Opening film | Please Baby Please by Amanda Kramer |
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Closing film | Dragon Inn by King Hu |
Location | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
Founded | 1972 |
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Festival date | Opening: 26 January 2022 Closing: 6 February 2022 |
Website | IFFR |
The 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the 2022 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which took place online from 26 January 2022 to 6 February 2022.[1][2] The festival, which was held online for the second consecutive year due to the spread of the Omicron variant across Europe,[3][4] opened with Amanda Kramer's film Please Baby Please.[5] The festival closed with the screening of 1967 sword fighting classic Dragon Inn by King Hu on 6 February 2022.[6]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) | |
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Opening film | ||||
Please Baby Please | Amanda Kramer | United States | ||
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver | Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster | United States | ||
Closing film | ||||
Dragon Inn | Long men kezhan | King Hu | Taiwan |
The following films are selected to compete for the Tiger Award. The line-up was announced on 7 January 2022.[9]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Achrome | Maria Ignatenko | Russia | |
The Child | A Criança | Marguerite de Hillerin, Félix Dutilloy-Liégeois | Portugal |
The Cloud Messenger | Meghdoot | Rahat Mahajan | India |
EAMI | Paz Encina | Paraguay, Germany, Argentina, Netherlands, France, United States | |
Excess Will Save Us | Morgane Dziurla-Petit | Sweden | |
Kafka for Kids | Roee Rosen | Israel | |
Malintzin 17 | Mara Polgovsky, Eugenio Polgovsky | Mexico | |
Met mes | Sam de Jong | Netherlands | |
The Plains | David Easteal | Australia | |
Phantom Proyect | Proyecto Fantasma | Roberto Doveris | Chile |
The Dream and the Radio | Le rêve et la radio | Renaud Després-Larose, Ana Tapia Rousiouk | Canada |
Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish | Lei Lei | United States, Netherlands | |
To Love Again | Gao Linyang | China | |
Yamabuki | Yamasaki Juichiro | Japan, France |
The following films are selected to compete for the VPRO Big Screen Award.[10]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Assault | Adilkhan Yerzhanov | Kazakhstan, Russia | |
Broadway | Christos Massalas | Greece, France, Romania | |
CE2 | Jacques Doillon | France | |
Daryn’s Gym | Brett Michael Innes | South Africa | |
Drifting Petals | Clara Law | Australia | |
The Island | Anca Damian | Romania | |
Kung Fu Zohra | Mabrouk El Mechri | France | |
My Emptiness and I | Mi vacío y yo | Adrián Silvestre | Spain |
Splendid Isolation | Urszula Antoniak | Netherlands |
The following films were selected to compete for the Ammodo Tiger Short Competition.[11]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Answering the Sun | Rainer Kohlberger | Austria, Germany | |
Becoming Male in the Middle Ages | Pedro Neves Marques | Portugal | |
Chants from a Holy Book | Cesar Gananian, Cassiana Der Haroutiounian | Brazil | |
Constant | Sasha Litvintseva, Beny Wagner | Germany, United Kingdom | |
Dawn | Leonor Noivo | Portugal | |
Glass Life | Sara Cwynar | United States | |
Isn't It a Beautiful World | Joseph Wilson | United Kingdom | |
The Making of Crime Scenes | Hsu Che-yu | France, Taiwan | |
Nazarbazi | Maryam Tafakory | Iran | |
The Name of Things | El nombre de las cosas | Diego Escobar | Chile |
Nosferasta: First Bite | Bayley Sweitzer, Adam Khalil | United States | |
Polycephaly in D | Michael Robinson | United States | |
Punctured Sky | Jon Rafman | United States | |
Songs for living | Korakrit Arunanondchai, Alex Gvojic | United States, Thailand | |
Tomorrow Is a Water Palace | Juanita Onzaga | Belgium | |
Urban Solutions | Arne Hector, Luciana Mazeto, Vinícius Lopes, Minze Tummescheit | Germany, Brazil |
The programme will highlight first-feature films from promising filmmakers.[12]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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As in Heaven | Du som er i himlen | Tea Lindeburg | Denmark |
Brotherhood | Francesco Montagner | Czech Republic | |
They Carry Death | Eles transportan a morte | Helena Girón, Samuel M. Delgado | Spain |
Inmotep | Julián Génisson | Spain | |
Kim Min-young of the Report Card | 성적표의 김민영 | Lee Jae-eun, Lim Ji-seon | South Korea |
The Last Ride of the Wolves | Alberto De Michele | Netherlands | |
The Plains | David Easteal | Australia | |
Zalava | Arsalan Amiri | Iran |
The programme offers restored classic films, documentaries on film culture and explorations of cinema's heritage.[13]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Year | Production countrie(s) |
