International Film Festival Rotterdam
international film festival rotterdam iffr annual film festival held end january various location rotterdam netherlands focused independent experimental film inaugural festival took place june led founder huub bals iffr also host cinemart boostnl film producer seek funding first festival called film international organized june leadership huub bals festival profiled promoter alternative innovative noncommercial film emphasis far east developing country around festival founded cinemart serve regular film market later modified business model serve instead coproduction market help selected number film producer connect possible coproducers funders film project festival founder sudden death fund initiated named hubert bals fund used supporting filmmaker developing country noncompetitive character festival changed vpro tiger award introduced—three yearly prize young filmmaker making first second film simon field formerly cinema director london institute contemporary art became director festival sandra den hamer took director festival director rutger wolfson film producer bero beyer next director vanja kaludjercic appointed new director since foundation maintained focus independent experimental filmmaking showcasing emerging talent established auteur festival also place focus presenting cutting edge medium art arthouse film participant short film program identified artist experimental filmmaker iffr also host cinemart boostnl film producer seek funding vanja kaludjercic director festival iffr logo stylized image tiger loosely based leo lion mgm logo iffr screen film multiple location including pathé cinema schouwburgplein de doelen cinerama worm oude luxor theater rotterdamse schouwburg kino lantarenvenster tiger award various sponsor year year leading including sponsored vpro award presented prins bernhard cultuurfonds since hivos short film competition iffr differentiates tiger competition featurelength film fact young upcoming talent filmmaker chance winning since tiger short competition various sponsor year including ammodo institution netherlands support development art architecture science short competed three equal tiger short award worth € source source b netherlands design studio official website video youtube international film festival rotterdam imdb epiloog iffr indebioskoop