Rotterdam Indie Festival

Contact

Write to us

One address, and it reaches the people who actually run the festival.

Any question

info@rotterdamindiefestival.com

Submissions, screenings, awards, partnerships, or anything you are unsure about before you enter. Write in whichever language you are comfortable with and a person will answer.

For festival news and updates, follow @rotterdam_indie_festival on Instagram.

The venue

KINO Rotterdam

The live screening and pitching event runs on Saturday 16 January 2027 at KINO Rotterdam, in the centre of the city.

Entering

Submissions go through FilmFreeway

Every entry arrives through FilmFreeway. There is no form on this site: this page is for questions, not for submissions.

Before you enter it is worth having ready:

  • a screener link that plays, with English subtitles if the dialogue is not in English
  • for a screenplay, a PDF in standard industry format
  • the rights and clearances for everything in your work

The full rules take two minutes to read and answer most of what people write to ask.

See you in January.

Submissions are open now and the festival runs at KINO Rotterdam on 16 January 2027.

Submit on FilmFreeway