IFFR 2017 PRESS KIT
IFFR PRESS KIT 2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM ...... 3 PRESS OFFICE ...... 5 PRACTICAL INFORMATION ...... 6 FESTIVAL LOCATIONS ...... 8 IFFR’S TEAM OF PROGRAMMERS ...... 9 THE JURIES ...... 10 THE AWARDS ...... 12 THE SECTIONS AND SELECTED FILMS ...... 14 BRIGHT FUTURE ...... 15 VOICES ...... 17 DEEP FOCUS ...... 20 SHORT AND MID-LENGTH FILMS ...... 25 MASTERCLASSES, TALKS AND PANELS...... 30 INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AT IFFR ...... 33 FUNDERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS ...... 38
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ABOUT INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM
International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) offers a high-quality line-up of carefully selected fiction and documentary feature films, short films and media art. The festival's focus is on recent work by talented new filmmakers. However, within the four sections the Festival presents, there is also room for retrospectives and themed programmes. IFFR actively supports new and adventurous filmmaking talent through its co-production market CineMart, its Hubert Bals Fund, Rotterdam Lab and other Industry activities.
IFFR is one of the largest audience and industry-driven film festivals in the world. During twelve festival days, hundreds of filmmakers and other artists present their work to a large audience (2016: 305.000 admissions) and 2.538 film professionals. The festival's Official Selection includes some 247 feature films and 237 short films out of 50 countries. It aims to organise and stimulate film-related activities in Rotterdam.
SHORT HISTORIC PROFILE
Famously, seventeen people attended the opening night of the first Film International Rotterdam on 28 June 1972. An initiative of the Rotterdam Arts Foundation, Film International (later: International Film Festival Rotterdam) showcased films purchased for distribution to the newly established circuit of art house cinemas in the Netherlands. A driving force, famous figurehead and inspirational director until his early death in 1988, Hubert Bals gave the festival its solid reputation of commitment to and active support of independent cinema as well as of a welcoming meeting place for filmmakers, audiences, film professionals and film critics. Under the subsequent directorships of Anne Head (1989), Marco Müller (1990-1991), Emile Fallaux (1992-1996), Simon Field (1996-2004), Sandra den Hamer (2000-2007), Rutger Wolfson (2008-2015) and Bero Beyer (2015 - Present) IFFR grew to become one of the largest audience and industry-driven film festivals in the world, while maintaining its focus on innovative filmmaking by talented newcomers and established auteurs as well as on presenting cutting edge media art.
THEME FOR 2017: PARALLAX VIEWS
Every year, International Film Festival Rotterdam examines relevant societal themes with films, debates, special guests and side programmes. This year, the themed programmes for 2017 have been combined into the Perspectives section. With Parallax Views the festival will present an up-to-the- minute programme that will study polarisation in contemporary society.
At the tipping point of multiple political shifts, the world seems more divided and polarised than ever. The growing visibility of fault-lines in our societies, as well as the increasingly toxic discourse that plagues the 24-hour media cycles, inspired IFFR to highlight works that address these issues with urgency, creating new lines of sight and engagement. These films can be found throughout IFFR’s 2017 programme. Everyone views the same situation from different perspectives. Parallax Views is IFFR's agenda-setting platform where filmmakers, artists, thinkers, journalists and the public are invited to discuss the current shifts and fractures, as they are represented in films featured throughout the festival programme. The programme will also feature masterclasses and talks.
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Alongside the Parallax Views programme, the Perspectives section will bring together four different programmes that were developed to highlight and examine current fault lines irrevocably linked to IFFR 2017’s theme: A Band Apart, Black Rebels, Criss-Cross and Picture Palestine.
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PRESS OFFICE
International press Jenny Canters, Lisette Ruijtenberg [email protected] 0031 10 890 90 90
Dutch press Cathelijne Beijn, Fleur van den Breemer [email protected] 0031 10 890 90 90
During the festival, the press desk will be your main point of contact for all your questions, information about the programme, the most up-to-date version of the attending talent list and interview requests and schedules with available talent.
The press desk, the accreditation desk, and the guest office are located on the 3rd floor of ‘de Doelen’, IFFR’s headquarters. Address: Schouwburgplein 50, Rotterdam [email protected] 0031 10 890 90 55
Press desk opening hours: Wednesday, January 25: 9h00 – 19h00 From Thursday, January 26 until Wednesday, February 1: 9h00 – 20h00 From Thursday, February 2 until Saturday, February 4: 9h00 – 18h00
To visit the Press & Industry section of the IFFR website, go to: https://iffr.com/en/professionals
All press materials can be freely accessed and downloaded via the following Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/illgrzhbt8gljc8/AABlJKQqGw5gAW3NlJKxnclca?dl=0
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
TIPS FOR PLANNING YOUR ATTENDANCE
- Opening Night: Wednesday 25 January - PRO Screenings (Press & Industry Screenings): Thursday 26 January - Thursday 2 February - Public Screenings: Thursday 26 January - Saturday 4 February (on the last festival day, Sunday 5 February, only pre-booked screenings take place) - Short and mid-length film section: Thursday 26 January - Saturday 4 February - IFFR x KNF invite international press for drinks: The Lobby @ De Doelen: Thursday 26 January 9.00pm – 10.00pm - Awards Night of the Tiger Competition for Short Films: Sunday 29 January - 33rd CineMart: Sunday 29 January - Wednesday 1 February - Closingparty of CineMart, with following awards: Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, Arte International Prize, and the Wouter Barendrecht Award. Wednesday 1 February - IFFR's Awards Ceremony (Hivos Tiger Award, Big Screen Award, Warsteiner Audience Award, NETPAC, FIPRESCI, Moviezone Award, Hubert Bals Fund Dioraphte Award, Impact Cinema Bright Future Award, KNF Award): Friday 3 February
UPON ARRIVAL: COLLECTION YOUR PRESS BADGE
Your IFFR press badge is available from Wednesday 25 January 9:00 hrs. Upon arrival in Rotterdam, collect your badge at the Accreditation Desk in IFFR professionals centre 'de Doelen' (3rd floor). After collecting your badge, please visit the Press Desk, located at the same floor as the Accreditation Desk, to receive additional press information and your festival bag.
PRESS & INDUSTRY SCREENINGS
Accredited journalists are welcome to attend the IFFR PRO screenings. As public screenings tend to be very busy and are often fully booked, we strongly advise you to schedule your personal programme around the P&I Screenings. As an IFFR press badge holder, you do not need tickets to attend these screenings. Simply present your badge at the entrance of the P&I screening auditorium for scanning purposes. Paper versions of the schedule are always available at the IFFR Press Desk. Any changes in scheduled times and titles will be published on the IFFR website.
PUBLIC SCREENINGS
Tickets for public screenings can be booked through the website once you’re logged into your MYIFFR account: https://iffr.com/en/professionals/account/
INTERVIEW REQUESTS AND INTERPRETERS
IFFR accredited media are invited to contact the Press Desk for arranging their interview requests with attending talent. A special interview room is available, however the surroundings of the 3rd floor of de Doelen offer good informal spots as well. For interview requests with directors from films acquired for distribution within the Netherlands, the Press Desk collaborates with the distributors' representative. In case an interpreter is needed during the interview session, the Press Desk will arrange for this as
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PRESS RELEASES
IFFR sends out e-mail press releases with news about IFFR, CineMart and the Hubert Bals Fund throughout the year. All press releases are available online on the IFFR website. During the festival, prints of press releases will be available at the Press Desk as well.
PRESS CONFERENCES
IFFR has no regular schedule of press conferences but prefers to offer one-on-one or roundtable interviews. However, if a Press Conference would take place, an invitation will be distributed by e-mail and the schedule will be announced at the Press Desk.
VIDEO LIBRARY
IFFR press badge holders are welcome to use the digitized IFFR Video Library to view festival titles individually. You can find a direct link through your MyIFFR account.
