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As of November 1st 2011, the International Film Festival Breda has been dissolved, and will no longer exist with it's original organization. After three terrific festivals, a fourth edition will not take place in March of 2012. From the newly reopened House for Visual Culture, the Breda located festivals will like Graphic Design Festival Breda and Breda Photo will, combined, present an all new, larger than life festival about visual culture in all shapes and sizes, disciplines and art forms. 
On the last day of the festival, in a very crowded Festival Pavilion, the winners of the 48 Hour Film Project were announced. The three judges- producer Jacques van Heijningen, director Mark de Cloe and actress Chava Voor in’t Holt - gave out, in total, 15 category awards. Furthermore there was an ’Unsung Heroes’ segment in which people who worked on a project, but did not have a position with an award category, could get some recognition.
With an almost perfect score of 4.95 out of 5, Mark de Cloe’s ‘De sterkste man van Nederland’ won the HEJA Audience Award. De Cloe was homecoming guest at the IFFB 2010, and was again present this year with the showing of his film. With films such as ‘Het leven uit een dag’ and ‘Shocking Blue’, and of course his short series ‘Girl meets Boy-stories’, Mark de Cloe turned in to one of the countries most appreciated and leading directors these past years.
The French director Damien Manivel wins the NTR Early Bird Award 2011 for his ‘La dame au chien’. Manivel was not present at the festival, but thanked the IFFB, the judges and the audience in a video message from France. See the 
Last night IFFB's opening film 'In a Better World' won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Feature Film! The festival is very happy to congratulate director Susanne Bier on this splendid award!
After directing such top European arthouse favourites as 'After the Wedding' and 'Brothers', Susanne Bier now receives a triumph in international recognition. 'In a Better World' will undoubtedly be appreciated by moviegoers and arthouse lovers alike.
'In a Better World' is the tale of two famillies descending in a spiral of aggression and misunderstanding as their young sons bond in a special but dangerous friendship. While their parents are preoccupied with their own lives, their seemingly small conflicts grow to dangerous proportions.
'In a Better World' will have its Dutch premiere at the Grand Opening on March 23rd. Certainly an experience not to be missed, especially considering Susanne Bier's Oscar victory!
The IFFB will have its Grand Opening on Wednesday 23 March with the Dutch premiere of 'In a Better World' directed by Susanne Bier.
After her previous success with films like 'After the Wedding' and 'Brothers', which were loved by critics as well by audiences worldwide, Susanne Bier presents yet another great film. 'In a Better World' has already won a Golden Globe for best foreign film and is nominated for an Oscar in the same category.
The film tells the story of two Danish families whose lives become dangerous when the sons make a special friendship with each other. Anton is a doctor who commutes between his home in Denmark and his work in an African refugee camp. He and his family are confronted with these two completely different worlds, leading to several difficult decisions. A drama film about the complexity of human emotions.
Ticket sales for the Grand Opening start on March 1st.
Like last year, you can watch IFFB TV during this edition. The festival reports will once again be streamed daily on our website, but will also be available to watch on the website of Omroep Brabant as well as broadcast on local television station Brabant10.
Research and editorial duties are in hands of students of AKV | St. Joost, while the technical production will be taken care of by students of the Zoomvliet Studio.
Every day all the insight of the festival to keep you up-to-date.
Once again a renowned film professional from local ground returns to the city of Breda as part of our Homecoming project. This year our Homecoming guest is Maria Goos! This highly respected writer of plays, television series and films has proven to be an international talent the past years. Garnering praise for television series such as 'Oud Geld' and 'Pleidooi' and films like 'Familie' and 'Cloaca' she has also become a public favourite and award winner.
Her greatest succes is 'Cloaca', first as a play, then an already classic Dutch film, and since then as a worldwide theatre phenomenon.
During the third edition of the IFFB part of her vast oeuvre will be presented to our audience. Homecoming guest of the IFFB 2010 edition Mark de Cloe showed his 'Boy Meets Girl Stories', his feature film debut 'Life in a Day' and his new feature film 'Shocking Blue'.
IFFB 2010 winners return to Breda: Welcome back Alex Taylor and Kazik Radwanski!
The new short film by Alex Taylor, 'Release the Flying Monkeys', will have it's Dutch premiere during the International Film Festival Breda 2011. Recentrly the film had it's world premiere at the London Film Festival. Taylor was the winner of the NTR Early Bird Award at the IFFB in 2010.
The Winner of the Best International Short Award, Kazik Radwanski for 'Out in That Deep Blue Sea', will also return to Breda. His new film 'Green Crayons' will premiere in March as well after receiveing praise all around at the Toronto International Film Festival and competing, this February, at the Berlinale.
Taylor and Radwanski are easily some of the biggest talents presented at the IFFB shorts programme. It is a pleasure to have them in the city once more and there new projects will no doubt win the IFFB audience over!
For several months the IFFB team has been hard at work on our new website. We present to you: our all new, clean and simple new website. Feel free to browse, watch trailers of our 2011 films and get acquinted with our programme which will be online from March 17th.
In this news column you will find the official messages from the organisation. In the pink Early Bird Blog to the right we'll give background information with the films in the 2011 programme, introduce their directors report on the myriad activities during the festival. In the far right column you'll find all practical information for attending the festival, such as how to buy tickets and all our locations.
From March 17th the programme will be online. In the programme section on the right we will try and make selecting your favourite films easier and faster. With a diary function, viewer profiles and our special 'taste finder' we'll guide you through the extensive collection right from the start.
Right here is where you'll find out all you need to know in the years to come. If you have anything you'd like to ask or add please go to our organisation page to contact the right person.