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Every Week Seven Days | Eduard Grečner | 1964 | Czechoslovakia | |
Ida Lupino: Gentlemen & Miss Lupino | Julia Kuperberg, Clara Kuperberg | 2021 | France | |
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso | Manlio Gomarasca, Massimiliano Zanin | 2021 | Italy | |
Korean Ghost Story – Ieodo | Choi Sangsik | 1979 | South Korea | |
The Lady from Constantinople | Sziget a szárazföldön | Judit Elek | 1969 | Hungary |
Modern Korea: The Age of Beasts | Jeong Jaeeun | 2021 | South Korea | |
The Nine Lakh Stars | Loubna Régragui | 2022 | France | |
Urf | Geetika Narang Abbasi | 2022 | India | |
Journey into the Twilight | Viaggio nel crepuscolo | Augusto Contento | 2021 | Italy |
The programme will showcase contemporary cinema.[14]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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The Alleys | Al-Hara | Bassel Ghandour | Jordan |
Amrus Natalsya Who Recreates the Dispossessed in Twilight | Mahardhika Yudha | Indonesia | |
Anatomy of Time | Wela | Jakrawal Nilthamrong | Thailand, France, Singapore, Netherlands |
Barbarian Invasion | Tan Chui Mui | Malaysia | |
Crescent Night | Adh Chanani Raat | Gurvinder Singh | India |
The Hole | Il buco | Michelangelo Frammartino | Italy |
The Execution | Казнь | Lado Kvataniya | Russia |
The Great Movement | El Gran Movimiento | Kiro Russo | Bolivia |
Hit the Road | Jadde Khaki | Panah Panahi | Iran |
Kinorama – Beyond the Walls of the Real | Kinorama - Cinema Fora De Órbita | Edgar Pêra | Portugal |
Let Me Hear It Barefoot | Kudo Riho | Japan | |
Malik | Mahesh Narayanan | India | |
Medea | Медея | Alexander Zeldovich | Russia |
Medusa | Anita Rocha da Silveira | Brazil | |
Our Men | Mon Légionnaire | Rachel Lang | France |
The Dead Remain With Their Mouth Open | I morti rimangono con la bocca aperta | Fabrizio Ferraro | Italy |
Prayers for the Stolen | Noche de fuego | Tatiana Huezo | Mexico |
Special Delivery | Teuk-song | Park Dae-Min | South Korea |
On the Job: The Missing 8 | Erik Matti | Philippines | |
Who's Stopping Us? | Quién lo impide | Jonás Trueba | Spain |
The programme will showcase cinematic highlights of film festival favourites and international award-winners.[15]
English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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Ali & Ava | Clio Barnard | United Kingdom | |
Drive My Car | ドライブ・マイ・カー | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Japan |
Happening | L'événement | Audrey Diwan | France |
France | Bruno Dumont | France | |
Freaks Out | Gabriele Mainetti | Italy | |
Love After Love | 第一炉香 | Ann Hui | China |
Memoria | Apichatpong Weerasethakul | Colombia | |
Vortex | Gaspar Noé | France | |
The Worst Person in the World | Verdens verste menneske | Joachim Trier | Norway |
The programmes highlight mid-length films and short films.[16]
Year | English title | Original title | Director(s) | Production countrie(s) |
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2014 | (sans)(image) | arc | United States | |
2012 | the arc of the sun | arc | United States | |
2017 | ascensions | arc | United States | |
2021 | breathing | arc | United States | |
2018 | broken symmetry | arc | United States | |
2016 | conical signal | arc | United States | |
2013 | For the Birds | Stanya Kahn | United States | |
2018 | Friends in Low Places | Stanya Kahn | United States | |
2011 | Happy Song for You | Stanya Kahn, Llyn Foulkes | United States | |
2022 | Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver | Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster | United States |
Winner(s) | Work/ director | Notes | Ref. |
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Robby Müller Award
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Sayombhu Mukdeeprom Cinematographer (Thailand) | Honoured | [8] | |
Tiger Award
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EAMI | Paz Encina | Won | [19] |
Special Jury Awards
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Excess Will Save Us | Morgane Dziurla-Petit | Won | [20] |
To Love Again | Gao Linyang | Won | [21] |
VPRO Big Screen award
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Kung Fu Zohra | Mabrouk El Mechri | Won | [21] |
Fipresci award
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To Love Again | Gao Linyang | Won | [21] |
Ammodo Tiger short awards
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Becoming Male in the Middle Ages | Pedro Neves Marques | Won | [21] |
Nazarbazi | Maryam Tafakory | Won | |
Nosferasta: First Bite | Bayley Sweitzer, Adam Khalil | Won | |
KNF award
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Punctured Sky | Jon Rafman | Won | [21] |
Wanted: VPRO Big Screen public jury
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Kung Fu Zohra | Mabrouk El Mechri | Won | [21] |