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“We are ready to fight and go to court”: Rotterdam directors discuss censorship
Five directors spoke at a press conference at IFFR.
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“Spring will always come”: Rotterdam 2020 filmmakers talk national identity, state funding
The first five directors talked with festival director Bero Beyer and programmer Muge Demir.
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Sarah Gavron and Pedro Costa offer opposing views on industry future at Rotterdam
Masterclasses from Pedro Costa, and Sarah Gavron and Anu Henriques, offered differing perspectives.
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Don’t try and beat Disney at its own game, indie filmmakers hear at Rotterdam’s Reality Check
Film professor Dan Hassler-Forest gave a keynote speech called ’Originality in the face of monoculture’.
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Anurag Kashyap on the challenges of launching an arthouse VoD service in India
Blockchain-powered VOD platform myNK was launched in 2019 through India and Singapore-based MinersInc.
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New Dutch sales outfit Square Eyes to focus on high-end arthouse titles (exclusive)
It has been launched by Dutch exec Wouter Jansen.
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Wildstar picks up two including Marco Berger’s Rotterdam 2020 title ‘Young Hunter’ (exclusive)
The company has also acquired Lucas Santa Ana’s ‘Memories Of A Teenager’.
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Hit Russian drama ‘Fidelity’ tempts international buyers for M-Appeal (exclusive)
‘Fidelity’ is making its European debut at the Rotterdam festival.
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Rotterdam festival opens with speech championing sustainability, power of film in 2020
The world premiere of João Nuno Pinto’s Mosquito opened the festival.
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Stray Dogs picks up Rotterdam competition title 'Nasir' (exclusive)
Arun Karthick’s second feature explores the life of a Muslim salesman in Tamil Nadu.
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China’s Rediance picks up Rotterdam trio, including ‘The Cloud In Her Room’
Beijing-based sales agent will also handle sales on Bright Future titles Damp Season and Together Apart.
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Rotterdam Film Festival reveals 2020 line-up; ‘Mosquito’ to open
‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighbourhood’ to close the festival, which runs January 22 to February 2.
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Rotterdam’s co-pro showcase CineMart unveils 2020 projects
Selection includes the upcoming drama from Berlinale award-winner Radu Jude.
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Vanja Kaludjercic to take over as director of International Film Festival Rotterdam (exclusive)
She talks exclusively to Screen about her new role.
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Filmmakers at Risk initiative launched by European Film Academy, IDFA and IFFR (exclusive)
Helen Mirren, Jafar Panahi lend support to new initiative focused on filmmakers in danger.
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Karim Rahbani headed to Rotterdam Lab after Cairo Film Connection win
Cairo co-production platform metes out $200,000 worth of prizes.
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IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund unveils new script and project selections
Recipients include a Berlin Silver Bear winner.
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Rotterdam's Hubert Bals Fund backs six projects for co-production scheme
Films from Chile, Lebanon, China and South America selected.
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Bero Beyer to depart Rotterdam Film Festival to head Netherlands Film Fund (exclusive)
He will take over from Doreen Boonekamp in March 2020.
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Screen Future Leaders receive Cannes emerging festival programmer prizes
IFFR’s Inge de Leeuw and CPH:DOX’s Mads Mikkelsen were honoured.