{"id":211327,"date":"2022-12-19T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T16:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?p=211327"},"modified":"2025-10-03T17:33:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:33:17","slug":"competitions-steve-mcqueen-and-opening-and-closing-films-at-iffr-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/competitions-steve-mcqueen-and-opening-and-closing-films-at-iffr-2023","title":{"rendered":"Competitions, Steve McQueen, and opening and closing films at IFFR 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1121\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351 1999w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892-288x162.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892-432x243.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892-832x468.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiger, Big Screen, and Ammodo Tiger Short competition selections confirmed along with IFFR-commissioned Steve McQueen artwork in collaboration with Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen.<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>During today\u2019s press conference, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) revealed the films selected for its 2023 Tiger, Big Screen and Ammodo Tiger Short competitions. The festival also announces\u00a0<em>Sunshine State<\/em>, an artwork by Steve McQueen commissioned by IFFR and presented in collaboration with Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen from January 26 to February 12 2023.\u00a0Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken\u2019s Munch opens the festival, with Varun Grover\u2019s All India Rank bringing it to a close. French cinematographer H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Louvart is the 2023 recipient of the Robby M\u00fcller Award.\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic: \u201cIn shaping this year\u2019s programme we stay committed to the path we set out for ourselves: celebrating great cinema in all its splendour and to look where others don\u2019t look. Our entire programme, full of surprises, is a testament to that. In addition to those film cultures which traditionally are strongly present at IFFR, this year\u2019s Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and Ammodo Tiger Short Competition, expand to films from Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Ukraine, the Dominican Republic, Morocco and Taiwan to name just a few. From remarkable d\u00e9buts, to cinematic grand masters and our specially-commissioned Steve McQueen artwork, it is our true pleasure to share IFFR 2023&#8217;s wildly varied lineup.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiger Competition<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IFFR\u2019s flagship\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/tiger-competition?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=direct_mail&amp;utm_campaign=iffr2021&amp;utm_content=press\">Tiger Competition<\/a>\u00a0is the festival\u2019s platform for emerging film talent and features a selection of 16 titles for its 52nd edition. The jury will grant three prizes: the Tiger Award, worth \u20ac40,000, and two Special Jury Awards, worth \u20ac10,000 each. The Tiger Jury consists of Sabrina Baracetti, Lav Diaz, Anisia Uzeyman, Christine Vachon and Alonso D\u00edaz de la Vega.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tiger Competition 2023 selection<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/100-%C3%A5rstider?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>100 \u00e5rstider<\/strong><\/a>, Giovanni Bucchieri, 2022, Sweden, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/gagaland?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Gagaland<\/strong><\/a>, Teng Yuhan, 2023, China, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/geology-of-separation?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Geology of Separation<\/strong><\/a>, Yosr Gasmi, Mauro Mazzocchi, 2023, Tunisia, Italy, France, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/indivision?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Indivision<\/strong><\/a>, Le\u00efla Kilani, 2023, Morocco, France, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/letzter-abend?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Letzter Abend<\/strong><\/a>, Lukas Nathrath, 2023, Germany, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/mannvirki?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Mannvirki<\/strong><\/a>, G\u00fastav Geir Bollason, 2023, Iceland, France, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/munnel?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Munnel<\/strong><\/a>, Visakesa Chandrasekaram, 2023, Sri Lanka, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/new-strains?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>New Strains<\/strong><\/a>, Artemis Shaw, Prashanth Kamalakanthan, 2023, United States, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/notas-sobre-un-verano?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Notas sobre un verano<\/strong><\/a>, Diego Llorente, 2023, Spain, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/numb?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Numb<\/strong><\/a>, Amir Toodehroosta, 2023, Iran, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/nummer-achttien?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Nummer achttien<\/strong><\/a>, Guido van der Werve, 2022, Netherlands, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/la-palisiada?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>La Palisiada<\/strong><\/a>, Philip Sotnychenko, 2023, Ukraine, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/playland?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Playland<\/strong><\/a>, Georden West, 2023, United States, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/le-spectre-de-boko-haram?