PRESS & INDUSTRY WORK SPACE & WIFI
In de Doelen we offer you free access to our wireless Internet network. On the 3rd and 4th floor of de Doelen you will also find a special work space with printing and copying facilities. Wi-Fi network: IFFRprofessional_ Password: prof@iffr
PHOTO CALLS AT WORLD PREMIERES
Fifteen minutes prior to the first public screening of all films in Tiger Competition, of world premieres and of films with high profile delegations attending, a photo call with the film's delegation will take place near the screening room.
AUDIOVISUAL REGISTRATION OF FESTIVAL EVENTS
Photographing and filming at a screening is possible during introductions and Q&A's only. Please consult the Press Office for permission for registration and for the guidelines. Please note that registering audio(visual) material of any film screening is strictly forbidden. To register for IFFR 2017 events such as Award Ceremonies and for further information or assistance, please don't hesitate to contact the Press Office.
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FESTIVAL LOCATIONS
1. Festival headquarters de Doelen (Kruisplein 10. Central Station (Stationshal) 40) 11. Schouwburgplein Rotterdam 2. Pathé Schouwburgplein (Schouwburgplein (Schouwburgplein) 101) 12. Tsjechisch Centrum (Westersingel 19) 3. Rotterdamse Schouwburg (Schouwburgplein 13. Het Atelier Nuts & Bolts 25) (Nieuwe Binnenweg 75) 4. KINO Rotterdam 14. PrintRoom (Schietbaanstraat 17) (Gouvernestraat 129-133) 15. Gallery JOEY RAMONE 5. Cinerama Filmtheater (Westblaak 18) (Josephstraat 166-168) 6. Oude Luxor Theater (Kruiskade 10) 16. V2_ (Eendrachtsstraat 10) 7. LantarenVenster (Otto Reuchlinweg 996) 17. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen – 8. Nieuwe Luxor Theater (Posthumalaan 1) Auditorium (Museumpark 18) 9. WORM (Boomgaardsstraat 71)
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IFFR’S TEAM OF PROGRAMMERS
Director:
Bero Beyer The IFFR’s director since 2015, Beyer has close ties to IFFR going way back. As a festival volunteer, he chauffeured a young Kate Winslet to the festival; his career as a producer started at CineMart with the Oscar-nominated film Paradise Now, and his films Qissa and Atlantic. have graced IFFR’s big screens.
Senior Programmers:
Edwin Carels Carels coordinates IFFR’s Deep Focus section and curates its Regained and Scopitone programme. Besides IFFR, he curates, teaches and writes about art, film, animation and media-archaeology.
Evgeny Gusyatinskiy Gusyatinskiy has worked as a film critic and journalist for a range of Russian media. For IFFR, he selects feature films from Russia, Central and Eastern Europe, including Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Peter van Hoof Van Hoof is responsible for IFFR’s Short Film programmes, and he selects the features and documentaries from Sub-Saharan Africa. He is also curator of the cinema programme and art section of the festival Into The Great Wide Open.
Inge de Leeuw De Leeuw selects feature films for IFFR from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Ireland. She has curated several special programmes for IFFR. She also acquires films for world sales company Stray Dogs.
Léo Soesanto Soesanto has been working as a journalist on films and TV series for French print press, online media and TV. He was a member of the selection committee for long features at Cannes’ Semaine de la Critique. He has been the programming director of the Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival since its creation in 2012. For IFFR, he selects TV series and French language films.
Bianca Taal Taal curates the Voices section of IFFR. As a programmer, she oversees the selection of feature length films from Greece, Turkey, Israel, Iran, the Arab world and the Indian Subcontinent. She also acts as head of talent development for IFFR.
Gerwin Tamsma Tamsma is curating the Bright Future section. As a programmer, he is responsible for the feature films from China and Korea, Latin America and – in Europe – Belgium, Scandinavia, Italy, Spain and Portugal. He has been working with IFFR since 1996.
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THE JURIES
HIVOS TIGER COMPETITION
Amir Muhammad (Malaysia; filmmaker, author and publisher) Diana Bustamante Escobar (Columbia; producer and artistic director) Fien Troch (Belgium; director) Michael Almereyda (USA; filmmaker, screenwriter and producer) Newsha Tavakolian (Iran; artist and photographer)
BRIGHT FUTURE MAIN PROGRAMME
Marta Donzelli (Italy; producer) Marleen Slot (Netherlands; producer) Jean-Pierre Rehm (France; director of the Marseille International Film Festival)
TIGER COMPETITION FOR SHORT FILMS
Salla Tykkä (Finland; artist) Patricia Pisters (Netherlands; researcher and professor of Media Studies at Amsterdam University) Andrea Lissoni (UK; senior curator of International Art (Film) at Tate)
NETPAC JURY
Elena Larionova (Director Eurasia Film Festival) Ming-Jung Kuo (Programme Director Taipei Film Festival) Donsaron Kovitvanitcha (Freelance film journalist and producer Mosquito Films)
FIPRESCI JURY
Paula Félix-Didier (Argentina, Director Museo del Cine de Buenos Aires) Eduardo Guillot (Spain, Transit Cine, Rockdelux) Sandra Heerma van Voss (The Netherlands, De Filmkrant) Maxime Labrecque (Canada, Séquences, Le Quatre Trois) Victoria Smirnova (Russia, Art of Cinema Film Magazine, Kinoart.ru) Adham Ashraf Youssef (Egypt, Al Ahram Daily) Aswathy Gopalakrishnan (India, Silverscreen) Nick Ngoc Nhu Mai (Vietnam, VnExpress Daily News) Petra Meterc (Slovenia, Radio Student)
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KNF JURY
Joost Broeren (Het Parool, Filmkrant) Kaj van Zoelen (FilmTotaal) Paul van Es (TVkrant, TrosKompas) Renata Habets (Muziek en Beeld, Quo Vadis) Theodoor Steen (Schokkend Nieuws)
MOVIEZONE YOUTH JURY
Sofie Maas, 17, Rotterdam Tom Pranger, 19, Zaandam Max Fux, 16, Rotterdam Bodine Sutorius, 17, The Hague Lianne Dusseldorp, 18, Bilthoven
VPRO BIG SCREEN AWARD JURY
Michael Middelkoop, 30, Amsterdam Ruud Bakker, 52, Tienhoven Brecht Hermans, 31, Rotterdam Margot Heijnsbroek, 69, Den Haag Sarina Trejic, 21, Nijmegen
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THE AWARDS
HIVOS TIGER COMPETITION
HIVOS TIGER AWARD €40.000 The IFFR’s main and most prestigious prize, awarded to one of the eight innovative feature films selected for the festival’s main competition. Shared by the director and producer of the film.
JURY AWARD FOR SPECIAL ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENT €10.000
BRIGHT FUTURE MAIN PROGRAMME
IMPACT CINEMA BRIGHT FUTURE AWARD Filmmakers presenting the world or international premiere of their first feature length film in the Bright Future Main Programme, are eligible for the Impact Cinema Bright Future Award. The award decided by a jury of three film industry and film festival professionals, consists of €10.000, to be spent on the development of a next film project.
FIPRESCI JURY PRIZE The FIPRESCI jury consists of international film journalists, who grant this award to a debut feature film that has its world premiere in IFFR’s Bright Future, out of competition.
VOICES MAIN PROGRAMME
BIG SCREEN COMPETITION The winner of the VPRO Big Screen Award is chosen by an audience jury of five enthusiast film lovers and receives a prize worth of €30.000, including a cash prize for the filmmaker and a guaranteed release in Dutch theatres this year and a broadcast on the public television station NPO2.
TIGER COMPETITION FOR SHORT FILMS
Three equivalent TIGER AWARDS FOR SHORT FILMS are handed out, each worth €3.000. On top of this, the jury also nominates one short film for the annual EFA’s (European Film Awards).
