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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

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  • Tips from IFFR ambassador Kristel Anna Frich

    During International Film Festival Rotterdam the Art Directions City Walk brings together a range of groundbreaking works that push boundaries between art, technology, and the human experience. Want some Art Directions tips on what to visit during your IFFR ? See here: 

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  • Tips from IFFR ambassador Marco Dreijer

    As an ambassador for the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), I am focusing this year on queer narratives. Film is a powerful medium to showcase diverse perspectives and celebrate identities. This year, I am particularly excited about the films and filmmakers who not only represent queer cinema but also challenge and redefine it.

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  • Hubert Bals Fund deadlines for 2025 announced

    We’re pleased to announce the upcoming funding deadlines for the year.

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  • Filmmaker Ashley Röttjers wins RTM Pitch 2025 with project Regen in augustus

    During the opening of the RTM Day at IFFR 2025, which showcases films by Rotterdam-based filmmakers or about our port city, the sixth winner of the RTM Pitch was announced, along with the new development prize and coaching programme recipients.

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  • The Political (Un)Consciousness

    Thirty years after the premiere of his debut feature Josephine, the Singer and the Mice People Ukrainian artist Sergii Masloboishchykov returns to IFFR for a retrospective of his work. Film critic Sonya Vseliubska places his films within their historical and contemporary contexts, analysing their artistic and political significance.

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  • Matthew Lax: Languages of power and love

    With Focus: Matthew Lax, IFFR 2025 presents a decade-spanning look at the work of the American artist, writer and filmmaker. IFFR programmer Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss takes an in-depth look at the approach and themes of Lax’s selected films and installation.

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  • Michiel ten Horn on the opening film Fabula: “we sometimes felt like the whole film was cursed”

    With Fabula, Michiel ten Horn takes us to the south of the Netherlands, his birthplace, to introduce us to Jos, a washed-up criminal from a family haunted by misfortune for generations.

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    • Interview

  • Presenting the IFFR Pro awards and juries 2025

    The awards recognise outstanding projects presented at IFFR Pro’s co-production market CineMart and work-in-progress platform Darkroom.

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  • IFFR Pro welcomes Disabled filmmakers delegation from the BFI

    A collaboration between IFFR and the BFI Inclusion team, the initiative aims to create accessible opportunities for Disabled film professionals to expand their international networks and forge new creative and financial partnerships.

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  • The Art of Inviting People to See the World

    With the retrospective Focus: Katja Raganelli, IFFR 2025 brings an ode to the German filmmaker and film historian whose work spotlighted fellow female filmmakers. IFFR programmer Olaf Möller takes a look at Raganelli’s background, methodology and enduring legacy.

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