Art Directions: immersive media 🥽 Step into IFFR 2026’s immersive media programme at Katoenhuis, where audiovisual art meets technology. Experience interactive VR works ranging from poetic reflections to playful and surreal escape. Discover more via iffr.com/nl/iffr/2026... #IFFR2026

Get in the IFFR 2026 mood on IFFR Unleashed 🍿 Curl up with a new collection of films by returning IFFR filmmakers and revisit earlier festival favourites, perfect for cozy winter nights. Watch online until 27 Jan and discover more via iffr.com/en/blog-unle... #IFFR2026

ESTRENOS | «Punto y seguido». Crítica ★★★★☆ de ARIEL de Lois Patiño, presentada en Harbour del @iffr-festival.bsky.social . Protagonizada por Agustina Muñoz e Irene Escolar. Texto de Aarón Rodríguez Serrano: eamcine.com/F3eTnT

Subvirtiendo las claves del thriller. Trailer para 𝘕𝘰𝘹, lo nuevo de 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗶 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗷𝘂 que pasará por @iffr-festival.bsky.social www.cinemaldito.com/subvirtiendo...

IFFR Preview Tour 2026 🍿 Are you looking forward to IFFR 2026? Then catch a preview of the upcoming festival at a cinema near you during our nationwide Preview Tour! Check for participating cinemas and movie theaters via: iffr.com/en/iffr-prev... #IFFR2026

Gift an IFFR Festival Special! 🎄 Looking for a festive gift? IFFR 2026 special events are on sale from Opening Night and Best of IFFR packages to family programmes, Blind Date tickets and Short Film Marathon thrills. Discover it via iffr.com/en/festival-... #IFFR2026

Bright Future selection 2026 ✨🔮 A selection of feature-length debuts, characterised by original subject matter and an individual style, representing the cutting edge of contemporary filmmaking. Discover the full line-up via iffr.com/en/iffr/2026... #IFFR2026

Tiger Short Competition 2026 🐯 A lineup of 22 world premieres celebrating the power of short and mid-length film, exploring memory, trauma and healing, alongside marginalised voices and hidden histories. See the selection via iffr.com/en/iffr/2026... #IFFR2026

New to IFFR Pro? 🎤💼 Local makers & producers are invited to an info session on 5 Jan (16:00–17:00) to learn how IFFR Pro accreditation can support emerging professionals and connect you to the global film industry. 🇳🇱 Register via iffr.com/en/blog-iffr... #IFFR2026

Big Screen Competition selection 2026 🍿 The Big Screen Competition is a diverse competition that bridges popular, classic, and arthouse cinema. With 12 world premieres, it is dedicated to supporting nominated films in the Netherlands. Discover the lineup via: iffr.com/en/iffr/2026... #IFFR2026

Tiger Competition selection 2026 🐯 At the heart of IFFR, the Tiger Competition showcases emerging voices from across the globe, with 12 world premieres from filmmakers who reshape the familiar from within. Discover the lineup via: iffr.com/en/iffr/2026... #IFFR2026

Festival Specials tickets on sale 🎟️ Secure your spot at IFFR 2026’s Festival Specials, including Opening & Closing Nights, surprise screenings, themed events and unique experiences. Get your tickets via iffr.com/en/festival-... #IFFR2026

IFFR 2026 Opening & Closing films 📽️🥂 We open with Providence and the Guitar by João Nicolau, starring Salvador Sobral in his acting debut and close with Rémi Bezançon’s sharp crime comedy Bazaar (Murder in the Building). More via iffr.com/en/blog-comp... #IFFR2026

🤍 And yet another world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam incoming! 🎬 GREETINGS FROM RHODES (Slovakia, Czech Republic) by Viera Čákanyová, produced by Matej Sotník for guča films (SK) and Somatic Films (CZ), heads to the Short & Mid-length section. 👉 iffr.com/en/iffr/2026...

It's here! The IFFR 2026 programme has been revealed 🏊🐯 The full IFFR 2026 lineup is live, including Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and Tiger Short Competition. Explore the programme via iffr.com/en/film?edit... #IFFR2026

Student accreditation 🎞️📚 Apply for IFFR 2026 student accreditation via your professor or teaching staff for behind-the-scenes access, screenings, talks and Art Directions events before January 10. More via iffr.com/en/iffr-2026... #IFFR2026

-46 days to IFFR 2026 🐅 #IFFR2026

Lightroom announces nine immersive works 🕯️ IFFR’s new immersive market launches at Pro Days 2026, bringing XR, VR and interactive projects into one platform. Nine works are selected across in-development and works-in-progress Full details via iffr.com/en/blog-ligh... #IFFR2026

Art Directions 2026 unveiled 🌀 IFFR’s programme for immersive media, installations and performances returns across Rotterdam, from Katoenhuis and WORM to Fenix, Brutus, V2_ and Rotterdam Central Station. More via iffr.com/en/blog-art-... #IFFR026

Rotterdam Lab open-call selections 🧪 Five emerging producers join the Rotterdam Lab cohort at IFFR 2026, following a Creative Europe–backed open call focused on diverse voices and regions. Meet the selected producers via iffr.com/en/blog-rott... #IFFR2026

Two Hubert Bals Fund titles at IFFR 2026 🌎 Lucrecia Martel’s Nuestra tierra and Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s A Useful Ghost join the Harbour programme, alongside the first-ever HBF Reunion Day celebrating 35 years of HBF. More via iffr.com/en/blog-cine... #IFFR2026

CineMart launches Safe Harbour 🌐 A new programme supporting stateless and at-risk filmmakers, uplifting projects shaped by displacement and forced migration. Read more via iffr.com/en/blog-cine... #IFFR2026

