{"id":206016,"date":"2025-01-22T18:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T17:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?p=206016"},"modified":"2025-01-22T20:47:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:47:04","slug":"blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025","title":{"rendered":"Talent Development at IFFR 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">IFFR Pro\u2019s Talent Development schemes welcome a dynamic group of participants to Rotterdam, where they will refine their skills, expand their professional networks, and immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of an international festival and its co-production market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206095\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Celebrating its 25th anniversary, Rotterdam Lab returns alongside the Creative Producer Indaba and much more. Explore the exciting opportunities we\u2019ve prepared for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IFFR Pro\u2019s Talent Development schemes welcome a dynamic group of participants to Rotterdam, where they will refine their skills, expand their professional networks, and immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of an international festival and its co-production market. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Rotterdam Lab returns alongside the Creative Producer Indaba and much more. Explore the exciting opportunities we\u2019ve prepared for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rotterdam Lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every year, IFFR Pro&#8217;s worldwide partners and collaborators nominate outstanding emerging film producers to participate in the Rotterdam Lab. Now celebrating its 25th edition, this five-day ride of panel sessions, roundtables, and networking events provides a golden opportunity for participants to refine their (co)producing craft and expand their international network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of welcoming 66 producers from over 40 countries, selected through 46 partner organisations, this year for the second time \u2013 thanks to the support of Creative Europe MEDIA \u2013 we opened a call to expand further the plurality of voices, backgrounds and experience within the cohort. Selected through an open submission process that saw more than 180 applications, we are delighted to welcome: Aigerim Satybaldy (Kazakhstan), Adriana R\u0103c\u0103\u0219an (Romania), Emir Melek (Turkey), Frederico Mesquita (Portugal) and Valentina Arango (Chile\/Colombia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rotterdam Lab\u2019s success over the past 25 years would not have been possible without the support and crucial committment of our partners. This year, we\u2019re proud to continue collaborations with our many long-term partners and welcome new ones, including Ffilm Cymru Wales CBC, Lithuania Film Centre and New Producers Academy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr-pro\/talent-development\/rotterdam-lab\/rotterdam-lab-participants-2025\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tRotterdam Lab 2025 producers\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:rotate-45 group-focus-visible:rotate-45 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M14.667 2.386v9.122a1.053 1.053 0 0 1-2.105 0V4.93l-9.43 9.428a1.054 1.054 0 1 1-1.49-1.491l9.429-9.429H4.493a1.052 1.052 0 0 1 0-2.105h9.121a1.053 1.053 0 0 1 1.053 1.053Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During the five days of the programme, in addition to a wide-range of networking opportunities, we\u2019ll trace the journey that an independent international co-production goes through from the birth of the project to getting it funded and produced, up to the moment it\u2019s shared with the world on the big screen and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the programme\u2019s highlights is the annual Rotterdam Lab Co-production Case Study. There\u2019s no better way to understand the journey of an independent film, than to explore a real-life example. One of last year\u2019s sensations, the France, India, Netherlands and Luxembourg co-production All We Imagine as Light (IFFR 2025) was supported by the Hubert Bals Fund and selected for CineMart before it won the Grand Prix at Cannes. In this closed session we\u2019ll be joined by the film\u2019s writer and director Payal Kapadia, and by French producers Julien Graff and Thomas Hakim (petit chaos) and Dutch co-producer Frank Hoeve (Baldr Film).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">25 Years of Rotterdam Lab<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As Rotterdam Lab enters its 25th edition, it\u2019s heartening to see just how many graduates of the workshop have gone on to take up significant careers as producers of globally-celebrated work. Nowhere else is this as obvious than in the IFFR 2025 lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two prominent Dutch titles in the programme have Rotterdam Lab connections. The Limburg-set crime-comedy <strong>Fabula<\/strong> by Michiel ten Horn opens IFFR 2025 and was co-produced by New Amsterdam\u2019s Sander Verdonk (RL 2009). Aaron Rookus\u2019s life-affirming drama<strong> De Idylle<\/strong> in the Big Screen Competition, and was produced by Maarten van der Ven of Studio Ruba (RL 2011). Also in the Big Screen Competition is Pirjo Honkasalo\u2019s masterful drama <strong>Orenda<\/strong>, produced by 2012 graduate Mark Lwoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CineMart 2025 adviser and 2013 Rotterdam Lab graduate Bianca Balbuena is the Filipino co-producer on Mouly Surya\u2019s IFFR 2025 closing film <strong>This City Is a Battlefield<\/strong> \u2013 a sumptuous Jakarta-set historical thriller. Elsewhere in the Limelight programme is Mercedes Stalenhoef&#8217;s beautiful cinematic take on the multifaceted experience of blindness <strong>Ik zal zien<\/strong>, produced by 2018 graduate Rogier Kramer. Also in the the programme is Adam Elliot\u2019s masterful stop motion animation <strong>Memoir of a Snail<\/strong>, co-produced by 2012 graduate Liz Kearney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Memoir_of_a_Snail_Film_Still_2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555653\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Memoir_of_a_Snail_Film_Still_2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555653 2048w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Memoir_of_a_Snail_Film_Still_2-288x162.