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IFFR Unveils 2025 Lineup, Cate Blanchett and Guy Maddin to Headline Rotterdam Talks
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scrn loglineRotterdam Film Fest unveils eclectic 2025 lineup, with Cate Blanchett and avant-garde icon Guy Maddin headlining the festival's talks program.beat sheet- Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett and acclaimed filmmaker Guy Maddin will attend IFFR 2025 to discuss their recent collaboration on Maddin's latest film 'Rumours', giving fans a rare insider's look at their creative process.
- The festival's Big Screen Competition features highlights like 'The Assistant' from Polish duo Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal, and German artist Albert Oehlen's 'Bad Painter' starring Udo Kier, blending arthouse sensibilities with broader appeal.
Read the sourcecall sheetCate Blanchett, Guy Maddin, Wilhelm Sasnal, Anka Sasnal, Albert Oehlen, Udo Kier, Negishi Kichitaro, Lol Crawley, Cheryl Dunye, Albertina Carri, Michiel ten Horn, Mouly Surya, Sara Cwynar, Omar Chowdhury, Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc, Lily Ekimian Ragheb, Ahmed T. Ragheb, Gregor Božič, Maria Inês Gonçalves, Lawrence Lek, Billy Roisz, Zheng Yuan, Margit Lukács, Persijn Broersen, Eva Giolo, Adrian Paci, Lin Htet Aung, Dwayne LeBlanc, Florian Fischer, Johannes Krell, Amy Louise Wilson, Francois Knoetze, Sam Drake, Anka Gujabidze, Kevin Walker, Irene Zahariadis, Susanna Flock, Adrian Jonas Haim, Jona Kleinlein, International Film Festival Rotterdam, IFFR, The Brutalist, Rumours, The Assistant, Bad Painter, Yasuko, Songs of Days Past, Baby Blue Benzo, BAN♡ITS, Bury Us in a Lone Desert, Capitol Limited, Common Pear, La durmiente, Empty Rider, The Garden of Electric Delights, Hepingli Playthrough, I Wan'na Be Like You, Memory Is an Animal, It Barks with Many Mouths, Merging Bodies, A Metamorphosis, Now, Hear Me Good, Les rites de passage, The Rock Speaks, Suspicions About the Hidden Realities of Air, Temo Re, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, World at StakeNo more articles
IFFR Unveils 2025 Lineup, Cate Blanchett and Guy Maddin to Headline Rotterdam Talks
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Scott Roxborough
scrn logline
Rotterdam Film Fest unveils eclectic 2025 lineup, with Cate Blanchett and avant-garde icon Guy Maddin headlining the festival's talks program.
beat sheet
- Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett and acclaimed filmmaker Guy Maddin will attend IFFR 2025 to discuss their recent collaboration on Maddin's latest film 'Rumours', giving fans a rare insider's look at their creative process.
- The festival's Big Screen Competition features highlights like 'The Assistant' from Polish duo Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal, and German artist Albert Oehlen's 'Bad Painter' starring Udo Kier, blending arthouse sensibilities with broader appeal.
call sheet
Cate Blanchett, Guy Maddin, Wilhelm Sasnal, Anka Sasnal, Albert Oehlen, Udo Kier, Negishi Kichitaro, Lol Crawley, Cheryl Dunye, Albertina Carri, Michiel ten Horn, Mouly Surya, Sara Cwynar, Omar Chowdhury, Nguyễn Lê Hoàng Phúc, Lily Ekimian Ragheb, Ahmed T. Ragheb, Gregor Božič, Maria Inês Gonçalves, Lawrence Lek, Billy Roisz, Zheng Yuan, Margit Lukács, Persijn Broersen, Eva Giolo, Adrian Paci, Lin Htet Aung, Dwayne LeBlanc, Florian Fischer, Johannes Krell, Amy Louise Wilson, Francois Knoetze, Sam Drake, Anka Gujabidze, Kevin Walker, Irene Zahariadis, Susanna Flock, Adrian Jonas Haim, Jona Kleinlein, International Film Festival Rotterdam, IFFR, The Brutalist, Rumours, The Assistant, Bad Painter, Yasuko, Songs of Days Past, Baby Blue Benzo, BAN♡ITS, Bury Us in a Lone Desert, Capitol Limited, Common Pear, La durmiente, Empty Rider, The Garden of Electric Delights, Hepingli Playthrough, I Wan'na Be Like You, Memory Is an Animal, It Barks with Many Mouths, Merging Bodies, A Metamorphosis, Now, Hear Me Good, Les rites de passage, The Rock Speaks, Suspicions About the Hidden Realities of Air, Temo Re, Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World, World at Stake