Selected for IFFR 2017

On this page we will keep you up to date on all selected feature films for IFFR 2017.

On this page we will keep you up to date on all selected feature films for IFFR 2017.

(Last update 3 January 2016)

Bright Future

Bright Future presents young, up-and-coming talents with a unique style and vision, who enrich the cinematic landscape with daring work. For the filmmakers in this section it is often their international debut.

Bright Future Award competition comprises:

António Um Dois Três / António One Two Three, Leonardo Mouramateus, Portugal / Brazil, world premiere
Three dimensions of the same story in romantic Lisbon.
Cactus Flower, Hala Elkoussy, Qatar / Egypt / United Arab Emirates / Norway, world premiere
Struggling actress and bourgeois lady suddenly find themselves on the streets of hyper-tense Cairo.
Children Are Not Afraid of Death, Children Are Afraid of Ghosts, Rong Guang Rong, China, world premiere
After the suicide of four brothers and sisters, the filmmaker attempts to sneak into the mountain village where this tragedy took place.
Corpo elétrico / Body Electric, Marcelo Caetano, Brazil, world premiere
Fiction feature dealing with racial and sexual diversity, the desire for freedom among LGBT youth and the possibility of encounters between socially distant people.
Drifting Towards the Crescent, Laura Stewart, USA, world premiere
Captures Hannibal, Missouri, the birthplace of Mark Twain on the Mississippi River, where the North begins to drift into the American South.
Haruneko, Hokimoto Sora, Japan, international premiere
Those who want to die seek refuge in a mysterious café in this feverishly strange Japanese debut.
I Am Truly a Drop of Sun on Earth, Elene Naveriani, Switzerland, international premiere
A prostitute in a run-down night club in ghostly Tbilisi meets a Nigerian migrant who came to Georgia by pure mistake.
Inside the Distance, Elias Grootaers, Belgium, world premiere
Poetic documentary portraying Giorgi Shakhsuvarian, an Armenian boxing coach from Tbilisi. Living and working in Belgium, he prepares a young boxer to become a European champion.
Mes nuits feront écho / Still Night, Still Light, Sophie Goyette, Canada, international premiere
Across the Americas and Asia, three characters from different cultures and generations are at a turning point in their lives.
Pela janela / A Window to Rosália, Caroline Leone, Brazil / Argentina, world premiere
Rosália is a woman from São Paulo who has spent decades of her life working in a factory. One day, she is fired.
The Pot and the Oak, Kiarash Anvari, Iran / Canada, world premiere
After learning that he has no sperm and can’t impregnate his wife, an Iranian man suffers an existential crisis.
Selbstkritik eines bürgerlichen Hundes / Self-criticism of a Bourgeois Dog, Julian Radlmaier, Germany, world premiere
Young filmmaker Julian, ironically played by Radlmaier himself, falls for a young expat and offers her the leading part in his wannabe Communist fairy tale film.
Super Dark Times, Kevin Phillips, USA, world premiere
Two High School friends in the 90's get into some serious fucking trouble.
Los territorios / The Territories, Iván Granovsky, Argentina / Brazil / Palestine, world premiere
After the attack on Charlie Hebdo’s office in Paris, Ivan, the frivolous son of a prominent Argentine journalist, embarks on a journey pursuing different geopolitical events around the world.
Ugly, Juri Rechinsky, Austria/Ukraine, world premiere
Reanimation. Pain attack. Sex scene. Suicide. Family dinner. Morgue. Fire. Dementia. Birth. About love.
Willliam, el nuevo maestro del judo / William, the New Judo Master, Ricardo Silva / Omar Guzmán, Mexico, international premiere
A chronicle about the search for love and the fight against oblivion.

Premieres in Bright Future (out of competition)

Als Paul über das Meer kam / When Paul Came over the Sea, Jakob Preuss, Germany, international premiere
Jakob, the filmmaker, follows Paul from Cameroon on his risky trip to and across Europe; a journey that dramatically affects both of them.
Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno, Jung Yoonsuk, South Korea, world premiere
Grindcore punks Bamseom Pirates make music suitable for a sick society.
Filthy, Tereza Nvotova, Czech Republic/Slovakia, world premiere
Coming-of-age story about sensitive seventeen-year-old Lena whose enchanted teenage world is shattered by a horrific event.
A Heart of Love, Lukasz Ronduda, Poland, world premiere
A fictionalised portrait of Polish artists Wojciech Bąkowski and Zuzanna Bartoszek.
Live from Dhaka, Abdullah Mohammad Saad, Bangladesh, European premiere
In a series of vignettes, a partially handicapped man lives his days in anguish as he tries to find a way to leave Dhaka.
Manifesto, Julian Rosefeldt, Germany, European premiere
Can history’s art manifestos apply to contemporary society? A series of re-enactments – all performed by Cate Blanchett – explores the performative components and political significance of these declarations.
Otra madre / Another Mother, Mariano Luque, Argentina, world premiere
A film about moments of affection and maternal protection, blurred family ties and labour injustices.
Suffering of Ninko, Niwatsukino Norihiro, Japan, European premiere
A cult classic in the making, the debut feature by this Japanese newcomer mixes exquisite animation and ghostly folklore in atmospheric, surreal comedy.
Wailings in the Forest, Bagane Fiola, Philippines, international premiere
Shot in the forest of the southern Philippines, fiction film follows an indigenous Matigsalog family whose lifestyle is threatened by a lack of food and the encroaching lifestyle of a neighbouring tribe.

