Rotterdam Unveils 2025 CineMart Projects

Scott Roxborough

Thu, December 5, 2024 at 2:40 PM UTC

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The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has announced 20 film projects and four immersive projects for the 42nd edition of CineMart, running from Feb. 2 to Feb. 5, 2025.
Highlights of the projects set for CineMart include Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s Something Strange Happened to Me, Angela Wanjiku Wamai’s Enkop, and Daniel Mann’s The Uganda Project.
The 2025 CineMart selection is thematically and geographically diverse, featuring films exploring AI anxiety, dystopian futures, and new genre takes on cannibalism, alongside immersive experiences like One Charming Night and Strata.

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.

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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 Durlu
Produced by: istos film, Achtung Panda!

Adiós, amor , Zaida Carmona
Produced by: DEBUT Films, CANADA

Black Is Blue , Cheryl Dunye
Produced by: BLACK IS BLUE LLC, Jingletown Films, Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion, Sima Films, Pinch Me Films, Chrysallis Productions

Corte Culebra , Ana Elena Tejera
Produced by: Mestizo Cinema, Fulgurance

Cape of Pleasures , Marcelo Gomes, Cao Guimarães
Produced by: Cinco em Ponto, Misti Filmes, Criatura Cine

Enkop (The Soil) , Angela Wanjiku Wamai
Produced by: LBx Africa, PRPL

Eziko , Babalwa Baartman, Jenna Cato Bass
Produced by: Sanusi Films, Miss K Productions

Faust , Jazmín López
Produced by: Schuldenberg Films

Four Seasons in Java , Kamila Andini
Produced by: Forka Films, Giraffe Pictures

How Melissa Blew a Fuse , Una Gunjak
Produced by: SSCA / pro.ba, Nukleus Film, Bas Celik Film House

Inbetween Worlds , Diana Cam Van Nguyen
Produced by: 13ka, nutprodukcia

Marseille , Yim Brakel
Produced by: Labyrint Film

Meat , Rioghnach Ni Ghrioghair
Produced by: Fantastic Films

Sentinel , Carl Joseph E. Papa
Produced by: Project 8 Projects

Something Strange Happened to Me , Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk
Produced by: Mellivora Production

The March of the Sunflowers , Erik Ricco
Produced by: Cup Filmes, Coala Filmes, Tubz Studio

The Price of Gold , Eugen Jebeleanu
Produced by: microFILM Romania

The Uganda Project , Daniel Mann
Produced by: Acqua Alta, La Bete, Laila UK

Strange Root , Lam Li Shuen, Mark Chua
Produced by: 13 Little Pictures, Emoumie Pictures, Palari Films

Unidentified Actress , Ashim Ahuwalia
Produced by: Future East Film, Rapid Eye Movements

CINEMART 2025 – IMMERSIVE SELECTIONS

The Dreams of Time , Jeissy Trompiz
Produced by: Alamar Films, Migranta Films

Hyperdam , Floris van Laethem
Produced by: Dutch Digital Collectibles

One Charming Night , Robin Coops
Produced by: Studio Biarritz, Coops & Co

Strata , Lilian Hess
Produced by: a_BAHN

DARKROOM 2025 SELECTIONS

The Art Patron , Julia Thelin
Produced by: Grand Slam Film, Hyena Film

Bayaan , Bikas Ranjan Mishra
Produced by: Platoon One Films, Summit Studios

Bloques Erráticos , Thomas Woodroffe
Produced by: Fiebre, La Belle Affaire Productions, Un Puma

Dry Leaf , Alexandre Koberidze
Produced by: New Matter Films

The Great Orator , Daniel Ernst (immersive)
Produced by: K.O Productions

La hiedra , Ana Cristina Barragán
Produced by: Boton Films, BHD Films, Ciné-Sud Promotion, Guspira Films

Kaktarua , Yudhajit Basu, Prithvijoy Ganguly
Produced by: The Victoria Foundation, U Turn Pictures, Betula Films

Last Night I Conquered the City of Thebes , Gabriel Azorín
Produced by: DVEIN Films, Filmika Galaika, Bando à Parte

The March , Leo Erken, Frieda Gustavs (immersive)
Produced by: nl12

Sorella di Clausura , Ivana Mladenovic
Produced by: MircroFILM, Dunav 84, Nightswim, Boogaloo Films

Tear Gas , Uta Beria
Produced by: 1991 Productions, Tripode Productions, 70 Steps

Wild Dogs Don't Bite , Rati Oneli
Produced by: Office of Film Architecture, Independent Film Project, Les Films Fauves

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