Culture Radio by Operator [30] - IFFR Special

Today at 17:30, Culture Radio returns for the first episode of 2026, live from Lantarenvenster for IFFR! Our yearly special episode will see two interviews, as Epifania and Sep will talk to two incredible filmmakers: Ashley Röttjers - ‘Regen in Augustus’ While the modern world continues to turn around her, everything seems to stand still for the lonely Jasmine. She misses her boyfriend, struggles with her emotions and feels isolated in her Rotterdam apartment. In this sensitive short film by filmmaker and photographer Ashley Röttjers – winner of the RTM Pitch 2025 – we follow a day in Jasmine’s life, where visions subtly seep into the cinematic reality. After a chance encounter with a woman at a tram stop, something seems to shift within Jasmine, in this understated film about isolation and human connection. Qali Nur - ‘Inn a State of Siege’ The Holiday Inn was a crucial site during the Siege of Sarajevo 1992–1995. Situated along “Sniper Alley”, it housed international journalists. But what of the hotel staff? This revealing documentary gathers accounts from three men who braved daily danger to keep the hotel running.