The 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the 2022 edition of the

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. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

, which took place online from 26 January 2022 to 6 February 2022. The festival, which was held online for the second consecutive year due to the spread of the

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across Europe, opened with Amanda Kramer's film ''

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''. The festival closed with the screening of 1967 sword fighting classic ''

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'' by

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on 6 February 2022.

Jury

Tiger

* Farid Tabarki: (Amsterdam) Founder of Studio Zeitgeist, Researcher, international keynote speaker, writer of 'The end of the middle and world traveler. based in . * Gust Van den Berghe: Brussels-based writer and director with background in theatre, opera and dance. * Tatiana Leite: (Brazil), Graduate in Law and Communication from PUC-RJ University, postgraduate in Film at UNESA and in History of Art at Sorbonne. A film programmer at the Rio Film Festival from 2000 till 2009, in 2010 she became the International Adviser of the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Culture. In the end of 2012 she created the production company Bubbles Project. *

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: (Netherlands), a European actress * Zsuzsi Bankuti: Film festivals organizer and director of the cinema programme

Ammodo Tiger Short

* Nduka Mntambo: An image-maker, working in the interstices of urban spatial practices, experimental filmmaking, and pedagogy. * Rieke Vos: A curator and writer based in Amsterdam who works in a cross-disciplinary field of art, popular culture, architecture, and urban life. *

Tim Leyendekker Tim Leyendekker is a Dutch film director and writer. He is best known for his debut feature film, ''Feast'', and the short films, ''The Healers'' and ''BLINDER''. Career Leyendekker earned his Master of Fine Arts degree from the Sandberg Institut ...

: (Netherlands) Dutch visual artist, filmmaker and photographer

Big Screen Award

* Louk Haffmans * Alex Spaanderman * Eva Langerak * Karen Kroese * Mylaine Roelofs

Official selection

Opening and closing films

Tiger

The following films are selected to compete for the

Tiger Award The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is an annual film festival held at the end of January in various locations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Since its foundation in 1972, it has maintained a focus on independent and experimental fi ...

. The line-up was announced on 7 January 2022. :Highlighted title indicates award winner.

Big Screen

The following films are selected to compete for the

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Big Screen Award. :Highlighted title indicates award winner

Ammodo Tiger Short

The following films were selected to compete for the Ammodo Tiger Short Competition. :Highlighted title indicates award winner

Bright Future

The programme will highlight first-feature films from promising filmmakers.

Cinema Regained

The programme offers restored classic films, documentaries on film culture and explorations of cinema's heritage.

Harbour

The programme will showcase contemporary cinema.

Limelight

The programme will showcase cinematic highlights of film festival favourites and international award-winners.

Short & Mid-length

The programmes highlight mid-length films and short films.

Awards

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://iffr.com/en

Events in Rotterdam 2022 festivals in Europe