TheRotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR) opened last night with NagasakiShunichi's Heart, Beating in the Dark.

"TheNagasaki Shunichi's movie looks back, redefines, and finds new directions, just like the festival," said festival director Sandra den Hamer.

"The IFFRstays loyal to independent film, auteur film."

Some 14 films will compete for this year's three Tiger Awards,including nine world premieres and two international premieres.

Four of the14 were supported by Rotterdam's Hubert BalsFund, while one is a former CineMart project.

The world'slargest co-production market, Rotterdam's CineMart, opens on Monday with 45projects in advanced stages of production, including new films from AmatEscalante, Pablo Trapero, Guy Maddin.

Anestimated 800 producers, TV buyers, sales agents, distributors and fundrepresentatives are expected to attend the event.

WorldPremieres

9Dragons Rudi Soedjarwo (Indonesia)

BahagKings Khavn (Philippines)

CocaineAngel Michael Tully (USA)

EdenMichael Hofmann (Germany/Switzerland)

Esther(3rd Chapter of Crazy Prince) Boris Yukhananov (Russia)

FascinationMike Hoolboom (Canada)

Figner,The End Of A Silent Century Nathalie Alonso Casale(Netherlands/France/UK/Russia)

Gambler PhieAmbo (Denmark)

The GazeSepideh Farsi (Iran/France)

GlueAlexis Dos Santos (Argentina)

God IsMy DJ Carin Goeijers (Netherlands)

GreenMind, Metal Bats Kumakiri Kazuyoshi (Japan)

InnerCircle Line Cho Eunhee (South Korea/USA)

InterkosmosJim Finn (USA)

JaapHillenius, Poging Om Dichterbij Te Komen Kees Hin(Netherlands)

JackSmith & The Destruction of Atlantis Mary Jordan (USA)

Un JourD'Ete Franck Guerin (France)

Klimt (director'scut) Raul Ruiz (Austria/Germany/UK/France)

Land OfThe Blind Robert Edwards (UK/USA)

LangerLicht David Lammers (Netherlands)

LaLeyenda Del Tiempo Isaki Lacuesta (Spain)

TheLiving And The Dead Simon Rumley (UK)

The LostHum Hirosue Hiromasa (Japan)

La LungaOmbra Jon Jost (Italy/USA)

A ManAnd A Woman Hao YiFeng (China)

MaquilapolisSergio De La Torre, Vicky Funari (USA/ Mexico)

Un MatinBonne Heure Gahite Fofana (France/Guinea)

MixedDoubles Rajat Kapoor (India)

TheNightly Song Of The Travellers Chapour Haghighat(Iran/France)

Nipponese(5th Chapter of Crazy Prince) Boris Yukhananov (Russia)

Notes OnMarie Menken Martina Kudlacek (Austria)

OblivionStephen Dwoskin (United Kingdom)

OnticAntics Starring Laurel and Hardy; Bye, Molly! Ken Jacobs(USA)

Out ofStatus Pia Sawhney, Sanjna Singh (USA)

PassagesJon Jost (USA)

LaPerrera Manuel Nieto Zas (Uruguay/Argentina/Canada/Spain)

ThePervert's Guide To Cinema Part 1&2 SophieFiennes (UK/Netherlands/Austria)

PortraitOf Dora Dolz Sonia Herman Dolz (Netherlands)

Returnof the Poet Harutyun Khachatryan (Armenia)

RunningStumbled John Maringouin (USA)

Self-MadePortrait Claudine Despres, Julian Schmid (Switzerland)

A ShortFilm About The Indio Nacional Raya Martin (Philippines)

StellaPolare Anthea Kennedy, Ian Wiblin (UK)

TentativesDe Se Decrire Boris Lehman (Belgium)

UnrequitedLove Chris Petit (UK/Germany/Finland/Canada)

VideodiarioDi Un Re Prigioniero Pasquale Misuraca (Italy)

VoicesOf Bam Aliona van der Horst, Maasja Ooms (Netherlands)

Volga -Volga Pavel Labazov, Vladislav Mamyshev-Monro, AndreySilvestrov (Russia)

WalkingOn The Wild Side Han Jie (China/France)

WhenLight Behaves Differently Towards Time Jan Willemvan Dam (Netherlands)

Xo Game(2nd Chapter of Crazy Prince) Boris Yukhananov (Russia)

HetZwijgen Andre van der Hout, Adri Schrover (Netherlands)

Internationalpremieres

4Mujeres Descalzas Santiago Loza (Argentina)

CinnamonKevin Jerome Everson (USA)

ClearPeople Ohuchi Shingo (Japan)

DollarsAnd White Pipes Donovan Marsh (South Africa)

EveryOther Week Felix Herngren, Mans Herngren, Hannes Holm, HansIngemansson (Sweden)

TheFirst Emperor Hara Masato (Japan)

The FishFall In Love Ali Raffi (Iran)

A GreatActor Shin Yeon-Shick (South Korea)

GucciCrackheads Battle Nihilism Molly Lynch (USA)

TheLonely Hearts Club Band In September NagasakiShunichi (Japan)

LunacyJan Svankmajer (Czech Republic/Slovakia)

MethadoniaMichel Negroponte (USA)

NEXT: APrimer On Urban Painting Pablo Aravena (Canada)

Ode toJoy Anna Kazejak-Dawid, Jan Komasa, Maciej Migas (Poland)

Old JoyKelly Reichardt (USA)

One Love- Story Of Rastafarians' Return From Babylon To Zion PetrZahradka (Czech Republic)

PassatoPresente, Angeli Laici Cadono
Tonino De Bernardi (Italy)

SkiJumping Pairs - Road to Torino 2006
KobayashiMasaki, Mashima Riichiro (Japan)

Song ofSongs Josh Appignanesi (UK)

EuropeanPremieres

AhlaamMohamed Al-Daradji (Iraq/UK/Netherlands)

Bambi(Heart) Bone Shibutani Noriko (Japan)

Black SunGary Tarn (UK)

TheBlossoming Of Maximo Oliveros Auraeus Solito (Philippines)

Blue ChaCha Cheng Wen-tang (Taiwan)

Ca M'EstEgal Si Demain N'Arrive Pas Guillaume Malandrin (Belgium)

DeinHerz In Meinem Hirn Rosa Von Praunheim (Germany)

DelicateCrime Beto Brant (Brazil)

FatalistYaroslav Dobronravov (Russia/USA)

Full OrEmpty Abolfazl Jalili (Iran)

GieRiri Riza (Indonesia)

Heart,Beating In The Dark

NagasakiShunichi (Japan)

It'sOnly Talk Hiroki Ryuichi (Japan)

Lili EtLe Baobab Chantal Richard (France)

A LittleTrip To Heaven Baltasar Kormakur (Iceland)

MadeinusaClaudia Llosa (Peru/Spain)

Midnight,My Love Kongdej Jaturanrassamee (Thailand)

TaiwanBlack Movies Hou Chi-jan (Taiwan)

TakingFather Home Ying Liang (China)

The Volatile Woman KumakiriKazuyoshi (Japan)