IFFR Pro Award winners for 2025 345t29
Drawing the IFFR Pro Days 2025 to a close, nine awards were handed out to projects presented at the 42nd edition of IFFR’s co-production market CineMart and work-in-progress platform Darkroom, including four new awards exclusively for Darkroom projects. Head of IFFR Pro, Marten Rabarts, said: "We're delighted and proud to see the recognition the juries have given to the awarded projects which will only add to the momentum from CineMart and the Darkroom presence which all pr...
Rotterdam Tiger and Big Screen awards revealed 4d6p19
Fiume o morte! and Raptures take IFFR 2025’s top awards The winners of the top IFFR 2025 prizes are here! Alongside the Tiger Award and Big Screen Award, the Tiger Special Jury, FIPRESCI, NETPAC, and Youth Jury awards were announced during the ceremony tonight in 'de Doelen'. The festival doesn't end here though – there's still plenty to catch over the closing weekend, including Mouly Surya's HBF-backed closing film&nbs...
Winners of the IFFR 2024 Tiger Award and VPRO Big Screen Award announced. 195i2w
Rei and The Old Bachelor take top IFFR 2024 awards International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the 2024 winners from its two feature competitions: the Tiger Competition and the Big Screen Competition. The prizes were handed out during the IFFR Awards Ceremony on Friday 2 February, along with the FIPRESCI, NETPAC and Youth Jury awards. ...
IFFR Pro winners announced at CineMart 2024 2p296q
Seven awards handed out during the 2024 edition of IFFR’s co-production market CineMart Seven awards were handed out to projects presented at the 41st edition of IFFR’s co-production market CineMart during the IFFR Pro Awards Ceremony on Tuesday 30 January, which was co-hosted together with Catalan Films. The winners were selected from the 16 features and 4 immersive projects in development presented at CineMart alongside the 4 features and 2 immersive projects nea...
Tiger Short Competition winners 2024 2j53x
Three titles receive equal Tiger Short Awards, each worth €5,000, as the KNF Award winner and nomination for European Short Film Award are also announced. 53rd...
Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competitions revealed for IFFR 2024 5f365k
La Luna by M. Raihan Halim will close the festival, as the first Talks lineup is unveiled featuring Marco Bellocchio and Anne Fontaine International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) revealed the films selected for the Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competitions at the festival’s 53rd edition. Head South by Jonathan Oglivie opened the festival on Thursday 25 January. The film bringing the festival to a close is now a...
Sandra Hüller, Anne Fontaine, Alexander Kluge and Marco Bellocchio in IFFR Talks lineup 14w5p
Lineup of special guests confirmed for the IFFR Talks programme, and more as part of RTM and IFFR Pro Clockwise: Sandra Hüller, Alexander Kluge, Anne Fontaine by Matias Indjic © Uni, Marco Bellocchio by Anna Camerlingo International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents a Talks programme at its 2024 edition that aims to provide fresh perspectives and profound insights into the world of filmmaking. The s...
The Hubert Bals Fund backs ten new feature projects 602452
The fund underscores its commitment to fostering new and diverse voices, ing a majority of projects by emerging talent. HBF autumn 2023 filmmaker portraits The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) of International Film...
Head South by Jonathan Ogilvie to open IFFR 2024 4r595z
Films by Jonathan Ogilvie, Amanda Kramer, Ann Hui and Billy Woodberry confirmed, along with dates for the IFFR Pro Days, press conference and more. 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam 25 January – 4 February 2024 Jonathan Ogilvie’s spirited post-punk coming-of-age comedy Head South will open the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on Thursday 25 January 2024, with the festival running until Sunday 4 February. Several titles ...
Exploring cinematic frontiers: Scud, Rachel Maclean, Spinvis and expanded cinema at IFFR 2024 112769
Discover the first Focus programmes and Art Directions lineups 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam 25 January – 4 February 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the medium-defying filmmakers, immersive experiences and groundbreaking art confirmed for the 2024 edition. Hong Kong filmmaker Scud, Scottish artist...
Robby Müller Award 2024 goes to Grimm Vandekerckhove 185d3d
The 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam will run 5 January 4 February 2024! Tiger juries announced with Cinema Regained and more premieres in Limelight & Harbour International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the recipient of its fifth annual Robby Müller Award: Belgian cinematographer Grimm Vandekerckhove, renowned for his delicate, humanist work with filmmaker Bas Devos, amongst others. The award pays homage to the craft of artists workin...
Hubert Bals Fund s 12 projects with HBF+Europe schemes 46cv
HBF+Europe 2023 filmmaker portraits Four projects awarded in first Post-production selection, alongside eight for Minority Co-production . The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the 12 globe-spanning co-productions selected for its HBF+Europe schemes, including the four in the inaugural HBF+Europe: Post-production selection. All but one of the projects are from filmmakers embarking on their d...
Tamara Tatishvili appointed new Head of the Hubert Bals Fund 125x24
Film strategy consultant and former Director of the Georgian National Film Center set to head IFFR’s film fund Tamara Tatishvili by Elene Mikaberidze International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has appointed Tamara Tatishvili as the new Head of the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), the festival’s global film fund. Tatishvili has extensive experience across many areas of the international film industry as a strategy consultant, leader, p...
