International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)

Photo: Bas Czerwinski

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced 14 films selected for the Tiger Competition. The selections for the Big Screen Competition and the Ammodo Tiger Short Competition have also been announced.

Due to corona, IFFR will have an online programme this year. Enjoy the flexibility of on demand and compile your own festival schedule. After the screening of the opening films on 26 January, on-demand films can be watched on IFFR.com from 09.00 on Thursday 27 January and are available until 21.00 on Sunday 6 February.

Opening
The programme starts with the world premiere of Please Baby Please by American musician and filmmaker Amanda Kramer. The film is preceded by a short puppet animation by brothers Lewie and Noah Kloster: Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver. To be seen on Wednesday 26 January at 8 pm.

Along the Way in the cinema
Filmmaker Mijke de Jong will attend the world premiere in Rotterdam. During the final weekend, her film will be screened in the Rotterdam cinemas Cinerama, LanterenVenster and Pathé Schouwburgplein. Tickets for these screenings will be available in the coming days via IFFR.com. The film will also be screened at the Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam and Forum Groningen. In addition, IFFR is organising a press screening in Rotterdam on Friday, 4 February, with an aftertalk by Mijke de Jong and Vanja Kaludjercic. More information will follow shortly at IFFR.com.

Along the Way will be released in Dutch cinemas later this year by distributor September Film. The film is produced by Frank Hoeve and Katja Draaijer for BALDR Film, in co-production with Heretic and broadcasters VPRO and HUMAN.

IFFR Talks
The IFFR Talks programme is free and available worldwide. Five Big Talks with well-known filmmakers can be seen between 29 January and 5 February.

IFFR celebrates the year of the tiger at Rotterdam Central Station
Artist Sofie Xie transforms live the IFFR logo with traditional Chinese painting in sign of the Lunar New Year

The Lunar New Year also known as Chinese New Year, starts today on February 1 with the Year of the Tiger, also the iconic logo of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). A day earlier, Chinese artist Sofie Xie painted the gigantic IFFR logo live in the presence of train passengers and passers-by. Following traditional Chinese painting, the artist transformed the iconic tiger logo that will be on display for the public in the station hall in the coming weeks.

The Year of the Tiger was inaugurated in the hall of Rotterdam Central Station in the presence of Marjan van der Haar, business director of IFFR and Mr. K.W. Choy of the Chinese Foundation SCFR.

Van der Haar on the Year of the Tiger: "Every year in February both the Lunar New Year and IFFR are celebrated. But this year both events have something in common, it is the year of the Tiger and it stands for strength and courage. And that's exactly what everyone needs right now: perseverance to get through this time and films that inspire. It's great that we can usher in the Year of the Tiger together here, offering the city and its residents something festive and beautiful."

Rotterdam
The organizations Rotterdam Chinese New Year (RCNY), Rotterdam Festivals and IFFR joined forces to celebrate the year of the tiger in festive fashion. The event is part of the agenda of Rotterdam Festivals. For a complete overview go to rotterdamfestivals.nl.

Painting
Sofie Xie, who learned traditional Chinese painting from her father, brought two worlds together by adapting the recognizable festival logo with poetic Oriental painting in the station hall of Rotterdam Central Station

Ticket sales
Ticket sales start on Friday 21 January at 8 pm. A ticket for an on demand screening costs €8.50 and discounts are available.