53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam explained

53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam
Opening:Head South
by Jonathan Ogilvie
Closing:La Luna by M. Raihan Halim
Location:Rotterdam, Netherlands
Founded:1972
Number:400
Date:Opening:
Closing:
Main:International Film Festival Rotterdam
Previous:2023
Next:2025

The 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the 2024 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which began on 25 January 2024. The festival opened with Head South a New Zealand film by Jonathan Ogilvie.[1] [2] The complete line-up of films competing in the festival was revealed on 18 December 2023.[3] The festival closed on 4 February 2024 with La Luna by M. Raihan Halim.

Rei by Tanaka Toshihiko of Japan won the Tiger Award whereas, Kiss Wagon by Midhun Murali from India and Flathead by Jaydon Martin from Australia won the Special Jury Awards. The VPRO Big Screen Award was awarded to The Old Bachelor by Oktay Baraheni from Iran. Green Border by Agnieszka Holland won the Audience Award.[4]

Jury

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Tiger Competition

Tiger Short Competition

Big Screen Competition

FIPRESCI Award

NETPAC Award

Official selection

Opening and closing films

[6] [7]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Opening film
Head South Jonathan OgilvieNew Zealand
Closing film
La Luna M. Raihan HalimSingapore, Malaysia

Tiger Competition

The following films are selected to compete for the Tiger Award. The line-up was announced on 19 December 2023.[8]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The Ballad of Suzanne CésaireMadeleine Hunt-EhrlichUnited States
FlatheadJaydon MartinAustralia
Grey BeesDmytro MoiseievUkraine
Kiss WagonMidhun MuraliIndia
Me, Maryam, the Children and 26 OthersFarshad HashemiIran, Germany, Czech Republic
MosesJenni Luhta, Lauri LuhtaFinland
The RimLa parraAlberto GraciaSpain
Formosa BeachPraia FormosaJulia De SimoneBrazil, Portugal
ReiTanaka ToshihikoJapan
Journey of ShadowsReise der SchattenYves NetzhammerSwitzerland
She Fell to EarthSusie AuHong Kong
srLea HartlaubGermany
Swimming HomeJustin AndersonUnited Kingdom
Under a Blue SunDaniel MannFrance, Israel

Big Screen Competition

The following films are selected to compete for the VPRO Big Screen Award.[9] [10]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Aire: Just BreatheLeticia TonosDominican Republic, Spain
Children of War and PeaceVille SuhonenFinland
TrustConfidenzaDaniele LuchettiItaly
EternalUlaa SalimDenmark, Iceland, Norway
Milk TeethSophia BöschGermany, Switzerland
The Old BachelorOktay BaraheniIran
Portrait of a Certain OrientMarcelo GomesBrazil, Italy, Lebanon
Seven Seas Seven HillsYezhu Kadal Yezhu MalaiRamIndia
SteppenwolfAdilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan
TenementInrasothythep Neth, Sokyou CheaCambodia
The Worst Man in LondonRodrigo AreiasPortugal
YohannaRobby ErtantoIndonesia, United Kingdom, Italy

Tiger Short Competition

The following films were selected to compete for the Tiger Short Competition.[11]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
3 MWhMarie-Magdalena KochováCzech Republic
6000 mensongesSimon RiethFrance
Break no.1 & Break no.2.Lei LeiChina
Crazy LotusNaween NoppakunThailand
Daphne was a torso ending in leavesCatriona GallagherItaly, Greece
Digital Devil SagaCameron WordenUSA
Two Sides of the TortoiseLos dos lados de la tortugaOscar IllingworthEcuador
Few Can SeeFrank SweeneyIreland
FlatasticAlice SaeyFrance, Netherlands
Flower ShowElli VuorinenFinland
History Is Written at NightLa historia se escribe de nocheAlejandro Alonso EstrellaCuba, France
I Would Rather Be a StoneRadije bih bila kamenAna HušmanCroatia
Like a Sick YellowSi e verdhë e sëmurëNorika SefaKosovo
Petticoat FireMox MäkeläFinland
Adrift PotentialsPotenciais à DerivaLeonardo PirondiBrazil, USA
Teen Girl FantasyMarisa HoickaCanada
Terminal IslandSam DrakeUSA
To Exist Under Permanent SuspicionValentin NoujaïmFrance
VoidIwasaki YusukeJapan
The WatchmanNöbetçiAli CherriItaly France
Workers' WingsKrahët e punëtoreveIlir HasanajKosovo

Short & Mid-length

The Short & Mid-length film programme showcases films under 63 minutes.

