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News‘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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NewsPolish 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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NewsIFFR 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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NewsRotterdam 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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News‘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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NewsBlondie 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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NewsSandra Hüller joins Rotterdam’s talks programme
Other speakers at festival include Marco Bellocchio, Billy Woodberry and Anne Fontaine.
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NewsLevelK boards Rotterdam Big Screen Competition title ‘Milk Teeth’ (exclusive)
Sophia Bosch’s debut feature is a dystopian folklore drama.
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NewsReel 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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News‘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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NewsRotterdam 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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NewsMarco 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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NewsNew 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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NewsHubert Bals Fund selects 10 projects for 2023 Development Support scheme
Selection includes new projects from prize winning directors Martika Ramirez Escobar, Leonardo Martinelli and Le Bao.
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NewsRotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund unveils new head
Fund supports filmmakers from countries where funding and infrastructure is lacking or restrictive.
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NewsFive major European film festivals unite on industry network Launchpad
Locarno, Thessaloniki, Tallinn, IFFR and Karlovy Vary are collaborating on the initiative.
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NewsRotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund unveils titles for new post-production scheme
The projects, all feature debuts aside from one, will receive €60,000 to support either their production or their post-production.
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NewsClare Stewart, former London Film Festival director, to join Rotterdam as managing director
Stewart will work alongside festival director Vanja Kaludjercic.
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NewsHow Ukraine is trying to maintain the momentum behind a generation of outstanding filmmakers
The European industry has created support initiatives, including for funding, co-production and raising awareness.