{"id":213971,"date":"2025-12-15T15:10:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T14:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?page_id=213971"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:23:35","slug":"press-conference-iffr-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/press\/press-conference-iffr-2026","title":{"rendered":"Press Conference IFFR 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">The IFFR 2026 press conference took place on Tuesday 16 December. 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