Previously announced

A Brief Excursion, Igor Bezinović, Croatia, world premiere
In the heat of the Croatian summer, a brief excursion to a monastery turns into an allegorical journey into the unknown.
Burning Birds, Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, Sri Lanka/France/Qatar, European premiere
A small village in Eastern Sri Lanka, 1989. After her husband is murdered by a paramilitary group, Kusum has a struggle on her hands to look after her mother-in-law and eight children.
Elon Doesn't Believe in Death, Ricardo Alves Jr., Brazil, European premiere
After the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Elon engages on a sleepless journey through the darkest places in the city, trying to figure out what may have happened to her.
Extraño pero verdadero / Strange but True, Michel Lipkes, Mexico, world premiere
Jonathan and Yesi are in love. They work for ‘Maestro Limpio’ in a trash truck. One day they find a dead man with a wad of cash. Their boss has a plan.
La guerra dei cafoni / The War of Bumpkins, Davide Barletti / Lorenzo Conte, Italy, world premiere
Global politics in a fairytale nutshell: the eternal struggle between the ruling elite and the underclass, condemned to ignorance.

Bright Future will also present

Heis (Chroniques), Anais Volpé, France
Katie Says Goodbye, Wayne Roberts, USA
Kfc, Lê Bình Giang, Vietnam
Out There, Ito Takehiro, Japan / Taiwan
Park, Sofia Exarchou, Greece
Pays, Chloé Robichaud, Canada
Rat Film, Theo Anthony, USA

As well as previously announced

All the Cities of the North, Dane Komljen, Serbia / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Montenegro
Antes que cante el gallo / Before the Rooster Crows, Arí Maniel Cruz, Puerto Rico
By the Time It Gets Dark, Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand / Netherlands / France / Qatar
Los decentes, Lukas Valenta Rinner, Argentina / South Korea / Austria
Die Einsiedler, Ronny Trocker, Germany
El futuro perfecto, Nele Wohlatz, Argentina
Kékszakállú, Gastón Solnicki, Argentina
The Last Family, Jan P. Matuszyński, Poland
The Last of Us, Ala Eddine Slim, Tunisia/Qatar/Lebanon/UAE
The Levelling Hope, Dickson Leach, United Kingdom
Mimosas, Oliver Laxe, Morocco / Spain / France / Qatar
Solo, Solitude, Yosep Anggi Noen, Indonesia
The Summer Is Gone, Zhang Dalei, China
I tempi felici veranno presto, Alessandro Comodin, Italy
Where Is Rocky II?, Pierre Bismuth, USA / France
Wùlu, Daouda Coulibaly, France / Senegal
X500, Juan Andrés Arango, Canada / Colombia / Mexico

Voices

The Voices section consists of films that characterise themselves through their distinctive take on the world we live in, often told by experienced filmmakers with a confident voice. For Limelight, IFFR collaborates with Dutch distributors to support the release of a selection of approximately 30 films.

Voices Main Programme

Premieres

Atrás hay relámpagos, Julio Hernández Cordón, Mexico/Costa Rica, world premiere
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle, Iwai Shunji, Japan, European premiere
Fake, Mori Tatsuya, Japan, European premiere
The Mole Song – Hong Kong Capriccio, Miike Takashi, Japan, European premiere
Sweat Rain, Hakim Belabbes, Morocco, European premiere
Town in a Lake, Jet Leyco, Philippines, European premiere
Voyage to Terengganu, Amir Muhammad, Badrul Hisham Ismail, Malaysia, European premiere
We The Workers, Wen hai, Hong Kong/China, World premiere

