International Film Festival Rotterdam

The International Film Festival Rotterdam ( IFFR ) is the largest film festival in the Netherlands. It takes place annually in late January in Rotterdam instead. A tiger is the mascot of the festival. In addition to Berlin, Cannes and Venice is one of the festival as one of the most important film events in Europe.

History

The first festival was organized International in June 1972 under the name of film. Festival director Hubert Bals was. From the beginning, the festival was dedicated to alternative cinema, with a special interest in films from East Asia and developing countries. Despite financial difficulties mid-1980s, the festival grew steadily.

After the sudden death of the founder in 1988 festival was named after him with the Hubert Bals Fund, a fund to support filmmakers from developing countries. In 1991, Emile Fallaux director of the festival, it was followed in 1996 Simon Field, former head of the theater department of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London.

First of Rotterdam had no competition. In 1995, the Tiger Awards of the Dutch television and radio station VPRO were awarded for the first or second films by young filmmakers for the first time. Additional film awards, which are awarded at the festival include a FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Netherlands Film criticism.

Today, the main side rail IFFR Exploding Cinema. Here digital films and videos will be presented, including experimental animation films, Internet-based entertainment formats and music videos.