All Rotterdam articles – Page 2
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Reviews‘Providence And The Guitar’ review: Rotterdam opener is quirky, stretched Portuguese comedy
Joao Nicolau’s fourth feature is based on a work by Robert Louis Stevenson
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FeaturesCineMart is again becoming an important hub for Asian and US indie autuers, says Marten Rabarts
The IFFR Pro head points ot a significant number of buzzy projects from these regions.
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FeaturesThe director of ‘Providence And The Guitar’ on casting heartthrob singer Salvador Sobral
Providence And The Guitar is a loose adaptation of an early story by Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson
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NewsRotterdam’s Vanja Kaludjercic and Clare Stewart on 2026 highlights and human rights focus
Festival heads bill Rotterdam as a “place of discovery” for films from “all corners of the world.”
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NewsFilm Harbour boards Tom Fassaert’s Rotterdam title ‘Between Brothers’
EXCLUSIVE: Amsterdam-based sales agency picks up latest documentary from ‘A Family Affair’ director Fassaert.
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NewsReel Suspects moves in on Dominican romantic drama ‘Interior Apartment Day’ ahead of Rotterdam premiere
EXCLUSIVE: The Harbour-selected film is directed by Laura Amelia Guzmán and Israel Cárdenas.
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NewsUK’s Impronta Films acquires Rotterdam “sci-fi” doc ‘Hungry’
EXCLUSIVE: UK’s Impronta Films is representing the project.
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NewsOdd Slice Films adds IFFR Tiger title ‘La belle année’ to 2026 slate
EXCLUSIVE: ‘La belle année’ is a documentary essay film by first-time Swedish filmmaker Angelica Ruffier.
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NewsKleber Mendonça Filho and John Lithgow join Rotterdam’s Big Talks programme
Speakers set for this year’s festival also include Italian actress Valeria Golino and Egyptian filmmaker Marwan Hamed.
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NewsItaly's Luminalia acquires Mozambique Tiger title ‘O Profeta’
EXCLUSIVE: Italian outfit Luminalia is focusing on films from sub-Saharan Africa
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NewsProtagonist boards Rotterdam title ‘Butterfly’ starring Renate Reinsve
EXCLUSIVE: It is produced by Maria Ekerhovd of Norway’s Mer Film, behind ‘Sentimental Value’.
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NewsRotterdam unveils 2026 Tiger and Big Screen competition lineups
Festival to open with João Nicolau’s ’Providence And The Guitar’ and close with Rémi Bezançon’s ’Bazaar (Murder In The Building)’.
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NewsRotterdam’s CineMart launches Safe Harbour programme for stateless and at-risk filmmakers
Four projects by filmmakers from Myanmar, Sudan, Syria and Palestine selected for new initiative.
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NewsLFF’s Kristy Matheson and filmmaker Ariane Labed join Rotterdam’s Tiger jury
French cinematographer Yorick Le Saux to receive festival’s Robby Müller Award.
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NewsRotterdam unveils line-up for 2026 CineMart project market
Projects by directors including Morad Mostafa, Toshihiko Tanaka, Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige among line-up.
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NewsRotterdam 2026 unveils additional premieres for Harbour and Bright Future strands
Festival also confirms first selections for Limelight programme.
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NewsRotterdam epilepsy documentary ‘D Is For Distance’ picked up for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: A theatrical release is planned for UK-Ireland in spring 2026.
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NewsCannes, IFFR winners ‘I Only Rest In The Storm’, ‘Fiume o morte!’ acquired for UK-Ireland
EXCLUSIVE: Distributor will release both titles in cinemas this autumn.
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NewsFestival directors discuss imperative to show “uncomfortable films”
“Part of our role is to find and back voices that sometimes make people uncomfortable,” said Berlinale director Tricia Tuttle.
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NewsHubert Bals Fund selects 15 projects for 2025 development support scheme
Fund back projects from directors such as Amanda Nell Eu, Mamadou Dia, Farida Baqi and Xiaoxuan Jiang.