International Film Festival Rotterdam

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, focused on independent and experimental films. The inaugural festival took place in June 1972, led by founder Huub Bals. IFFR also hosts CineMart and BoostNL, for film producers to seek funding.

International Film Festival Rotterdam
IFFR logo
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
Founded1972
Founded byHuub Bals
Most recent2024
AwardsTiger Award
Artistic directorVanja Kaludjercic
Festival date25 January – 4 February
Websitewww.iffr.com

History

The first festival, then called Film International, was organized in June 1972 under the leadership of Huub Bals. The festival profiled itself as a promoter of alternative, innovative, and non-commercial films, with an emphasis on the Far East and developing countries. Around 1983, the festival founded CineMart to serve as a "regular film market", and later modified the business model to serve instead as a "co-production market",[1][2][3] which helps a selected number of film producers connect with possible co-producers and funders for their film projects.[4]

After the festival founder's sudden death in 1988, a fund was initiated and named after him (Hubert Bals Fund), used for supporting filmmakers from developing countries.[5][6]

The non-competitive character of the festival changed in 1995, when the VPRO Tiger Awards were introduced—three yearly prizes for young filmmakers making their first or second film.

Directors

In 1996 Simon Field, formerly cinema director at the London Institute of Contemporary Arts, became director of the festival. In 2004 Sandra den Hamer took over as director of the festival, and from 2007 to 2015 the director was Rutger Wolfson. Film producer Bero Beyer was the next director.

In 2020, Vanja Kaludjercic was appointed as the new director.[7]

Description
Rotterdamse Schouwburg

Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental filmmaking by showcasing emerging talents and established auteurs. The festival also places a focus on presenting cutting edge media art and arthouse film, with most of the participants in the short film program identified as artists or experimental filmmakers.[8][9] IFFR also hosts CineMart and BoostNL, for film producers to seek funding.

As of 2024, Vanja Kaludjercic is director of the festival.[10]

The IFFR logo is a stylized image of a tiger that is loosely based on Leo, the lion in the MGM logo.[11]

Festival screening locations

The IFFR screens films at multiple locations, including the Pathé cinema at Schouwburgplein, De Doelen, Cinerama, WORM, Oude Luxor Theater, Rotterdamse Schouwburg, KINO, and LantarenVenster.[12]

Tiger Award winners

The Tiger Award has had various sponsors over the years. In the years leading up to and including 2010 it was sponsored by the VPRO. In 2011 the award was presented by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and since 2012 by Hivos.[13]

