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Rotterdam premiere ‘Tenement’ sells to North America (exclusive) 4r1m3k

Psychological horror thriller is debut feature from Cambodian writer-directors Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea.

Marten Rabarts

Rotterdam names Marten Rabarts as head of IFFR Pro qu6b

Veteran exec previously worked at New Zealand Film Festival and Binger Filmlab.

HBF 2024

Erige Sehiri, Danielle Arbid projects awarded Hubert Bals funding fm3e

Ten European projects have each been awarded €60,000  co-production and post-production.

Eternal

New Europe agrees US deal for sci-fi romance ‘Eternal’, boards Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s ‘Hot Spot’ (exclusive) 685341

’Eternal’ world premiered at Rotterdam, while ‘Hot Spot’ is set to shoot later this year

Green Border

Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Green Border’ wins Rotterdam audience award 12413g

IFFR recorded 253,500 visits across its programme of films, art installations and talks for its 2024 edition.

'Rei'

Japanese debut ‘Rei’ leads Rotterdam winners 6b356v

Special jury awards of €10,000 each were given to Midhun Murali’s ’Kiss Wagon’ and Jaydon Martin’s ’Flathead’.

Justin Anderson

‘Swimming Home’ director Justin Anderson says he was inspired by French films about “trouble in beautiful spaces” 6p1w2u

UK director’s debut feature stars Mackenzie Davis, Christopher Abbott, Ariane Labed and Nadine Labaki

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Polish animation ‘Cherub’ triumphs at Rotterdam’s CineMart project market 15v3v

Seven prizes were handed out in total, spanning feature films and immersive projects

Sleep With Your Eyes Open

IFFR Pro gears up for fine-tuned 2024 CineMart co-pro market and Rotterdam Lab 2nu3k

Festival’s industry strand has 16 projects being pitched at CineMart and 71 producers attending talent initiative Rotterdam Lab

Rotterdam Features 2e1c3p

  • Milk Teeth

    Sophia Bösch on her Rotterdam premiere ‘Milk Teeth’: “I try to bring a female experience of the world to film” 4z68m

    Dystopian drama set in an isolated rural community is debut feature of the Swiss filmmaker.

  • Krazy House

    How can Dutch films and talent find greater international success? 4i3g41

    Netherlands Film Fund’s Sandra Den Hamers spotlights titles and the Fund’s new strategy.

  • Tamara Tatishvili

    Tamara Tatishvili on her plans for the Hubert Bals Fund 5n451n

    Former Georgian National Film Center director took over running Rotterdam’s global film fund earlier this month.

Rotterdam reviews 4f2e57

'Rei'

‘Rei’: Rotterdam Review 15121i

Rotterdam’s Tiger winner is an ambitious debut from actor-turned-filmmaker Toshihiko Tanaka

The Old Bachelor

‘The Old Bachelor’: Rotterdam Review 3g2y1t

Rotterdam Big Screen winner is a vision of Iran rarely seen on screen

Madame Luna

‘Madame Luna’: Rotterdam Review 6v5c44

Daniel Espinosa returns with this stirring drama about an Eritrean refugee doing everything she can to survive in Calabria

Portrait Of A Certain Orient

‘Portrait Of A Certain Orient’: Rotterdam Review 2c5g3a

A brother and sister depart 1940s Lebanon for a new life in Brazil in the latest from Marcelo Gomes

Griece

‘Greice’: Rotterdam Review 533b3z

A Brazilian student in Lisbon spins a web of white lies in this mild-mannered comedy