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- 13 July 2023
Hubert Bals Fund supports 12 projects with HBF+Europe schemes

Four projects awarded in first Post-production Support selection, alongside eight for Minority Co-production Support.

- 18 July 2022
RTM Pitch winner to bring former neighbourhood to life

Ravi Sandberg receives €20,000 to shoot his interdisciplinary project Fantoomwijk.

- 20 July 2020
Creative Producer Indaba announces its inaugural selection

Selected participants will address a variety of topics around film production in Africa.
- 17 July 2020
Call for the Immediate Release of Moataz Abdelwahab

The International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk call for the Egyptian authorities to immediately release film producer Moataz Abdelwahab, who is being falsely accused of "partnering with a terro...
- 8 July 2020
IFFR announces new programme structure and team for 50th edition

Introducing the section Harbour, expanded competitions, and several additions to programme team.

- 12 July 2019
IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund reveals HBF+Europe selection

Six film projects receive €50,000 each via their European co-producer.
- 1 July 2019
New festival director IFFR 2021

Bero Beyer leaves after 49th edition in 2020 to become director of the Netherlands Film Fund. On 1 March 2020, after five years at the helm, Bero Beyer will leave IFFR to take up the position of di...

- 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.
- 4 July 2018
IFFR's Hubert Bals Fund reveals five projects selected for HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support

The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is proud to announce the 2018 selection of its HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support scheme. Five promising projects ...

- 21 July 2017
IFFR's Hubert Bals Fund backs four projects with HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support

The Hubert Bals Fund is proud to announce the 2017 selection for its HBF+Europe: Minority Co-production Support scheme. Represented by co-producers from Sweden, Germany, France and the Netherlands,...

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