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555653 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Memoir_of_a_Snail_Film_Still_2-432x243.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555653 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Memoir_of_a_Snail_Film_Still_2-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555653 832w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Memoir_of_a_Snail_Film_Still_2-1296x729.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555653 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Film still: <strong>Memoir of a Snail<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the party quietens in Dwayne LeBlanc\u2019s Tiger Short Competition title <strong>Now, Hear Me Good<\/strong>, the silence is filled with music \u2013 produced by 2023 graduate Michael Graf. In the Short &amp; Mid-length programme, Diogo Salgado\u2019s <strong>Vultosos cumes<\/strong> is a painterly impression of a young Portuguese migrant worker\u2019s first days in the Auvergne-Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes region, produced by 2023 graduate Romain Bent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More Rotterdam Lab graduates feature across the CineMart project teams: <strong>Adi\u00f3s, amor<\/strong> (prod. Gema Arquero), <strong>Eziko<\/strong> (pro. Khosie Dali), <strong>Faust<\/strong> (prod. Sophie Ahrens), <strong>Marseille<\/strong> (Rogier Kramer), <strong>Meat<\/strong> (prod. Deirdre Levins), <strong>Sentinel<\/strong> (prod. Geo Lomuntad), <strong>How Melissa Blew a Fuse<\/strong> (co-prod. Sini\u0161a Juri\u010di\u0107) and <strong>Corte Culebra<\/strong> (co-prod. Elisa Sep\u00falveda Ruddoff).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Now-Hear-Me-Good_Film-Still-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737563148\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206087\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Now-Hear-Me-Good_Film-Still-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737563148 2048w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Now-Hear-Me-Good_Film-Still-1-288x162.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737563148 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Now-Hear-Me-Good_Film-Still-1-432x243.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737563148 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Now-Hear-Me-Good_Film-Still-1-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737563148 832w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Now-Hear-Me-Good_Film-Still-1-1296x729.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737563148 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Film still: <strong>Now, Hear Me Good<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Darkroom work-in-progress platform presentes three titles with Lab producers, <strong>Bloques err\u00e1ticos <\/strong>(prod. Rodrigo Diaz), Kaktarua (co-prod. Ivy Yu-Hua Shen) and <strong>Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes<\/strong> (prod. Carlos Pardo Ros).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Last-Night-I-Conquered-the-City-of-Thebes_still_3.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555748\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206027\" style=\"width:768px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Last-Night-I-Conquered-the-City-of-Thebes_still_3.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555748 1919w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Last-Night-I-Conquered-the-City-of-Thebes_still_3-288x162.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555748 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Last-Night-I-Conquered-the-City-of-Thebes_still_3-432x243.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555748 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Last-Night-I-Conquered-the-City-of-Thebes_still_3-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555748 832w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Last-Night-I-Conquered-the-City-of-Thebes_still_3-1296x729.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737555748 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Concept still: <strong>Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes<\/strong> (Darkroom 2025)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the spirit of this milestone anniversary, we\u2019ve gathered 25 lessons shared by past participants, reflecting on the collaboration and shared learning that defines the Lab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-rotterdam-lab-25-years-25-lessons\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tRead the lessons\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-2 group-focus-visible:translate-x-2 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.575 13.022-8.639 8.638a1.442 1.442 0 0 1-2.04-2.04l6.18-6.177H1.44a1.44 1.44 0 0 1 0-2.88h17.637l-6.178-6.18a1.442 1.442 0 0 1 2.04-2.04l8.638 8.638a1.44 1.44 0 0 1-.002 2.04Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Creative Producer Indaba<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Developing or seeking to collaborate with African film projects, the 15 participants include not only producers but also other film professionals aiming to enhance their entrepreneurial and leadership skills, foster their creativity, and establish valuable international networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The group met back in December at the Atlas Workshops during the Marrakech International Film Festival and will reunite in Rotterdam for a week of group work sessions, seminars and one-to-one meetings. As well as mingling with other emerging filmmakers and expanding their network, they\u2019ll receive mentoring from group leaders Mehret Mandefro and Diana Elbaum, alongside the Head of Studies and Executive Director of the Realness Institute