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Le spectre de Boko Haram<\/strong><\/a>, Cyrielle Raingou, 2023, Cameroon, France, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/thiiird?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Thiiird<\/strong><\/a>, Karim Kassem, 2023, Lebanon, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/three-sparks?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>three sparks<\/strong><\/a>, Naomi Uman, 2023, Albania, Mexico, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Tiger Competition selection 2023 is now online. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/tiger-competition?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">here<\/a>\u00a0to browse.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1121\" src=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351 1999w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892-288x162.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351 288w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892-432x243.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351 432w, https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/456416-Untitled-design-ee67c9-original-1671448892-832x468.png?image-crop-positioner-ts=1758728351 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Clockwise, stills from the films:\u00a0<em><strong>Numb,\u00a0Letzter Abend,\u00a0Notas sobre un verano,\u00a0Indivision<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big Screen Competition<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/awards\/big-screen-competition?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=direct_mail&amp;utm_campaign=iffr2021&amp;utm_content=press?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Big Screen Competition<\/a>\u00a0offers a wide-ranging selection, bridging the gap between popular, classic and arthouse cinema features. 16 titles have been selected for IFFR 2023. IFFR invites an audience jury to grant the VPRO Big Screen Award. The winning film receives a guaranteed theatrical release in the Netherlands and will be broadcast on Dutch TV by VPRO and NPO. In addition, a \u20ac30,000 prize is awarded, equally shared between the filmmaker and the distributor who releases the film.<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Big Screen Competition 2023 selection<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/avant-leffondrement?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Avant l&#8217;effondrement<\/strong><\/a>, Alice Zeniter, Beno\u00eet Volnais, 2023, France, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/before-the-buzzards-arrive?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Before the Buzzards Arrive<\/strong><\/a>, Jon\u00e1s N. D\u00edaz, 2023, Mexico, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/copenhagen-does-not-exist?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Copenhagen Does Not Exist<\/strong><\/a>, Martin Skovbjerg, 2023, Denmark, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/drawing-lots?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Drawing Lots<\/strong><\/a>, Zaza Khalvashi, Tamta Khalvashi , 2023, Georgia, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/endless-borders?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Endless Borders<\/strong><\/a>, Abbas Amini, 2023, Czech Republic, Germany, Iran , world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/le-formiche-di-mida?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Le formiche di Mida<\/strong><\/a>, Edgar Honetschl\u00e4ger, 2023, Austria, Italy, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/four-little-adults?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Four Little Adults<\/strong><\/a>, Selma Vilhunen, 2023, Finland, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/la-hembrita?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>La hembrita<\/strong><\/a>, Laura Amelia Guzm\u00e1n Conde, 2023, Dominican Republic, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/joram?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Joram<\/strong><\/a>, Devashish Makhija, 2022, India, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/luka?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Luka<\/strong><\/a>, Jessica Woodworth, 2023, Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Bulgaria, Armenia, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/my-little-nighttime-secret?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>My Little Nighttime Secret<\/strong><\/a>, Natalya Meshchaninova, 2023, Russia, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/n%C3%A3o-sou-nada-%E2%80%93-the-nothingness-club?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>N\u00e3o Sou Nada \u2013 The Nothingness Club<\/strong><\/a>, Edgar P\u00eara, 2023, Portugal, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/okiku-and-the-world?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Okiku and the World<\/strong><\/a>, Sakamoto Junji, 2023, Japan, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/one-win?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>One Win<\/strong><\/a>, Shin Yeon-Shick, 2023, South Korea, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/la-sudestada?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>La Sudestada<\/strong><\/a>, Daniel Casab\u00e9, Edgardo Dieleke, 2022, Argentina, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/voyages-en-italie?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Voyages en Italie<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Sophie\u00a0Letourneur, 2023, France, world premiere<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Big Screen Competition selection 2023 is now online. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/big-screen-competition?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">here<\/a>\u00a0to browse.