AFFR explores the relationship between film, cities and architecture by programming and screening architecture films and by organizing introductions and debates.
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.
On Thursday 7 October 2021, AFFR and AIR organized a cinematic debate about the housing crisis. Based on a number of short films, Bart Cosijn discussed pressing issues in Rotterdam's…
Read moreThe thirteenth Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam concluded in LantarenVenster with a sunny day full of great films, conversations and debates. We look back on a very successful festival.
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Read moreOn the last day of the festival, Professor Shekhar Deshpande offered a fascinating look at the role of the window in a world that’s been shuttered for over a year.…
Read moreThe Saturday of AFFR 2021 started off great with an auditorium filled to the brim for the premiere of Max Risselada - Works, Life & 12 Buildings. Petra Brouwer gave…
Read moreThe Friday of AFFR 2021 was full of debates, Q&As and premieres in LantarenVenster. We welcomed the premieres of When We Live Alone and Speer Goes to Hollywood, and enjoyed…
Read moreAfter the spectacular kick-off in Theater Zuidplein with the opening film Venice Elsewhere, AFFR will continue in LantarenVenster and RDM Rotterdam for the next three days. Yesterday we presented the…
Read moreThe Opening Night of AFFR 2021 was a great success! In a full auditorium of the brand new Theater Zuidplein, the audience enjoyed the world premiere of the documentary Venice…
Read moreAFFR turns its attention to the huge challenge to build homes all over the world. The United Nations has calculated that over two billion homes need to be built this…
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