Inside the Rotterdam Film Festival: Diversity, Politics, and a Bold Cinematic Vision
Opening the festival will be the dark comedy “Fable,” directed by Michiel ten Horn of the Netherlands, a story revolving around a small-town criminal struggling with personal and professional setbacks. This marks the first time a Dutch film has opened the festival since 2018. The festival concludes with “This City Is A Battlefield,” a film by Indonesian director Mouly Surya. It’s a joint Dutch-Indonesian production, set during Indonesia’s struggle for independence from the Netherlands in 1946. Following a co-production agreement signed between the two countries in December, Indonesian productions now have access to Dutch subsidies, potentially including a 35% cash rebate through the Netherlands Film Production Incentive.