IFFR announces first selections for their 2025 edition

IFFR’s Bright Future selection of feature-length debuts is characterised by original subject matter and an individual style, representing the cutting edge of contemporary filmmaking, while Harbour offers contemporary cinema that the festival champions. themes of self-discovery, societal norms and the human condition.

Bright Future

CAMP D’ÉTÉ

Director: Mateo Ybarra
Switzerland, France

LATER IN THE CLEARING
Director: Márton Tarkövi
Hungary, Spain

1 GIRL INFINITE
Director: Lilly Hu
United States, Latvia, Singapore

NYAMULA

Director: Oskar Weimar
Kenya

YOUR TOUCH MAKES OTHERS INVISIBLE

Director: Rajee Samarasinghe
Sri Lanka, United States

HARBOUR

AND THE REST WILL FOLLOW

Director: Pelin Esmer
Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania
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DEAD DOG

Director: Sarah Francis
Lebanon
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FINDING RAMLEE

Director: Megat Sharizal
Malaysia

NO DEJES A LOS NIÑOS SOLOS
Director: Emilio Portes
Mexico
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PRIMITIVE DIVERSITY
Director: Alexander Kluge
Germany

THANK YOU SATAN
Director: Hicham Lasri
Morocco, France
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THE NIGHT IS DARK AND BRIGHTER THAN THE DAY
Director: Christina Friedrich
Germany

UN GRAN CASINO

Director: Daniel Hoesl
Austria

International Film Festival Rotterdam’s (IFFR) takes place 30 January – 9 February 2025