. A maximum of five spots will be made available to selected producers. 

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    • IFFR Pro

  • RTM Pitch

    RTM Pitch is back! Thanks to contributions from the municipality of Rotterdam, VEVAM Fonds and QISSA, IFFR can once again invest in the city’s talent.

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    • News
    • Open call
    • RTM

  • Missed these Dutch films at IFFR 2025? Catch them at NFF!

    This year’s Netherlands Film Festival in Utrecht presents plenty of IFFR 2025 shorts, features and immersive media works.

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    • CineMart
    • Tips

  • Sale now on: IFFR 2025 merchandise

    Summer is almost over, and to ease those end-of-summer blues, we’re treating you to special deals on select pieces from our past festival collection. Get your hands on these IFFR 2025 items, including some very special limited-edition finds. From apparel to accessories, you can now be in full tiger style. Get 20% off on all […]

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    • Uncategorized

  • IFFR-backed films continue their festival journeys in Toronto, Busan, San Sebastián and more

    San Sebastián premieres John Skoog’s CineMart-presented debut Redoubt in New Directors competition, next to Kim Torres’s HBF-supported Si no ardemos, cómo iluminar la noche.

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    • CineMart
    • Hubert Bals Fund
    • IFFR Pro

  • Now streaming on IFFR Unleashed: Rotterdam on screen

    Nine films – shorts, mid-length works and features – spotlight IFFR’s RTM programme, where the city takes centre stage. 

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    • RTM
    • Unleashed