YearFilmOriginal titleDirectorCountry
1995PostmanYouchaiJianjun He China
How Old Is the River?Fuyu no kappaKazama Shiori Japan
Thalassa, Thalassa, Ruckkehr Zum MmerThalassa, ThalassaBogdan Dumitrescu Germany
 Romania
1996SonsErziZhang Yuan China
Like Grains of SandNagisa no ShindobaddoRyōsuke Hashiguchi Japan
Small FacesGillies MacKinnon United Kingdom
1997Last HolidayPosledniye kanikulyAmir Karakulov Kazakhstan
The Day a Pig Fell into the WellDaijiga umule pajinnalHong Sang-soo South Korea
Robinson in SpacePatrick Keiller United Kingdom
1998ButtonersKnoflíkáriPetr Zelenka Czech Republic
Round the Moons Between Earth and SeaGiro di lune tra terra e mareGiuseppe Gaudino Italy
The InheritorsDie SiebtelbauernStefan Ruzowitzky Austria
1999The Iron Heel of OligarchyZheleznaya pyata oligarkhiiAlexander Bashirov Russia
More Than YesterdayPlus qu'hier moins que demainLaurent Achard France
FollowingChristopher Nolan United Kingdom
2000Suzhou RiverSuzhou heYe Lou China
Crane WorldMundo GrúaPablo Trapero Argentina
Bye Bye Blue BirdKatrin Ottarsdottír Denmark
2001Bad CompanyMabudachiFurumaya Tomoyuki Japan
The Days BetweenIn den Tag hineinMaria Speth Germany
25 WattsJuan Pablo Rebella & Pablo Stoll Uruguay
2002Sleeping RoughTussenlandEugenie Jansen Netherlands
Everyday God Kisses Us on the MouthÎn fiecare zi Dumnezeu ne saruta pe guraSinişa Dragin Romania
Wild BeesDivoké vcelyBohdan Sláma Czech Republic
2003With Love. LilyaS lyubovyu. LilyaLarisa Sadilova Russia
StrangeExtrañoSantiago Loza Argentina
Jealousy Is My Middle NameJiltuneun naui himPark Chan-ok South Korea
2004The MissingBu jianKang-sheng Lee Taiwan
Summer in the Golden ValleyLjeto u zlatnoj doliniSrđan Vuletić Bosnia-Herzegovina
En RouteUnterwegsJan Krüger Germany
2005Changing DestinyNemmeno il destinoDaniele Gaglianone Italy
4ChetyreIlya Khrzhanovsky Russia
The Sky TurnsEl cielo giraMercedes Álvarez Spain
2006Walking on the Wild SideLai xiao ziHan Jie China
The Dog PoundLa perreraManuel Nieto Zas Uruguay
 Argentina
 Canada
 Spain
Old JoyKelly Reichardt United States
2007Love Conquers AllTan Chui Mui Malaysia
The UnpolishedDie UnerzogenenPia Marais Germany
Bog of BeastsBaixio das BestasClaudio Assis Brazil
AFRMorten Hartz Kaplers Denmark
2008Go With Peace JamilGå med fred Jamil - Ma salama JamilOmar Shargawi Denmark
Wonderful Town(เมืองเหงาซ่อนรัก)Aditya Assarat Thailand
Flower in the PocketLiew Seng Tat Malaysia
2009Be Calm and Count to SevenAram bash va ta hatf beshmarRamtin Lavafipour Iran
BreathlessDdongpariYang Ik-june South Korea
Wrong RosaryUzak ihtimalMahmut Fazil Coskun Turkey
2010Cold Water of the SeaAgua fría de marPaz Fábrega Costa Rica
AlamarTo the SeaPedro González-Rubio Mexico
Mundane HistoryJao nok krajok (เจ้านกกระจอก)Anocha Suwichakornpong Thailand
2011The Journals of MusanMusanilgiPark Jung-bum South Korea
FinisterraeSergio Caballero Spain
EternityTee rak (ที่รัก)Sivaroj Kongsakul Thailand
2012KlipClipMaja Miloš Serbia
Thursday Till SundayDe jueves a domingoDominga Sotomayor Castillo Chile
 Netherlands
Egg and StoneJidan he shitouJi Huang China
2013My Dog KillerMôj pes KillerMira Fornay Slovakia
 Czech Republic
Soldier JaneSoldate JeannetteDaniel Hoesl Austria
Fat ShakerLarzanandeye charbiMohammad Shirvani Iran
2014Anatomy of a Paper ClipYamamori clip koujo no atariIkeda Akira Japan
Something Must BreakNånting måste gå sönderEster Martin Bergsmark Sweden
Han Gong-juHan Gong-juLee Su-jin South Korea
2015The Project of the CenturyLa obra del sigloCarlos M. Quintela Argentina
 Cuba
  Switzerland
Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes)Juan Daniel F. Molero Peru
Vanishing PointJakrawal Nilthamrong Thailand
 Netherlands
2016Radio DreamsBabak Jalali Iran
 United States
2017Sexy DurgaSanal Kumar Sasidharan India
2018The Widowed Witch[14]Xiao gua fu cheng xian jiCai Chengjie China
2019Present.Perfect.Wan mei jin xing shiShengze Zhu Hong Kong
 USA
2020The Cloud In Her RoomTa fang jian li de yunZheng Lu Xinyuan China
 Hong Kong
2021PebblesKoozhaangalVinothraj P.S. India
2022EAMIPaz Encina Paraguay
2023Le spectre de Boko Haram[15]Cyrielle Raingou Cameroon
2024Rei[16] Tanaka Toshihiko  Japan

Tiger Short Award Winners

The short films have their own competition at IFFR. What differentiates it from the Tiger Competition for feature-length films is the fact that it's not just for young and upcoming talents; all filmmakers have a chance at winning. Since 2005, The Tiger Short Competition[17] has had various sponsors over the years including Ammodo,[18] an institution in the Netherlands that supports the development of arts, architecture and science. In 2023, 24 shorts competed for three equal Tiger Short Awards, each worth €5,000.

