With the screening of Marielle Heller’s A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood on 1 February 2020, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) closed off its 49th edition. The festival’s 574 films, including 145 world premieres, were curated within four sections: Bright Future, Voices, Deep Focus and Perspectives. The Art Directions and Talks & Masterclasses programmes gave extra depth to the festival lineup. IFFR welcomed 2,691 film professionals from 89 different countries, including 346 filmmakers.
Outgoing festival director Bero Beyer: “This edition of IFFR has been a dream, and an amazing finale to my five years as festival director. Once again Rotterdam was the place where emerging talent – such as the brilliant Tiger Award winner Zheng Lu Xinyuan – and legendary filmmakers came together to create a truly unique celebration of cinema.”
Managing director Marjan van der Haar: “It was a joy to see the city teeming with film lovers: enthusiastic audience members, school kids and industry professionals alike. Exceeding all expectations, we counted 340,000 visits this year, an increase of 13,000 compared to last year. This includes over 28,000 visits in the context of education. I want to thank our partners for making this festival possible.”
New festival director Vanja Kaludjercic: “My festival experience has been wonderful and productive in equal parts. The first preparations for IFFR’s festive 50th edition have already been set in motion. I look forward to realising our many plans for next year together with our brilliant team.”
301 short and mid-length films (80 world premieres, 21 festival world premieres, 46 international premieres, 14 European premieres)
84 out of 203 films eligible for the BankGiro Loterij Audience Award scored an audience rating of four out of five or higher
The 50th edition of International Film Festival Rotterdam will take place from 27 January to 7 February 2021.
IFFR 2020 was the last festival with Bero Beyer at the helm. The edition included memorable highlights, among them a screening of Crash with live musical score by the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and a special black-and-white screening of Parasite by Bong Joon Ho, who also graced the festival with an insightful masterclass.
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IFFR 2020 featured a dedicated radio & podcast corner. Several partners recorded their podcasts there, including Little White Lies and VPRO Cinema.
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Streaming platform IFFR Unleashed has been integrated into IFFR.com, with new titles including Tiger Competition films Nasir and Piedra sola.
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