!Original title!Director(s)!Production countrie(s)
1014Deborah S. PhilipsGermany
102 NarraRafael Manueal, Tatjana FannyNetherlands
Ade (on a Sunday)Theja RioIndia
Alguén me chamou Serpe NegraBorja Santomé RodríguezSpain
Azul PandoraAlan GonzálezCuba
Baulera 12Mila Araoz, Amaru Villanueva RanceUK
Beautiful MenNicolas KepensBelgium
BonnarienAdiel GliotFrench Guiana
A Brave New WorldArnold TamHong Kong
Bull's HeartMargarita BagdasaryanUzbekistan
CoralSonia OleniakUSA
Dau:añcut (Moving Along Image)Adam PironKiowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Dear Shadow, My Old FriendTimoteus Anggawan KusnoNetherlands
Denials, DecoysMicah WeberUSA
DescentSyd FarringtonUK
Dig ItGabriel LesterNetherlands
East CokerWang HanxuanChina
The Electric KissRainer KohlbergerAustria
O filme feliz :)Duarte CoimbraPortugal
FluxYoujin MoonUSA
Golden DragonBoren ChhithCambodia
GrandmamauntsistercatZuza BanasińskaNetherlands
Holographic WillMike StoltzUSA
I Am Hymns of the New TemplesWael ShawkyItaly
I Would've Been HappyJordan WongUSA
I. / II. / III.Alexandre LaroseCanada
If I'm Here It Is by MysteryClari RibeiroBrazil
In DreamsJosh ShaffnerUSA
The Inescapable Desire of RootsMark Chua, Lam Li ShuenSingapore
The Instability of CloudsZazie Ray-TrapidoUSA
Is my Living in VainUfuima EssiUK
IsblinkOlga KrüssenbergSweden
Keep LookingAyo AkingbadeUSA
LeelaTanmay ChowdharyIndia
lessons in flightCecilia AranedaBrazil
Light, Noise, Smoke, and Light, Noise, SmokeNishikawa TomonariJapan
Line of SightAli EslamiNetherlands
LoopholeJordan StraferUSA
Lose Voice Tool KitAdele DipasqualeItaly
Magic & PropagandaLilia FilinaRussia
ManántulaIon de SosaSpain
A Man ImaginedMalanie Shatzky, Brian M. CassidyCanada
Man of AralHelena Gouveia MonteiroIreland
Materia vibrantePablo MarínArgentina
Molecular DelusionsQuentin L'helgoualc'hFrance
Msaytbeh, the elevated place.Rawane NassifLebanon
El neceser rojoSerge GarciaMexico
Ojitos mentirososElena DuqueSpain
On Plains of Larger River & WoodlandsMiguel de JesusPortugal
PainIvan FaktorCroatia
PeeperHan ChanglokSouth Korea
PistolerasNatalia del Mar KašikAustria
Preoperational ModelPhilip UllmanNetherlands
Questioning the Existence of AlecRoger HornSouth Africa
A Radical DuetOnyeka IgweUK
SchalafsandElias BöttcherSwitzerland
The Silence of IronMariana de MeloBrazil
Silent PanoramaNicolas PiretBelgium
Sleepy HeadsTudor Cristian JurgiuRomania
space_invaders.exeMalaz UstaNetherlands
Spirits of the Black LeavesThaweechok PhasomThailand
SteroTevin Kimathi, Millan TarusKenya
Storyboard SuliAnggun PriambodoIndonesia
El tercer mundo después del solAnalú Laferal, Tiagx VélezColombia
To the spirits in the roomCate GiordanoUSA
Um tropeço em cinco movimentosValentina RossetBrazil
UNDRKamal AljafariPalestine
Water HazardAlexander DavidPortugal
When the Wind RisesChen HungTaiwan
The Witness TreeNiranjan Raj BherwalNepal
The Wool AliensJulia ParksUK
You can't get what you want but you can get meSamira Elagoz, Z WalshNetherlands
Zanatany, L'empreinte des linceuls esseulésHachimiya AhamadaBelgium

