International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR

International Film Festival Rotterdam - IFFR 55th International Film Festival Rotterdam
29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026
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Don't sleep on it! Early fee submissions close on 15 JuneDo you want to submit your film for IFFR 2027? You have until 1...
12/06/2026

Don't sleep on it! Early fee submissions close on 15 June

Do you want to submit your film for IFFR 2027? You have until 15 June at 17.00 CEST to submit your feature or short and mid-length film at the early submission fee rate.

Read more about the criteria and submit via: https://iffr.com/en/iffr-pro-submissions/film-entry

(Film still: Krakatoa by Carlos Casas)

Ilya Vierhout: 1998-2026We are deeply saddened to learn of the fatal traffic accident of Ilya Vierhout, a talented filmm...
11/06/2026

Ilya Vierhout: 1998-2026

We are deeply saddened to learn of the fatal traffic accident of Ilya Vierhout, a talented filmmaker and actor and a valued member of our film community in Rotterdam.

His film De Albatros premiered at IFFR 2026, was shown at Zuidelijk Film Festival and will be screened at Raindance Film Festival in London.

Our thoughts are with his loved ones at this difficult time.

RTM Curators Call 📣Are you a creative from Rotterdam with a big heart for cinema? As a guest curator, you’ll have the ch...
09/06/2026

RTM Curators Call 📣

Are you a creative from Rotterdam with a big heart for cinema? As a guest curator, you’ll have the chance to programme the RTM day, which takes over LantarenVenster on Friday 29 January 2027.

​You will create a vision for the program, select films or other media, discuss choices with fellow curators, and join the festival team. On RTM Day, you'll host your program, introducing and moderating Q&As with filmmakers.

Does it sound exciting? Apply via: https://iffr.com/en/blog-call-for-rotterdam-curators-2027 before Mon 10 August.

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Dakendagen x IFFR ✨Last Friday we screened Repo Man (1984) by Alex Cox, preceded by Rotterdam filmmaker Chris de Krijger...
08/06/2026

Dakendagen x IFFR ✨

Last Friday we screened Repo Man (1984) by Alex Cox, preceded by Rotterdam filmmaker Chris de Krijger’s Gedoetjes (2026) in collaboration with Rotterdamse Dakendagen ().

Take a look at the beautiful night we had under the stars!

📷 Frank Hanswijk ()

Submit your project for CineMart 2027 📣Every year, remarkable independent feature film projects from every corner of the...
02/06/2026

Submit your project for CineMart 2027 📣

Every year, remarkable independent feature film projects from every corner of the world are presented to international industry representatives at IFFR Pro’s co-production market CineMart. e

Each project is given the perfect platform to present themselves to co-producers, funds, sales agents, distributors and other potential financiers.

CineMart next takes place from 31 January to 3 February during IFFR 2027.

Deadlines:
✧ Early fee: until 6 July 2026, 17.00 CEST
✧ Standard fee: until 20 August 2026, 17.00 CEST
✧ Late fee and final submission deadline: until 3 September 2026, 23.59 CEST

Read more about the eligibility criteria and submit via: https://iffr.com/en/iffr-pro/cinemart/cinemart-project-submission

Film still: Titanic Ocean dir. Konstantina Kotzamani, Cannes Un Certain Regard 2026, presented at CineMart 2019

World Refugee Day: Displacement Film Fund Shorts 🌐To mark World Refugee Day (20 June), we present a special programme on...
28/05/2026

World Refugee Day: Displacement Film Fund Shorts 🌐

To mark World Refugee Day (20 June), we present a special programme on Wednesday 17 June, in collaboration with Buddy Film Foundation and Fenix, and supported by UNIQLO. The programme features two events:

At Fenix, the Buddy Film Foundation hosts a workshop for filmmakers with lived experience of displacement.

At LantarenVenster, audiences can attend a screening of the Displacement Film Fund short films, which world-premiered earlier this year at IFFR 2026:

🇸🇾 Allies in Exile by Hasan Kattan
🇺🇦 Rotation by Maryna Er Gorbach
🇮🇷 Sense of Water by Mohammad Rasoulof
🇦🇫 Super Afghan Gym by Shahrbanoo Sadat
🇸🇴 Whispers of a Burning Scent by Mo Harawe

Get your tickets via: https://iffr.com/en/agenda/displacement-film-fund-shorts

Education: call for films 📣 🍭The IFFR Education department is continuously looking for suitable films for young audience...
26/05/2026

Education: call for films 📣 🍭

The IFFR Education department is continuously looking for suitable films for young audiences!

The films included in IFFR’s educational programme are used to introduce film as an art form, to inspire creativity, and to spark conversations about social issues.

IFFR serves a wide range of age groups from 0 to 26 years, including the Babyfilmclub (ages 0-3), primary education (4-12), secondary education (12-18), and vocational education (mbo) (16-26). Each programme is carefully tailored to its specific audience and matches the interests and experiences of that age group.

Do you think your film fits within our education programme? Submit your film via: https://iffr.com/en/education/education-call-for-films

23/05/2026

Jury Prize in Cannes for Hubert Bals Fund- and IFFR Pro-supported Elephants in the Fog 🇳🇵🏆

Our congratulations to Nepalese filmmaker Abinash Bikram Shah, whose HBF-supported debut feature Elephants in the Fog won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes.

"A work of shattering visual beauty and q***r political ferocity," wrote Cédric Succivalli for the International Cinephile Society on the film set in Nepal's transgender community.

The film was backed by the Hubert Bals Fund with Development Support (2021) and HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support (2023), as well as through IFFR Pro and the Netherlands Film Festival's BoostNL development programme (2022–3).

Co-producer Tatiana Leite of Bubbles Project (Brazil) – a Rotterdam Lab 2015 alum and familiar face as a CineMart mentor – brings yet another IFFR connection.

Greg Williams captures the filmmakers and partners of the second cycle of the Displacement Film Fund in Cannes 📸We're ho...
21/05/2026

Greg Williams captures the filmmakers and partners of the second cycle of the Displacement Film Fund in Cannes 📸

We're honored to have had the incredible photographer Greg Williams () capturing four of the five recipient filmmakers for the second cycle of the Displacement Film Fund (DFF) short film grant scheme together with its partners.

Pictured standing from left to right, are: Koji Yanai (UNIQLO/ MASTER MIND), Isaac Kwaku Fokuo (Amahoro Coalition), Shirin Pakfar (UNHCR), Annemarie Jacir (DFF filmmaker), Cate Blanchett, Akuol de Mabior (DFF filmmaker), Mohammed Amer (DFF filmmaker), Clare Stewart (IFFR), Benno Lambooy (Droom en Daad), Ayman Tamer (Tamer Family Foundation), Alison Tilbe (DFF), Laura Dufour (Droom en Daad). On the second row: Vanja Kaludjercic (IFFR), Tamara Tatishvili (IFFR/HBF), Bao Nguyen (DFF filmmaker). Not pictured: Aarti Lohia (SP Lohia Foundation)

IFFR is looking for a Guest Coordinator 📣Do you have a passion for cinema and guest-related services and processes? Then...
21/05/2026

IFFR is looking for a Guest Coordinator 📣

Do you have a passion for cinema and guest-related services and processes? Then join the Guest team for IFFR 2027!

The Guest Coordinator supports the delivery of IFFR’s content strategy by coordinating the daily operations of the Guest team. The role ensures that workflows and communication run smoothly, deadlines are met, and invited filmmakers and delegations experience professional, warm and well-organised guest services in line with IFFR’s values.

Read more via: https://iffr.com/en/about-us/vacancies/guest-coordinator

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