{"id":211383,"date":"2024-02-05T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/?p=211383"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T11:00:54","slug":"iffr-records-strong-visitor-numbers-during-impactful-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iffr.com\/en\/iffr-records-strong-visitor-numbers-during-impactful-edition","title":{"rendered":"IFFR records strong visitor numbers during impactful edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Agnieszka Holland\u2019s Green Border wins the Audience Award.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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M. Raihan Halim\u2019s progressive and provocative Malaysian comedy La Luna brought the 2024 edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) to a close, receiving a resounding ovation at packed screens for its European premiere.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival recorded 253,500 visits across its programme of 424 films, including 183 world premieres, complemented with a variety of multi-disciplinary programmes including Art Directions, IFFR Talks and more. Highlights from the Talks programme included Sandra H\u00fcller, Marco Bellocchio, Billy Woodberry and Amanda Kramer with Debbie Harry who stated that \u201cfilm festivals are such an important part for directors and filmmakers, especially for independence\u201d, chiming strongly with IFFR\u2019s mission of championing independent filmmakers and artists, creating space for dialogue and expanding people\u2019s views of the world and each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival also presented its final prize with Agnieszka Holland\u2019s Green Border<\/strong> winning the Audience Award. As previously announced, Tanaka Toshihiko\u2019s Rei<\/strong> won IFFR\u2019s coveted Tiger Award, while the Iranian drama The Old Bachelor <\/strong>(dir. Oktay Baraheni) won the VPRO Big Screen Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival Director Vanja Kaludjercic<\/strong>: \u201cThis edition we saw with great pleasure how our discoveries found their audiences. From the joy of our opening night, to the excitement of welcoming superstars and cinematic giants, to witnessing the blossoming of future greats like the Tiger Award winner, there was a special atmosphere at the festival this edition. We take pride in making a programme that foregrounds the unexpected and unique \u2013 and that challenges and enriches. Our Focus programmes, like the first-of-their kind retrospectives on Chilean cinema in exile, Italian genre masters Manetti Bros. and Hong Kong provocateur Scud stand as a testament to that and the spaces we create. As we look ahead, we see that our ideas and aspirations connect strongly with the audience, strengthening us for the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Managing Director Clare Stewart<\/strong>: \u201cWe are thrilled that, despite a reduction in scale to match our resources, the 53rd edition of IFFR has maintained its public reach, exceeded ticket sales targets and increased our overall occupancy rate to 75%. This affirms our strategic focus on \u2018impact over scale\u2019 and puts us in a great position to continue the recalibration of IFFR for future years. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of our impact focus, we are also working to amplify the connections between our programmes and talent initiatives, and it was terrific to see increased interest in the Darkroom work-in-progress programme \u2013 now in its second year \u2013 where industry guests get a first look at  projects supported by the Hubert Bals Fund and CineMart. Our focus on developing younger audiences for the festival\u2019s public programme is also underpinned by our essential work in the field of film and audiovisual education where we continue to host a multitude of school groups during the festival, delivering important social value including classes and workshops for children in hospitals and for young refugees.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IFFR 2024 programme<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n