School sign-ups for IFFR 2026 are open! ✨ Filmmaker Idriss Nabil reflects on how young audiences engage bravely and openly with complex themes through film, which is also a reminder of cinema’s emotional power. Read the full interview and register schools via iffr.com/en/blog-idri... #IFFR2026

8 Feb | IFFR Volkskrantdag 2026 📰 Spend a full day watching highlights from IFFR 2026, curated by @de_volkskrant film editor Bor Beekman. Hop between cinemas or stay in one spot. Tickets via iffr.com/en/volkskran... #IFFR2026

Meet the IFFR 2026 juries ⭐ Introducing the juries for Tiger Competition, Big Screen Competition and Tiger Short Competition, featuring filmmakers, artists and curators. Full list via iffr.com/en/blog-iffr... #IFFR2026

Robby Müller Award 2026 🎥 French cinematographer Yorick Le Saux is this year’s recipient! His work on Olivier Assayas’ The Wizard of the Kremlin screens at IFFR 2026, along with Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother in Limelight. More via iffr.com/en/iffr/2025... #IFFR2026

Meet our RTM curators for 2026! 🟢⚪ RTM highlights Rotterdam’s finest films and talent. This year’s guest curators are writer/creator Hasret Emine, filmmaker Suzanne Koopstra and visual artist Timaeus (Tim van Hooft). Read more via iffr.com/en/blog-meet... #IFFR2026

IFFR Filmclub x Fenix x Buddy Film Foundation 🎞️ On 10 Dec, join us at Fenix for the premiere of On her shoulders by Safaa Khelifati, which is a portrait of generations of women shaping the city. Turkish dinner at 18:00. In Dutch. Free registration via iffr.com/en/agenda/if... #IFFR2026

New Limelight films for IFFR 2026 🔦 A fresh wave of avant-premieres and festival highlights joins Limelight, including new works by Jim Jarmusch, Nanouk Leopold, Park Chan-wook, Hafsia Herzi, Kawamura Genki, Ulrich Köhler, Christoffer Boe & Ildikó Enyedi. More via iffr.com/en/iffr/2026... #IFFR2026

VPRO Days ticket sales are live! 🎟 Catch a full day of IFFR 2026 films curated by @VPROCinema, the Preview Day on 29 Jan at Pathé Schouwburgplein or Review Day on 6 Feb at LantarenVenster. Tickets via iffr.com/en/iffr/2026... #IFFR2026

Darkroom 2026 selects ten projects ⚫ IFFR Pro’s work-in-progress platform returns with ten feature projects seeking completion support, sales, and festival exposure, all presented during CineMart 1–4 Feb. Full details via iffr.com/en/blog-dark... #IFFR2026

CineMart 2026 selections revealed ✨ IFFR announces 21 new feature projects for CineMart and 10 Darkroom works-in-progress plus two new initiatives: CineMart x HBF and Lightroom for immersive media. Full lineup via iffr.com/en/blog-cine... #IFFR2026

Last chance for Early Tiger pricing! 📣 Apply for your IFFR 2026 accreditation with discounted Early Tiger rates available until 26 November. Open to IFFR Pro, students, journalists and the new Art Directions pass. Apply by 26 November via: iffr.com/en/blog-iffr... #IFFR2026

Advertise at IFFR 📰 Reach film lovers, industry leaders and creative audiences through our on-site and digital advertising options, from programme guides and cinema screens to our website and newsletter placements. Download the IFFR 2026 rates via: iffr.com/en/advertisi... #IFFR2026

Feminist Focus programme The Future Is NOW set for IFFR 2026 ♀️✊ Marking 60 years of NOW, this focus programme spotlights women's cinema across eras, from feminist interventions to animated visions and collaborative works. Read more via: iffr.com/en/blog-the-... #IFFR2026

First wave of Cinema Regained 🌊🎞️ IFFR reveals the first titles for Cinema Regained, our platform for restorations, archival finds and new views on film history. Read more via: iffr.com/en/blog-the-... #IFFR2026

Watch The Battle of Empty Stomachs on IFFR Unleashed 🇵🇸 Now streaming from our RTM programme: The Battle of Empty Stomachs. It is Diana Al-Halabi’s poetic, musical tribute to those shaped by famine, migration and Palestinian hunger strikes. Watch here now: iffr.com/en/distribut... #IFFR2026

Collectif Faire-Part & Tetsuya Maruyama at IFFR 2026 🇧🇪🇨🇬🇯🇵 We’re spotlighting Collectif Faire-Part and multidisciplinary artist Tetsuya Maruyama with two new Focus programmes plus fresh premieres across Harbour, Bright Future & Limelight. Read more here: iffr.com/en/blog-new-... #IFFR2026

IFFR College Tour 🎬 On 3 Dec, join us at Erasmus University Rotterdam for a talk with Clare Stewart & Laurin Ivetić on IFFR 2026 and how data drives the festival, followed by Rains over Babel by Gala del Sol screening. 🎟️ Free for students & staff. Register here: iffr.com/en/agenda/if... #IFFR2026

New Limelight films for IFFR 2026 🔦 A first wave of avant-premieres and festival highlights joins the Limelight lineup. Read more here: iffr.com/en/iffr/2026... 🎥 #IFFR2026

IFFR Filmclub x Netwerk Nieuw Rotterdam x Bibliotheek Rotterdam👾 Join us on 20 November for a film programme on media literacy, featuring Kitten of Vluchteling?(2023) by Tina Farifteh & Miisufy(2023) by Liisi Grünberg. The programme is in Dutch. Register here: iffr.com/nl/agenda/if... #IFFR2026

IFFR is now on Bluesky 🐯✨ We’ve officially joined Bluesky as we believe the platform offers a safe and creative space to connect, share ideas, and engage in meaningful conversations about film and culture.