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Get in the IFFR 2026 mood with these films by returning filmmakers on IFFR Unleashed
Our latest IFFR Unleashed collection offers a chance to revisit their formative earlier films and trace their long-standing connection to the festival.
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Unleashed
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From Rotterdam to Rijeka: Igor Bezinović on the journey of Tiger-winner Fiume o Morte!
Nominated for the European Film Awards 2026 director Igor Bezinović reflects on how IFFR and the Tiger Award shaped the journey of Fiume o Morte!
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Interview
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News
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NFF+HBF scheme backs projects from Palestine and Panama
Dutch co-productions by Palestinian filmmaker Muayad Alayan and Panamanian filmmaker Ana Elena Tejera have each been awarded €75,000 by the Hubert Bals Fund together with the Netherlands Film Fund.
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Hubert Bals Fund
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News
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New to IFFR Pro? Join our information session for local makers and producers
If you’re just starting out, and wondering how an IFFR Pro accreditation can be useful to you as an emerging professional, join our information session on 5 January.
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IFFR Pro
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RTM
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Subscribe now to receive the IFFR 2026 Programme Magazine (in Dutch)
Get the IFFR 2026 Programme Magazine delivered to your door! The Programme Magazine is packed with information, including the block schedule, the entire film lineup, information on the various programmes, tips and more. Sign up before 4 January to get the Magazine on your doorstep in mid January. The publication is only available in Dutch. […]
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Uncategorized
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Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competition lineups revealed for IFFR 2026
The 2026 edition of IFFR unites new voices and returning artists whose works explore belonging, reinvention, humour, fear, beauty and the persistent human effort to understand our place in a changing world.
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News
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Press release
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Lightroom immersive market announces nine works
Nine immersive media projects have been selected for the first edition of Lightroom: IFFR’s new industry platform for immersive storytelling.
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CineMart
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IFFR Pro
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Immersive
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News
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Art Directions at IFFR 2026
Art Directions is IFFR’s transformative programme that presents cinema beyond the traditional screening room – through immersive media, performances, installations and exhibitions.
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Immersive
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Press release
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CineMart launches Safe Harbour programme for stateless and at-risk filmmakers
A new market programme intended to uplift projects in development from emerging filmmakers who have experienced displacement or forced migration.
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CineMart
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IFFR Pro
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Press release
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Rotterdam Lab announces open call producers for 2026, along with new Creators Lab for writers and directors
The first details of our emerging producers’ workshop Rotterdam Lab have been announced for 2026, with five producers announced after an open call.
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IFFR Pro
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Press release
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