As the New Year approaches, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is lifting the lid on its various sections, one by one, offering glimpses of what to expect during its 48^th edition, which will run from 23 January-3 February 2019. After the first batch of titles for Limelight (see the news), it is now Bright Future’s turn to offer an initial overview of what is in store.

Known as IFFR’s starting point for creative innovation, Bright Future welcomes up-and-coming filmmakers who are ready to introduce their personal style and cinematic vision to the world. The final selection of films (features, mid-lengths and shorts) will reach a total of approximately 50 once the whole programme has been announced.

Seven movies by debuting directors that will have their international or world premieres are also eligible for the €10,000 Bright Future Award. Among them are the lyrical neo-noir Nocturne [+lire aussi :
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It’s worth noting that the cash prize will be an incentive for the winning director’s next film project, and the jury that will decide on the victor comprises sales agents Christoph Friedel (Pandora Films), Sata Cissokho (Memento Films), and film critic and programmer Beatrice Fiorentino. The eight movies in the Tiger Competition, which is also part of the Bright Future section, will be announced in early January 2019.

So far, the Bright Future section comprises the following films:

Bright Future Competition

Again Once Again - Romina Paula (Argentina) 
Algiers by Night [+lire aussi :
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Alva [+lire aussi :
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Around the World When You Were My Age [+lire aussi :
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Fabiana - Brunna Laboissière (Brazil)
Nocturne [+lire aussi :
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Thirty [+lire aussi :
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Black Mother - Khalik Allah (Jamaica/USA)
Core of the World [+lire aussi :
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The Day I Lost My Shadow [+lire aussi :
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Introduzione all'oscuro [+lire aussi :
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The Load [+lire aussi :
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Long Day's Journey Into Night [+lire aussi :
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The Man Who Surprised Everyone [+lire aussi :
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Nona. If They Soak Me, I’ll Burn Them [+lire aussi :
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The Proposal - Jill Magid (USA)
The Seven Last Words - Kaveh Nabatian, Ariane Lorrain, Sophie Goyette, Juan Andrés Arango, Sophie Deraspe, Karl Lemieux, Caroline Monnet (Canada)
Sophia Antipolis [+lire aussi :
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Too Late to Die Young [+lire aussi :
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Bright Future Mid-length

Derrière les volets - Messaline Raverdy (Belgium)
L’inconnu de Collegno - Maïder Fortuné (France)

Bright Future Short

Fog - Inger Lise Hansen (Norway)
The Sound Drifts - Stefano Canapa (France) 
Still from Afar - Eva van Tongeren (Belgium)
Walled Unwalled - Lawrence Abu Hamdan (Lebanon)
What Remains - Belit Sağ (Netherlands)