Published by International Film Festival Rotterdam

Jan 31, 2019

Combining within its organisation the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the Hubert Bals Fund and co-production market CineMart, IFFR offers a launching pad and supportive platform for innovative and talented independent...

Tiger premiere: Els dies que vindran

This wednesday the Festival offered the Tiger premiere of Carlos Marqués-Marcet's Els dies que vindran (A nine-month emotional roller-coaster about two lovers expecting their first child, while they hardly even know one another yet) and other festival treats.

Press conference: Tigers in focus (part two)

Sheena667, Nona. If They Soak Me, I'll Burn Them, Koko-di Koko-da and Els dies que vindran

13:30 - 14:30 in Doelen Ruys Zaal (4th floor) • Lunch included

Festival director Bero Beyer talks to filmmakers Camila José Donoso and Carlos Marqués-Marcet, and actress Jordan Rose Frye (Sheena667). The press conference will be livestreamed at IFFR.com/en/press-conference-tiger-competition-in-focus-part-two.

IFFR x De Balie: Donbass

18:00-20:30, KINO 1: Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa and a panel talk fake news and more after the screening of his latest feature, Donbass: a grotesque impression a war zone where fact and fiction are hardly distinguishable.

Scopitone Café

20.00, Schouwburg Kleine Zaal: Have you visited the Scopitone Café yet? Showing tonight: It All Begins with a Song: The Story of the Nashville Songwriter, with post-screening live performance!

Marathon screening: L'amica geniale (De geniale vriendin)

10:00-19:57, LantarenVenster: Watch the first season of the series based on the first of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan Novels, post-war Italian history told through the fates of two young women. Dutch subtitles.

Critics' Choice:

In My Room

17:45, Pathé 7: A screening of In My Room by Ulrich Köhler, preceded by a video essay by Luis Azevedo, and followed by a Q&A with Ulrich Köhler.

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How to interview filmmakers at IFFR

Want to interview Ognjen Glavonić, Clara van Gool or Catherine Hébert today? Or any of the other 200+ filmmakers present in Rotterdam during 48th IFFR?

Please send an email to pressdesk@IFFR.com or check in with the Press Desk at the 3rd floor of de Doelen.

Click here for a continually updated list of all attending filmmakers per day

How to make use of our press materials

All press materials can be downloaded from our Dropbox Press Materials, including film stills and press kits per film (if available) and selected photos of past highlights.

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International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)

With nearly 330,000 admissions and 2,405 film professionals attending, IFFR is one of the largest audience and industry-driven film festivals in the world, offering a high quality line-up of fiction and documentary feature films, short films, exhibitions, performances, masterclasses and talks. IFFR actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, through the BoostNL and Propellor initiatives, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab. IFFR's 48th edition takes place from Wednesday 23 January to Sunday 3 February 2019. More information can be found at IFFR.com.