International Film Festival Rotterdam
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.[1] Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental filmmaking by showcasing emerging talents and established auteurs. The festival also places a focus on presenting cutting edge media art and arthouse film, with most of the participants in the short film program identified as artists or experimental filmmakers.[2][3] IFFR also hosts CineMart and BoostNL, for film producers to seek funding.
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| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Founded | 1972 |
| Founded by | Hubert Bals |
| Awards | Tiger Award |
| Artistic director | Vanja Kaludjercic |
| Website | http://www.IFFR.com/ |
History
The first festival — then called 'Film International' — was organized in June 1972 under the leadership of Huub Bals. IFFR's logo is a tiger, loosely based on Leo, the lion in the MGM logo.[4] From the beginning, the festival has profiled itself as a promoter of alternative, innovative and non-commercial films, with an emphasis on the Far East and developing countries. Around 1983, the festival founded CineMart to serve as a "regular film market," and later modified the business model to serve instead as a "co-production market",[5][6] which helps a selected number of film producers connect with possible co-producers and funders for their film projects.[7]
After the festival founder's sudden death in 1988, a fund was initiated and named after him (Hubert Bals Fund), used for supporting filmmakers from developing countries.
The non-competitive character of the festival changed in 1995, when the VPRO Tiger Awards were introduced—three yearly prizes for young filmmakers making their first or second film. The next year, Simon Field, formerly Cinema Director at the London Institute of Contemporary Arts, became director of the festival. In 2004 Sandra den Hamer took over as director of the festival, and from 2007 to 2015 the director was Rutger Wolfson. Film producer Bero Beyer was the next director and in 2020, Vanja Kaludjercic was appointed as the new director.[8]
Despite financial difficulties in the mid-1980s, the festival has grown steadily, reaching more than 300,000 visitors in 2015.
Festival screening locations
The IFFR screens films at multiple locations, including the Pathé cinema at Schouwburgplein, De Doelen, Cinerama, WORM, Oude Luxor Theater, Theater Rotterdam Schouwburg, KINO and Lantaren Venster.[9]
Tiger Award winners
The Tiger Award has had various sponsors over the years. In the years leading up to and including 2010 it was sponsored by the VPRO. In 2011 the award was presented by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds and since 2012 by Hivos.[10]
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References
- Rotterdam_International_Film_Festival Archived 28 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine imdb.com.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Shorts Circuit". artforum.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- Heijs, Jan Heijs & Westra, Frans (1996). Que le tigre danse. Huub Bals a biography. Otto Cramwinckel: Amsterdam.
- "CineMart History" Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved September 24, 2011.
- Mundell, Ian (January 13, 2009) "CineMart thriving in tough times" Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Variety. Retrieved September 24, 2011. (subscription required)
- Smith, Nigel M. (December 17, 2010). "Rotterdam’s CineMart Selects 33 Projects for 2011" Archived 22 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. IndieWire
- MacNab, Geoffrey (10 December 2019). "Vanja Kaludjercic to take over as director of International Film Festival Rotterdam (exclusive)". Screen. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- "Locations, Screening Schedule & Box Office". IFFR. 15 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- Hivos Tiger Awards Competition Archived 12 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. IFFR.
- "The Widowed Witch". iffr.com. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
External links
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- International Film Festival Rotterdam (official website)
- New Arrivals
- Hubert Bals Fund
- youtube channel
- International Film Festival Rotterdam at IMDb
- Indebioscoop "Epiloog IFFR 2014"(in Dutch)
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