Festival Director Vanja Kaludjercic presented the lineup of films selected across the Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competitions for the 55th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR taking place January 29 – February 8, 2026.
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55th IFFR Reveals Competition Lineup, João Nicolau’s ‘Providence and the Guitar’ to Open Fest
Providence and the Guitar by João Nicolau (courtesy IFFR)
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Snapshot – International Film Festival Rotterdam, Palm Springs Film Festival + Film Awards Announce 2026 Dates
German Heist Comedy ‘Two To One’ Starring Sandra Hüller Opens in UK Cinemas in May | Trailer
Two To One (Zwei Zu Eins) directed by Natja Brunckhorst (courtesy Tull Stories)
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‘Fiume o morte!’ and Raptures Win Top Tiger Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam
(Anne Reitsma) The hybrid documentary Fiume o morte! directed by Igor Bezinović wins the top Tiger Award along with the FIPRESCI Award at the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Through dramatic reconstruction and documentary asides, Igor Bezinović captures the spirit of Italian poet, playwright, journalist, aristocrat and army officer Gabriele D’Annunzio, and the nascent fascism in his attempts to annex the city of Fiume (Rijeka) to Italy in the aftermath of the First World War.
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54th International Film Festival Rotterdam Unveiled Competition Lineup + Talks with Cate Blanchett and Guy Maddin
(International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)) The 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) taking place from January 30 to February 9, 2025, unveiled the line-up of films in the Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competitions.
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Michiel ten Horn’s ‘Fabula’ to Open, Mouly Surya’s ‘This City’ to Close IFFR 2025
Fabula (courtesy IFFR) Fabula, a dark comedy from award-winning Dutch filmmaker Michiel ten Horn will open the 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) taking place from January 30 — February 9, 2025. The festival will close with This City Is a Battlefield, the historical epic film from Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya.
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‘The Brutalist’ Cinematographer Lol Crawley to Receive Roby Müller Award at IFFR
Lol Crawley (courtesy IFFR) Cinematographer Lol Crawley, most recently known for Brady Corbet’s epic post-war drama The Brutalist has been named the recipient of the sixth annual Roby Müller Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). During IFFR 2025, Crawley will give an IFFR Talk on his work, along with presenting the Dutch premiere of the The Brutalist.
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IFFR Unveils First Titles in Short & Mid-Length Strand + Matthew Lax and Timoteus Anggawan Kusno Focus Programs
a river holds a perfect memory directed by Hope Strickland (courtesy IFFR) International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2025 unveiled the first selections for the Short & Mid-Length strand including ten world premieres and two international premieres.
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Katja Raganelli, Sergii Masloboishchykov Among IFRR 2025 Focus Programs
courtesy IFFR https://vimooz.com/category/film-festivals/international-film-festival-rotterdam-iffr/International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled the initial details of four Focus programs for IFFR 2025, from highlighting Katja Raganelli’s representations of women’s voices and Sergii Masloboishchykov’s chronicles of Ukraine’s national identity, to marking the the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference and reigniting the communal spirit of VHS practices around the world.
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54th International Film Festival Rotterdam Unveils First Films Premiering in Bright Future and Harbour Program
Primitive Diversity directed by Alexander Kluge (courtesy IFFR) The 54th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) set to run from January 30 to February 9, 2025, unveiled the thirteen titles spanning the Bright Future and Harbour programming strands having their world premiere at the festival.
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Rei and ‘The Old Bachelor’ Win Top International Film Festival Rotterdam Awards
(IFFR) Rei the directorial debut of Japanese filmmaker Tanaka Toshihiko won the Tiger Award at the 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The drama follows thirtysomething Matsushita Hikari who on a trip into the mountains of Hokkaido encounters a Deaf landscape photographer, Masato, who takes her on a journey that will transform her sense of being and connectedness with the world.
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IFFR 2024 Sets M. Raihan Halim’s La Luna as Closing Film + Reveals Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short Lineup
La Luna (courtesy IFFR) 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.
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Jonathan Ogilvie’s ‘Head South’ to Open 53rd IFFR International Film Festival Rotterdam
Head South directed by Jonathan Ogilvie courtesy: International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) Jonathan Ogilvie’s 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.