Confirmed titles

Au-delà des murs, Hervé Hadmar, France, tv-series
Beau séjour, Nathalie Basteyns, Kaat Beels, Belgium, tv-series
The Donor, Zang Qiwu, China
Ember, Zeki Demirkubuz, Turkey
Gimme Danger, Jim Jarmusch, USA
The Girl with All the Gifts, Colm McCarthy, United Kingdom
Hermia & Helena, Matías Piñeiro, Argentina/USA
La idea de un lago, Milagros Mumenthaler, Switzerland/Argentina/Qatar
Jean of the Joneses, Stella Meghie, USA/Canada
Lola Upside Down, Ulrika Bengts, Finland, tv-series
Midnight Sun, Björn Stein & Måns Mårlind, France/Sweden, tv-series
National Treasure, Marc Munden, United Kingdom, tv-series
A Quiet Dream, Zhang Lu, South Korea
La ragazza del mondo, Marco Danieli, France/Italy
The Road to Mandalay, Midi Z, Taiwan/France/Germany/Myanmar
The Eye's Dream, Sato Hisayasu, Japan/USA
Three, Johnnie To, Hong Kong/China
The Wedding Ring, Rahmatou Keïta, Niger
A Woman from Jawa, Garin Nugroho, Indonesia
The World of Wubbe, Jan Louter, Netherlands

Limelight

Premieres

Burma Storybook, Petr Lom, Netherlands/Myanmar, World premiere
Het doet zo zeer, Heleen van Royen, Nederland, World premiere
My Father’s Choice, Yan Ting Yuen, Nederland, World premiere
Knife in the Clear Water, Wang Xuebo, China, European premiere

Confirmed titles

After the Storm, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Japan
American Honey, Andrea Arnold, United Kingdom/USA
Asura: City of Madness, Kim Sungsoo, South Korea
Beyond the Mountains and Hills, Eran Kolirin, Israel/Germany/Belgium
Free Fire, Ben Wheatley, United Kingdom
The Handmaiden, Park Chan-wook, South Korea
Harmonium, Fukada Koji, Japan/France
Jackie, Pablo Larraín, USA
Lady Macbeth, William Oldroyd, United Kingdom
The Night of a 1000 Hours, Virgil Widrich, Luxembourg/Austria/Belgium/Netherlands
Orpheline, Arnaud des Pallières, France
Paterson, Jim Jarmusch, USA
Personal Shopper, Olivier Assayas, France
Porto, Gabe Klinger, France/Poland/Portugal/USA
Raw, Julia Ducournau, France/Belgium
La región salvaje, Amat Escalante, Mexico/Denmark/France/Germany/Norway/Switzerland
Réparer les vivants, Katell Quillévéré, France/Belgium
Sieranevada, Cristi Puiu, Romania/France/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Train to Busan, Yeon Sangho, South Korea
Tramontane, Vatche Boulghourjian, Lebanon/France/Qatar/UAE
White Sun, Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal/USA/Qatar/Netherlands
Wolf and Sheep, Shahrbanoo Sadat, Afghanistan/Denmark/Sweden/France

Scopitone

Premieres

Cairo Jazzman, Atef Ben Bouzid, Germany, World premiere
New Voices in an Old Flower, Quino Piñero, Ethiopia/Spain/United Kingdom, European premiere
War of Words, Craig Tuohy & Tom Worth, United Kingdom, international première

Confirmed titles

Blackhearts, Fredrik Horn Akselsen & Christian Falch, Norway
Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape, Zack Taylor, United Kingdom
Placebo: Alt.Russia, Charlie Targett-Adams, United Kingdom
Two Trains Runnin', Sam Pollard, USA
The Wonderful Kingdom of Papa Alaev, Noam Pinchas & Tal Barda, France/Israel

IFFR Live

Premieres

The Man, Charlotte Sieling, Denmark, 2017

Confirmed titles

The Giant, Johannes Nyholm, Sweden, Denmark, 2016
Home, Fien Troch, België, 2016
Mister Universo, Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel, Austria/Italy
Prevenge, Alice Lowe, United Kingdom
A Wedding (Noces), Stephan Streker Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Pakistan, 2016

Deep Focus

This section zooms in on cinema itself in all its diversity. Retrospectives, masterclasses, compilations and countless other manifestations; Deep Focus provides room for more detail and celebrates cinema in every form. Regained is part of this section that deals specifically with the exposition and contextualisation of historic works such as rediscovered classics.