Elias Ribeiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Creative Producer Indaba is a professional development programme offered by the Realness Institute, in partnership with EAVE, International Film Festival Rotterdam\u2019s IFFR Pro and the Marrakech International Film Festival\u2019s Atlas Workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-creative-producer-indaba-fourth-edition-participants-announced\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tCreative Producer Indaba fourth edition participants announced\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-2 group-focus-visible:translate-x-2 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.575 13.022-8.639 8.638a1.442 1.442 0 0 1-2.04-2.04l6.18-6.177H1.44a1.44 1.44 0 0 1 0-2.88h17.637l-6.178-6.18a1.442 1.442 0 0 1 2.04-2.04l8.638 8.638a1.44 1.44 0 0 1-.002 2.04Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In celebration of the fourth edition of the Indaba, a partnership with Realness Institute, EAVE and the Atlas Workshops, IFFR takes on a mission to paint an authentic portrait of the realities, power and diversity of independent African cinema in the series Indaba In Focus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-indaba-in-focus-with-maeva-ranaivojaona-plunge-into-something-you-dont-know\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tIndaba In Focus with Ma\u00e9va Ranaivojaona\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-2 group-focus-visible:translate-x-2 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.575 13.022-8.639 8.638a1.442 1.442 0 0 1-2.04-2.04l6.18-6.177H1.44a1.44 1.44 0 0 1 0-2.88h17.637l-6.178-6.18a1.442 1.442 0 0 1 2.04-2.04l8.638 8.638a1.44 1.44 0 0 1-.002 2.04Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-buttons\" class=\"align\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 md:gap-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<a\n\tclass=\"group btn btn-primary  \"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-indaba-in-focus-with-mohammed-alomda\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\n\t\t\t<span data-button-text>\n\t\t\tIndaba In Focus with Mohammed Alomda\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"transition-transform duration-300 group-hover:translate-x-2 group-focus-visible:translate-x-2 flex items-center justify-center w-[1em] h-[1em] icon group-expanded:hidden\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"m23.575 13.022-8.639 8.638a1.442 1.442 0 0 1-2.04-2.04l6.18-6.177H1.44a1.44 1.44 0 0 1 0-2.88h17.637l-6.178-6.18a1.442 1.442 0 0 1 2.04-2.04l8.638 8.638a1.44 1.44 0 0 1-.002 2.04Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Script Circle at IFFR Pro<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A new collaboration with the Netherlands Film Fund for the upcoming festival features a special workshop with renowned script consultants Franz Rodenkirchen and Fran\u00e7oise von Roy from Berlin-based development studio Solace 23. They will be offering their acclaimed Script Circle process during the IFFR Pro Days, in the framework of Pulling Focus: NL 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Script Circle workshop will bring together four teams of Dutch writers\/directors and producers for an in-depth discussion of their projects. Led by Franz and Fran\u00e7oise, the participants will take a deep dive into their projects and receive valuable guided peer-to-peer feedback.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to project-specific feedback, they will also discuss broader aspects of writing visual narratives, including topics such as genre, character development and engaging audiences in innovative ways beyond traditional screenwriting techniques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selected projects are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Baba<\/strong><br>Director: Mustafa Duygulu<br>Writers: Mustafa Duygulu, Kevin Meul<br>Production Company: New Ams Film Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Happy Days<\/strong><br>Director: Floor van der Meulen<br>Writers: Floor van der Meulen, Bastiaan Kroeger<br>Production Company: Keplerfilm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jelly Bean<\/strong><br>Director: Margot Schaap<br>Writers: Margot Schaap, Medi Broekman<br>Production Company: OAK Motion Pictures<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oxytocin<\/strong><br>Director: Joris van den Berg<br>Writer: Bastiaan Tichler<br>Production Company: PPRL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Launchpad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Stemming from a partnership between Locarno Film Festival, Thessaloniki International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and IFFR, the main purpose of the Launchpad is to facilitate access to this network of festivals to a group of emerging film professionals, while propelling their career further and wider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each festival, industry platform, or market has selected a group of participants who will be granted automatic access to all these events for the 12 months following their selection. They will receive free industry accreditation that will enable them to join different professional programmes and in-person networking events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s selected participants include professionals working in film funds, film festivals and events, and film curation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/block-posts\" class=\"alignwide\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">A list with articles<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-4\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-stretch grid-cols-1 gap-4 lg:gap-8 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:text-zoom-lg:grid-cols-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"@container h-full group\">\n\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-col h-full rounded-lg bg-base-300 @md:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden image:w-full image:object-cover image:aspect-video image:rounded-t-lg @md:image:rounded-b-lg @md:basis-1\/3 @md:pl-8 @md:py-8 @lg:basis-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-04-01-3.52.39-PM-832x468.