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OTHER AWARDS
WARSTEINER AUDIENCE AWARD The Warsteiner Audience Award is given to the filmmaker of the film in the official selection with the highest average vote in the audience poll. The prize is a cheque worth €10.000.
HUBERT BALS FUND AUDIENCE AWARD A prize consisting of €10.000, conferred upon one of the films supported by IFFR's Hubert Bals Fund and screening at the festival. In 2008 the winner of the Hubert Bals Fund Award was selected by a jury. From 2009 on, the Award goes to the Hubert Bals Fund-supported film receiving the highest votes from the festival audience.
MOVIEZONE AWARD Chosen from the feature film section by the young people's MovieZone jury from the EYE Film Institute.
LIONS FILM AWARD Since 2005, Lions Club Rotterdam – L'Esprit du Temps annually organizes the Lions Film Night at IFFR. The proceeds from this private member event are donated to the Hubert Bals Fund. Thanks to these donations, the Fund is able to continue the support of extraordinary film talent in developing countries. During the Lions Movie Night, the annual Lions Film Award is presented to a promising film project which previously received post production support from the Hubert Bals Fund.
NETPAC AWARD Awarded to the best Asian feature film by a jury from the Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema.
KNF AWARD Awarded by the Circle of Dutch Film Journalists (KNF) to a Dutch production or a Dutch coproduction premiering at IFFR.
ARTE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE An award worth €6.000 handed out to the producer of the best CineMart project, to support its financial development. With this award, ARTE France Cinéma and CineMart hope to contribute to the development and production of independent filmmaking.
EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AWARD An annual award worth €20.000, given to one of the selected CineMart projects that is, or will be, a European co-production.
WOUTER BARENDRECHT AWARD Named after former head of CineMart and the founder and co-chairman of Fortissimo Films Wouter Barendrecht, who passed away in 2009. A prize of €5,000 to encourage the work of talented young filmmakers is awarded by CineMart in conjunction with the Wouter Barendrecht Film Foundation. Eligible for this award are directors under 35 with a project selected for CineMart, and who so far have directed three films or less.
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THE SECTIONS AND SELECTED FILMS
OPENING FILM
LEMON by Janicza Bravo, USA (also selected for the Big Screen Competition in the Voices Section)
CLOSING FILM
20TH CENTURY WOMEN by Mike Mills, USA (also selected for the Voices Main Programme)
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BRIGHT FUTURE
Young, up-and-coming filmmaking talent with a wayward style and vision. Many of these filmmakers make their international debut in Rotterdam.
HIVOS TIGER COMPETITION
The Hivos Tiger Competition is the festival’s main competition and beating heart; a celebration of innovative voices presenting their first, second or third feature film. This prestigious competition offers a unique opportunity to discover exceptional filmmakers at the onset of their career. The eight selected films hail from all corners of the world.
Since its inception in 1995, the Tiger Competition has launched visionaries such as Hong Sangsoo, Christopher Nolan, Kelly Reichardt, Pablo Trapero, Kleber Mendonça, and many others onto the international stage.
ARABIÁ by Affonso Uchoa & Joaõ Dumans, Brazil THE BURGLAR by Hagar Ben Asher, Israel COLUMBUS by kogonada, USA DEMONIOS TUS OJOS by Pedro Aguilera, Spain LIGHT THEREAFTER by Konstantin Bojanov, Bulgaria QUALITY TIME by Daan Bakker, Netherlands REY by Niles Atallah, Chile SEXY DURGA by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan, India
BRIGHT FUTURE MAIN PROGRAMME
Highlighting predominantly first or second features by young filmmakers, the Bright Future Main Programme offers a selection of discoveries for the future. All films are made by original, up-and- coming directors bringing their own style, vision and subject matter.
ALL THE CITIES OF THE NORTH by Dane Komljen, Servia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Montenegro ALS PAUL ÜBER DAS MEER KAM by Jakob Preuss, Germany ANTES QUE CANTE EL GALLO by Ari Maniel Cruz, Porto Rico ANTÓNIO UM DOIS TRÊS by Leonardo Mouramateus, Portugal/Brazil BAMSEOM PIRATES SEOUL INFERNO by Jung Yoonsuk, South Korea A BRIEF EXCURSION by Igor Bezinović, Croatia BURNING BIRDS by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, Sri Lanka/France/Qatar BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK by Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand/France/Qatar/Netherlands CACTUS FLOWER by Hala Elkoussy, Egypt/United Arab Emirates/Norway/Qatar CHILDREN ARE NOT AFRAID OF DEATH, CHILDREN ARE AFRAID OF GHOSTS by Rong Guang Rong, China CORPO ELÉTRICO by Marcelo Caetano, Brazil
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LOS DECENTES by Lukas Valenta Rinner, Argentina/South Korea/Austria DRIFTING TOWARDS THE CRESCENT by Laura Stewart, USA DIE EINSIEDLER by Ronny Trocker, Germany ELON DOESN’T BELIEVE IN DEATH by Ricardo Alves Jr., Brazil EXTRAÑO PERO VERDADERO by Michel Lipkes, Mexico FILTHY by Tereza Nvotova,́ Czech Republic/Slovakia EL FUTURO PERFECTO by Nele Wohlatz, Argentina LA GUERRA DEI CAFONI by Davide Barletti & Lorenzo Conte, Italy HARUNEKO by Hokimoto Sora, Japan A HEART OF LOVE by Lukasz Ronduda, Poland HEIS (CHRONIQUES) by Anaïs Volpé, France/China/USA I AM TRULY A DROP OF SUN ON EARTH by Elene Naveriani, Switzerland INSIDE THE DISTANCE by Elias Grootaers, Belgium KATIE SAYS GOODBYE by Wayne Roberts, USA KÉKSZAKÁLLÚ by Gastoń Solnicki, Argentina KFC by Le ̂ Binh̀ Giang, Vietnam THE LAST FAMILY by Jan P. Matuszynski,́ Poland THE LAST OF US by Ala Eddine Slim, Tunisia/Qatar/Lebanon/United Arab Emirates THE LEVELLING by Hope Dickson Leach, UK LIVE FROM DHAKA by Abdullah Mohammad Saad, Bangladesh MANIFESTO by Julian Rosefeldt, Germany MES NUITS FERONT ÉCHO by Sophie Goyette, Canada MIMOSAS by Oliver Laxe, Spain/France/Qatar/Morocco OTRA MADRE by Mariano Luque, Argentina OUT THERE by Ito Takehiro, Japan/Taiwan PARK by Sofia Exarchou, Greece PAYS by Chloé Robichaud, Canada PELA JANELA by Caroline Leone, Brasil/Argentina THE POT AND THE OAK by Kiarash Anvari, Iran/Canada RAT FILM by Theo Anthony, USA SELBSTKRITIK EINES BÜRGERLICHEN HUNDES by Julian Radlmaier, Germany SOLO, SOLITUDE by Yosep Anggi Noen, Indonesia SUFFERING OF NINKO by Niwatsukino Norihiro, Japan THE SUMMER IS GONE by Zhang Dalei, China SUPER DARK TIMES by Kevin Phillips, USA I TEMPI FELICI VERRANNO PRESTO by Alessandro Comodin, Italy LES TERRITORIOS by Iván Granovsky, Argentina/Brazil/Palestine UGLY by Juri Rechinsky, Austria/Ukraine WAILINGS IN THE FOREST by Bagane Fiola, Philippines WHERE IS ROCKY II? by Pierre Bismuth, France/Germany/Belgium/Italy WILLIAM, EL NUEVO MAESTRO DEL JUDO by Ricardo Silva & Omar Guzmán, Mexico WÙLU by Daouda Coulibaly, France/Senegal X500 by Juan Andrés Arango, Canada/Columbia/Mexico
For more on BRIGHT FUTURE, don’t forget to read the section on the IFFR’s SHORT FILMS below.
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VOICES
Contemporary classics, the hits of the international film festival circuit, and modern masters. Films driven by powerful stories, gripping subject matter and important themes.
