The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) takes place this year from 25 January until 3rd February and the Tiger and Big Screen competitions for the 53rd edition are already raring to go.
Head South by Jonathan Oglivie opens the festival on Thursday 25 January. The celebration will close with La Luna. a comedy debut from Raihan Halim, about a conservative Malaysian village shaken by the arrival of a lingerie premiere of
This year’s Talks line-up features: Marco Bellocchio, Anne Fontaine, Alexander Kluge and Rachel Maclean.
IFFR’s Tiger Competition is the main festival platform for emerging film talent and features a selection of 14 titles in 2024. The Tiger Competition Jury for 2024 is Marco Müller, Ena Sendijarević, Nadia Turincev, Herman Yau and Billy Woodberry.
The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire, Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, 2024, United States, world premiere
Flathead, Jaydon Martin, 2024, Australia, world premiere
Grey Bees, Dmytro Moiseiev, 2024, Ukraine, world premiere
Kiss Wagon, Midhun Murali, 2024, India, world premiere
Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 Others, Farshad Hashemi, 2024, Iran, Germany, Czech Republic, world premiere
Moses, Jenni Luhta, Lauri Luhta, 2024, Finland, world premiere
La Parra, Alberto Gracia, 2024, Spain, world premiere
Praia Formosa, Julia De Simone, 2024, Brazil, Portugal, world premiere
Rei, Tanaka Toshihiko, 2024, Japan, world premiere
Reise der Schatten, Yves Netzhammer, 2024, Switzerland, world premiere
She Fell to Earth, Susie Au, 2024, Hong Kong, world premiere
sr, Lea Hartlaub, 2024, Germany, world premiere
Swimming Home, Justin Anderson, 2024, United Kingdom, world premiere
Under a Blue Sun, Daniel Mann, 2024, France, Israel, world premiere
Clockwise, stills from the films: La Parra, Praia Formosa, She Fell to Earth, Swimming Home
Big Screen Competition
The Big Screen Competition offers a wide-ranging selection, bridging the gap between popular, classic and arthouse cinema features. 12 titles have been selected for IFFR 2024. IFFR invites an audience jury to grant the VPRO Big Screen Award.
Aire: Just Breathe, Leticia Tonos Paniagua, 2024, Dominican Republic, Spain world premiere
Children of War and Peace, Ville Suhonen, 2024, Finland, world premiere
Confidenza, Daniele Luchetti, 2024, Italy, world premiere
Eternal, Ulaa Salim, 2024, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, world premiere
Milk Teeth, Sophia Bösch, 2024, Germany, Switzerland, world premiere
The Old Bachelor, Oktay Baraheni, 2024, Iran, world premiere
Portrait of a Certain Orient, Marcelo Gomes, 2024, Brazil, Italy, Lebanon, world premiere
Seven Seas Seven Hills, Ram, 2024, India, world premiere
Steppenwolf, Adilkhan Yerzhanov, 2024, Kazakhstan, world premiere
Tenement, Inrasothythep Neth, Sokyou Chea, 2024, Cambodia, world premiere
The Worst Man in London, Rodrigo Areias, 2024, Portugal, world premiere
Yohanna, Robby Ertanto, 2024, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Italy, world premiere
Clockwise, stills from the films: Eternal, Milk Teeth, Steppenwolf, Seven Seas Seven Hills
Talks
Each edition, IFFR presents a Talks programme that aims to inspire – providing fresh perspectives and profound insights into the world of filmmaking.
This year’s lineup features luminaries such as Marco Bellocchio (Rapito, Limelight); Rachel Maclean, one of this edition’s artists in Focus; Alexander Kluge (Cosmic Miniatures, Harbour); and Anne Fontaine (Boléro, Limelight), who each will discuss their remarkable careers.
The full Talks lineup will be announced in the second week of January.
ROTTERDAM INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | 25 January – 3 February 2024