IFFR

55th International Film Festival Rotterdam
29 January – 8 February 2026

[VIMooZ Blog @VIMOOZ]

International Film Festival Rotterdam(@IFFR) announced the dates for the upcoming 55th edition (IFFR 2026) which will take place from Thursday 29 January to Sunday 8 February 2026.

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includes Igor Bezinović's must-see @IFFR winner "Fiume o morte!"

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IFFR 2026 dates announced 📣

We're excited to announce that IFFR 2026 will take place from Thursday 29 January 2026 to Sunday 8 February 2026.

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Apply now: HBF Development Support 📣

The Hubert Bals Fund is now accepting applications for its Development Support scheme, offering grants of up to €10,000 to support the early development of projects.

Submit by 13 March 2025 at 23.59 CET: https://t.co/bWhnq5c0S1

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IFFR films shine at the Oscars 🏆

- The Brutalist by Brady Corbet: Best Actor, Best Original Score, and Best Cinematography.
- I'm Still Here by Walter Salle: Best International Feature Film

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Tiger Competition winner:
🇭🇷 Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia)

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I love it when @iffr writes a synopsis for my films ❤️ World Premiere is TOMORROW!

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Special Jury Award winners:
🇨🇩 L’arbre de l’authenticité by Sammy Baloji (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
🇩🇪 Im Haus meiner Eltern dir. Tim Ellrich (Germany)

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Big Screen Competition winner:
🇸🇪 Raptures by Jon Blåhed (Sweden, Finland)

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Youth Jury Award winner:
🇸🇾 The Visual Feminist Manifesto by Farida Baqi (Syria, Lebanon, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands)

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NETPAC Award winner
🇮🇳 Bad Girl by Varsha Bharath (India)

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FIPRESCI Award winner:
🇭🇷 Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia)

[India in the Netherlands @IndinNederlands]

Embassy of India, The Hague hosted a reception for film fraternity attending the IFFR 2025. Amb @ktuhinv in his speech announced a short film competition sponsored by Embassy of India in association with @IFFR for Dutch film making students.
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[Wanjeri @akilinanywele]

NEWS: TRANSACTION has World Premiere at @IFFR alongside Cuban and Brazilian shorts.
Writer/Director in “Ulimwengu” leather kimono by @katushnairobi for contemporary Gīkūyū nod to culture and language of the film.

[Aditya Shrikrishna @gradwolf]

Quite liked Suman Mukhopadhyay's new film The Puppet's Tale (Putulnacher Itikatha). Premiered at @IFFR yesterday as part of Big Screen Competition

https://t.co/Sdc9Bf1GrE

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We're excited to announce that the winner of the RTM Pitch is Ashley Röttjers whit the project Regen in augustus to life 🏆 Read more via: https://t.co/SzEiAJ7YtZ

[UNHCR Nederland @UNHCR_Nederland]

UNHCR-ambassadeur Cate Blanchett lanceert in samenwerking met het Internationaal Film Festival Rotterdam @IFFR een nieuw fonds om het werk van gevluchte filmmakers en verhalen over ontheemding te financieren en te promoten! 👇
https://t.co/RNutK1DgKo

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📣 Filmmaker callout
Cate Blanchett is launching a new fund in partnership with @IFFR and the Hubert Bals Fund to finance and promote the work of refugee filmmakers and stories of displacement.
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#dirtyfilms #iffr #hubertbalsfund

[Joseph Kahn @JosephKahn]

The next showing of ICK is at Rotterdam @IFFR. Very honored to play at this excellent film festival, and I will be there for a Q+A as well as a speaking event. https://t.co/wi7y0TxUVG

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Focus: Katja Raganelli 📽️

Check the programme via: https://t.co/x9ixAyoiCi