VOICES MAIN PROGRAMME
The future classics of independent cinema, from all corners of the world, including the eight nominees for the VPRO Big Screen Award.
BIG SCREEN COMPETITION CHEZ NOUS by Lucas Belvaux, France/Belgium DONKEYOTE by Chico Pereira, Spain/Germany/UK FAMILY LIFE by Alicia Scherson & Christián Jiménez, Chili A HUSTLERS DIARY by Ivica Zubak, Sweden THE LAST PAINTING by Chen Hung-I, Taiwan LEMON by Janicza Bravo, USA MARJORIE PRIME by Michael Almereyda, USA POP AYE by Kirsten Tan, Singapore
20th CENTURY WOMEN by Mike Mills, USA ATRÁS HAY RELÁMPAGOS by Julio Hernández Cordón, Costa Rica/Mexico AU-DELÀ DES MURS by Hervé Hadmar, France BEAU SÉJOUR by Nathalie Basteyns & Kaat Beels, Belgium A BRIDE FOR RIP VAN WINKLE by Iwai Shunji, Japan THE DONOR by Zang Qiwa, China EMBER by Zeki Demirkubuz, Turkey THE EYE’S DREAM by Sato Hisayasu, Japan/USA FAKE by Mori Tatsuya, Japan GIMME DANGER by Jim Jarmusch, USA THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS by Colm McCarthy, UK HERMIA & HELENA by Matias Piñeiro, Argentina/USA LA IDEA DE UN LAGO by Milagros Mumenthaler, Switzerland/Argentina/Qatar JEAN OF THE JONESES by Stella Meghie, USA/Canada LOLA UPSIDE DOWN by Ulrika Bengts, Finland MIDNIGHT SUN by Björn Stein & Måns Mårlind, France/Sweden THE MOLE SONG – HONG KONG CAPRICCIO by Miike Takashi, Japan NATIONAL TREASURE by Marc Munden, UK O ORNITÓLOGO by João Pedro Rodrigues, Portugal/France/Brazil A QUIET DREAM by Zhang Lu, South Korea LA RAGAZZA DEL MONDO by Marco Danieli, Italy/France LA RECONQUISTA by Jonas Trueba, Spain THE ROAD TO MANDALAY by Midi Z, Taiwan/France/Germany/Myanmar SWEAT RAIN by Hakim Belabbes, Morocco THREE by Johnnie To, Hong Kong/China TOWN IN A LAKE by Jet Leyco, Philippines
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VOYAGE TO TERENGGANU by Amir Muhammad & Badrul Hisham Ismail, Malaysia WE THE WORKERS by Huang Wenhai, Hong Kong/China THE WEDDING RING by Rahmatou Keita, Niger DE WERELD VAN WUBBE by Jan Louter, Netherlands A WOMAN FROM JAVA by Garin Nugroho, Indonesia
LIMELIGHT
The highlights and award winners of the international film festival circuit, and other highly anticipated films, to be experienced for the first time in The Netherlands here, at IFFR.
AFTER THE STORM by Hirokazu Kore-Eda, Japan AMERICAN HONEY by Andrea Arnold, UK/USA ASURA: CITY OF MADNESS by Kim Sungsoo, South Korea BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS AND HILLS by Eran Kolirin, Israel/Germany/Belgium BURMA STORYBOOK by Petr Lom, Netherlands/Myanmar CÂINI by Bogdan Mirica,̆ Romania/France/Bulgaria/Qatar LE CIEL FLAMAND by Peter Monsaert, Belgium DAPHNE by Peter Mackie Burns, UK FREE FIRE by Ben Wheatley, UK THE HANDMAIDEN by Park Chanwook, South Korea HARMONIUM by Fukada Koji, Japan/France HET DOET ZO ZEER by Heleen van Royen, Netherlands JACKIE by Pablo Larraín, USA KING OF THE BELGIANS by Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth, Belgium/Netherlands/Bulgaria KNIFE IN THE CLEAR WATER by Wang Xuebo, China LADY MACBETH by William Oldroyd, UK MY FATHER’S CHOICE by Yan Ting Yuen, Netherlands NIGHT OF A 1000 HOURS by Virgil Widrich, Luxembourg/Austria/Belgium/Netherlands ORPHELINE by Arnaud des Pallières, France PATERSON by Jim Jarmusch, USA PERSONAL SHOPPER by Olivier Assayas, France PORTO by Gabe Klinger, France/Poland/Portugal/USA RAW by Julia Ducournau, France/Belgium LA REGIÓN SALVAJE by Amat Escalante, Mexico/Denmark/France/Germany/Norway/Switzerland RÉPARER LES VIVANTS by Katell Quillévéré, France/Belgium SAMI BLOOD by Amanda Kernell, Sweden/Denmark/Norway SIERANEVADA by Cristi Puiu, Romania/France/Bosnia and Herzegovina STAYING VERTICAL by Alain Guiraudie, France TRAIN TO BUSAN by Yeon Sangho, South Korea TRAMONTANE by Vatche Boulghourjian, Lebanon/France/Qatar/United Arab Emirates WHITE SUN by Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal/USA/Qatar/Netherlands WOLF AND SHEEP by Shahrbanoo Sadat, Afghanistan/Denmark/Sweden/France
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IFFR LIVE
A unique series of film events held simultaneously in cinemas and on selected VOD platforms throughout Europe and beyond during IFFR. Audiences outside of Rotterdam will be able to see the filmmaker and cast attend the premiere in Rotterdam through a live stream on a specially developed dashboard. After the screening, audiences can participate in a live Q&A via Twitter, enjoy music performances and more film related content via the live stream.
THE GIANT by Johannes Nyholm, Sweden/Denmark HOME by Fien Troch, Belgium THE MAN by Charlotte Sieling, Denmark MISTER UNIVERSO by Tizza Covi & Rainer Frimmel, Austria/Italy NOCES by Stephan Streker, Belgium/France/Luxembourg/Pakistan PREVENGE by Alice Lowe, UK
SCOPITONE
What binds these music documentaries is their interest in social issues. Every night, another musical genre is put in the spotlight, in a unique setting with live bonuses.
BLACKHEARTS by Fredrik Horn Akselsen & Christian Falch, Norway CAIRO JAZZMAN by Atef Ben Bouzid, Germany CASSETTE: A DOCUMENTARY MIXTAPE by Zack Taylor, UK LUANDA – KINSHASA by Stan Douglas, Canada NEW VOICES IN AN OLD FLOWER by Quino Piñero, Ethiopia/Spain/UK PLACEBO: ALT.RUSSIA by Charlie Targett-Adams, UK TWO TRAINS RUNNIN’ by Sam Pollard, USA WAR OF WORDS by Craig Tuohy & Tom Worth, UK THE WONDERFUL KINGDOM OF PAPA ALAEV by Noam Pinchas & Tal Barda, France/Israel
For more on VOICES, don’t forget to read the section on the IFFR’s SHORT FILMS below.
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DEEP FOCUS
Delves into the wide world of cinema with compilations, retrospectives, original thematic programmes, and various other formats. This is where the art of cinema is celebrated in all of its many facets and where boundaries are pushed. Because film is so much more than just a projected image on a blank screen.
SIGNATURES
New work by established filmmakers and auteurs. Also comprises a selection of feature films by visual artists, under the label FRAMEWORKS.
