International Film Festival Rotterdam

Tea Lindeburg’s feature film debut, As in Heaven, premiered at the Rotterdam and Göteborg film festivals simultaneously and received the top Dragon Award for Best Nordic Film at the latter.   Lise (Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl) is the eldest child of a large rural Danish family at the end of the 19th century.

When a filmmaker talks about the human soul as a “disease,” you know you are dealing with complexity. Maria Ignatenko’s second feature, Achrome, which premiered at IFFR’s Tiger Competition, feels as mysterious and deep as its title suggests.

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is known for its eclectic and diverse programs. This year, its 51st edition has gone remote, once again due to the Covid-19 surge.