Latest festival news – Page 9
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NewsNetherlands Film Fund’s Sandra den Hamer on the revival of the Dutch industry: “We are on the way up”
With several titles at Rotterdam and a growing market share for local films, den Hamer says industry is moving forward after several difficult years.
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NewsSideshow, Janus Films acquire Berlin-bound Sundance drama ‘Peter Hujar’s Day’
Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall star.
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NewsHubert Bals’ funding pot grows as demand for development financing rises
International Film Festival Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) has backed festival hits such as Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine As Light
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NewsBFI Flare to close with erotic thriller ‘Night Stage’
The festival also announced “Dreams In Nightmares’ as a special presentation.
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News‘Another Simple Favor’ starring Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively named SXSW opening night premiere
Fest runs March March 7–15. Previously announced Opening Night TV Premiere is The Studio.
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NewsCPH:DOX launches human rights initiative and film programme with art institution
Human:Rights aims to communicate the topic of human rights through lived experiences.
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NewsFour talking points from Sundance 2025
Low deal count, genuine discoveries, talk of 2027 and beyond.
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NewsJuliette Binoche named 2025 Cannes jury president
French star won best actress on the Croisette in 2010 for Abbas Kiarostami’s Certified Copy.
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NewsThe rise of the Netherlands as a co-production player: “What you see is what you get with the Dutch”
Leading Dutch producers on why they are increasingly working internationally with co-production partners.
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NewsA24 in talks to acquire Sundance debut ‘Sorry, Baby’
Third on-site deal amid sluggish market activity.
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News2025 Sundance Film Festival announces award winners
Ryan White’s ’Come See Me In The Good Light’ won the Festival Favorite Award.
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NewsVideo culture comes into focus at Rotterdam: “We all grew up in the VHS period”
Programmer and curator Olaf Möller on the festival’s retrospective of VHS culture and rental stores, ’Hold Video In Your Hands.
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NewsCate Blanchett shines light on refugee filmmaking fund: “These stories aren’t getting into the mainstream”
Blancett officially launched €500,000 Displacement Film Fund at International Film Festival Rotterdam
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NewsIcelandic drama ‘When The Light Breaks’ leads Goteborg winners
‘Trans Memoria’, ‘Love’ among other winning films.
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NewsIFFR Pro’s Marten Rabarts explains why he believes the Dutch make the best co-producers
Raberts was appointed in the autumn to head of International Film Festival Rotterdam’s industry strand.
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NewsMohammad Rasoulof says Iranian prison guards asked to watch his films with him
“They praised me for how well I made the film; while I’m sitting in prison because I made said movie.”
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NewsIran’s Soheila Golestani banned from travelling to Rotterdam to serve on festival jury
Rotterdam has expressed its solidarity with Golestani, calling her ”a victim of opression”.
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NewsRotterdam’s Vanja Kaludjercic takes aim at Donald Trump in passionate opening-night speech
The festival director emphasised the power of cinema to connect pepole in an era of resurgent nationalism.
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NewsNetflix acquires Sundance drama ‘Train Dreams’ with Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones
Clint Bentley directed, co-wrote with Sing Sing director Greg Kwedar.
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NewsMaria Schrader, Fan Bingbing, Nabil Ayouch join Berlinale competition jury
They join jury president, US filmmaker Todd Haynes.