{"id":108229,"date":"2020-01-21T11:03:31","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T10:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=108229"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:24:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:24:40","slug":"enjoy-the-iffr-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/01\/21\/enjoy-the-iffr-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoy the IFFR for free"},"content":{"rendered":"

Films, film fans, parties – these are the three essential ingredients of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). From Wednesday, 22 January to Sunday, 2 February, Rotterdam will be the backdrop to one of the world’s biggest film festivals. Real fans take time off to see as many films as possible, don’t go home to sleep but nap during boring films and spend a fortune while doing so. Are you keen to enjoy the IFFR atmosphere to the full but don’t want to spend all of your student loan on it? If so, here are some tips.<\/p>\n

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Free films<\/h2>

In the small auditorium of Theater Rotterdam on Schouwburgplein, a free music documentary is shown daily (see the full programme here<\/a>). This constant feature on the annual programme is called \u2018Scopitone\u2019. The theme for this year is social backgrounds. Follow the Russian rapper Anton<\/a> who tours Eastern Europe as Antoha MC, drag kids<\/a> Stephan (9), Jason (11) and Bracken (11) or Jagari<\/a> who was once the best-known rock star in Zambia and who now works as a miner.<\/p>\n

Got a RotterdamPas? If so, you can get one free last-minute ticket<\/a> at every show. Thirty minutes before the film starts, go to the ticket office of the cinema or theatre where it\u2019s being shown and hope that there\u2019s still a ticket going.<\/p>\n

Art and party<\/h2>

Besides watching films, you can also view art during the IFFR. In De Doelen there\u2019s a kind of waiting room in which short films are shown, but you can also visit the Nieuwe Instituut<\/a>, V2<\/a> and the S\/ASH Gallery<\/a> to admire free IFFR art.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget those famous parties in the Schouwburg, which are held every evening. Every day, the foyer is transformed into Club IFFR. You can only get into this party evening if you have a film ticket from that day. In practice, however, there are very few checks, only later in the evening and when it\u2019s already very busy. Otherwise, you may find printed tickets floating around in the cinemas and you can always pop into Cinerama Filmtheater and Kino for a drink. These are open from early in the morning to late in the evening. On Fridays, though, you will need a ticket<\/a> for the party in Kino.<\/p>\n

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EUR events<\/h2>

Do you know all about films? If so, the film quiz<\/a> at Studium Generale might be the place for you. Groups must consist of a maximum of five people and it\u2019s free to take part. The monthly talk show<\/a> at Erasmus University is all about films. Culture theoretician\u00a0Tamara de Groot<\/strong> will be discussing whether films like Black Panther<\/em> (2018) can cause social change. Not free, but specially organised for students and staff at Erasmus University: the EUR@IFFR Film Night<\/a> with Boyz in the Wood<\/em> and the annual Tiger College<\/a>\u00a0with a talk by philosopher Yogi Hendlin preceding the thriller Little Joe<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Student discount<\/h2>

According to the IFFR, student life is expensive enough, so students get a student discount<\/a> for long and medium-long films. Four euros are deducted from the price, so you only pay eight euros for a ticket.<\/p>\n\n\t

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