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Rotterdam premiere ‘Tenement’ sells to North America (exclusive)
Psychological horror thriller is debut feature from Cambodian writer-directors Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea.
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Rotterdam names Marten Rabarts as head of IFFR Pro
Veteran exec previously worked at New Zealand Film Festival and Binger Filmlab.
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Erige Sehiri, Danielle Arbid projects awarded Hubert Bals funding
Ten European projects have each been awarded €60,000 co-production and post-production.
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New Europe agrees US deal for sci-fi romance ‘Eternal’, boards Agnieszka Smoczyńska’s ‘Hot Spot’ (exclusive)
’Eternal’ world premiered at Rotterdam, while ‘Hot Spot’ is set to shoot later this year
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Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Green Border’ wins Rotterdam audience award
IFFR recorded 253,500 visits across its programme of films, art installations and talks for its 2024 edition.
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Japanese debut ‘Rei’ leads Rotterdam winners
Special jury awards of €10,000 each were given to Midhun Murali’s ’Kiss Wagon’ and Jaydon Martin’s ’Flathead’.
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‘Swimming Home’ director Justin Anderson says he was inspired by French films about “trouble in beautiful spaces”
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
Seven prizes were handed out in total, spanning feature films and immersive projects
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IFFR Pro gears up for fine-tuned 2024 CineMart co-pro market and Rotterdam Lab
Festival’s industry strand has 16 projects being pitched at CineMart and 71 producers attending talent initiative Rotterdam Lab
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Rotterdam opens with call to embrace complexity and discussion amid Middle East, Ukraine wars
”IFFR is an attempt to embrace life in all its multitudinous form,” said Vanja Kaludjercic.
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‘Praia Formosa’: first trailer for Julia de Simone’s Rotterdam Tiger title (exclusive)
Julia de Simone’s Portuguese-language film explores the multi-ethnic ethos of Rio de Janeiro.
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Blondie singer Debbie Harry and filmmaker Amanda Kramer team up for Rotterdam’s talks strand
‘So Unreal’ is directed by Kramer and narrated by Harry, and will have its European premiere at the festival.
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Sandra Hüller joins Rotterdam’s talks programme
Other speakers at festival include Marco Bellocchio, Billy Woodberry and Anne Fontaine.
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LevelK boards Rotterdam Big Screen Competition title ‘Milk Teeth’ (exclusive)
Sophia Bosch’s debut feature is a dystopian folklore drama.
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Reel Suspects boards Rotterdam selection ‘Tenement’ (exclusive)
Source: Reel Suspects ‘Tenement’ Paris-based Reel Suspects has boarded international sales for Cambodian-Japanese psychological horror thriller Tenement ahead of the film’s world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Big Screen competition. The first feature from Cambodian writer-directors Inrasothythep Neth and Sokyou Chea follows a ...
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‘Swimming Home’ to world premiere at Rotterdam 2024 as part of Tiger competition line-up
‘Swimming Home’ is directed by Justin Anderson and stars Mackenzie Davies, Christopher Abbott and Ariane Labed.
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Rotterdam co-production market CineMart reveals 2024 projects
Selection includes new projects by Aisling Walsh, Ena Sendijarević, Andreas Fontana and Beatrice Gibson
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Marco Müller to return to Rotterdam 2024 to join Tiger jury
Titles for the Limelight, Harbour, Cinema Regained and Focus strands have been added to the line-up.
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New Europe Film Sales, Anonymous Content board IFFR title ‘Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust’ (exclusive)
Animated feature will premiere in January in the Rotterdam Film Festival’s Bright Future section
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