AFFR edition 2024 - AFFR is renewing!
In 2024, AFFR presented a renewed program organised in thematic sections, with more fiction films than ever before. As in previous editions, the festival addressed urgent topics with three alternating programmes that combine films and documentaries with insightful introductions, the so-called Stages – this year Women Perspectives, Leading Light and Urban Greens. In addition to the Stages and the long standing Specials, in 2024 the festival also presented their new, annually recurring Paths: Portraits, Hands on, Cityscapes, Bigger Picture, Cameos and Showstoppers.
“Well organized, friendly and accommodating”
The AFFR Audience Award 2024
1
Bye Bye Tiberias - Lina Soualem, 2023
Jamie Kastner | 2022 | Canada | 85’
Filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the stories passed on by four generations of daring Palestinian women in her family.
2
Kombinà
Lyongo Juliana | 2024
Architect Lyongo Juliana works on the Caribbean Islands, and through his architecture he studies how you represent local culture. To do this, he talks to users, clients and relevant experts.
3
Maurice and I
Jane Mahoney | Rick Harvey | 2024
The Christchurch concert building is one of the Brutalist gems of New Zealand. In the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake, the building is threatened with demolition. The retired architects have to fight to preserve their masterpiece.
4
Reports from the Tower of Yearning
Carel van Hees | 2024
A personal portrait full of compassion and humour about the ‘RVS’ apartment building, also known as the Hunkerbunker. During the pandemic, photographer Carel van Hees bumps into Gerrie here, a woman aged 106. She tells her colourful story
5
Made in Ethiopia
Xinyan Yu | Max Duncan | 2024
The Eastern Industry Zone is a gigantic Chinese complex built in the interior of Ethiopia. Two cultures clash with each other here. A nuanced image of the growing Chinese influence in Africa.
5
At the Garden’s Pace
Juan Benavides | 2024
A meditative look at the construction process of the new pavilion in the Pinetum Blijdenstein Botanical Gardens in Hilversum, by Rotterdam-based architect Enzo Valerio and his team.