Signatures

Premieres

La Flor (Parte 1), Mariano Llinás, Argentina, international premiere

Confirmed titles

Beduino, Júlio Bressane, Brazil
La Belle Dormante, Adolfo Arrieta, France/Spain
Big Big World, Reha Erdem, Turkije
Dawson City: Frozen Time, Bill Morrison, USA
La mort de Louis XIV, Albert Serra, France/Spain
Un rêve solaire, Patrick Bokanowski, France
Safari, Ulrich Seidl, Austria
Der traumhafte Weg, Angela Schanelec, Germany
The Woman Who Left, Lav Diaz, Phillippines
Yourself and Yours, Hong Sangsoo, South Korea

Frameworks

Premieres

I’m coming up, Ting Ming-wei, Singapore, international premiere
Die reine Notwendigkeit, David Claerbout, Belgium, world premiere
Sanctuary, Ashley Sabin & David Redmon, Canada/USA/UK/Ireland, world premiere
The Silent Eye, Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Australia, international premiere
Tonsler Park, Kevin Jerome Everson, USA, world premiere

Confirmed titles

Ascent, Fiona Tan, Netherlands/Japan
Acoustical Tools-Instruments 1966-2012, Tony Conrad, Germany

Regained - theatrical

Premieres

L’amatore, Maria Mauti, Italy, international premiere
Conner’s Crossroads and The Exploding Digital Inevitable, Ross Lipman, USA, world premiere
People Power Bombshell: Diary of Vietnam Rose, John Torres, Philippines, international premiere
Mansfield 66/67, P. David Ebersole & Todd Hughes, UK/USA, world premiere
Por la Libertad, Laurence Garret, Mexico/France, world premiere
Raoul Ruiz, contre l'ignorance fiction, Alejandra Rojo, France, international premiere

Confirmed titles

1917: Europe’s Optical Illusion, Georg Wasner, Austria
Break Up, Marco Ferreri, Italy
David Lynch: the art of life, Jon Nguyen, USA
Epistolar, Alejandra Rojo, Frankrijk, short film
Escapes, Michael Almereyda, USA
Exprmntl, Brecht Debackere, Belgium
Le Film à Venir, Alejandra Rojo, France
Kako Sam Se Zaljubio U Evu Ras, André Gil Mata, Portugal/Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tony Conrad: Completely In The Present, Tyler Hubby, USA
where were we, combined programme:
- Burning Mountains That Spew Flame, Samuel M. Delgado & Helena Girón, Spain, short film, European premiere
- Colossal Cave, Graeme Arnfield, UK, short film
- A Place I've Never Been, Adrian Flury, Switzerland, short film
- Remote, Eva Giolo, Belgium, short film, international premiere
- The Stability of the System, Sasha Litvintseva & Isabel Mallet, UK, short film, international premiere
- Tempo of Tomorrow Revisited, Josh Gibson & Annie Gibson, USA/Cuba, short film, European premiere

Regained - non-theatrical

EXPRMNTL PAPERS, Xavier Garcia Bardon, Belgium, @ Printroom
Homeless Movies, Combined Programme, Belgium, @ Schouwburgplein
Time Severed, Jointed and Stretched, Norio Imai, exposition @ Gallery Joey Ramone
Jan zonder vrees, Jef Cassiers, live score by Alain Pierre, Belgium @ WORM
Lost Landscapes of L.A., Rick Prelinger, USA, @ Schouwburg mediawall

Jan Němec

Premières

The Wolf from Royal Vineyard Street, Jan Němec, Czech Republic/Slowakia/France, internationale première

Confirmed titles

The Party and the Guests, Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia
Between Minute 4 and 5, Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia, short film
Code Name: Ruby, Jan Němec, Czech Republic
The Czech Connection, Jan Němec, West Germany, short film
Diamonds of the Night, Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia
The Ferrari Dino Girl, Jan Němec, Czech Republic
Flames of Royal Love, Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia
Arnošt Lustig Through the Eyes of Jan Němec, Jan Němec, Czech Republic, short film
Ester Krumbachová Through the Eyes of Jan Němec, Jan Němec, Czech Republic, short film
The Life of Singer Marta Kubišová Through the Eyes of Jan Němec, Jan Němec, Czech Republic, short film
Golden Sixties: Jan Němec, Jan Němec, Czech Republic
Heart Above the Castle, Jan Němec, Czech Republic
Landscape of My Heart, Jan Němec, Czech Republic
Late Night Talks with Mother, Jan Němec, Czech Republic
A Loaf of Bread, Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia, short film
Martyrs of Love, Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia
A Memory for the Present, Jan Němec, Czech Republic, short film
Mother and Son, Jan Němec, West Germany/Netherlands, short film
Oratorio for Prague, Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia, short film
Pearls of the Deep, Jan Němec, Czechoslovakia
Toyen, Jan Němec, Czech Republic
True Stories: Peace in Our Time?, Jan Němec & Otto Olejár,

