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

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 c312w

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

HBF 2024

Erige Sehiri, Danielle Arbid projects awarded Hubert Bals funding 4f435a

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) 1g442c

’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 622t59

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 3a6f3z

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” 6n2e3r

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 3q2t2z

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 536431

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

Rotterdam Features 2s6v4r

  • Milk Teeth

    Sophia Bösch on her Rotterdam premiere ‘Milk Teeth’: “I try to bring a female experience of the world to film” 5x2i2a

    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? 6j554l

    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 3yl1y

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

Rotterdam reviews 1o563r

'Rei'

‘Rei’: Rotterdam Review 5h6a1a

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

The Old Bachelor

‘The Old Bachelor’: Rotterdam Review 5l5g2e

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

Madame Luna

‘Madame Luna’: Rotterdam Review 5f1x52

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 2996s

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

Griece

‘Greice’: Rotterdam Review 4k3kj

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