Lost in Transition

Enormous population growth, climate change, mass migration and increasing social inequality; the world is currently in a state of great flux. Insecurity is becoming paramount to our concerns now that new global forces arise, the power of populist movements is growing and pressure mounts on the European project. With the theme ‘Lost in Transition’ AFFR 2019 explores the need for...

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At AFFR you can buy individual tickets for all films of the festival every day. With a Festival pass you can watch all films at the festival, including the opening night in Theater Rotterdam. If you want to spend a whole day without having to choose, buy an Architectenweb Best or AFFR-pass with a selection of the five best films...

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The eleventh AFFR takes place from 9 to 13 October 2019. After the opening film, the festival moves to LanterenVenster cinema. This year the AFFR will again welcome dozens of international filmmakers and an expected 7500 fans of films, city and architecture from all over the world.

AFFR History

The Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam (AFFR) was established in 2000, and the foundation organized its festival the same year as the first architecture film festival in the world. Festivals also took place again in 2001 and 2003. In 2007 AFFR made a fresh start after a few years of silence. In 2009 the event expanded significantly in terms of visitor numbers and programming.

Masterclass

FILM & ARCHITECTURE STUDIO

Rotterdam, 5-8 October 2019: course on filmmaking in relation to city and architecture by Jord den Hollander with lectures by Lotte Schreiber and Gys Zevenbergen.

Membership Club Fountainhead

Club Fountainhead is the club for friends of AFFR. Members receive a complimentary ticket to the festive Opening Night 2019. In addition, they enjoy a 30% discount on the price…

Loa’s Promise

What if all the old, polluted, exhausted and abandoned mining and factory towns were to discover a new lease on life? The film offers prospects of an unexpected future.

THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ROBIN HOOD

Despised and praised in the same breath, the iconic London housing complex built by Alison and Peter Smithson in the 1960s eventually met its demise. Robin Hood Gardens has become…

Playtime Video

Loa’s Promise

What if all the old, polluted, exhausted and abandoned mining and factory towns were to discover a new lease on life? The film offers prospects of an unexpected future.