Rotterdam Film Festival - The Film Verdict

Last Shot

Posted by Ben Nicholson | Jan 31, 2026 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2026, Verdict Shorts |

The sobering drama, ‘Last Shot’, pays homage to journalists killed in Palestine with an affecting tale about displacement and a photographer’s final, tragic image.

Wind, Talk to Me

Posted by Carmen Gray | Feb 4, 2025 | Festivals, Rotterdam, Rotterdam 2025 |

Stefan Djordjevic’s sensitive doc portrait of grief and nature’s endless capacity for renewal is a gem of small gestures and surreal moments.

Balentes

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Jan 29, 2025 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2025 |

Drawing on memories from his own family history, Sardinian director Giovanni Columbu combines ancient and modern animation techniques in his strikingly beautiful period drama ‘Balentes’.

After The Long Rains

Posted by Kevin Jagernauth | Jan 30, 2024 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2024 |

Damien Hauser’s enchanting, sun-baked drama ‘After the Long Rains’ has bigger questions beneath its welcoming glow.

Tiina Lymi on the Language of Film

Posted by Max Borg | Jan 27, 2024 | Festivals, Rotterdam 2024 |

Finnish director-screenwriter-actress Tiina Lymi. whose ‘Stormskerry Maja’ had its international premiere in Rotterdam, reflects on making the spoken word realistic on screen.

Tag: Rotterdam Film Festival

Last Shot

Wind, Talk to Me

Balentes

After The Long Rains

Tiina Lymi on the Language of Film