Filmmakers - AFFR
8–12 Oct 2025
film • stad • architectuur

Speakers festival 2024

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Filmmakers festival 2024

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Film – City – Architecture

AFFR explores the relationship between film, cities and architecture by programming and screening architecture films and by organizing introductions and debates.

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AFFR History

Everything about the history of AFFR

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Organisation

Learn more about the people behind the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam

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Bye Bye Tiberias winner of the AFFR Audience Award 2024

After each screening, we asked our visitors for their opinion of the film with the celebrated AFFR tear-off card. A convincing majority chose Bye Bye Tiberias, in which filmmaker Lina Soualem travels back in time and place to capture the…
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Submissions for AFFR 2025
The 17th edition of the Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam will take place from 8 until 12 October 2025 at LantarenVenster. Submit your film on the city, architecture and urban development before 2 May through our submission form in Filmchief, more details here

Especially for AFFR 25 years, we will be showing an extensive Immersive Media programme alongside our regular film selection. Have you realised a VR or 360 film, interactive VR experience, mixed-reality installation, AR, video game or interactive data visualisation? Then submit your project for the special Immersive Media programme of AFFR 2025 on Tuesday 1 April at the latest.

Film & Architecture Studio
Every year, AFFR and the Independent School for the City organise the Film & Architecture Studio, including the opportunity to present your short film at our festival in October. More information will follow in the spring of 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact us via submission@affr.nl.

film • city • architecture 8 - 12 Oct. 2025