Cate Blanchett on Working With Cynthia Erivo, Backing Mohammad Rasoulof Film, and Funding Displaced Filmmakers in Times of ‘Flagrant Inhumanity’ (EXCLUSIVE)

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A year after launching the Displacement Film Fund at the 2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam , Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett is set to return to the Dutch festival to present the first batch of short films to come out of the groundbreaking program. The titles, which include new short films by “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” director Mohammad Rasoulof and “Klondike” helmer Maryna Er Gorbach, will screen in Rotterdam on Jan. 30. You can find the full selection of films below. How to