Bright Future

The programme will highlight first-feature films from promising filmmakers.[12]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production Countries (s)
78 DaysEmilija GašićSerbia
NaangalAvinash PrakashIndia
a Few Mornings, an EveningAstrid van NimwegenNetherlands
The HeirloomBen PetrieCanada
Schirkoa: In Lies We TrustIshan ShuklaIndia
yours,Eva Giolo, Rebecca Jane Arthur, Katja Mater, Sirah Foighel Brutmann, Eitan Efrat, Maaike NeuvilleBelgium

Cinema Regained

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction countrie(s)
121280 RitualAntoinetta Angelidi2008Greece
Cinema BruciatoClemens Klopfenstein2024Switzerland
GodsterminalGeorg Tiller2024Austria
Hair Piece: A Film for Nappyheaded PeopleAyoka Chenzira1984United States
Joymoti Never LeftMehdi Jahan2024India
Naked ActsBridgett M. Davis1995United States
Obsessive Hours at the Topos of RealityRea Wallden2023Greece
Overnight FliesGeorg Tiller2016Austria
ParamaAparna Sen1985India
Parama: A Journey with Aparna SenSuman Ghosh2024India
Persona BeachGeorg Tiller2011Austria

Harbour

The programme will showcase contemporary cinema.[13]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
8 Views of Lake BiwaMarko RaatEstonia
100 Yards门前宝地Xu Haofeng, Xu JunfengChina
AnubhutiअनुभूतिAnirban DuttaIndia
Cosmic MiniaturesAlexander KlugeGermany
Dream Team Lev Kalman, Whitney HornNew Zealand
ElegiesAnn HuiHong Kong
Fire on Water Sun-J PerumalMalaysia
Greice Leonardo MouramateusBrazil
Head South Jonathan OgilvieUnited States
Hungry Ghost Diner We Jun ChoMalaysia
Power AlleyLevanteLillah HallaBrazil
Lolo & Sosaku' The Western Archive Sergio CaballeroSpain
Maia – Portrait With Hands Alexandra GuleaGermany
Mário Portugal
Small Hours Of The Night Daniel HuiSingapore
So Unreal United States
The Cursed Land Panu AreeThailand
Trolley Times India
Who’ll Stop the Rain 青春並不溫柔 Su I-hsuan Taiwan
Heresy Witte Wieven Didier Konings Netherlands
Zone Christina Friedrich Germany
God Between Us Zwischen uns Gott Rebecca Hirneise Austria

Art Directions: immersive media

The programme highlighted the expansion of cinema to installations, exhibitions and live performance.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
8 miljard ikkenTibor de JongNetherlands
The AssemblyCharlotte BruneauLuxembourg
I'm Terribly SorryRachel MacleanUnited Kingdom
Realmbreak HotelFloris van LaethemNetherlands
Small Acts of ViolenceAay LiparotoBelgium

