The European premiere of M. Raihan Halim’s La Luna will close the upcoming 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024. The film playfully pits religious orthodoxy against liberal values when a traditional Malaysian village is shaken up by the arrival of an upscale lingerie store.
IFFR revealed the films selected for the Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competitions at the festival’s 53rd edition. The festival also confirmed Marco Bellocchio (Rapito, Limelight); Rachel Maclean, one of this edition’s artists in Focus; Alexander Kluge (Cosmic Miniatures, Harbour); and Anne Fontaine (Boléro, Limelight), as the first special guests in the Talks lineup.
Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic: “As the journey into IFFR 2024 begins, it is my absolute pleasure to share with you this year’s lineup. For over half a century, IFFR has stood as a haven for diverse voices – a convergence where artists share perspectives. Our programme celebrates the resilience and creativity of global filmmakers, a testament to cinema’s power to transcend borders. From Indian to Japanese epics, a Kazakh thriller, Finnish Freudian reinterpretations, Dominican sci-fi, and underground Iranian cinema, this selection invites you to dive in and immerse yourself. See you in January!”
As previously announced, Jonathan Ogilvie’s spirited post-punk coming-of-age comedy Head South will open the festival on Thursday 25 January 2024.
Tiger Competition 2024 selection
The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, 2024, United States, world premiere
Flathead, Jaydon Martin, 2024, Australia, world premiere
Grey Bees, Dmytro Moiseiev, 2024, Ukraine, world premiere
Kiss Wagon, Midhun Murali, 2024, India, world premiere
Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others, Farshad Hashemi, 2024, Iran, Germany, Czech Republic, world premiere
Moses, Jenni Luhta, Lauri Luhta, 2024, Finland, world premiere
La Parra, Alberto Gracia, 2024, Spain, world premiere
Praia Formosa, Julia De Simone, 2024, Brazil, Portugal, world premiere
Rei, Tanaka Toshihiko, 2024, Japan, world premiere
Reise der Schatten, Yves Netzhammer, 2024, Switzerland, world premiere
She Fell to Earth, Susie Au, 2024, Hong Kong, world premiere
sr, Lea Hartlaub, 2024, Germany, world premiere
Swimming Home, Justin Anderson, 2024, United Kingdom, world premiere
Under a Blue Sun, Daniel Mann, 2024, France, Israel, world premiere
Big Screen Competition 2024 selection
Aire: Just Breathe, Leticia Tonos Paniagua, 2024, Dominican Republic, Spain world premiere
Children of War and Peace, Ville Suhonen, 2024, Finland, world premiere
Confidenza, Daniele Luchetti, 2024, Italy, world premiere
Eternal, Ulaa Salim, 2024, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, world premiere
Milk Teeth, Sophia Bösch, 2024, Germany, Switzerland, world premiere
The Old Bachelor, Oktay Baraheni, 2024, Iran, world premiere
Portrait of a Certain Orient, Marcelo Gomes, 2024, Brazil, Italy, Lebanon, world premiere
Seven Seas Seven Hills, Ram, 2024, India, world premiere
Steppenwolf, Adilkhan Yerzhanov, 2024, Kazakhstan, world premiere
Tenement, Inrasothythep Neth, Sokyou Chea, 2024, Cambodia, world premiere
The Worst Man in London, Rodrigo Areias, 2024, Portugal, world premiere
Yohanna, Robby Ertanto, 2024, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Italy, world premiere
Tiger Short Competition 2024 selection
3 MWh, Marie-Magdalena Kochová, 2024, Czech Republic, world premiere
6000 mensonges, Simon Rieth, 2024, France, world premiere
Break no.1 & Break no.2., Lei Lei, 2024, China, world premiere
Crazy Lotus, Naween Noppakun, 2024, Thailand, world premiere
Daphne was a torso ending in leaves, Catriona Gallagher, 2023, Italy, Greece world premiere (festival)
Digital Devil Saga, Cameron Worden, 2024, United States, world premiere
Los dos lados de la tortuga, Oscar Illingworth, 2024, Ecuador, world premiere
Few Can See, Frank Sweeney, 2023, Ireland, world premiere (festival)
Flatastic, Alice Saey, 2024, France, Netherlands, world premiere
Flower Show, Elli Vuorinen, 2024, Finland, world premiere
History Is Written at Night, Alejandro Alonso Estrella, 2024, Cuba, France world premiere
I Would Rather Be a Stone, Ana Hušman, 2024, Croatia, world premiere
Like a Sick Yellow, Norika Sefa, 2024, Kosovo, world premiere
Petticoat Fire, Mox Mäkelä, 2024, Finland, world premiere
Potenciais à deriva, Leonardo Pirondi, 2024, Brazil, United States, world premiere
Teen Girl Fantasy, Marisa Hoicka, 2024, Canada, world premiere
Terminal Island, Sam Drake, 2024, United States, world premiere
To Exist Under Permanent Suspicion, Valentin Noujaïm, 2024, France, world premiere
Void, Iwasaki Yusuke, 2024, Japan, world premiere
The Watchman, Ali Cherri, 2024, Italy, France, world premiere
Workers’ Wings, Ilir Hasanaj, 2024, Kosovo, Switzerland, world premiere