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November 2020

• • 23 November 2020

  HBF announces 2020 Fall selection

  Twelve development grants worth €9,000 and two co-production grants worth €50,000 attributed to filmmakers from a diverse selection of countries

• • 10 November 2020

  IFFR reimagines and expands 50th-anniversary edition

  International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) to celebrate its 50th edition in a reimagined format. Adapting to the Covid-19 restrictions, IFFR changes to an expanded multi-part hybrid str...

• • 4 November 2020

  VRDays introduces IFM Content for its 5th year of partnership with IFFR Pro

  For the 5th consecutive year, VRDays Europe and IFFR Pro – International Film Festival Rotterdam – are working together to promote new forms of visual experiences. The IFFR Pro x VRDays c...

November 2019

• • 27 November 2019

  Collectives, Asian queer, octogenarians and a waiting room

  The (red) Perspectives section is where you’ll find the theme programmes of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). Here we approach the medium of film from specific angles. IFFR an...

• • 21 November 2019

  HBF Fall Selection 2019

  This fall, the Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has selected eleven film projects from the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asi...

• • 13 November 2019

  The art of film at IFFR 2020

  Art and artists’ films consistently have a prominent place at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The 49th edition of the festival is no exception. This year’s Art Directions fe...

November 2018

• • 29 November 2018

  Beats by Brian Welsh to world premiere at 48th IFFR

  International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is to present the world premiere of Beats by Brian Welsh, a film about an unlikely friendship set against a backdrop of illegal raves in the 9...

• • 27 November 2018

  Jean-Luc Godard, Philippe Parreno and Charlotte Pryce in art programme 48th IFFR

  First names revealed for Art Direction. International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) takes pride in complementing its film programme with Art Directions: an extensive series of art insta...

• • 22 November 2018

  New Dutch Post-production Award launched by HBF, NFF and NPA

  Two €50,000 awards for HBF projects in their final stage

• • 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 Sch...