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November 2018

• • 13 November 2018

  IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund announces selection for fall 2018

  Celebrating 30 years of supporting film. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has selected eleven film projects for its Script and Project Development Scheme, which...

• • 7 November 2018

  First titles confirmed for IFFR 2019

  The 48th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is coming up. As programme preparations are in full swing, the festival is announcing the first 26 confirmed titles, including new w...

October 2018

• • 23 October 2018

  IFFR Pro and VR Days Europe continue to stimulate new forms of visual experiences

  Nine VR projects presented at VR Days Europe 2018, including Benoît Lichté and Tupac Martir titles

September 2018

• • 28 September 2018

  Hanneke Niens and Nanouk Leopold new members of IFFR governing board

  The governing board of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) welcomes two new members: film producer Hanneke Niens and filmmaker Nanouk Leopold. They replace Mart Dominicus and Frans van Ges...

• • 10 September 2018

  Streaming platform IFFR Unleashed reflects on promising first seven months

  From its launch in January during International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2018, streaming platform IFFR Unleashed has worked hard to establish itself as a valuable player in the VOD landscape ...

August 2018

• • 24 August 2018

  BoostNL Selection unveiled 2018

  This year’s BoostNL programme, a collaboration between the Nederlands Film Festival and International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), will see eight more Dutch and international projects receive in...

• • 10 August 2018

  IFFR Live travels to Sarajevo

  After four runs of IFFR Live in Rotterdam, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) takes its unique live cinema event abroad. On 11 August, Sarajevo Film Festival will screen the documentary C...

July 2018

• • 11 July 2018

  Marjan van der Haar appointed as managing director IFFR

  The board of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has appointed Marjan van der Haar to be the festival’s new managing director as of 1 October 2018. Van der Haar is an experienced film indu...

• • 9 July 2018

  Gaamer van hongerstakende Oekraïense filmmaker Oleg Sentsov beschikbaar op IFFR Unleashed

  Alle opbrengsten naar Sentsov, die ruim acht weken in hongerstaking is.

• • 9 July 2018

  Gaamer by imprisoned Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov available on IFFR Unleashed

  All proceeds redirected to Sentsov, who has been on hunger strike for over eight weeks.