Washington, Dec. 17 -- The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) unveiled its 2025 Big Screen and Tiger Short competitive sections, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

The Big Screen Competition, which features films that bridge arthouse and popular cinema, has highlights including The Assistant from Polish directors Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal.

Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett and Canadian avant-garde filmmaker Guy Maddin will attend IFFR 2025 as part of the festival's IFFR Talks schedule, where they will discuss their recent collaboration on Maddin's Rumours. Other IFFR talks include one with The Brutalist cinematographer Lol Crawley, who received the IFFR's Robby Muller Lifetime Achievement Award, and another with directors Cheryl Dunye and...