Rotterdam Film Festival unveils major changes to programming structure
A new strand, Harbour, will become the festival’s largest section.
European Film Academy calls for release of Chinese director Deng Chuanbin
Deng, also known as Huang Huang, was arrested in May 2019.
Autlook Film Sales snaps up Polaroid doc ‘An Impossible Project’ at Rotterdam (exclusive)
The film is about a charismatic Austrian figure who saved Polaroid from oblivion.
“More stubbornness, outspokenness and ambition please,” says IFFR’s Bero Beyer as he looks forward to next chapter
The artistic director reflects on this year’s festival.
Ágnes Kocsis readies biopic about Hungarian superstar Pál Szécsi (exclusive)
Kocsis was in Rotterdam with her third film ‘Eden’.
Ana Elena Tejera on the ethics of filming indigenous communities in IFFR title ‘Panquiaco’
Tejera’s film follows a fisherman who returns to his native Panama.
“The smells are more intense”: Bong Joon Ho on the black-and-white version of ‘Parasite’
Bong Joon Ho hosted a masterclass at IFFR this week.
International film festival directors offer their verdict on Venice
The directors of Berlin, KVIFF, El Gouna, IDFA, IFFR, Jerusalem and Marrakech are full of praise for Venice.
Why explicit arthouse drama ‘Fidelity’ is dividing opinion in Russia
Director Nigina Sayfullaeva stresses that the film is about a liberated woman in charge of her own decisions.
How a hospital stay inspired the new film from Belgium director Marion Hansel
The prolific filmmaker was the subject of a career retrospective at IFFR.
