The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced its selection of 20 film projects and four immersive projects for the 42nd edition of CineMart, Rotterdam’s co-production market. The 2025 CineMart runs from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5, 2025. Rotterdam’s industry section, the IFFR Pro Days, is scheduled from Jan. 31 to Feb. 5.
Among the highlights of the projects set for CineMart are Ukrainian auteur Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s Something Strange Happened to Me, the director’s follow-up to his acclaimed debut Pamfir; Kenyan filmmaker Angela Wanjiku Wamai’s neo-Western Enkop; and The Uganda Project, the new film from Daniel Mann, whose Under a Blue Sun screened in Rotterdam’s Tiger Competition in 2024.
As is to be expected from a Rotterdam lineup, the 2025 CineMart selection is thematically and geographically diverse. Cheryl Dunye’s Black Is Blue, which explores anxiety over AI, stands alongside Jazmín López’s Faust, an exploration into the origins of authoritarianism. Marcelo Gomes and Cao Guimarães explore dystopian futures in Cape of Pleasures, while Meat by Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair and Strange Root by Lam Li Shuen and Mark Chua offer two new genre takes on cannibalism.
The immersive lineup includes Robin Coops’ musical experience One Charming Night and Lilian Hess’ Strata.
Rotterdam’s Darkroom section will spotlight Georgian filmmakers, featuring Uta Beria’s Tear Gas, Alexandre Koberidze’s Dry Leaf and Rati Oneli’s Wild Dogs Don’t Bite.
The IFFR Pro Awards, including the Eurimages New Lab Awards, will be presented on Feb. 5, recognizing standout projects from both the CineMart and Darkroom selections. The 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam runs Jan. 30 – Feb. 9.
CINEMART 2025 – FILM SELECTIONS
100 Thousand Turkish Liras, Nazlı Elif DurluProduced by: istos film, Achtung Panda!
Adiós, amor, Zaida CarmonaProduced by: DEBUT Films
Black Is Blue, Cheryl DunyeProduced by: BLACK IS BLUE LLC, Jingletown Films, Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion, Sima Films, Pinch Me Films, Chrysallis Productions
Corte Culebra, Ana Elena TejeraProduced by: Mestizo Cinema, Fulgurance
Cape of Pleasures, Marcelo Gomes, Cao GuimarãesProduced by: Cinco em Ponto, Misti Filmes, Criatura Cine
Enkop (The Soil), Angela Wanjiku WamaiProduced by: LBx Africa, PRPL
Eziko, Babalwa Baartman, Jenna Cato BassProduced by: Sanusi Films, Miss K Productions
Faust, Jazmín LópezProduced by: Schuldenberg Films
Four Seasons in Java, Kamila AndiniProduced by: Forka Films, Giraffe Pictures
How Melissa Blew a Fuse, Una GunjakProduced by: SSCA / pro.ba, Nukleus Film, Bas Celik Film House
Inbetween Worlds, Diana Cam Van NguyenProduced by: 13ka, nutprodukcia
Marseille, Yim BrakelProduced by: Labyrint Film
Meat, Rioghnach Ni GhrioghairProduced by: Fantastic Films
Sentinel, Carl Joseph E. PapaProduced by: Project 8 Projects
Something Strange Happened to Me, Dmytro Sukholytkyy-SobchukProduced by: Mellivora Production
The March of the Sunflowers, Erik RiccoProduced by: Cup Filmes, Coala Filmes, Tubz Studio
The Price of Gold, Eugen JebeleanuProduced by: microFILM Romania
The Uganda Project, Daniel MannProduced by: Acqua Alta, La Bete, Laila UK
Strange Root, Lam Li Shuen, Mark ChuaProduced by: 13 Little Pictures, Emoumie Pictures, Palari Films
Unidentified Actress, Ashim AhuwaliaProduced by: Future East Film, Rapid Eye Movements
CINEMART 2025 – IMMERSIVE SELECTIONS
The Dreams of Time, Jeissy TrompizProduced by: Alamar Films, Migranta Films
Hyperdam, Floris van LaethemProduced by: Dutch Digital Collectibles
One Charming Night, Robin CoopsProduced by: Studio Biarritz, Coops & Co
Strata, Lilian HessProduced by: a_BAHN
DARKROOM 2025 SELECTIONS
The Art Patron, Julia ThelinProduced by: Grand Slam Film, Hyena Film
Bayaan, Bikas Ranjan MishraProduced by: Platoon One Films, Summit Studios
Bloques Erráticos, Thomas WoodroffeProduced by: Fiebre, La Belle Affaire Productions, Un Puma
Dry Leaf, Alexandre KoberidzeProduced by: New Matter Films
The Great Orator, Daniel Ernst (immersive)Produced by: K.O Productions
La hiedra, Ana Cristina BarragánProduced by: Boton Films, BHD Films, Ciné-Sud Promotion, Guspira Films
Kaktarua, Yudhajit Basu, Prithvijoy GangulyProduced by: The Victoria Foundation, U Turn Pictures, Betula Films
Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes, Gabriel AzorínProduced by: DVEIN Films, Filmika Galaika, Bando à Parte
The March, Leo Erken, Frieda Gustavs (immersive)Produced by: nl12
Sorella di Clausura, Ivana MladenovicProduced by: Solomon, Dunav 84, Nightswim, Boogaloo Films
Tear Gas, Uta BeriaProduced by: 1991 Productions, Tripode Productions, 70 Steps
Wild Dogs Don’t Bite, Rati OneliProduced by: Office of Film Architecture, Independent Film Project, Les Films Fauves