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net\/31724\/images\/456414-2-c8ff70-large-1671448888.png\" alt=\"2.png\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clockwise, stills from the films:\u00a0<em><strong>Drawing Lots, Copenhagen Does Not Exist, Luka,\u00a0N\u00e3o Sou Nada &#8211; The Nothingness Club<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ammodo Tiger Short Competition<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IFFR announces 24 short films selected for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/ammodo-tiger-short-competition?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=direct_mail&amp;utm_campaign=iffr2021&amp;utm_content=press?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Ammodo Tiger Short Competition<\/a>. The jury consists of Stanya Kahn, Herb Shellenberger and Simone Zeefuik. They will determine which three titles will receive three equal Ammodo Tiger Short Awards, each worth \u20ac5,000.<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ammodo Tiger Short Competition 2023 selection<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/aqueronte?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Aqueronte<\/strong><\/a>, Manuel Mu\u00f1oz Rivas, 2023, Spain, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/blinded-by-centuries?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Blinded by Centuries<\/strong><\/a>, Parinda Mai, 2023, Thailand, United States, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/delivery-dancers-sphere?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Delivery Dancer&#8217;s Sphere<\/strong><\/a>, Kim Ayoung, 2023, South Korea, world premiere (festival)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/f%C3%A4lle?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>F\u00e4lle<\/strong><\/a>, Mischa Hedinger, Michela Fl\u00fcck, 2023, Switzerland, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/from-voice-to-pulse?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>From Voice to Pulse<\/strong><\/a>, Zeno van den Broek, 2023, Netherlands, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/la-grande-arche?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>La Grande Arche<\/strong><\/a>, Camille Authouart, 2023, France, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/i-can-see-the-sun-but-i-cant-feel-it-yet?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>I Can See the Sun but I Can&#8217;t Feel It Yet<\/strong><\/a>, Joseph Wilson, 2023, United Kingdom, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/last-days-of-summer?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Last Days of Summer<\/strong><\/a>, Stenzin Tankong, 2023, India, France, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/light-of-light?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Light of Light<\/strong><\/a>, Neritan Zinxhiria, 2023, Greece, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/natureza-humana?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Natureza humana<\/strong><\/a>, M\u00f3nica Lima, 2023, Portugal, Germany, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/never-come-back?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Never Come Back<\/strong><\/a>, Assaf Gruber, 2023, Austria, world premiere (festival)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/p%C3%A1tio-do-carrasco?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>P\u00e1tio do Carrasco<\/strong><\/a>, Andr\u00e9 Gil Mata, 2023, Portugal, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/phal%C3%A8ne?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Phal\u00e8ne<\/strong><\/a>, Sarah-Ana\u00efs 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href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/repetitions?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Repetitions<\/strong><\/a>, Morgan Alaric Quaintance, 2023, United Kingdom, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/shabnam?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Shabnam<\/strong><\/a>, Reetu Sattar, 2023, Bangladesh, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/skin-in-the-crosswinds?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Skin in the Crosswinds<\/strong><\/a>, Andrew Rubin, 2023, United States, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/square-the-circle?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Square the Circle<\/strong><\/a>, Hanna Hovitie, 2023, Finland, world premiere (festival)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/theta?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Theta<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Lawrence Lek, 2023, United Kingdom, world premiere (festival)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/tito?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Tito<\/strong><\/a>, Kerven Jimenez, Taylor McIntosh, 2023, Haiti, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/what-the-soil-remembers?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>What the Soil Remembers<\/strong><\/a>, Jos\u00e9 Cardoso, 2023, South Africa, Ecuador, world premiere<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/zabriskie-point?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\"><strong>Zabriskie Point<\/strong><\/a>, Cho Seoungho, 2023, United States, world premiere<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Ammodo Tiger Short Competition selection 2023 is now online. Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/ammodo-tiger-short-competition?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">here<\/a>\u00a0to browse.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net\/31724\/images\/456415-3-f5d5ab-large-1671448892.png\" alt=\"3.png\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clockwise, stills from the films:\u00a0<em><strong>Square The Circle, Theta, Blinded by Centuries,\u00a0Delivery Dancer&#8217;s Sphere<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steve McQueen&#8217;s Sunshine State<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IFFR presents\u00a0<em>Sunshine State<\/em>, a Steve McQueen artwork commissioned by IFFR. The work will be presented in the Depot in collaboration with Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen\u00a0from January 26 to February 12 2023.