Rotterdam 2008 Articles

The 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), which runs between Jan. 23-Feb. 3, has announced the 15 films vying for the 2008 VPRO Tiger Awards. All entries are first or second efforts. (See Rotterdam 2008 Film Line-Up.) The Tiger Awards are worth 15,000 euros (US$22,070) for each of three winning features and 3,000 euros (US$4,414) for the short film awards. The 2008 Rotterdam film festival [...]

Rotterdam 2008: VPRO Tiger Awards Competition The King of Ping Pong by Jens Jonsson Eat, for This Is My Body (Mange, ceci est mon corps) by Michelange Quay (France/Haiti), European premiere Flower in the Pocket by Liew Seng Tat (Malaysia), European premiere Fujian Blue (Jin bi hui huang) by Wemg Shou-ming (China), European premiere Go with Peace Jamil (Ma salama Jamil) by Omar Shargawi (Denmark), [...]