The Argentine producer, director, and educator Iván Moscovich has been selected to join the Rotterdam Lab 2026, the prestigious emerging producers’ workshop of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The selection followed an open call supported by Creative Europe, designed to broaden the diversity of voices and backgrounds within the programme, with particular emphasis on regions not yet represented through partner organisations. Moscovich is one of only five producers chosen worldwide, alongside May Jabareen (Palestine), Hiba Louis (Lebanon), Natália Pavlove (Czech Republic), and Audrey Restetuta Tanya (Kenya), who will join a cohort of more than 70 participants in 2026.

Born in 1992 in Buenos Aires and based between his hometown and Mexico City, Moscovich is the co-founder of 36 Caballos, an independent production company dedicated to contemporary auteur cinema and boldly personal filmmaking. His projects have been selected by leading festivals around the globe, including Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight), the Berlinale —where one of his productions received the Golden Bear for Best Short Film—, Rotterdam, Jeonju, Málaga, Mar del Plata, Visions du Réel, Viennale, IndieLisboa, the New York Film Festival, and Torino. In addition to his work as a producer, he directed the short films The Drift (2019) and The Pause (2021), and is currently developing his debut feature. In 2025, he was selected for Berlinale Talents, a distinction that highlights his dual role as director and producer.

For the 2026 edition, IFFR also announced the expansion of the Rotterdam Lab through the creation of the Creators Lab, a parallel programme aimed at writers and directors seeking deeper insight into production processes. Moscovich’s inclusion in this environment of international training and collaboration underscores the continued growth of his career and reinforces Argentina’s presence in key circuits of global independent cinema.