Vanja Kaludjercic was appointed Festival Director of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) as of February 2020. In this role, Kaludjercic represents the artistic voice of IFFR, one of the largest audience and industry-driven film festivals in the world, that champions great cinema and actively supports independent filmmaking talent. Kaludjercic drives IFFR’s curatorial line as well as its industry developments to futureproof the festival. Under her leadership the festival made the bold decision to expand its 50th anniversary across multiple months to weather the many challenges presented by the Covid-19 health crisis. Kaludjercic brings a wealth of 20 years of industry experience, both on an international scale and within the Dutch film landscape. She was previously the director of acquisitions at global streaming service MUBI, and had prior roles at Les Arcs European Film Festival, Sarajevo Film Festival, Netherlands Film Festival (NFF) and IFFR itself, where she established the IFFR Talks & Masterclasses from 2016 to 2018. Kaludjercic has served as a jury member at Berlinale, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), CPH:DOX and many more festivals around the globe.
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