Latest in Tag: IFFR Highlight
Latest in Tag: IFFR

Italian film ‘Mi chiamo Francesco Totti’ wins BankGiro Loterij Audience Award at IFFR
Filmmaker Alex Infascelli wins €5,000 audience prize for Francesco Totti biopic

Rotterdam Film Festival wraps up virtual part of challenging 50th edition
Indian director Vinothraj PS’ film Pebbles wins 2021 Tiger Award

Rotterdam Film Festival kicks off virtual 50th edition
Festival kept with long-established tradition of innovation, experimentation to offer unique hub for film community, says festival director

Arab Cinema Center selects producers Mohammed Alhamoud, Rand Beiruty to join Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam Lab will take place on 1-5 February, and will be part of International Film Festival Rotterdam

IFFR to present redesigned format in 50th edition
The festival kicks off on 1-7 February, with physical and virtual screenings of its competitions and an online edition of IFFR Pro Days.

IFFR announces Pro Awards at the closing of the 37th CineMart
“This edition of IFFR Pro proved that bringing together talent and ideas, and those who can support them, remains a very relevant thing to do. Cinema and the stories we aim to bring to fruition are relevant and have meaning. I am very proud of this year’s edition and look forward to tweaking our endeavours in the future to both create and reflect change,” Head of IFFR Pro Marit van den Elshout said.

The Cloud in Her Room by Zheng Lu Xinyuan wins Tiger Award IFFR 2020
Special Jury Award goes to Beasts Clawing at Straws by Kim Yonghoon

IFFR announces winners Ammodo Tiger Short Competition 2020
The jury consisted of recently appointed director of Kunsthal Rotterdam Nathanja van Dijk, French filmmaker and previous Tiger Award for Short Films winner Safia Benhaim (La fièvre, IFFR 2014), and Los Angeles-born, Belgrade-based film curator and writer Greg de Cuir Jr.

Rotterdam Film Festival reveals lineup for 2020 edition
Selections for Tiger, Bright Future, and Big Screen competitions announced

IFFR establishes new award dedicated to Robby Müller
The first award goes to the Cinematographer Diego García and will be presented at IFFR 2020.

Beyer leaves IFFR after 49th edition to become director at Netherlands Film Fund
The IFFR will announce the details of the application process for a new festival director in the coming weeks

IFFR PRO award winners announced as 36th Cinemart comes to close
Days of Cannibalism, Lotus Position win new Dutch post-production awards

Zhu Shengze’s Present Perfect wins Tiger Award IFFR 2019
Special Jury Award goes to Take Me Somewhere Nice by Ena Sendijarevic

IFFR full line-up presents best, unique works in world cinema
Festival’s 47 films include 19 world premieres, 10 international premieres, 1 European premiere

IFFR announces winners of Ammodo Tiger Short Competition 2019
Three films each win Ammodo Tiger Short award

World premiere Dirty God by Sacha Polak to open 48th IFFR
Dirty God is a compelling portrait of a young mother named Jade (a powerful debut role for actress Vicky Knight), and deals with themes of courage, self-acceptance and motherhood in contemporary London.

IFFR selects projects for its Script, Project Development
Eleven world projects to be funded by HBF

Strong Middle Eastern line-up among first titles confirmed for IFFR 2019
IFFR celebrates worldwide film, presents programme within 4 sections, each with its distinct character

IFFR to screen its films in Sarajevo
Screenings new episode in long-standing collaboration between IFFR, Sarajevo Film Festival

Egyptian film among Hubert Bals Fund spring selection 2018
Fund announced its grants last week, with 11 development grants worth €10,000, two co-production grants worth €50,000

Standing ovation for The Reports on Sarah and Saleem at IFFR
Directed by Muayad Alayan, film portrays true story about affair between Jewish woman, Arab man in occupied Palestine