The 55th IFFR edition takes place from January 29 until February 9, 2026 in Rotterdam.
- Date
- Thursday 5 Feb 2026, 18:30 - 23:00
- Type
- Alumni
- Location
LantarenVenster (Otto Reuchlinweg 996, Rotterdam)
During the festival, hundreds of films will be screened at many well-known locations in Rotterdam and the entire city will be immersed in a festival atmosphere. People from all over the world gather for the annual gathering of like-minded cinephiles. In the cold, sparse and empty winter days, the festival brings colour to the streets and squares. This tradition is really part of the typical Rotterdam vibe.
On Thursday, 5 February 2026, we organise an evening for our Alumni to visit the IFFR. We want you to experience the athmosphere of the Film Festival with a great program exclusively for our EUR Alumni.
Agenda
- 18:30 - 19:00 - Registration and drinks at LanterenVenster Foyer
- 19:10 - 19:45 - Guest Speaker by EUR (TBA)
- 19:45 PM - 19:35 PM - Film: Late Fame
About the EUR Alumni x IFFR Selection: Late Fame (2025)
What would it be like, after a brief period as a published poet and then decades of anonymity, to achieve the ‘late fame’ of rediscovery? Willem Dafoe is superb as the ex-writer lured into joining a young team of hopeful artists in New York.
“Seasons collide.” Ed Saxberger can’t get beyond these first two words of his new poem, yet they remain eloquent of what’s happening to him. Two seasons indeed collide for Ed: the late 1970s when he was an up-and-coming New York poet with an acclaimed book; and today when, after decades of humbly working in a post office, he suddenly finds himself rediscovered by a small cabal of young, aspiring litterateurs. Swept into this group, he is especially attracted by an enigmatic, charismatic actor-singer, Gloria (Greta Lee).
Kent Jones has been associated with IFFR in several roles since the 1990s: critic, documentarian, and associate of Scorsese. Late Fame, his second fiction feature after Diane (2018), is a surprising film for such an avid cinephile to make: direct and unadorned, superbly acted, free of homages to other filmmakers, it is built upon affectionate, subtle, sometimes wry observation. Inspired by an Arthur Schnitzler novella, the script by Samy Burch (May December, 2023) explores differences in class, privilege and generational sensibility.
For more information about the movie see the IFFR webpage on Late Fame (2025)
Location
LantarenVenster
Otto Reuchlinweg 996
3072 MD Rotterdam
