Unleashed
IFFR Unleashed is an extension of our annual festival, online and year-round. Enjoy a curated selection of extraordinary films, special collections and Talks. Alongside a permanent selection of films, Unleashed offers rotating temporary collections throughout the year.
Rewind: filmmakers returning to IFFR 2026
Dig into the back catalogues of some of IFFR 2026’s biggest filmmakers on IFFR Unleashed.
A list of films
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Fire Will Come
Oliver Laxe | 85′ | Spain | No premiere
Convicted arsonist Amador returns to the village of his birth. Fire breaks out – does it mean the end of this bucolic community? -
Gritt
Itonje Søimer Guttormsen | 119′ | Norway | –
A penetrating mix of parody and desperation, about a Norwegian woman and a critical play that simply refuses to become reality. -
Neighbouring Sounds
Kleber Mendonça Filho | 124′ | Brazil | –
This self-assured debut by Kleber Mendonça Filho shows there are two sides to the Brazilian Dream. -
Razzia
Nabil Ayouch | 109′ | France | –
On the eve of the riots in Casablanca in 2015, five characters from every corner of Moroccan society live different lives, linked only by their… -
Sand Dollars
Laura Amelia Guzmán, Israel Cárdenas | 85′ | Dominican Republic | No premiere
Sand Dollars is a portrait of the complex romance between Anne and Noéli. A loving film about holidays, pleasure, loneliness and morality. -
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver
Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster | 9′ | USA | –
A seedy slice of film history starring Jim Jarmusch, Mick Jagger, and IFFR’s own Hubert Bals as puppets.
Kids & Family Compilations
Two vibrant selections of bite-size short films encourage younger audiences to explore cinema in an accessible and engaging way, offering a taste of IFFR’s education programme. Expect short animations, documentaries, experimental and fiction films. Available until 31 August.
A list of films
How does it work?
Each title is available on a pay-per-view basis: €6 for a feature and €2.50 for a short or mid-length film. We offer a special Unleashed multi-ticket (rittenkaart) that grants access to either five feature films or five short films. The total cost of the multi-ticket is €25 for five feature films and €10 for five short films, reducing the price per film to €5 for feature films and €2 for short films. Any unused tickets can be used for future releases or other Unleashed titles.
Available on Unleashed
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Atlantiques
Mati Diop | 15′ | France | None
The story of a young stowaway from Dakar who gives up his youth for a new life on the other side of the endless water. -
Djon África
João Miller Guerra, Filipa Reis | 95′ | Portugal | –
A chance meeting sets 25-year-old Portuguese Djon África on the track of his roots in Cape Verde. He hopes to finally find his father, an… -
Groeten uit Rotterdam
Dirk Rijneke, Mildred van Leeuwaarden | 180′ | Netherlands | None
This controversial work in three parts provides a glimpse of the Rotterdam art and music scene in the 1980s. A unique documentary of an eventful… -
Lake August
Yang Heng | 113′ | China | –
To forget the death of his father and a broken relationship, a young man roams through a far corner of China. He comes to a…
Big Talks
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Big Talk: Kleber Mendonça Filho & Carla Simón
Kleber Mendonça Filho (The Secret Agent) and Carla Simón (Romería) discuss how cinema shapes personal and historical memory. -
Big Talk: Marwan Hamed & Yousry Nasrallah
Join IFFR Focus programme filmmaker Marwan Hamed in conversation with acclaimed Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah. -
Big Talk: Nicolas Becker & Simon Fisher Turner
We all watch films – but do we truly listen? A Big Talk with two multifaceted artists on sound and music. -
Big Talk: Valeria Golino & Hiam Abbass
Hiam Abbass and Valeria Golino discuss their careers in front of and behind the camera.
Viewing and payment
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How can I watch a film on IFFR Unleashed?
Films on our Unleashed platform are available on a pay-per-view basis. Prices are indicated per film.
Please note that film availability varies per country and some films are not available outside the Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg). If that is the case, this information will be included in the Unleashed box on the film page. Unleashed films are currently not available in the USA or Canada.
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What are the payment methods?
IFFR offers payment by credit card and iDEAL.
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I rented a film. How long is it available to watch?
When you rent a film, it will be available for you to watch for 72 hours after you’ve pressed “Stream this film” on the website. The film can be stopped and started at any point within these 72 hours.