\u00a0<em>Sunshine State<\/em>\u00a0from the Oscar-winning filmmaker and Turner Prize-winning artist will be the first presentation to be hosted on the fifth floor of the Depot since it opened in November 2021.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cms.iffr.com\/en\/blog\/steve-mcqueens-sunshine-state-iffr-2023?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">here<\/a>\u00a0to read more on Sunshine State.<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net\/31724\/images\/456828-SMQ_%C2%A9_Steve_McQueen_Thomas_Dane_Gallery_Marian_Goodman_Gallery_Pirelli_Hangar_Bicocca-Photo_Agostino_Osio-c68db8-large-1671463100.jpeg\" alt=\"SMQ_\u00a9_Steve_McQueen_Thomas_Dane_Gallery_Marian_Goodman_Gallery_Pirelli_Hangar_Bicocca-Photo_Agostino_Osio.jpeg\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Steve McQueen,\u00a0<em><strong>Sunshine S<\/strong>tate<\/em>, 2022\u00a9 Steve McQueen. Courtesy the artist, Thomas Dane\u00a0Gallery, Marian Goodman Gallery and Pirelli\u00a0HangarBicocca, Milan. Photo: Agostino Osio<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opening and closing films<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>IFFR 2023 will open on Wednesday 25 January with Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken\u2019s multi-layered essay on Edvard Munch&#8217;s life and art,\u00a0<strong>Munch<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a surprising mix of classical cinema and formal experiment.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Varun Grover\u2019s\u00a0<strong>All India Rank<\/strong>\u00a0will bring the festival to a close on Sunday 5 February: a witty, well-observed portrait of middle-class India\u2019s aspirations and the attendant pressures on its children.<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d21buns5ku92am.cloudfront.net\/31724\/images\/456417-5-9147b4-large-1671449226.png\" alt=\"5.png\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Still from the film\u00a0<em><strong>Munch\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Still from the film<em>\u00a0<strong>All India Rank<\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Robby M\u00fcller Award goes to H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Louvart<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>French cinematographer H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Louvart (Beach Rats,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/persons\/eliza-hittman?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Eliza Hittman<\/a>, 2017;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2019\/films\/lazzaro-felice?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Lazzaro felice<\/a>, Alice Rohrwacher, IFFR 2019;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/films\/un-petit-fr%C3%A8re?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Un petit fr\u00e8re<\/a>, L\u00e9onor Serraille, IFFR 2023) will receive the fourth annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/awards\/robby-mueller-award?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Robby M\u00fcller Award<\/a>. Awarded in collaboration with the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers (NSC) and Andrea M\u00fcller-Schirmer, Robby M\u00fcller\u2019s wife, the award annually honours an outstanding \u2018image maker\u2019 in the spirit of the late Dutch cinematographer.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jury states: \u201cH\u00e9l\u00e8ne Louvart&#8217;s gaze unfolds as a constant becoming, a physical, instinctive process of evolving and dissolving. Her visuals are effortlessly synchronised with the rhythm of natural breathing, as if they were shot from within and cross the very line between screen and viewer.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read more about the\u00a0Robby M\u00fcller Award 2023\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/blog\/robby-muller-award-2023-helene-louvart?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get ready for IFFR 2023<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at the newly confirmed lineups for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/bright-future?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Bright Future<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/harbour?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Harbour<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/limelight?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Limelight<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/short-mid-length?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">Short &amp; Mid-length<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr\/2023\/rtm?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">RTM<\/a>. The programme of IFFR Talks and IFFR\u2019s multi-disciplinary expanded cinema section Art Directions will be announced in the second week of January.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets for IFFR 2023 will go on general sale online on Friday 20 January 2023 at 20:00. The pre-sale for Tiger Members, Tiger Members Supreme and Tiger Members Under-23 starts Thursday 19 January 2023 at 20:00. VPRO members and their guests can already buy tickets for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/vpro-days-2023?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=press_mailing&amp;utm_campaign=press_release_5\">exclusive screenings<\/a>\u00a0of a selection of films from IFFR 2023<a href=\"https:\/\/press.iffr.com\/#\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accredited press and industry guests, as well as partners and patrons, can book their tickets from Thursday 19 January at 12:00. 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During today\u2019s press conference, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) revealed the films selected for its 2023 Tiger, Big Screen and Ammodo Tiger Short competitions. 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