ASCENT by Fiona Tan, Netherlands/Japan BEDUINO by Júlio Bressane, Brazil BELLE DORMANT by Adolfo Arrieta, France/Spain BIG BIG WORLD by Reha Erdem, Turkey DELÍRIO EM LAS VEDRAS by Edgar Pêra, Portugal LA FLOR (PARTE 1) by Mariano Llinás & Mariano Llinás , Argentina I’M COMING UP by Ting Min-Wei, Singapore LA MORT DE LOUIS XIV by Albert Serra, France/Spain DIE REINE NOTWENDIGKEIT by David Claerbout, Belgium UN RÊVE SOLAIRE by Patrick Bukanowski, France SAFARI by Ulrich Seidl, Austria SANCTUARY by Ashley Sabin & David Redmon, Canada/USA/UK/Ireland THE SILENT EYE by Amiel Courtin-Wilson, Australia/USA TONSLER PARK by Kevin Jerome Everson, USA TONY CONRAD: INVENTED ACOUSTICAL TOOLS-INSTRUMENTS 1966-2012, Germany DER TRAUMHAFTE WEG by Angela Schanelec, Germany THE WOMAN WHO LEFT by Lav Diaz, Philippines YOURSELF AND YOURS by Hong Sangsoo, South Korea
JAN NĚMEC
A comprehensive retrospective (18 feature films and 8 short films) of this enfant terrible of the Czech New Wave of the Sixties and key figure of European avant-garde cinema. These are the feature films, including the international premiere of his latest feature film:
CODE NAME: RUBY (1996) DIAMONDS OF THE NIGHT (1964) THE FERRARI DINO GIRL (2009) FLAMES OF ROYAL LOVE (1991) GOLDEN SIXTIES: JAN NĚMEC by Martin Sulík,̌ Czech Republic (2011) HEART ABOVE THE CASTLE (2007) HEART BEAT 3D (2010) LANDSCAPE OF MY HEART (2004)
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LATE NIGHT TALKS WITH MOTHER (2001) MARTYRS OF LOVE (1967) ORATORIO FOR PRAGUE (1968) THE PARTY AND THE GUESTS (1966) PEARLS OF THE DEEP (1965) THE STRAHOV DEMONSTRATION (1968) TOYEN (2005) TRUE STORIES: PEACE IN OUR TIME? (1988) DIE VERWANDLUNG (1975) THE WOLF FROM ROYAL VINEYARD STREET (2016)
REGAINED
Drawing upon cinematic memories, this section presents remastered classics, films and documentaries on film and filmmakers, experimental work, and installations. For more on REGAINED, don’t forget to read the section on the IFFR’s SHORT FILMS below.
L’AMATORE by Maria Mauti, Italy (2016) BREAK UP – L’UOMO DEI CINQUE PALLONI by Marco Ferreri, Italy (1965) CONNER’S CROSSROADS AND THE EXPLODING DIGITAL INEVITABLE by Ross Lipman & Bruce Conner, USA (2017) DAVID LYNCH: THE ART LIFE by Jon Nguyen & Olivia Neergaard-Holm & Rick Barnes, USA (2016) DAWN OF THE FELINES by Shiraishi Kazuya, Japan (2017) DAWSON CITY: FROZEN TIME by Bill Morrison, USA (2016) ESCAPES by Michael Almereyda, USA (2016) EXPRMNTI by Brecht Debackere, Belgium (2016) HOW I FELL IN LOVE WITH EVA RAS by André Gil Mata, Portugal/Bosnia and Herzegovina (2016) JAN ZONDER VREES by Jes Cassiers, Belgium (1984) MANSFIELD 66/67 by Todd Hughes & P. David Ebersole, UK/USA (2017) NIGHT OF THE FELINES by Tanaka Noboru, Japan (1972) PEOPLE POWER BOMBSHELL: THE DIARY OF VIETNAM ROSE by John Torres, Philippines (2016) POR LA LIBERTAD by Laurence Garret, Mexico/France (2017) RAOUL RUIZ, CONTRE L’IGNORANCE FICTION! by Alejandra Rojo, France (2016) TONY CONRAD: COMPLETELY IN THE PRESENT by Tyler Hubby, USA (2016)
NUTS & BOLTS
IFFR opens up the filmmaker’s laboratory in Nuts & Bolts and presents a series of unique machines from the studios of independent filmmakers and artists. Through an exhibition, film screenings and live performances, Nuts & Bolts reveals just how wide-ranging the diversity of techniques used is: from digital and high-tech to analogue and deliberately anachronistic. The programme consists of works by the likes of Quay Brothers, Wim Janssen and Dušica Dražić, Guy Maddin and Mika Taanila. The
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PERSPECTIVES
The IFFR likes to put things into perspective, with themed programmes shedding light on social and political hot topics. The main theme of IFFR 2017 that is being dissected in the Perspectives section is called Parallax Views. Because no two people experience exactly the same film or reality, and only by exchanging views and opinions one can appreciate their full depth.
PARALLAX VIEWS
A platform where filmmakers, artists, thinkers, journalists, and the audience are invited to discuss polarization in contemporary society, as it is represented in films featured throughout the festival programme. This programme will also feature masterclasses and talks.
THE CINEMA OF ABJECTION, talk by Thomas Elsaesser, Germany BIGGER THAN THE SHINING, by Mark Cousins, United Kingdom
A BAND APART
While punk is closing on 40, youthful rebellion is alive and kicking. An anarchist wave is sweeping the globe, as is apparent from the amazing sense of urgency on display in these protest films.
ALIPATO: THE VERY BRIEF LIVE OF AN EMBER by Khavn, Germany/Philippines GENERATIE B by Pieter Van Hees, Belgium HAMSTERS by Martine Doyen, Belgium JAPANESE GIRLS NEVER DIE by Matsui Daigo, Japan MAUDITE POUTINE by Karl Lemieux, Canada NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW by Matt Johnson & Jay McCarrol, Canada NOCTURAMA by Bertrand Bonello, France/Germany/Belgium SCUMBAG by Mars Roberge, USA/Canada A TASTE OF INK by Morgan Simon, France
CRISS-CROSS
The French crime film of the 21st century: tough, raw, cutting-edge, and not afraid to destroy sacred cows.
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MEA CULPA by Fred Cavayé (2014) L’ORDRE ET LA MORALE by Mathieu Kassovitz (2011) R.I.F. (RECHERCHES DANS L’INTÉRÊT DES FAMILLES) by Franck Mancuso (2011) SANCTUAIRE by Olivier Masset-Depasse (2015) SECRET DÉFENSE by Philippe Haim (2008) LE SERPENT AUX MILLE COUPURES by Éric Valette (2017)
BLACK REBELS
Stories about (and made in large measure by) black people standing up to racism and the persistent cultural divide. Includes films, series and visual arts. For more on BLACK REBELS, don’t forget to read the section on the IFFR’s SHORT FILMS below.
ATLANTA by Donald Glover, USA BALDWIN’S NIGGER by Horace Ové, UK DOUBLE PLAY by Ernest Dickerson, Curaçao FONKO by Lars Lovén & Lamin Daniel Jamada & Göran Hugo Olsson, Sweden/Germany THE GLASS SHIELD by Charles Burnett, USA/France HUSTLERS CONVENTION by Mike Todd, USA KILLER OF SHEEP by Charles Burnett, USA LOVING by Jeff Nichols, UK/USA MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY by Barry Jenkins, USA MOONLIGHT by Barry Jenkins, USA REBIRTH OF A NATION by DJ Spooky, USA TWILIGHT CITY by Reece Auguiste, UK
PICTURE PALESTINE A visual journey through Palestine cinema. From the militant films of the Seventies, exile and occupation, to contemporary short films and science fiction dystopias. For more on PICTURE PALESTINE, don’t forget to read the section on the IFFR’s SHORT FILMS below.
A MAGICAL SUBSTANCE FLOWS INTO ME by Jumana Manna, Palestine/UK/Germany (2015) PORT OF MEMORY by Kamal Aljafari, Germany/Palestine/France (2009)
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SHORT AND MID-LENGTH FILMS
As a central part of International Film Festival Rotterdam 2017, IFFR Short Film is a unique showcase of artists’ moving image and experimental film for works under 60 minutes. Shown on a variety of formats from 3D to 35mm film, it is a celebration of all forms of film and video. These short films span all four of our main sections (Bright Future, Voices, Deep Focus and Perspectives).
