Abstract

Violeta Kovacsics reports from the 2024 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), where festival director Vanja Kaludjercic—whose appointment coincided with the pandemic years—finally was able to showcase her vision for the festival’s future. Maintaining Rotterdam’s reputation for new discoveries (almost half its screenings were world premieres), along with its commitment to avant-garde and political cinema, Kaludjercic amplified the presence of animation and made world cinema a focus, not a sidebar. Films discussed include Rei (Tanaka Toshihiko, 2024), winner of the 2024 Tiger award, Under a Blue Sun (Daniel Mann, 2024), Swimming Home (Justin Anderson, 2024), The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire (Madeleine Hunt-Ehrlich, 2024), Grey Bees (Dmytro Moiseiev, 2024), and Eco Village (Phoebe Nir, 2024)

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