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1775051577\" class=\"attachment-video_md size-video_md\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, (max-width: 1400px) 33vw, 408px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-04-01-3.52.39-PM-832x468.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1775051577 832w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-04-01-3.52.39-PM-288x162.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1775051577 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-04-01-3.52.39-PM-432x243.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1775051577 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-04-01-3.52.39-PM-1296x729.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1775051577 1296w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-04-01-3.52.39-PM.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1775051577 1362w\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"@md:hidden \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div data-component=\"arrow\" class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 transition-transform ease-out delay-75 -translate-x-6 group-hover:translate-x-0 group-hover:delay-0\">\n\t<div class=\"p-2 rounded-t-lg bg-base-300 group-hover:rounded-tr-none group-hover:delay-75\">\n\t\t<span class=\"relative z-10 w-[1em] h-[1em] icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M14.667 2.386v9.122a1.053 1.053 0 0 1-2.105 0V4.93l-9.43 9.428a1.054 1.054 0 1 1-1.49-1.491l9.429-9.429H4.493a1.052 1.052 0 0 1 0-2.105h9.121a1.053 1.053 0 0 1 1.053 1.053Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 -left-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-300 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 z-0 transition-transform translate-y-2 group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:delay-[50ms]\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-300 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 p-6 @xs:px-8 @md:py-8 @md:px-8 @md:basis-2\/3 @lg:basis-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-lg font-heading @lg:text-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-lightroom-report-2026\" class=\"absolute-link hocus:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tLightroom Report 2026\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"block text-sm\" datetime=\"2026-04-01\">April 1, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Place in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIFFR Pro\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tImmersive\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStories\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hidden @md:block \">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div data-component=\"arrow\" class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 transition-transform ease-out delay-75 -translate-x-6 group-hover:translate-x-0 group-hover:delay-0\">\n\t<div class=\"p-2 rounded-t-lg bg-base-50 group-hover:rounded-tr-none group-hover:delay-75\">\n\t\t<span class=\"relative z-10 w-[1em] h-[1em] icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M14.667 2.386v9.122a1.053 1.053 0 0 1-2.105 0V4.93l-9.43 9.428a1.054 1.054 0 1 1-1.49-1.491l9.429-9.429H4.493a1.052 1.052 0 0 1 0-2.105h9.121a1.053 1.053 0 0 1 1.053 1.053Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 -left-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-50 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 z-0 transition-transform translate-y-2 group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:delay-[50ms]\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-50 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"@container h-full group\">\n\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-col h-full rounded-lg bg-base-300 @md:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden image:w-full image:object-cover image:aspect-video image:rounded-t-lg @md:image:rounded-b-lg @md:basis-1\/3 @md:pl-8 @md:py-8 @lg:basis-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/HBFEurope-2026-stills-832x468.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773747171\" class=\"attachment-video_md size-video_md\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, (max-width: 1400px) 33vw, 408px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/HBFEurope-2026-stills-832x468.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773747171 832w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/HBFEurope-2026-stills-288x162.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773747171 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/HBFEurope-2026-stills-432x243.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773747171 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/HBFEurope-2026-stills-1296x729.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773747171 1296w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/HBFEurope-2026-stills.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773747171 1640w\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"@md:hidden \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div data-component=\"arrow\" class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 transition-transform ease-out delay-75 -translate-x-6 group-hover:translate-x-0 group-hover:delay-0\">\n\t<div class=\"p-2 rounded-t-lg bg-base-300 group-hover:rounded-tr-none group-hover:delay-75\">\n\t\t<span class=\"relative z-10 w-[1em] h-[1em] icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M14.667 2.386v9.122a1.053 1.053 0 0 1-2.105 0V4.93l-9.43 9.428a1.054 1.054 0 1 1-1.49-1.491l9.429-9.429H4.493a1.052 1.052 0 0 1 0-2.105h9.121a1.053 1.053 0 0 1 1.053 1.053Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 -left-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-300 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 z-0 transition-transform translate-y-2 group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:delay-[50ms]\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-300 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 p-6 @xs:px-8 @md:py-8 @md:px-8 @md:basis-2\/3 @lg:basis-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-lg