The 2017 edition of IFFR Short Film presents 23 films in the Tiger Competition for Short Films, now in its 12th year, including new works by Laure Prouvost, Rosa Barba, Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Basim Magdy, Simon Fujiwara, Gao Yuan, Cécile B. Evans, Laura Kraning, Manuela de Laborde, Esther Urlus, Serge Onnen, Lois Patiño, Su Hui-yu, Makino Takashi, Sebastian Diaz Morales and a 3D film by Omer Fast.
IFFR Short Film will also present two Short Profiles: a tribute to Taiwanese artist Su Hui-yu and a retrospective on Dutch artist Joost Rekveld. He will present his new film and installation, and with a performance he will be part of sound//vision – a four-night programme at club WORM in Rotterdam featuring live A/V performances. Turkish artist belit sağ and American filmmaker Jesse McLean will give presentations on their work.
With a selection of 10 mid-length films, all with a running time between 40 and 65 minutes, IFFR also spotlights the mid-length format, one of the most interesting, vibrant formats in current cinema. The programme Bright Future Mid-length is non-competitive, and the films are presented in solo- screenings – not as part of a combined programme – highlighting the idea that sometimes a film just takes as long as it takes.
For brevity’s sake, we have opted not to include the full list of all of the short films at IFFR, except for the Tiger Competition for Short Films and the Bright Future Mid-length section. For a full list of all the short films, please visit: https://iffr.com/en/professionals/short-film-2017
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TIGER COMPETITION FOR SHORT FILMS
Shorter is better. As opposed to the feature film Tiger Competition, these short films are not necessarily made by young or debuting talent.
Tiger Competition for Short Films 1 ON GENERATION AND CORRUPTION by Makino Takashi, Japan RUBBER COATED STEEL by Lawrence Abu Hamdan, Lebanon/Germany SAKHISONA by Prantik Basu, India
Tiger Competition for Short Films 2 EL CUENTO DE ANTONIA by Jorge Cadena, Columbia/Switzerland DELETION by Esther Urlus, Netherlands INTO ALL THAT IS THERE by Laure Prouvost, UK SUPER TABOO by Su Hui-yu, Taiwan
Tiger Competition for Short Films 3 LAST DAYS OF LENINGRAD by Maria Zennström, Sweden/Russia FROM SOURCE TO POEM by Rosa Barba, Germany NO SHOOTING STARS by Basim Magdy, Egypt/Switzerland CLOACINAE by Serge Onnen & Sverre Fredriksen, Netherlands/China
Tiger Competition for Short Films 4 THE LOST OBJECT by Sebastian Diaz Morales, Netherlands LUNAR DIAL by Gao Yuan, China MERIDIAN PLAIN by Laura Kraning, USA HOLY GOD by Vladlena Sandu, Russia
Tiger Competition for Short Films 5 NYO VWETA NAFTA by Ico Costa, Portugal/Mozambique JOANNE by Simon Fujiwara, UK AS WITHOUT SO WITHIN by Manuela de Laborde, USA/UK/Mexico INFORMATION SKIES by Metahaven, South Korea/Netherlands
Tiger Competition for Short Films 6 FAJR by Lois Patiño, Spain/Morocco WHAT THE HEART WANTS by Cécile B. Evans, Germany/UK/Belgium/Australia FUDDY DUDDY by Siegfried A. Fruhauf, Austria AUGUST by Omer Fast, Germany
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BRIGHT FUTURE MID-LENGTH
IFFR likes to put the spotlight on mid-length films.
AMIJIMA by Jorge Suárez-Quiñones Rivas, Spain ANOTHER PLANET by Amir Yatziv, Germany/Poland/Israel BOLI BANA by Simon Gillard, Belgium CARCASSE by Clémentine Roy & Gústav Geir Bollason, France/Iceland CONVERSATION WITH A CACTUS by Elise Florenty & Marcel Türkowsky, Germany/Japan/France CRÈVE COEUR by Benj amin Klintoe, France DREAM BOX by Jeroen Van der Stock, Belgium EXQUISITE CORPSE by Kerry Tribe, USA FRAUD by Dean Fleischer-Camp, USA MINUTE BODIES: THE INTIMATE WORLD OF F. PERCY SMITH by Stuart A. Staples, UK
BRIGHT FUTURE SHORT
A curated compilation programme focusing on experimentally driven shorts. A total of 53 short films are subdivided into the following thematic sections:
Up Close and Out of Reach Behind the Façade Languages, Gestures, Movements Mythical Ifs Living Archive Obstructed Landscape (In)definite Views Cardinal Directions Forces of Nature Signs of Life Panta Rhei
VOICES SHORT
Narrative short films, presented in group or in combination with feature films. This section consists of 16 short films grouped together into four ‘Short Stories’ subsections:
Thicker Than Water Mental Picture Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained Personal Distance
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DEEP FOCUS SHORT
The Short Specials section within Deep Focus presents retrospectives of invited filmmakers. It also presents Artist Talks, a series of lectures by invited filmmakers and artists, open for all audiences.
NUTS & BOLTS: SOUND SYSTEMS Informed by research and even hardcore science, these five demonstrations of acoustic inventiveness illustrate that there are still original methods and techniques for opening up the universe of sound.
REGAINED: HOMELESS MOVIES New work based on the collection of private amateur movies of The House of Alijn in Ghent, Belgium.
REGAINED: 1917 – EUROPE’S OPTICAL ILLUSION Short films documenting the revolution that broke out in Russia in 1917.
REGAINED: FAMILY OF MAN A collection of five short films on the psychology of collecting and the dangerous tendency to also categorise people.
REGAINED: WHERE WERE WE These six essayistic short films from around the globe invite meditation on how we inhabit this planet, both on the surface and below.
REGAINED: IMAI NORIO: TIME SEVERED, JOINTED AND STRETCHED The first international showcase of Japanese artist Imai Norio’s work.
JOOST REKVELD A retrospective of the work of Dutch artist Joost Rekveld. His short films are bundled under the titles LIGHT MATTERS and THE MOTORS OF INVENTION.
SU HUI-YO: THE MIDNIGHT HOURS Midnight is when artist Su Hui-yu is most awake. Walking through the haze of Taiwan’s history, he finds naked bodies telling stories of oppressed sexual thoughts. Most titles in this compilation programme will be shown for the first time in a film festival.
PERSPECTIVES SHORT
BLACK REBELS: AFRO FUTURE Historical overviews are often painful for people of colour. Looking to the future keeps hope alive, but the present always has roots in the past. A compilation of four short films.
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BLACK REBELS: FREESTYLE Experimental space for idiosyncratic artists who make their own rules. They also depict how rules can be broken using their own, unique imagery. A compilation of five short films.
BLACK REBELS: LET LOVE RULE A loving manifesto aimed at turning every nation, community and individual into a State of Love. Stop fighting and let love rule in all its shapes and guises! A compilation of six short films.
PICTURE PALESTINE: MINUTES, MYTH AND TREASON Mythologies of resistance meet sci-fi dystopias and the realities of occupation and war. A compilation of five short films.
PICTURE PALESTINE: PERPETUAL RECURRENCES A crash course in the filmic representation of Palestine, with excerpt from the Palestinian revolution till the present.
PICTURE PALESTINE: RUPTURED CHRONOLOGIES A filmic political timeline that intersects with the tumultuous developments from the First Intifada and the Oslo Accords to the uncertain present and a speculative future. A compilation of four short films.
PRELUDES A number of short films will be presented at the festival in combination with feature films. Ten of these shorts will also be presented in a single collected programme.
