Hear from the filmmakers: Big Screen Competition
Ahead of the festival, IFFR’s Festival Director Vanja Kaludjercic spoke with the filmmakers behind the films screening in our Big Screen Competition. These interviews were made available throughout the festival. Hear from the filmmakers about the inspiration behind their stories, creative process, themes and other insights into their works. Please note some interviews include English translation provided by interpreters.
2024
Een lijst met films
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Aire: Just Breathe
Leticia Tonos Paniagua | 91′ | Dominican Republic | World premiere
In the near future, a scientist races against time to change humanity’s fate. -
Children of War and Peace
Ville Suhonen | 65′ | Finland | World premiere
A nation’s chilling desire for war and the toll it took on its children. -
Confidenza
Daniele Luchetti | 136′ | Italy | World premiere
Revered teacher Pietro has an affair with one of his students in this exquisite thriller. -
Eternal
Ulaa Salim | 100′ | Denmark | World premiere
A deeply moving sci-fi drama of the heart that ruminates on ‘what if?’ -
Milk Teeth
Sophia Bösch | 97′ | Germany | World premiere
In a dystopian near-future, a young girl has to choose between servitude or freedom. -
The Old Bachelor
Oktay Baraheni | 192′ | Iran | World premiere
An Iranian-set family drama of Shakespearean proportions which explores the corrosiveness of patriarchy. -
Portrait of a Certain Orient
Marcelo Gomes | 92′ | Brazil | World premiere
A potent parable of religious intolerance and cultural difference, about Lebanese migrants living in Brazil. -
Seven Seas Seven Hills
Ram | 135′ | India | World premiere
An immortal and an everyman meet in this irresistible mix of melodrama, comedy and spectacle. -
Steppenwolf
Adilkhan Yerzhanov | 102′ | Kazakhstan | World premiere
A visceral, absurdist revenge thriller, embracing elements of the Western, set across the Kazakh steppes. -
Tenement
Inrasothythep Neth, Sokyou Chea | 88′ | Cambodia | World premiere
A manga artist experiences terrifying visions when visiting her ancestral home in Phnom Penh. -
The Worst Man in London
Rodrigo Areias | 127′ | Portugal | World premiere
Art lover. Rogue. Blackmailer. A fascinating portrait of Victorian art dealer Charles Augustus Howell. -
Yohanna
Razka Robby Ertanto | 85′ | Indonesia | World premiere
A nun’s search for her car leads to crisis in this enthralling neorealist-tinged drama.