Year Film Original Title Directors Country
2024 Crazy Lotus Naween Noppakun,  Thailand
Few Can See Frank Sweeney  Ireland
Workers’ Wings Ilir Hasanaj  Kosovo
2023 Human Nature[19] Natureza Humana Mónica Lima  Portugal

 Germany

Tito[19] Tito Kervens Jimenez & Taylor McIntosh  Haiti
What the Soil Remembers[19] What the Soil Remembers José Cardoso  South Africa

 Ecuador

2022 Becoming Male in the Middle Ages[19] Tornar-se Homem na Idade Média Pedro Neves Marques  Portugal
Nazarbazi[19] Nazarbazi Maryam Tafakory  Iran
Nosferasta: First Bite[19] Nosferasta: First Bite Bayley Sweitzer & Adam Khalil  USA
2021 Maat[19] Maat Foxy Maxy  USA
Sunsets, everyday [19] Sunsets, everyday Basir Mahmood  Italy
Terranova[19] Terranova Alejandro Pérez Serrano & Alejandro Alonso Estrella  Cuba
2020 Apparition[19] Apparition Ismaïl Bahri  France
Communicating Vessels[19] Communicating Vessels Maïder Fortuné & Annie MacDonell  Canada
Sun Dog[19] Sun Dog Dorian Jespers  Belgium

 Russia

2019 Wong Ping's Fables 1[19] Wong Ping's Fables 1 Wong Ping  Hong Kong
Ultramarine [19] Ultramarine Vincent Meessen  Belgium

 France  Canada

Freedom of Movement[19] Freedom of Movement Nina Fischer & Maroan el Sani  Germany

 Italy

2018 Mountain Plain Mountain[19] Mountain Plain Mountain Araki Yu & Daniel Jacoby  Italy
Rose Gold [19] Rose Gold Sara Cwynar  USA
With History in a Room Filled with People with Funny Names 4[19] With History in a Room Filled with People with Funny Names 4 Korakrit Arunanondchai  USA

Special Jury Award

Source:[20][16]

YearFilmOriginal titleDirectorCountry
2021 Pebbles PS Vinothraj  India
I Comete: A Corsican SummerPascal Tagnati Corsica
Looking for VeneraNorika Sefa Kosovo
2022 Excess Will Save Us Morgane Dziurla-Petit  France
To Love AgainGao Linyang China
2023Munnel மணல் Visakesa Chandrasekaram  Sri Lanka
New StrainsArtemis Shaw, Prashanth Kamalakanthan United States
2024Kiss Wagon Midhun Murali  India
FlatheadJaydon Martin Australia

Audience Award

Source:[21][16]

YearFilmOriginal titleDirectorCountry
2021 Quo Vadis, Aida? Jasmila Žbanić  Bosnia
2022 Freaks Out Gabriele Mainetti  Italy
2023 Love According to Dalva Emmanuelle Nicot  France
2024 Green Border Agnieszka Holland  Poland

See also
  • 75B, Netherlands design studio

References
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  2. "CineMart History" Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
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  9. "Shorts Circuit". artforum.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  10. "The Team". IFFR. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  11. Heijs, Jan Heijs & Westra, Frans (1996). Que le tigre danse. Huub Bals: a biography. Otto Cramwinckel: Amsterdam.
  12. "Locations, Screening Schedule & Box Office". IFFR. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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  14. "The Widowed Witch". iffr.com. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  15. Roxborough, Scott (4 February 2023). "'Le Spectre de Boko Haram' Wins Rotterdam Festival". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  16. Calnan, Ellie (3 February 2024). "Japanese debut 'Rei' leads Rotterdam winners". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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  18. "About Ammodo". Stichting Ammodo. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
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