Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam

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Architecture Film Festival Rotterdam

AFFR explores the relationship between film, cities and architecture. 7–11 October 2026 in Rotterdam

AFFR explores the relationship between film, cities and architecture by programming and screening architecture films and by organizing introductions and debates. Architecture films investigate the meaning of the city and architecture. They portray cities, buildings and their designers, show that architecture cannot be understood without its context, and investigate the role of the city in our ever

yday lives. Moreover, they frequently reveal architects and urbanists to be powerless gods whose works, once built, acquire very different meanings and functions to those envisaged. AFFR screens documentaries and feature films from at home and abroad that address these subjects. They are complemented by introductions, discussions and debates about the present, past and future of architecture and urbanism. Since 2000, AFFR has grown to become a leading film festival for architects, city lovers, film buffs and students. The festival connects a wide audience with new and existing places in the city, thereby enhancing the status of Rotterdam as a city of architecture.

03/09/2026

Immersive Media at : (Un)Authorised

Step into new dimensions of the built environment with AFFR’s second immersive media programme hosted by Nieuwe Instituut

From 8 to 25 October 2026, Nieuwe Instituut invites you to their Re-Center to discover how technology is transforming the boundaries of architecture. Inspired by this year’s location, the exhibition (Un)Authorised questions the ways documentation practices of architecture and the built environment are transmuted into knowledge.

By bringing together immersive works that engage with personal testimonies, social media, moving images and other forms of archival materials, the exhibition unpacks the question: What counts as an architectural record?

Works on view:
↳ Madskills by Luuk Smits
↳ Shadow Reality by Katja Verheul and Anika Schwarzlose
↳ Hill Station: Architecture and the Altitudes of Empire by Edward Lawrenson and Killian O’ Dochartaigh
↳ Flexscapes by Mirte van Duppen
↳ In Urbe by Ugo Arsac
↳ Local Dystopias in the Global Utopia by Sergey Prokofyev
↳ The Building by Kaho Albert Yu

The exhibition (Un)Authorised is free to visit both during the festival – from 8 to 11 October – and afterwards until 25 October at Re-Centre, the library of Nieuwe Instituut

Find more info here: https://www.affr.nl/en/nieuws/immersive-media-op-affr-2026/

02/09/2026

🍿 The AFFR Festival Pass is back!
Your all-access key to

Especially for the die-hard AFFR fans, there’s the annual AFFR Festival Pass. With this pass, you get access to all the films and specials at AFFR 2026, including the Opening Night

For just €95.00, you can choose from nearly 90 films, specials, and lectures.

Why it’s worth it:
↳ Unlimited back-to-back screenings of your favorite films and specials
↳ Opening Night included at no extra cost
↳ All your tickets in one place, stored in your AFFR account
↳ More you see, more you save: the pass pays off after 6–7 (regular-priced) screenings

NB: reservations for the Architectenweb Best of AFFR are only possible with a Festival Pass from Saturday 10 October onwards

Reserve yours through this link: https://tickets.affr.nl/Pass/details/444108

01/09/2026

Tickets are live! Join us for the Opening Night of

For the opening of AFFR 2026 we travel to Tokyo, with the Dutch premiere of Numakage Public Pool by Shingo Ota. A tender and bittersweet portrait of a beloved public swimming pool, filmed with warmth, humour and beautiful imagery.

For more than fifty years, Numakage Public Pool has been a daily refuge for children and families, a place of wellbeing for older residents, a workplace, and a discreet meeting point for the local LGBTQ+ community. When plans are made to demolish the pool to make way for a new school, an entire community is forced to confront the loss of this piece of public architecture. As residents, workers and local businesses fight to save the pool, the film becomes a moving reflection on the social significance of public spaces

“Public pools are magical places, and so is this film: moving and poetic, yet at the same time urgent." Cristina Ampatzidou, Head of Programming AFFR

And of course, the screening is followed by the traditional opening night party!

DETAILS
↳ Theater Rotterdam, Schouwburgplein 25
↳ Wednesday 7 October 2026, 20:00
↳ After the screening: party in the foyer
↳ Get your tickets on our website> https://tickets.affr.nl/nl-NL/Show/Details/Opening-Night-Numakage-Public-Pool-7-okt-12058873

AFFR 2026 runs from 7–11 October at LantarenVenster and Nieuwe Instituut

Ticket sales for the full program start on 15 September. Don't miss it!

✧ Visual by Studio Beige

27/08/2026

Featured: Archined Classic: Hiroshima mon amour & Intro Pavlo Gorokhovskyi

A film that Archined editors believe every designer should see!

For this edition of AFFR, the selected classic is Hiroshima mon amour (1959) by Alain Resnais, a haunting meditation on trauma and memory in the aftermath of destruction. As a French actress and a Japanese architect spend a night together, their conversations reveal two contrasting ways of confronting destruction: escapism and reconstruction.

Join us for this beautiful classic! Ticket sales start on 15 September.

✧ Friday 9 October
✧ Starting 21.00 in LantarenVenster

26/08/2026

Become a volunteer at AFFR!

Our festival couldn’t happen without you. Would you like to be part of and help make our festival an unforgettable experience?

✧ Each shift earns you a ticket to a film of your choice and a front-row seat to the festival experience.

