54th International Film Festival Rotterdam
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| Opening film | Fabula by Michiel ten Horn |
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| Closing film | This City Is a Battlefield by Mouly Surya |
| Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Founded | 1972 |
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| No. of films | 482 |
| Festival date | Opening: 30 January 2025 Closing: 9 February 2025 |
| Website | IFFR |
The 54th International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the 2025 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which was held from 30 January to 9 February 2025. The complete line-up of films competing in the festival was revealed on 17 December 2024. It opened with Fabula, a Dutch film by Michiel ten Horn.
The festival closed on 9 February 2025 with This City Is a Battlefield, an Indonesian war drama film written and directed by Mouly Surya. Fiume o morte! by Igor Bezinović of Sweden, Finland won the Tiger Award whereas, L’arbre de l’authenticité by Sammy Baloji from Democratic Republic of the Congo and Im Haus meiner Eltern by Tim Ellrich from Germany won the Special Jury Awards. The VPRO Big Screen Award was awarded to Raptures by Jon Blåhed from Sweden, Finland. I'm Still Here by Walter Salles, a Brazil and France co-production won the Audience Award. 482 films from 94 countries were showcased at the festival including 234 features, 248 short and mid-length films.