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Rotterdam Festival World Premieres Include Malaysian Horror Movie and Nepalese Dostoevsky Adaptation
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced the first 10 world premieres for its 56th edition, running from 28 January to 7 February. The selection spans its Bright Future and Harbour sections, bringing together feature debuts, experimental storytelling and work by filmmakers returning to the festival.
Bright Future includes four debut features, among them Parbat Chapagai’s Nepal-set adaptation of Dostoevsky’s *Crime and Punishment*, Ben Hicks’s film made over 15 years across three countries, and dark fairy tale *The Muglur*. Harbour features returning directors and new voices, including the Malaysian siblings Iskander and Feisal Azizuddin with cannibal horror-comedy *Ali and Ben’s Spicy Meats*. The full programme is due on 16 December.
In short
- Rotterdam announced 10 world premieres for its 2027 festival.
- The films span the Bright Future and Harbour sections.
- A Malaysian sibling duo brings a cannibal horror-comedy.
Explained simply
The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival in the Netherlands that presents films from established directors and newcomers. Its Bright Future section focuses on emerging filmmakers, while Harbour brings together a wider range of contemporary cinema.
A world premiere is the first public screening of a film. The films named so far include a Nepal-set adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel Crime and Punishment and a Malaysian horror-comedy by siblings Iskander and Feisal Azizuddin. The festival’s selections offer a way to see how filmmakers from different countries approach stories and styles.
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