International Film Festival Rotterdam

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Top film festival directors rally in defence of Berlinale’s Tricia Tuttle

Letter is signed by leading festival directors including Cannes’ Thierry Frémaux, Locarno’s Giona A. Nazzaro and Sundance’s Eugene Hernandez.

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‘Variations On A Theme’ wins Tiger award at Rotterdam film festival

The Big Screen competition winner was Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s ’Master’.

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Mister Smith Entertainment boards Toronto, Rotterdam comedy ‘Maddie’s Secret’

EXCLUSIVE: Film is the directorial debut of US comedian and actor John Early.

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IFFR Pro 2026 unveils winners including Joshua Loftin’s hybrid feature ‘LFD Hope’

‘LFD Hope’ is described as a magical realist docu-drama about living on the margins in London.

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Just 1.2% of filmmakers picked for major festivals identify as disabled or neurodivergent, Crip Count report finds

EXCLUSIVE: The report tracked the number of people with above-the-line credits who self-identified as disabled or neurodivergent.

Sandra Den Hamer and Mia Bays

“We're easy to work with,” say UK producers to potential Dutch partners

Paperwork levels and packaging difficulties can be overcome, they say.

‘A Messy Tribute To Motherly Love’

Reason8 Films to launch Rotterdam title ‘A Messy Tribute To Motherly Love’ at EFM

Film receives its world premiere in International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition on February 2.

The Misconceived

Visit Film acquires world sales on Rotterdam selection ‘The Misconceived’

EXCLUSIVE: 3D-rendered tragi-comedy about millennials turning 40 will also screen at EFM.

La Belle Année

‘La Belle Année’ review: Delicate documentary follows a Swedish-French woman revisiting her past

Filmmaker Angelica Ruffier’s personal debut won Rotterdam’s Special Jury Prize

Master

‘Master’ review: An idealistic politician is corrupted in assured, slow-burn Bangladeshi drama

Rezwan Shahriar Sumit’s second feature was named Rotterdam’s Big Screen competition winner

Variations On A Theme

‘Variations On A Theme’ review: Rotterdam Tiger winner is intimate South African doc-fiction

Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar follow ’Carissa’ with community drama set in the country’s Kamiesberge region

Moonglow

‘Moonglow’ review: Isabel Sandoval directs and stars in underpowered Filipino neo-noir

Police corruption procedural bows in Rotterdam’s Big Screen Competition

Supporting Role

‘Supporting Role’ review: Georgian star Dato Bakhtadze anchors fluid, tragi-comic Tbilisi-set drama

Ana Urushadze’s follow-up to ’Scary Mother’ debuts in Rotterdam’s Tiger competition