United Kingdom

Su Hui-yu

Premières

A Man After Midnight, Su Hui-yu, Taiwan, short film, world premiere
Man Carrying Shame, Su Hui-yu, Taiwan, short film, world premiere
Nue Quan, Su Hui-yu, Taiwan, short film, world premiere
Stillnox Home Video: The Midnight Hours, Su Hui-yu, Taiwan, short film, world premiere
Thou Shalt Not Self-pollute (Dr. Kinsey), Su Hui-yu, Taiwan, short film, world premiere

Tevens bevestigd

The Upcoming Show, Su Hui-yu, Taiwan, short film

Perspectives

In contrast to last year, the themed programmes will be brought together in a single section in 2017. Perspectives is home to films that deal with relevant social and political themes or push the boundaries between fine art, music and other media. The themed programmes will be announced in the near future.

A Band Apart

Premieres

Generatie B, Joost Vandecasteele & Pieter Van Hees, Belgium, TV series, world premiere
HAMSTERs, Martine Doyen, Belgium, world premiere
Japanese Girls Never Die, Matsui Daigo, Japan, European premiere
Scumbag, Mars Roberge, USA/Canada, world premiere

Confirmed titles

Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember, Khavn, Philippines
Maudite Poutine, Karl Lemieux, Canada
nirvanna the band the show, Matt Johnson & Jay McCarrol, Canada, TV series
Nocturama, Bertrand Bonello, France/Germany/Belgium
A Taste of Ink, Morgan Simon, France

Black Rebels

Premieres

Bayard & Me, Matt Wolf, USA, short film, international premiere
Double Play, Ernest Dickerson, Curaçao, world premiere
Identification, Mike Hoolboom, Canada/USA, world premiere
Improvement Association, Kevin Jerome Everson, USA, short film, world premiere
Kbela, Yasmin Thayná, Brazil, short film, European premiere
They Charge for the Sun, Terence Nance, USA, short film, international premiere

Confirmed titles

195 Lewis, Chanelle Aponte Pearson, USA, TV series
Baldwin's Nigger, Horace Ove, UK
Chlorophyl, Barry Jenkins, USA, short film
Fonko, Lars Lovén, Lamin Daniel Jadama & Göran Hugo Olsson, Germany/Sweden
The Golden Chain, Ezra Claytan Daniels & Adebukola Bodunrin, USA, short film
Hustlers Convention, Mike Todd, USA
Kindah, Ephraim Asili, USA/Jamaica, short film
Loving, Jeff Nichols, UK/USA
Medicine for Melancholy, Barry Jenkins, USA
Moonlight, Barry Jenkins, USA
Rebirth of a Nation, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, USA
Reluctantly Queer, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Ghana/USA, short film
Robot Bodies, Keith Piper, installation
Testament of Hope and Faith, Tirzo Martha, installation
Twilight City, Reece Auguiste, Canada

Criss-Cross

Premieres

Le serpent aux milles coupures, Éric Valette, France, world premiere

Confirmed titles

36 Quai des Orfèvres, Olivier Marchal, France
Un affaire d'état, Éric Valette, France
Agents secrets, Frédéric Schoendoerffer, France/Italy/Spain
Braqueurs, Julien Leclercq, France
Mea Culpa, Fred Cavayé, France
L'ordre et la morale, Mathieu Kassovitz, France
Le convoi, Frédéric Schoendoerffer, France
De guerre lasse, Olivier Panchot, France
Le grand jeu, Nicolas Pariser, France
R.I.F. (Recherches dans l'intérêt des familles), Franck Mancuso, France
Sanctuaire Olivier, Masset-Depasse, France
Secret défense, Philippe Haïm, France

Picture Palestine

Premieres

Perpetual Recurrences, Reem Shilleh, Palestine, European premiere

Confirmed titles

20 Handshakes for Peace, Mahdi Fleifel, Germany/Palestine, short film
And Yet My Mask Is Powerful, Ruanne Abou-Rahme & Basel Abbas, Palestine, short film
A Boy, a Wall and a Donkey, Hany Abu-Assad, Netherlands, short film
Flower Seller, Ihab Jadallah, France/Palestine/UK, short film
In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain, Larissa Sansour, Palestine/UK/Denmark/Qatar, short film
Introduction to the End of an Argument, Elia Suleiman & Jayce Salloum, Palestine
Like Twenty Impossibles, Annemarie Jacir, Palestina, short film
A Magical Substance flows into Me, Jumana Manna, Palestine/UK/Germany
One Minute, Dina Nasar, Jordan/Belgium, short film
The Pessoptimist, Mirna Bamieh, Palestine, short film