Festivals: IFFR News
PLAYLAND Exclusive: New Official Trailer For Georden West's LGBTQ+ Docu Fiction, World Sales go to Alief
Alief has acquired world sales rights for Georden West's debut feature, Playland, a docu-fiction about Boston's Playand Cafe, the center of queer life in the city for 60 years.
THE FIST OF THE CONDOR (El puño del cóndor) Trailer: Marko Zaror Pays Homage to Old School Martial Arts Flicks
Chilean director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza and international action star Marko Zaror are back together with what looks like a proper throwback to old school martial arts classics.
NEW STRAINS Trailer: Lo-fi Sci-fi Comedy Premiering at IFFR This Weekend
As a mysterious pandemic emerges, a squabbling couple in lockdown begin to act like children.
RESIDENCY Trailer: Winnie Cheung's Feverish Feature Debut to Premiere at IFFR
During a winter-long residency in Brooklyn, ten obsessive female artists succumb to the darkness of their creative fascinations.
Rotterdam 2022: GIVE ME PITY! Teaser Riffs on Variety Shows With Something Sinister Lurking Behind The Scenes
A Primetime Saturday Night Network Television Spectacular starring Sissy St. Claire! Sissy St. Claire graces the small screen for her first ever television special, an evening full of music and laughter, glamour and entertainment! But Sissy’s live event quickly begins...
Rotterdam 2022 Preview: Amanda Kramer Retrospective, Indian Cinema, Promising Newcomers
International Film Festival Rotterdam pivots to a virtual event for its 51st edition due to the latest coronavirus wave.
DETENTION: Dekanalog Acquires Taiwanese Horror Flick
Gotham-based distributor Dekanalog has picked up Taiwanese horror flick Detention, an adaptation of a video game by director John Hsu. If all goes well they plan to release the pic in theaters, but definitely in virtual cinemas, on October 8th....
Rotterdam 2021 Trailer: THE CEMIL SHOW
Next week sees the start of the 50th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and a big party that should have been... if it weren't for the Covid-19 pandemic. As the single largest cultural event in the Netherlands, often...
Rotterdam Online: IFFR Offers 14-Hour-Long Anthology Film LA FLOR to Watch For Free
One film, six different stories, style and genres, and four actresses in Mariano Llinás' epic work.
Rotterdam 2020: Heads-Ups And Recommendations
Last evening (January 22nd) saw the grand opening of the 49th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which means that for 11 days, people in the Netherlands can indulge themselves with some serious movie madness. Over 500 titles will...
HARPOON: Poster Debuts For Robert Grant's Dark Comedy Horror
With the world premiere of Rob Grant's new film Harpoon coming soon to International Film Festival Rotterdram it is time to add to the promotional push for it. The teaser debuted the other week with the news that our friends...
Rotterdam 2019: DIRTY GOD Clip - Nice Monster
Set to enjoy its world premiere on the opening night of the International Film Festival Rotterdam -- that's tonight! -- is Dirty God, directed by Sacha Polak. And the fact that it is also scheduled to have its U.S. premiere...
Rotterdam 2019: Heads-Ups And Recommendations
The International Film Festival Rotterdam opens its 2019 edition today, meaning that for a week-and-a-half, my home town will be mostly dedicated to films. The yearly fest is the largest cultural event in the Netherland in ticket sales, and...
HARPOON: Yellow Veil Acquires World Sales, Release New Teaser
Upstart sales company Yellow Veil Pictures have acquired the worldwide sales right for the Canadian dark comedy Harpoon from director Rob Grant (Alive and Knuckleball). Directed and written by Grant, Harpoon is about to have its World Premiere...
Rotterdam 2018: Heads-Ups And Recommendations
Last evening saw the start of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and today marks the first full day of public screenings. Until Saturday the 3rd of February, the city's center district (and some of its outskirts) will be fully taken...
Rotterdam 2017 Review: SUPER DARK TIMES Is Super Well-Made
In Kevin Phillips' feature debut Super Dark Times the story plays like a reversed version of Rob Reiner's 1986 classic Stand By Me. In that film, a group of teenagers head out on a trip to find the dead body...
SUPER DARK TIMES: Check Out The Poster For Kevin Phillips' Stunning Debut
I'm going to be blunt. Doing what I do for a living - between this site, programming Fantastic Fest and other events, and production / sales work at XYZ Films - I often get to see things very early in...
Rotterdam 2017: Recommendations And Anticipations
This evening (or morning if you're West of the Atlantic), the International Film Festival Rotterdam starts. In the next ten days, Rotterdam venues will be filled with roughly 600 films, shorts and other events for film-lovers to attend. And as...
Rotterdam 2017: Trailer For SEXY DURGA Hints at the Darkness Within
Among the titles competing for the International Film Festival of Rotterdam's (IFFR) prestigious Tiger award is Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Sexy Durga. The film recently won an award at India's NFDC Film Bazaar and Sasidharan's previous film, 2016's An Off-Day Game...
Rotterdam 2017 Reveals Its Complete Line-up And Schedule
As we all careen into the second half of January already, it means we won't have to wait long before this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam begins. And indeed, yesterday the festival revealed its entire schedule on-line. Ticket sales will...
