IFFR 2024 - The Film Verdict

Palestinian Cinema at IFFR 2024: Pictured but Not Forgotten

Scattered over different sections with few ripples in the media, four films detailing the Palestinian experience stood out at Rotterdam.

Three very different films from Japan, India and Australia won Rotterdam’s Tiger Awards, underlining the festival’s range of new talent.

TFV interviewed outspoken Hong Kong director Scud, who brought his tenth and perhaps final film to Rotterdam.

Fumbling first love stirs up a frenzy in this indie debut that gets further away the closer you get.

TFV correspondent Max Borg investigates the Manetti-verse and how the Italian duo scored a Focus program at this year’s IFFR.