International Film Festival Rotterdam
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox film or theatre festival International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, led by founder Huub Bals. IFFR also hosts CineMart and BoostNL, for film producers to seek funding.
History
The first festival, then called Film International, was organized in June 1972 under the leadership of Huub Bals. The festival profiled itself as a promoter of alternative, innovative, and non-commercial films, with an emphasis on the Far East and developing countries. Around 1983, the festival founded CineMart to serve as a "regular film market", and later modified the business model to serve instead as a "co-production market",[1][2][3] which helps a selected number of film producers connect with possible co-producers and funders for their film projects.[4]
After the festival founder's sudden death in 1988, a fund was initiated and named after him (Hubert Bals Fund), used for supporting filmmakers from developing countries.[5][6]
The non-competitive character of the festival changed in 1995, when the VPRO Tiger Awards were introduced—three yearly prizes for young filmmakers making their first or second film.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Directors
In 1996 Simon Field, formerly cinema director at the London Institute of Contemporary Arts, became director of the festival. In 2004 Sandra den Hamer took over as director of the festival, and from 2007 to 2015 the director was Rutger Wolfson. Film producer Bero Beyer was the next director.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2020, Vanja Kaludjercic was appointed as the new director.[7]
Description
Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental filmmaking by showcasing emerging talents and established auteurs. The festival also places a focus on presenting cutting edge media art and arthouse film, with most of the participants in the short film program identified as artists or experimental filmmakers.[8][9] IFFR also hosts CineMart and BoostNL, for film producers to seek funding.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Template:As of, Vanja Kaludjercic is director of the festival.[10]
The IFFR logo is a stylized image of a tiger that is loosely based on Leo, the lion in the MGM logo.[11]
Festival screening locations
The IFFR screens films at multiple locations, including the Pathé cinema at Schouwburgplein, De Doelen, Cinerama, WORM, Oude Luxor Theater, Rotterdamse Schouwburg, KINO, and LantarenVenster.[12]
Tiger Award winners
The Tiger Award has had various sponsors over the years. In the years leading up to and including 2010 it was sponsored by the VPRO. In 2011 the award was presented by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and since 2012 by Hivos.[13]
Tiger Short Award Winners
The short films have their own competition at IFFR. What differentiates it from the Tiger Competition for feature-length films is the fact that it's not just for young and upcoming talents; all filmmakers have a chance at winning. Since 2005, The Tiger Short Competition[18] has had various sponsors over the years including Ammodo,[19] an institution in the Netherlands that supports the development of arts, architecture and science. In 2023, 24 shorts competed for three equal Tiger Short Awards, each worth €5,000.
| Year | Film | Original Title | Directors | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | A Metamorphosis | အသွင်ပြောင်းလဲမှုတစ်ခု | Lin Htet Aung | Template:Country data Myanmar |
| Temo Re | თემო რე | Anka Gujabidze | Template:Country data Georgia | |
| Merging Bodies | Adrian Paci | Template:Country data Italy | ||
| 2024 | Crazy Lotus | Naween Noppakun, | Template:Country data Thailand | |
| Few Can See | Frank Sweeney | Template:Country data Ireland | ||
| Workers’ Wings | Ilir Hasanaj | Template:Country data Kosovo | ||
| 2023 | Human Nature[20] | Natureza Humana | Mónica Lima | Template:Country data Portugal |
| Tito[20] | Tito | Kervens Jimenez & Taylor McIntosh | Template:Country data Haiti | |
| What the Soil Remembers[20] | What the Soil Remembers | José Cardoso | Template:Country data South Africa | |
| 2022 | Becoming Male in the Middle Ages[20] | Tornar-se Homem na Idade Média | Pedro Neves Marques | Template:Country data Portugal |
| Nazarbazi[20] | Nazarbazi | Maryam Tafakory | Template:Country data Iran | |
| Nosferasta: First Bite[20] | Nosferasta: First Bite | Bayley Sweitzer & Adam Khalil | Template:Country data USA | |
| 2021 | Maat[20] | Maat | Foxy Maxy | Template:Country data USA |
| Sunsets, everyday [20] | Sunsets, everyday | Basir Mahmood | Template:Country data Italy | |
| Terranova[20] | Terranova | Alejandro Pérez Serrano & Alejandro Alonso Estrella | Template:Country data Cuba | |
| 2020 | Apparition[20] | Apparition | Ismaïl Bahri | Template:Country data France |
| Communicating Vessels[20] | Communicating Vessels | Maïder Fortuné & Annie MacDonell | Template:Country data Canada | |
| Sun Dog[20] | Sun Dog | Dorian Jespers | Template:Country data Belgium | |
| 2019 | Wong Ping's Fables 1[20] | Wong Ping's Fables 1 | Wong Ping | Template:Country data Hong Kong |
| Ultramarine [20] | Ultramarine | Vincent Meessen | Template:Country data Belgium | |
| Freedom of Movement[20] | Freedom of Movement | Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani | Template:Country data Germany | |
| 2018 | Mountain Plain Mountain[20] | Mountain Plain Mountain | Araki Yu & Daniel Jacoby | Template:Country data Italy |
| Rose Gold [20] | Rose Gold | Sara Cwynar | Template:Country data USA | |
| With History in a Room Filled with People with Funny Names 4[20] | With History in a Room Filled with People with Funny Names 4 | Korakrit Arunanondchai | Template:Country data USA | |
Special Jury Award
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| Year | Film | Original title | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Pebbles | PS Vinothraj | Template:Country data India | |
| I Comete: A Corsican Summer | Pascal Tagnati | Template:Country data Corsica | ||
| Looking for Venera | Norika Sefa | Template:Country data Kosovo | ||
| 2022 | Excess Will Save Us | Morgane Dziurla-Petit | Template:Country data France | |
| To Love Again | Gao Linyang | Template:Country data China | ||
| 2023 | Munnel | மணல் | Visakesa Chandrasekaram | Template:Country data Sri Lanka |
| New Strains | Artemis Shaw, Prashanth Kamalakanthan | Template:Country data United States | ||
| 2024 | Kiss Wagon | Midhun Murali | Template:Country data India | |
| Flathead | Jaydon Martin | Template:Country data Australia | ||
| 2025 | L’arbre de l’authenticité | Sammy Baloji | Template:Country data Congo | |
| Im Haus meiner Eltern | Tim Ellrich | Template:Country data Germany | ||
Audience Award
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| Year | Film | Original title | Director | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Quo Vadis, Aida? | Jasmila Žbanić | Template:Country data Bosnia | |
| 2022 | Freaks Out | Gabriele Mainetti | Template:Country data Italy | |
| 2023 | Love According to Dalva | Emmanuelle Nicot | Template:Country data France | |
| 2024 | Green Border | Agnieszka Holland | Template:Country data Poland | |
| 2025 | I'm Still Here | Ainda Estou Aqui | Walter Salles | Template:Country data Brazil, Template:Country data France |
See also
- 75B, Netherlands design studio
References
External links
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- Epiloog IFFR 2014 (Indebioskoop)
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- ↑ "CineMart History" Template:Webarchive. International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ↑ Mundell, Ian (13 January 2009) "CineMart thriving in tough times" . Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2011. Template:Subscription required
- ↑ Smith, Nigel M. (17 December 2010). "Rotterdam's CineMart Selects 33 Projects for 2011" Template:Webarchive. IndieWire
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- ↑ Heijs, Jan Heijs & Westra, Frans (1996). Que le tigre danse. Huub Bals: a biography. Otto Cramwinckel: Amsterdam.
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