About IFFI
IFFI shows films from regions and about topics that are underrepresented in global cinema networks. Over its six festival days, IFFI will celebrate film as a global phenomenon in all its facets. In addition to inspiring films of our time, you can watch some film historical treasures in our Retrospective.
History
IFFI was founded in 1992 by Helmut Groschup for the "Columbus Year" - the 500th anniversary of the colonization of America - as the America Film Festival with a focus on Latin American cinema. With the idea of promoting a critical view of the world through new perspectives, the festival profile was expanded in 1996 to include films from African and Asian countries, and from then on was called CineVision. With the opening of the Leokino in 1999 and now with three cinemas, the festival changed its name for the last time: International Film Festival Innsbruck. The most recent evolution of the IFFI took place in 2019 with the generational change to Anna Ladinig as the new festival director, who set new accents in the programming.
In the festival's 30-year history, a large number of great filmmakers have already enjoyed the familiar and relaxed atmosphere of IFFI. Among them were such greats of international cinema as Ousmane Sembène, Fernando Birri, Marta Rodriguez and Jeanine Meerapfel.
Download our programme as PDF!
Your IFFI programme will give you an overview of the films, the festival structure, the events and much more. You can download the programme here or get it in printed form at our cinemas.
Download the programme >Movie Archive
You missed a film, want to browse through past IFFI years or rediscover some films? You can find the entire world of IFFI in our detailed IFFI archive. Enjoy browsing!
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