International Film Festival Rotterdam

🎬 Big news in the making! In 2025, House of Inclusion is partnering with the iconic International Film Festival Rotterdam to bring a fresh lens to their D&I strategy. IFFR isn’t just a film festival – it’s a world-renowned launchpad for bold, adventurous filmmakers. We’re excited to join forces with them to make sure their commitment to diversity and inclusion shines as brightly as the films they showcase! #HouseOfInclusion #IFFR

Hubert Bals Fund selects twelve features for support 🤝 The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF), IFFR’s fund that supports groundbreaking film projects in every stage of the production process, is excited to announce that after a record-breaking 1,169 submitted projects and an incredibly challenging selection process, twelve feature films were selected to receive Development Support grants of €10,000 each. “This wave of grant recipient filmmakers each come from a different context but share a common approach", said Tamara Tatishvili, Head of the Hubert Bals Fund. “They do not remain silent or give into despair amid the challenges of our current times. Instead they stay active, speak up, and make their voices heard through their stories and artistry.” 🇧🇷 Colhões de Ouro by Lillah Halla 🇵🇸 Conversation with the Sea by Muayad Alayan 🇰🇪 Enkop (The Soil) by Angela Wanjiku Wamai 🇧🇾 Exactly What It Seems by Darya Zhuk 🇨🇴 Falso positivo by Theo Montoya 🇮🇩 Four Seasons In Java by Kamila Andini 🇹🇷 Goodbye for Now by Kasım Ördek 🇬🇪 Le goût de la pêche by Elena Mikaberidze 🇧🇦 How Melissa Blew a Fuse by Una Gunjak 🇮🇳 MTV i.e. Mars to Venus by Midhun Murali 🇰🇭 Notes of a Crocodile by Daphne Xu 🇨🇱 Piedras gigantes by Christopher Murray Read the selection: https://lnkd.in/eFvJpaxX...

IFFR Business Club / Level Level nieuwe IFFR Business Club member IFFR heet Level Level, full service digital agency van harte welkom bij de IFFR Business Club, een initiatief van IFFR voor ondernemers in alle soorten en maten. Waarmee we de traditie van onze thuisstad Rotterdam als plaats van uitwisseling en ontmoeting eren. Door IFFR te steunen levert Level Level een onmisbare bijdrage aan de toekomst van IFFR en de sociale, culturele en economische impact die het heeft op de stad Rotterdam, nationaal en wereldwijd. Level Level is meer dan een IFFR Business Club member, zij hebben een fantastische toegankelijke, gebruiksvriendelijke en stabiele website in WordPress gerealiseerd die in aanloop naar en tijdens het festival in januari makkelijk kan worden aangepast aan de festival campagne van dat jaar. Wil je het resultaat bekijken? IFFR.com in festivalstijl is reeds gelanceerd.  Christien van de Sande, Managing Partner bij Level Level: “Het is een eer om samen te werken met een toonaangevend Internationaal Filmfestival als IFFR en bij te dragen aan de digitale toegankelijkheid van de filmwereld voor iedereen” Ben je ook benieuwd naar de IFFR Business Club? Ga snel naar https://lnkd.in/ekShHYy4 of mail ons voor een afspraak: development@iffr.com

Are you interested in advertising at IFFR? 📰 Every year the festival attracts a loyal, active and involved audience of visitors and professionals from around the globe, offering an ideal platform to boost your brand's visibility on an international, national and local scale. Find out more about the advertising possibilities and rates for IFFR 2025 via: https://lnkd.in/eFRfq3HD

RTM Pitch call 📣 IFFR and Gemeente Rotterdam offer a fantastic €20,000 grant to bring a short film (5 to 20 mins) to life that shines a spotlight on our beloved city. The film will premiere at IFFR 2026 as part of the RTM programme. As well as offering the selected filmmakers the chance to make their film, this year we’re collaborating with talent agency Qissa to provide an additional development grant to another selected filmmaker, as well as tailor-made coaching for five further creators. Read more and send us your pitch: https://lnkd.in/e5MXkYtm

Celebrating partners, talent and impact in São Paulo! We’re full of inspiration after returning from the Mostra de São Paulo and the Encontro de Ideias, where we hosted the Impact Day with Brazilian partner organisation Projeto Paradiso celebrating the past and future of the HBF’s impact in Brazil. As well as celebrating the launch of our publication Development with Impact to a full house, it was a fantastic experience joining panels and reconnecting with familiar faces — including HBF alumni, both emerging and established, like Marcelo Caetano and Marcelo Gomes, whose São Paulo premiers of Baby (HBF & CineMart supported) and Portrait of a Certain Orient (IFFR 2024 world premiere in Big Screen Competition) we were delighted to enjoy from the audience. We also had the chance to engage with key representatives from Brazilian government and policy-making bodies, reconnecting with influential industry players — looking towards more exciting collaborations on the horizon! We couldn't be prouder of our partnership with Projeto Paradiso and thank everyone at the Mostra for their incredible teamwork and support. Here’s to more successful collaborations!

Do you want to be one of the voices that report on the festival? 🎙️ Having a plurality of experiences and perspectives is what makes the festival special and that's why we're excited to host the third edition of our Media Outreach & Inclusion Scheme at IFFR 2025. By welcoming new and diverse voices to report on the festival, the scheme aims to remove barriers to journalists and media makers from communities that are currently underrepresented. Read more about the Media Outreach & Inclusion Scheme and apply before Sun 8 Dec via: https://lnkd.in/e5JfCSDy

Laat je liefde voor film voortbestaan Deze week organiseert International Film Festival Rotterdam samen met andere culturele instellingen de Week van Nalaten aan Cultuur. Hiermee wil IFFR aandacht vragen voor de mogelijkheid om kunst en cultuur aan volgende generaties door te geven. Met een nalatenschap, groot of klein, maak je echt verschil en laat je je liefde voor IFFR en film voortbestaan. Ontdek hoe je met een nalatenschap het verschil kan maken via onze website: IFFR.com/nalaten. 

IFFR 2025 campaign: Take the leap 🐅 The festival is getting closer and the Tiger is out on the streets of Rotterdam once again! Unafraid of the unknown, it presents cinema as a medium of change, discovery and transformation. “These tigers appear in surprising, surreal Magritte-like settings. Because films shift reality and give us new ways of looking at the world,” says Rens from design agency 75B who, together with our Festival Director Vanja Kaludjercic, have created a playful, mysterious campaign that reflects the joy of the unknown through a mix of styles, colours and textures across a series of distinct images.  A special thanks goes to our main partners Fonds21, de Volkskrant, VriendenLoterij for their enduring commitment and generous support to the festival and its main subsidisers, the government Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap), Gemeente Rotterdam, Creative Europe MEDIA and the Netherlands Film Fund. Read more about the IFFR 2025 campaign via: https://lnkd.in/eWZ3CuDX

Accreditations now open 📣 Film industry professionals, journalists and students, apply now for your IFFR 2025 accreditation! An IFFR Pro industry accreditation invites you to explore the complete IFFR 2025 selection including exclusive screenings, discussions on urgent issues facing the industry, specialised events, daily networking receptions and, as always in Rotterdam, plenty to keep you busy when the day is over. Apply by 17 November for the Early Tiger rate via: https://lnkd.in/efiH5uVM