Limelight

The programme will showcase cinematic highlights of film festival favourites and international award-winners.[14]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
13 Bombs13 Bom di JakartaAngga Dwimas SasongkoIndonesia
AdagioStefano SollimaItaly
The BeastLa BêteBertrand BonelloFrance
Blue GiantYuzuru TachikawaItaly
BoléroAnne FontaineFrance
La chimeraAlice RohrwacherItaly
Daaaaaalí!Quentin DupieuxFrance
The DelinquentsLos delincuentesRodrigo MorenoArgentina
Evil Does Not Exist悪は存在しないRyusuke HamaguchiJapan
FirebrandKarim AïnouzUnited Kingdom
Four DaughtersKaouther Ben HaniaFrance
Full River Red滿江紅Zhang YimouChina
Green BorderZielona granicaAgnieszka HollandPoland
HammarskjöldPer FlySweden
HollyFien TrochBelgium
How to Have SexMolly Manning WalkerUnited Kingdom
The Iron ClawSean DurkinUnited States
Jigarthanda DoubleXஜிகர்தண்டா டபுள்XKarthik SubbarajIndia
The Arctic ConvoyKonvoiHenrik Martin DahlsbakkenNorway
Krazy HouseSteffen Haars, Flip van der KuilNetherlands
Lost in the NightAmat EscalanteMexico
La LunaM. Raihan HalimSingapore
Madame LunaDaniel EspinosaSweden
Mars ExpressJérémie PérinFrance
The Promised LandBastardenNikolaj ArcelDenmark
Stormskerry MajaStormskärs-MajaTiina LymiFinland
Viduthalai Part 1 and Viduthalai Part 2விடுதலை: பாகம் I & IIVetrimaaranIndia
Voy! VoyVoy!!فويفوي! فوي Omar HilalEgypt
The Zone of InterestJonathan GlazerUnited States

Kids & Family

[15]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
AnderslandAn Vrombaut
BlèhTim Alards, Pepijn van Essen

Awards

[16] [17] [18]

Tiger Award

Special Jury Awards

VPRO Big Screen award

FIPRESCI Award

NETPAC Award

Youth Jury Award

Audience Award

Ammodo Tiger short awards

European Short Film Award nomination

KNF Award 2024

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post-Punk Coming-of-Age Comedy ‘Head South’ to Open International Film Festival Rotterdam. Leo . Barraclough . . 23 November 2023. 23 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Rotterdam film festival unveils Jonathan Ogilvie’s ‘Head South’ as 2024 opening film, first programme details . . Tim . Dams. 23 November 2023. 23 November 2023.
  3. Web site: ‘Swimming Home’ to world premiere at Rotterdam 2024 as part of Tiger competition line-up . Ellie . Calnan . 18 December 2023 . 21 December 2023 . ScreenDaily. en.
  4. News: Tanaka Toshihiko’s ‘Rei’ Wins Rotterdam Tiger Award, ‘Flathead’ and ‘Kiss Wagon’ Take Jury Prizes . Rafa Sales Ross . Variety. 2 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . en.
  5. Web site: Marco Müller to return to Rotterdam 2024 to join Tiger jury . . Mona . Tabbara. 12 December 2023. 13 December 2023.
  6. News: Programme IFFR 2024 . IFFR . 23 November 2023. 23 November 2023. en.
  7. News: Rotterdam Unleashes Tiger Competition Lineup With Films About a Naked Stranger, Freud and a Deaf Landscape Photographer . Leo Barraclough . Variety. 18 December 2023 . 21 December 2023 . en.
  8. Web site: IFFR unveils its 2024 line-up. Martin. Kudláč . 18 December 2023. 19 December 2023 . . en.
  9. Web site: International Film Festival Rotterdam Unveils 2024 Lineup. Nancy . Tartaglione . 18 December 2023. 19 December 2023 . . en.
  10. Web site: Dutch festival picks Baraheni’s second film for competition section . 19 December 2023. 21 December 2023 . Tehran Times. en.
  11. Web site: Ammodo Tiger Short Competition . International Film Festival Rotterdam . 20 December 2023.
  12. Web site: Bright Future. International Film Festival Rotterdam. 23 November 2023.
  13. Web site: In Harbour . International Film Festival Rotterdam. 23 November 2023.
  14. Web site: Limelight. International Film Festival Rotterdam. 23 November 2023.
  15. Web site: Kids & Family. International Film Festival Rotterdam. 20 December 2023.
  16. News: Belgian Cinematographer Grimm Vandekerckhove to Receive Rotterdam’s Robby Müller Award . Leo Barraclough . Variety. 12 December 2023 . 12 December 2023 . en.
  17. Web site: Tiger Short Competition winners 2024 . International Film Festival Rotterdam . 30 January 2024.
  18. Web site: Japanese debut ‘Rei’ leads Rotterdam winners . Ellie . Calnan . 3 February 2024 . 3 February 2024 . . en.