IFFR announces nominees and jury Hivos Tiger Competition 2017

Clockwise: Arábia, The Burglar, Columbus, Demonios tus ojos

The competition was founded in 1995 with the aim of discovering, raising the profile of and rewarding up-and-coming international film talent. The Hivos Tiger Award is accompanied by a €40,000 cash prize, to be shared between the director and producer of the winning film. A Special Jury Award worth €10,000 will also be presented for an exceptional artistic achievement within the competition.
 
This year, the Tiger Award jury consists of the Iranian photographer and writer Newsha Tavakolia; Colombian film producer artistic director of Cartagena's IFF Diana Bustamante Escobar; award-winning Belgian director Fien Troch, who will present her latest film Home; filmmaker, author and publisher from Malaysia, Amir Muhammad, also with a new film in IFFR; and filmmaker, screenwriter and producer Michael Almereyda from the United States who will present his two latest films in Rotterdam.

Clockwise: Light Thereafter, Quality Time, Rey, Sexy Durga

Hivos has been IFFR’s main sponsor since 2013. By providing support to the Hubert Bals Fund and the Hivos Tiger Competition, this organisation contributes to the development of artistic film production as a means of expressing social criticism.

For four decades, IFFR has proudly developed and presented auteur cinema by helping filmmakers reach the broadest possible audiences. The festival is known around the world for its individual, innovative programming, with particular attention to talented new filmmakers. Quality films from all over the world are presented in Rotterdam to a large, international audience with the aim of inspiring and broadening horizons.
 
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is one of the biggest cultural events in the Netherlands and one of the biggest audience-based film festivals in the world, attracting large, diverse and adventurous audiences thanks to its wide-ranging programme of exceptional, original, hotly debated films. The festival offers a high quality line-up of carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. IFFR actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through numerous industry initiatives including co-production market CineMart, through the new BoostNL, its Hubert Bals Fund and Rotterdam Lab. IFFR takes place from Wednesday 25 January to Sunday 5 February 2017. More information can be found at IFFR.com. Official ticket sales start on Friday 20 January 2017.