font-heading @lg:text-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-hbfeurope-support-2026\" class=\"absolute-link hocus:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHBF+Europe support for eight co-productions announced\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"block text-sm\" datetime=\"2026-03-17\">March 17, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Place in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHubert Bals Fund\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNews\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPress release\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hidden @md:block \">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div data-component=\"arrow\" class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 transition-transform ease-out delay-75 -translate-x-6 group-hover:translate-x-0 group-hover:delay-0\">\n\t<div class=\"p-2 rounded-t-lg bg-base-50 group-hover:rounded-tr-none group-hover:delay-75\">\n\t\t<span class=\"relative z-10 w-[1em] h-[1em] icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M14.667 2.386v9.122a1.053 1.053 0 0 1-2.105 0V4.93l-9.43 9.428a1.054 1.054 0 1 1-1.49-1.491l9.429-9.429H4.493a1.052 1.052 0 0 1 0-2.105h9.121a1.053 1.053 0 0 1 1.053 1.053Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 -left-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-50 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 z-0 transition-transform translate-y-2 group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:delay-[50ms]\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-50 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-post\" class=\"@container h-full group\">\n\t<div class=\"relative flex flex-col h-full rounded-lg bg-base-300 @md:flex-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden image:w-full image:object-cover image:aspect-video image:rounded-t-lg @md:image:rounded-b-lg @md:basis-1\/3 @md:pl-8 @md:py-8 @lg:basis-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"468\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/My_Semba_Film_still_3-1-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773753170\" class=\"attachment-video_md size-video_md\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, (max-width: 1400px) 33vw, 408px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/My_Semba_Film_still_3-1-832x468.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773753170 832w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/My_Semba_Film_still_3-1-288x162.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773753170 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/My_Semba_Film_still_3-1-432x243.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773753170 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/My_Semba_Film_still_3-1-1296x729.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773753170 1296w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/My_Semba_Film_still_3-1.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1773753170 2353w\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"@md:hidden \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<div data-component=\"arrow\" class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 transition-transform ease-out delay-75 -translate-x-6 group-hover:translate-x-0 group-hover:delay-0\">\n\t<div class=\"p-2 rounded-t-lg bg-base-300 group-hover:rounded-tr-none group-hover:delay-75\">\n\t\t<span class=\"relative z-10 w-[1em] h-[1em] icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M14.667 2.386v9.122a1.053 1.053 0 0 1-2.105 0V4.93l-9.43 9.428a1.054 1.054 0 1 1-1.49-1.491l9.429-9.429H4.493a1.052 1.052 0 0 1 0-2.105h9.121a1.053 1.053 0 0 1 1.053 1.053Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 -left-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-300 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 z-0 transition-transform translate-y-2 group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:delay-[50ms]\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-300 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 p-6 @xs:px-8 @md:py-8 @md:px-8 @md:basis-2\/3 @lg:basis-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-lg font-heading @lg:text-xl\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-african-indies-a-continent-of-new-directions\" class=\"absolute-link hocus:underline\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAfrican Indies \u2013 A Continent of New Directions\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<time class=\"block text-sm\" datetime=\"2026-03-17\">March 17, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2\" aria-label=\"Place in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIFFR Pro\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"text-sm font-bold rounded relative px-2  text-base-900 border border-base-900\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tStories\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hidden @md:block \">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div data-component=\"arrow\" class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 transition-transform ease-out delay-75 -translate-x-6 group-hover:translate-x-0 group-hover:delay-0\">\n\t<div class=\"p-2 rounded-t-lg bg-base-50 group-hover:rounded-tr-none group-hover:delay-75\">\n\t\t<span class=\"relative z-10 w-[1em] h-[1em] icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t<svg width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M14.667 2.386v9.122a1.053 1.053 0 0 1-2.105 0V4.93l-9.43 9.428a1.054 1.054 0 1 1-1.49-1.491l9.429-9.429H4.493a1.052 1.052 0 0 1 0-2.105h9.121a1.053 1.053 0 0 1 1.053 1.053Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/><\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute bottom-0 -left-1\/2\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-50 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 right-0 z-0 transition-transform translate-y-2 group-hover:-translate-y-full group-hover:delay-[50ms]\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"text-base-50 w-[1em] h-[1em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M-6.99382e-07 16L0 0L14.8537 6.49274e-07L0.000454783 0.000453934L0.000454791 16L1.14844 16C9.31183 16 15.9369 9.41382 16 1.2653L16 16L-6.99382e-07 16Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFFR Pro\u2019s Talent Development schemes welcome a dynamic group of participants to Rotterdam, where they will refine their skills, expand their professional networks, and immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of an international festival and its co-production market. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2432,"featured_media":206095,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-iffr-pro"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Talent Development at IFFR 2025 - IFFR EN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Talent Development at IFFR 2025 - IFFR EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IFFR Pro\u2019s Talent Development schemes welcome a dynamic group of participants to Rotterdam, where they will refine their skills, expand their professional networks, and immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of an international festival and its co-production market.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IFFR EN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-01-22T17:22:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-01-22T19:47:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"smaranda\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"smaranda\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"7 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"smaranda\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/eac144193454fb60a87513a5fedd9aff\"},\"headline\":\"Talent Development at IFFR 2025\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-22T17:22:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-22T19:47:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025\"},\"wordCount\":1367,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568\",\"articleSection\":[\"IFFR Pro\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025\",\"name\":\"Talent Development at IFFR 2025 - IFFR EN\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-01-22T17:22:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-01-22T19:47:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/eac144193454fb60a87513a5fedd9aff\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Nederland, Rotterdam, 28\/01\/2023, IFFR 2023. Rotterdam Lab Opening Session at De Doelen Feestzaal. foto Jan de Groen.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Talent Development at IFFR 2025\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"IFFR EN\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/eac144193454fb60a87513a5fedd9aff\",\"name\":\"smaranda\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed74a32105f575696ed10308aa05589f0fe10026c511b5955d68f08f148af827?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed74a32105f575696ed10308aa05589f0fe10026c511b5955d68f08f148af827?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"smaranda\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/author\/smaranda\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Talent Development at IFFR 2025 - IFFR EN","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Talent Development at IFFR 2025 - IFFR EN","og_description":"IFFR Pro\u2019s Talent Development schemes welcome a dynamic group of participants to Rotterdam, where they will refine their skills, expand their professional networks, and immerse themselves in the vibrant atmosphere of an international festival and its co-production market.","og_url":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025","og_site_name":"IFFR EN","article_published_time":"2025-01-22T17:22:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-01-22T19:47:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"smaranda","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"smaranda","Est. reading time":"7 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025"},"author":{"name":"smaranda","@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/eac144193454fb60a87513a5fedd9aff"},"headline":"Talent Development at IFFR 2025","datePublished":"2025-01-22T17:22:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-22T19:47:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025"},"wordCount":1367,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568","articleSection":["IFFR Pro"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025","url":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025","name":"Talent Development at IFFR 2025 - IFFR EN","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568","datePublished":"2025-01-22T17:22:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-01-22T19:47:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/eac144193454fb60a87513a5fedd9aff"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568","contentUrl":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20230128-IFFR-RotterdamLabOpening-JandeGroen-0322-2.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1737565568","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Nederland, Rotterdam, 28\/01\/2023, IFFR 2023. Rotterdam Lab Opening Session at De Doelen Feestzaal. foto Jan de Groen."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog-talent-development-at-iffr-2025#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Talent Development at IFFR 2025"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/","name":"IFFR EN","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/eac144193454fb60a87513a5fedd9aff","name":"smaranda","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed74a32105f575696ed10308aa05589f0fe10026c511b5955d68f08f148af827?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ed74a32105f575696ed10308aa05589f0fe10026c511b5955d68f08f148af827?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"smaranda"},"url":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/author\/smaranda"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2432"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206016"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":206144,"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206016\/revisions\/206144"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}