Curious? Find more information and the sign-up sheet through: https://lnkd.in/eq6-BqxN

25/08/2026

🎬AFFR Opening Night sales start 1 September

Join us for the opening of AFFR 2026 with our first-ever Japanese opening film, followed by the opening night party! For this film, we’re travelling to Tokyo. We will keep the title under wraps for a little longer, but we can reveal one thing: it’s going to make a big splash 🏊‍♀️

✧ Reserve your spot on affr.nl (link goes live next week)
Location: Theater Rotterdam, Schouwburgplein 25 | Programme starts at 20.00

Motion graphic by Studio Beige

Keep an eye on our website/social media for the latest news!

Join us for from 7 to 11 October at our cherished venue LantarenVenster

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21/08/2026

🔊 First titles for AFFR 2026 announced! 🔊

AFFR looks back on a successful spring, with screenings and collaborations both at home and abroad. But we’re also looking ahead, with a preview of some of the highlights from this year’s programme.

If you want to be sure of your tickets for these iconic films, mark 15 September – the start of ticket sales – in your calendar!

👀 Learn more about the first titles:

Slide 2 - Rotterdam in the picture: The Secret of Hotel New York

From the headquarters of the Holland America Line to one of Rotterdam’s most loved landmarks: in The Secret of Hotel New York Rotterdam Boudewijn van Eijck traces 125 years of trade, migration, war, decline and urban renewal.

Slide 3 - A Brussels icon: Royale Belge

In this year’s BNI Beroepsvereniging Nederlandse Interieurarchitecten special, director MISTER EMMA films the transformation of a Brussels icon. From corporate headquarters to mixed-use landmark, the Royale Belge traces the evolving ambitions of post war architecture and adaptive reuse.

Slide 4 - Renzo Piano in Paris: Construction Site

Over three years, Jean-Stéphane Bron follows the transformation of Paris’ historic Pathé Palace cinema by Renzo Piano Building Workshop: the daily realities of the construction site, discussions about materials, details, budgets, deadlines and the design.

📽️ Watch all film trailers on affr.nl, which one are you most excited for?

21/07/2026

Looking back at AFFR Year Round 2026!

Over the past six months, AFFR has continued to expand its year-round programme, reaching broader, younger and more international audiences for our festival.

Take one more look at some of our favourite moments in the recap below:

Slides 1, 2, 3 - Screenings of popular films such as Sofia Coppola’s iconic Lost in Translation during Rotterdamse Dakendagen and the Dutch premiere of Josh O'Connor's latest film, Rebuilding, during Sprouts Film Festival with an introduction by AFFR film programmer Inez de Coo.

📸: Aad Hoogendoorn + Elena Lorenzi

Slides 4, 5, 6 - Special activities for children such as the Architecture Sector Day organised by JINC and AIR - Architectuur Instituut Rotterdam and a matinee screening of Pixar’s Oscar-winning animated film WALL·E during Rotterdam Architectuur Maand

Slides 7, 8, 9 - AFFR entered international collaborations with leading cultural institute Liwan in Doha, Qatar, the Utopian Hours city-makers conference in Turin and Rotterdam, and Phoenix Cinema during the London Festival of Architecture

📸: Eyerisshots

18/06/2026

Could you build your home with dozens of other people?

With no prior experience?

With no ready-made blueprint?

It can be done.

Meet > Wooncoöperatie De Warren
Amsterdam’s first completed self-build housing cooperative!

After its screening at AFFR, Living Together: The Story of De Warren is now heading to London as part of AFFR’s collaboration with the London Festival of Architecture and Phoenix Cinema.

They started as just a group of future residents.
Determined to create a different way of living together.

Living Together: The Story of De Warren follows this collective as they navigate the financing, design, and construction of their own residential building.

An inspiring story about cooperation, perseverance, and collective ambition, beautiful captured by Sam van Zoest.

But also an honest look at the challenges, compromises, and personal sacrifices that come with turning an ambitious idea into a place to call home.

WHEN x WHERE
Sunday 21 June | 17:30
Phoenix Cinema, London

19/05/2026

AFFR x Rotterdam Rooftop Days: Lost in Translation

Beginning next month, AFFR and present ’s iconic work: Lost in Translation.

And what better setting for this film than Rotterdam’s skyline?

Better yet, the screening takes place on top of P-garage Mobypark, in one of Rotterdam’s rawest areas!

If you need a little reminder, follows two deeply lonely people, played by & , who meet for a brief but unforgettable moment in the immense and chaotic city of Tokyo.

This connection, however fleeting, makes all the difference.

More than twenty years after its release, Coppola’s tragicomic classic still resonates with anyone who has ever felt lost amidst skyscrapers and neon lights.

Plus.

We’ll also show Another Day of Depression in Kowloon by Yuk-Yiu Ip. A short set in a rainy, mysterious Hong Kong, made with images from Call of Duty! Swipe to the last image for an impression.

One night only, don’t miss it!

WHEN x WHERE
Saturday 06 June, starting 21:30
Location: P-garage Mobypark Delftsestraat, Rotterdam
Entrance via Poortstraat

Please note: the location is accessible via stairs.

Ticket sales have already started!

Visit the Rotterdam Rooftop Days website to get yours.
See AFFR’s link in bio if you need a direct link.

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