Hear from the filmmakers: Tiger Competition
Ahead of the festival, IFFR’s Festival Director Vanja Kaludjercic spoke with the filmmakers behind the films screening in our Tiger Competition. These interviews were made available throughout the festival. Take a look at this page to hear from the filmmakers about the inspiration behind their stories, creative process, themes and other insights into their works. Please note some interviews include English translation provided by interpreters.
2025
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L’arbre de l’authenticité
A fascinating film essay exploring the Democratic Republic of Congo’s colonial history and ecology.
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Bad Girl
A coming-of-age comedy which embraces the idea that romantic relationships aren’t everything in life.
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Blind Love
A teen’s rebellion and his mother’s rekindled romance expose the cracks in their family’s façade.
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La gran historia de la filosofía occidental
The remarkable history of Western philosophy, as you’ve never seen or heard it.
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Fiume o morte!
A fascinating hybrid documentary dramatises a singular moment in early 20th-century Italian and Croatian history.
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Im Haus meiner Eltern
A timely and uncompromising drama exploring the limitations of caring for those in need.
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Primeira pessoa do plural
An unsettling exploration of the foundations upon which a relationship is built.
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Sunshine Express
An exercise in role-playing reinforces the restrictive nature of everyday life in Iranian society.
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Vitrival – The Most Beautiful Village in the World
Deadpan humour drives this comedy about two cops investigating a spate of suicides.
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Wind, Talk to Me
Stefan Djordjevic crafts a poetic reflection and a powerfully moving portrait of his family.
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Wondrous Is the Silence of My Master
A beautifully composed, 19th-century-set drama about an exiled leader longing for home.
2024
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The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
A portrait of the Martinican writer and activist that underscores women’s continued erasure from history.
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La Parra
Damián finds himself the subject of mistaken identity in this eerie portrait of smalltown life.
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She Fell to Earth
Science, romance and rocks from space collide in this candy-coloured sci-fi confection.
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A meditative, multi-faceted essay on human activity spanning centuries and continents, with one recurring motif: the giraffe.
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Reise der Schatten
A striking, free-form animation that questions the very nature of being and our lived experience.
