Perspectives 2018
The section where IFFR’s main thematic programme is presented and relevant social and political issues are investigated in cinema.
All programmes
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A History of Shadows
A series of films that shows the diverse and contemporary ways in which cinema revisits the past and re-evaluates the position of history’s losers.
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Pan-African Cinema Today (PACT)
Multifaceted contemporary African and African-diaspora cinema with special focus on the history of the Pan-African movement as captured in film.
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Maximum Overdrive
Maximalism in the extreme. Films, performances and an installation bring together different disciplines in a swirling mash-up of contemporary pop culture.
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House on Fire
A look at our world in crisis from a truly oblique angle: Tamil Nadu, India’s southernmost state, home to some of contemporary cinema’s most edgy work.
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Curtain Call
An invitation to reflect upon the lure of science and technology and our obsession with progress through a series of films and an exhibition.