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MASTERCLASSES, TALKS AND PANELS
Béla Tarr Masterclass Influential contemporary filmmaker Béla Tarr reflects on his work with journalist Jonathan Romney. Thursday, January 26, 15h00, de Doelen Van Cappellen Zaal
Barry Jenkins Masterclass Occasioned by his latest feature film Moonlight, filmmaker Barry Jenkins talks about his exploding career and what defines him as a filmmaker. Thursday, January 26, 16h00, KINO 1
Artist Talk Joost Rekveld: The Motors of Invention Dutch artist and filmmaker Joost Rekveld introduces the programme and discusses subjects important to his work in between films. Friday, January 27, 14h00, KINO 1
Andrea Arnold Masterclass Masterclass with British filmmaker Andrea Arnold on her creative process, specifically for her latest hit film American Honey. Friday, January 27, 15h00, de Doelen Van Cappellen Zaal
Parallax Views: Jackie Special screening of Jackie preceded by a video essay by Kevin B. Lee and followed by a conversation with Dutch film journalists Jan Pieter Ekker and Dana Linssen. Friday, January 27, 15h45, de Doelen Willem Burger Zaal
IFFR Live Six films will be screened simultaneously at IFFR, online and in cinemas throughout Europe and will be followed by an interactive Q&A with their respective directors and casts + film-related extras. In screening order: Mister Universo (Fri 27 Jan, 19:00); Prevenge (Fri 27 Jan, 22:30); The Man (Sat 28 Jan, 16:00); Home (Sat 28 Jan, 20:00); A Wedding (Noces) (Sun 29 Jan, 16:00); The Giant (Sun 29 Jan, 20:00); Schouwburg Grote Zaal
Fukeiron or the Politics and Poetics of Landscape Programme in conjunction with Witte de With in which Eric Baudelaire, Claire Atherton and Nicole Brenez scrutinise the politics and poetry of the cinematic landscape. Saturday, January 28, 11h00, KINO 2
Parallax Views: IFFR x De Balie – Safari Auxiliary programme by De Balie to accompany Ulrich Seidl’s Safari. About the link between animal suffering and post-colonial violence as well as how the ecological crisis is linked to repression and racism. Saturday, January 28, 12h00, KINO 1
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Panel Picture Palestine: Perpetual Recurrences Panel with representatives of the new generation of Palestinian filmmakers and video artists. Saturday, January 28, 13h30, KINO 2
Artist Talk Joost Rekveld: Light Matters Dutch artist and filmmaker Joost Rekveld introduces the programme and discusses subjects important to his work in between films. Saturday, January 28, 14h00, Pathé 2
If You Catch Fish, You Can Make Soup: Burma Storybook Conversation concerning poetry and cinema in collaboration with Poetry International following the screening of Burma Storybook. Saturday, January 28, 14h30, KINO 1
IFFR Talk: Double Play Film journalist Gerhard Busch in conversation with Ernest Dickerson on Double Play. Saturday, January 28, 16h00, LantarenVenster Foyer
Criss-Cross: Gangland, Copland, Terrorland Famous faces from French crime cinema about how their work embodies the dark side of ‘la grandeur de la France’. With filmmakers and authors from the Criss-Cross programme. Saturday, January 28, 17h00, LantarenVenster 6
Black Rebels: Minding the Gap Travel the past, present and future of Black cinema. Talks, films, music and interviews. With filmmakers Charles Burnett and Ernest Dickerson as well as the artists Keith Piper and Tirzo Martha. Sunday, January 29, 13h00, Schouwburg Kleine Zaal
Artist Talk belit sağ Artist and filmmaker belit sağ about recent images of conflict, propaganda and war, and our relationship with these images. Professor Zeynep Sayin will talk about the use of editing in sağ’s work. Monday, January 30, 12h00, KINO 3
Artist Talk Jesse McLean Artist and filmmaker Jesse McLean examines the influence of the media and technology on her creative process using a selection from her work. Monday, January 30, 12h00, KINO 4
Parallax Views: Thomas Elsaesser – The Cinema of Abjection Film historian Thomas Elsaesser explains his theory of abjection on the basis of films from this programme. Monday, January 30, 15h00, de Doelen Arcadis Zaal
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IFFR Talk: Family Life Film journalist Bor Beekman in conversation with filmmakers Alicia Scherson and Cristián Jiménez about Family Life. Monday, January 30, 15h30, LantarenVenster Foyer
Student Talk Extensive Q&A by film lecturer Ernie Tee and students with directors who will be screening their films at IFFR. The films will be screened preceding the talk. Monday, January 30 to Wednesday, February 1 and Friday, February 3, 16h00, Schouwburg Kleine Zaal
IFFR Talk: Abdullah Mohammad Saad & Edwin Film journalist Paolo Bertolin in conversation with filmmakers Abdullah Mohammad Saad and Edwin. Tuesday, January 31, 15h45, LantarenVenster Foyer
Studio Erasmus What do Game of Thrones fans seek in Dubrovnik? Top scientists answer this and other questions during the special edition of the Erasmus University talk show. Tuesday, January 31, 20h00, Schouwburg Foyer
Parallax Views: Bigger Than The Shining Last year, IFFR screened Mark Cousins’ Bigger Than The Shining. The video essay will be screened one final time, after which Cousins will destroy it with an axe. Wednesday, February 1, 13h30, Pathé 2
A Band Apart: Nocturama After Nocturama, an interview with director Bertrand Bonello about how the film reflects the current political climate in France. Wednesday, February 1, 15h30, Cinerama 1
Erasmus Tiger College Dr. Etienne F. Augé, Senior Lecturer at Erasmus University will provide an English-language lecture to accompany The Future of Work and Death. Wednesday, February 1, 19h15, Cinerama 1
Olivier Assayas Masterclass Olivier Assayas reflects on prior works, his main influences and his latest film Personal Shopper. Thursday, February 2, 15h00, de Doelen Jurriaanse Zaal
Parallax Views: Open Bar Roundup Forum IFFR filmmakers in lively debate on cinema’s role at this juncture in the political transition currently underway. Thursday, February 2, 17h00, de Doelen Van Cappellen Zaal
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INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES AT IFFR
CINEMART
CineMart runs from 29 January to 1 February 2017 as part of IFFR PRO Days, which take place from 28 January to 3 February 2017. CineMart was the first platform of its kind to offer filmmakers the opportunity to launch their projects to the international film industry and connect with industry executives to secure financing. Launching 26 new projects in need of additional finance, CineMart also heralds an important start to the film year. Every year, CineMart invites a select number of directors/producers to present their film projects to co-producers, bankers, funds, sales agents, distributors, TV stations and other potential financiers.
This year, the CineMart selection is expanded with the BoostNL projects, which have been presented at the Holland Film Meeting during the Dutch Film Festival this fall. In addition, a first selection of Virtual Reality projects will be presented as part of the new collaboration with VR days.
Full selection list for CineMart 2017:
AFTER LONDON by Ben Rivers, UK ALMOST IN LOVE by Leonardo Brzezicki, Argentina/Brazil/Chile AQUILO QUE ARDE by Oliver Laxy, Spain ASIA by Ruthy Pribar, Israel/France CENTRE OF THE EARTH by Gabriel Mascaro, Brazil DEATH ON THE STREETS by Johan Carlsen, Denmark/Germany/USA FEAR EATS THE SOUL by Maria Eriksson, Sweden LES FILLES DU SOLEIL by Eva Husson, France DIE FRAU DES PILOTEN by Anne Zohra Berrached GOEREE by Peter Hoogendoorn, Netherlands/Belgium INICIALES SG by Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia, Argentina JANUARY by Andrey Paounov, Bulgaria JUMPMAN by Ivan I. Tverdovsky, Russia/France KINDNESS by Stefanos Tsivopoulos, Greece/Italy/UK A KING by Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal MARTIN EDEN by Pietro Marcello, Italy/France MARTYR’S LANE by Ruth Platt, UK NINGDU by LEI Lei, Hong Kong DE OMWEG by Klaartje Quirijns, Netherlands LA PIEL PULPO by Ana Cristina Barragán, Ecuador/Greece POISSONSEXE by Olivier Babinet, France A SPECTACLE by Michael O’Shea, USA/UK STICKS AND STONES by Martin Skovbjerg, Denmark THREE SISTERS OF CUKURCA by Emin Alper, Turkey/Germany VACA QUE CANTO UNA CANCION SOBRE EL FUTURO by Francisca Alegria, Chile/Italy VENGEANCE IS MINE, ALL OTHERS PAY CASH by Edwin, Indonesia
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CINEMART HARVEST 2017
The following feature films selected for IFFR 2017 were partially made possible through CineMart:
BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK by Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand/Netherlands/France/Qatar CACTUS FLOWER by Hala Elkoussy, Qatar/Egypt/United Arab Emirates/Norway EXTRAÑO PERO VERDADERO by Michel Lipkes, Mexico THE GIANT by Johannes Nyholm, Sweden/Denmark I TEMPI FELICI VERRANNO PRESTO by Alessandro Comodin, Italy NIGHT OF A 1000 HOURS by Virgil Widrich, Luxembourg/Austria/Belgium/Netherlands WHERE IS ROCKY II? by Pierre Bismuth, France/Germany/Belgium/Italy
ROTTERDAM LAB
Rotterdam Lab, a five-day training workshop for young and emerging producers, runs concurrently with CineMart. This is designed to build up their international networks and provide skills and confidence to navigate the festival circuit, including international film finance, sales and distribution.