International Film Festival Rotterdam announces Clare Stewart as new Managing Director 196b2a
Clare Stewart (photo by Udall Evans), the former Director of BFI London Film Festival and Interim CEO at Sheffield DocFest s IFFR ahead of 2024 edition 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam 25 January – 4 February 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has appointed Clare Stewart to the post of Managing Director, taking over from outgoing Managing Director Marjan van der Haar. Most recently Interim CEO at Sheffield DocFest, Clare steered the 2022 ...
Local curators and cinematic heritage at IFFR 2023 2a43
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced the latest titles for its 52nd edition. The Cinema Regained programme creates a sphere of collective remembrance for cinematic heritage, offering restored classics, documentaries on film culture, archival discoveries and more. The first titles in the programme are announced for 2023, including the world premiere of a documentary from Mika Taanila and Sami van Ingen, the grandson of Robert Flahtery. IFFR’s Rotterdam-dedicated prog...
The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF)+Europe 2022 selection 4ov62
Six co-productions will each receive €60,000 / Stills from the selected projects The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) is a curatorial fund dedicated to ing filmmakers with a forward-looking artistic vision in every stage of the filmmaking process. The HBF has been especially helpful for filmmakers from countries where freedom of speech and a solid film infrastructure are lacking. The fund functions in tandem with IFFR's other industry initiatives to suppor...
Full programme revealed for IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger 3f3a6e
Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition, Ammodo Tiger Short Competition 2022 selections to screen in Rotterdam from October 14 – 16. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced the full programme for its return to cinemas from October 14 to 16 2022. Cinerama Filmtheater and LantarenVenster will host screenings of films selected for the festival's 51st edition three competitions, which were previously only made available to press and industry on...
Competition winners confirmed for IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger 5x6g1o
IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger 14 oktober to 16 oktober 2023 First titles announced for a weekend of screenings on October 14, 15 and 16. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announces the first confirmed titles to screen at IFFR 2022: Return of the Tiger – a weekend of screenings from October 14 to 16 at Cinerama Filmtheater and LantarenVenster in Rotterdam. The winners of the Tiger, Big Screen and Ammodo Tiger Short competitions will sc...
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents a new team line-up and structure 3j2y6y
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) presents a new team line-up and structure ahead of its 52nd edition, which will take place from 25 January to 5 February 2023. Vanja Kaludjercic, Festival Director at IFFR, said: “IFFR is completely unique - our team and our programme each year are testament to our commitment to bold and thought-provoking cinema - and we’re excited to be entering into a new chapter in our history. This year, we’ve had the challengin...
RTM Pitch winner to bring former neighbourhood to life with help from Rotterdam fest 112m3k
Ravi Sandberg receives €20,000 to shoot his interdisciplinary project Fantoomwijk. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) and the municipality of Rotterdam have awarded a grant of €20,000 to the filmmaker Ravi Sandberg to produce a short film about his former neighbourhood, the Tweebosbuurt in Rotterdam. The project will receive expert guidance and aims to premiere at IFFR 2023 as part of the festival’s Rotterdam-focused programme, RTM. Vanja Kaludjerci...
51st International Film Festival Rotterdam kicked off Online 30445g
We at the press office look forward to welcoming you to IFFR 2022. Read on for an introduction to our Press & Industry Selection 2022, watching films, requesting interviews and practical information. Festival Scope Pro: Press & Industry screenings Accredited press can watch titles from our Press & Industry Selection 2022 on Festival Scope Pro from 26 January to 14 February. An invitation with instructions on how to access Festival Scope Pro will be sent to you...
VIDEO: IFFR 2022 full line-up announcement 3d467
The 51st edition of IFFR is approaching and the full film programme for the online programme of IFFR 2022 was announced during the IFFR 2022 press conference on Friday 7 January, 2022. We announced the Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and Ammodo Tiger Short Competition selections – which will be made available internationally for accredited press and industry guests online. We also revealed the IFFR 2022 selection for audiences, the opening film, P...
Scaled-down selection of films for the online version of IFFR 6i1w2z
Yesterday we were very sorry to announce that IFFR 2022 goes online. Due to the latest lockdown measures here in the Netherlands, we are no longer able to present our full 51st edition film programme in Rotterdam. Instead, we will present a scaled-down selection of films online to audiences in the Netherlands, as well as IFFR Talks available worldwide. Extended access for press guests We are pleased to confirm that we will provide a more extensive film selection online for our internati...
IFFR 2022 goes online 2e53w
IFFR has announced the decision to host an adapted festival programme online in response to growing concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant across Europe and a nationwide lockdown in the Netherlands, in effect from Sunday 19 December. Our 51st edition will no longer present a full festival programme in Rotterdam screening rooms – instead offering audiences a selection of films online available in the Netherlands, and IFFR Talks available worldwide, on IFFR.com. IFFR Pro indu...
IFFR announces 'Along the Way' as opening film for on-site 51st edition 6d1y4e
Along the Way by Mijke de Jong will open the 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam schedule for (in person) 26 January – 6 February 2022 IFFR announces opening film for on-site 51st edition Along the Way to open festival programme of screenings, performances and installations in Rotterdam from 26 January to 6 February International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is delighted to confirm Along the Way by Mijke de Jong to open the on-site 51s...