HUBERT BALS FUND
The Hubert Bals Fund (HBF) is designed to help remarkable or urgent feature films by innovative and talented filmmakers from Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Eastern Europe on their road to completion. It provides grants that often turn out to play a crucial role in enabling these filmmakers to realise their projects.
Although the fund looks closely at the financial aspects of a project, the decisive factors to grant support remain the content and artistic value. Since the founding of the fund in 1989, more than 1,000 projects of independent filmmakers from Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Africa and Latin America have received support.
The Hubert Bals Fund has funding schemes in several stages of completion: early on for script and project development or after shooting for post-production. With the support of the Creative Europe MEDIA programme of the European Union, production and distribution support is offered to European co-producers and exhibitors. Dutch producers are eligible for NFF+HBF, in collaboration with the Netherlands Film Fund.
The Hubert Bals Fund is supported by the Creative Europe MEDIA programme of the European Union. the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dutch non-governmental development organisation Hivos, the Dioraphte Foundation and Lions Club L'Esprit du Temps.
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HBF HARVEST 2017
Like every year, a selection of films in the IFFR programme are partially made possible by the HBF. The harvest for this year consists of the following 14 feature films:
Hivos Tiger Competition: REY by Niles Atallah, Chile/France/Netherlands/Germany/ Qatar
Bright Future Award Competition: CACTUS FLOWER by Hala Elkoussy, Qatar/Egypt/UAE/Norway
Bright Future (Out of Competition): ALL THE CITIES OF THE NORTH, Dane Komljen, Serbia/Bosnia and Herzegovina/Montenegro BURNING BIRDS by Sanjeewa Pushpakumara, Sri Lanka/France BY THE TIME IT GETS DARK by Anocha Suwichakornpong, Thailand/Netherlands/France/Qatar ELON DOESN’T BELIEVE IN DEATH by Ricardo Alves Jr., Brazil EXTRAÑO PERO VERDADERO by Michel Lipkes, Mexico THE LAST OF US by Ala Eddine Slim, Tunisia/Qatar/Lebanon/UAE KÉKSZAKÁLLÚ by Gastón Solnicki, Argentina OTRA MADRE by Mariano Luque, Argentina
Voices (Main Programme): LA IDEA DE UN LAGO by Milagros Mumenthaler, Switzerland/Argentina/Qatar
Voices (Limelight): WHITE SUN by Deepak Rauniyar, Nepal/USA/Qatar/Netherlands WOLF AND SHEEP by Shahrbanoo Sadat, Afghanistan/Denmark/Sweden/France
Deep Focus (Signatures): LA FLOR (PARTE 1) by Mariano Llinás, Argentina
PROPELLOR FILM TECH HUB
CPH:DOX, European Film Market, International Film Festival Rotterdam and Cinemathon have joined forces and launched the Propellor Film Tech Hub, a one-of-a-kind innovation platform for the development of new business models for production, distribution and experience of films.
The Propellor Film Tech Hub transfers established innovation strategies from the start-up world and focuses on the cross section between film and technology as a breeding ground for new business models. It aims to become the missing link between the film industry and the latest technological trends and new forms of social interactions.
In 2017, Propellor will host a nomadic series of collaborative events:
Propellor Kickstart in Rotterdam, January 31 – February 1
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Propellor Speednic in Berlin, February 14 Propellor Springboard in Copenhagen, March 17 – 19 Propellor Springboard in Berlin, April 28 – 30
Wednesday, February 1 will be IFFR’s Future Day: alongside the Propellor Kickstart event, the four VR CineMart projects will be pitched.
In 2018, in addition to a new series of events, the Propellor | Incubator will assist companies and startups in the development of new, innovative business models for the film industry.
IFFR UNLEASHED
IFFR Unleashed helps selected festival films to find audiences through key Video On Demand (VOD) platforms around the world. It is a long-term commitment to help navigate the still confusing, and occasionally exasperating, on-demand landscape.
Filmmakers, producers and rights holders will be offered the tools to take control of their VOD release strategies, with the considerable benefit of being able to use the IFFR brand to boost their profile and bargaining power.
IFFR believes that the scheme will add to its overarching focus of being a year-round brand, using its expertise, resources and profile to create strong partnerships with filmmakers, platforms and a year- round link to film lovers.
Simultaneously, IFFR aims to provide insight into its exploration of the world of (alternative/do-it- yourself) distribution, sharing its expanding knowledge and setting out to provide filmmakers, producers and rights holders with new skills their future work could benefit from.
The key benefits of IFFR UNLEASHED: - Offers filmmakers and rights holders access and delivery to established VOD distribution platforms, starting with iTunes and Google Play, possibly adding more platforms at a later stage. - Provides rights holders with full control over the release of your film: they decide when, where and on which platform to release their film. - Offers marketing support through an IFFR branded iTunes store. We will also promote released films on our social media pages and website. - IFFR’s dedicated impact producer will work with rights holders in developing a marketing plan and finding audiences for their film. - Highest net revenue ensured as IFFR takes no share. Only platforms and aggregation partner may share, ensuring 50% net revenue and up. - No upfront expenses; IFFR Unleashed pre-finances the upload costs. These costs (a reduced partner rate of €375 for a feature film) will be recouped from first revenues. - Subtitles in the language of the country or territory in which you want release your film are offered at competitive rates.
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IFFR PRO PANELS AND DEBATES
During the first week of IFFR, the Filmmakers Hub organizes and hosts a series of panels and debates. Top industry professionals and experts attending the festival and CineMart will share their experiences with other professionals and dispense important advice to up-and-coming filmmakers.
The panels are informal, yet highly instructive, and are a great forum for filmmakers to get their questions answered and for Industry pros to meet new talent. The Tiger Pro Panels and Debates are open to IFFR Directors, Industry and CineMart delegates.
For a complete list of the IFFR Pro panels and debates, please visit: https://iffr.com/en/professionals/iffr-industry/industry-experts-panels
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FUNDERS AND BUSINESS PARTNERS
International Film Festival Rotterdam is subsidized by Dutch national and Rotterdam’s local governments. An organisation of IFFR's size would not shine as bright without the support from trade and industry, organisations, individuals and entrepreneurs in Rotterdam. For theme sections, collaborations with other Rotterdam cultural institutions and special projects, the festival receives donations from private funds. The festival would not be possible without its large festival audience, hundreds of volunteers and support from its main business partners de Volkskrant, United Foundation, Hivos, BankGiro Loterij as well as our Tiger Friends, benefactors and many other partners and suppliers.
IFFR believes in active partner relations. A good relevant match is a condition, as well as shared goals and a joint appeal - it's not about just financial transactions. IFFR seeks out those partners that are both strong and innovative, and not just want to support with financial means, but also fit its desire for innovation and its programme profile.
Main Sponsors:
Financiers & Partners:
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