IFFR 2011: WASTED YOUTH review
("MALAKA" sounds like an awesome word until you know what it means in Greek...) This year the International Film Festival Rotterdam started with the world première of the Tiger-nominated Greek film "Wasted Youth" by co-directors Jan Vogel and Argyris Papadimitropoulos.... More »
By Ard Vijn   
  

IFFR 2011: SENSATION review
(spoiler warning: this film does not contain any sex with sheep, and neither does this review) We have mentioned Tom Hall's "Sensation" before here at Twitch. A film about a lonely guy stuck on a sheep farm, who shacks up... More »
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IFFR 2011: Jan Svankmajer's SURVIVING LIFE review!
Present in person at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Jan Svankmajer was honored with a whole exposition dedicated just to him. Not only that: he also showed his full-length feature film "Surviving Life", his first new one after an absence... More »
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IFFR 2011: KAIDAN - HORROR CLASSICS review!
In August of 2010, the Japanese commercial broadcasting station NHK aired a television series of 4 episodes called "Ayashiki Bungô Kaidan". Kaidan are traditional folk stories, most often dealing with ghosts, which can be compared to the Brothers Grimm tales... More »
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IFFR 2011: MASKA review
It is no secret that over here at Twitch we are big fans of Stephen and Timothy Quay, also known as the Quay Brothers. They make films which consist either wholly or partly of inventive, artful stop-motion animation, and which... More »
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IFFR 2011: An interview with NOBORU IGUCHI
This year the International Film Festival Rotterdam hosted the World Premiere of "Karate-Robo Zaborgar" and, as I detailed in my review (link), it sure was a crowdpleaser. One day later I spoke with director Noboru Iguchi for whom this film... More »
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IFFR 2011: ATTENBERG review
Last year the International Film Festival Rotterdam showed the currently Oscar-nominated "Dogtooth" by Greek director Giorgos Lanthimos, with Athina Rachel Tsangari listed as associate producer. This year the IFFR shows another collaboration of these two although this time the roles... More »
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IFFR 2011: awards time!
Time flies and this weekend saw the end already of this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam. Expect loads of reviews and several interviews over the next few days! Friday marked the big event where the actual Tiger Awards were granted,... More »
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IFFR 2011: KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR review!
This year the International Film Festival Rotterdam had a weird treat in store: the World Premiere of Noboro Iguchi's "Karate-Robo Zaborgar". Known primarily for making films which contain buckets of blood and some naughtiness (or sometimes the other way round... More »
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IFFR 2011 shows horror anthology KAIDAN with ALL directors present!
Back in November we reported that Japanese broadcasting station NHK had aired Kaidan Horror Classics, a series of four adaptations of famous macabre short stories by high profile Japanese directors (click here). This year the International Film Festival Rotterdam will... More »
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Two Clips From Woo Ming Jin's THE TIGER FACTORY
Following it's successful debut in Cannes, Woo Ming Jin's The Tiger Factory is on its way back to Europe for an appearance at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, and we've got a pair of clips to share with you.Ping Ping... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

CineMart 2011: First Art For Wisit Sasanatieng's Indie Boxing Drama SURIYA
Though many responded to Tears of the Black Tiger director Wisit Sasanatieng's recent announcement that he was quitting studio filmmaking with fear that he was quitting altogether that couldn't be further from the truth. He just wants to get back... More »
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Speechless IFFR fights back
Ah well... lose some, win some! This week we reported that because of all the BAFTa and Oscar shenanigans, "The King's Speech" was no longer allowed to close the International Film Festival Rotterdam at the end of next week. Something... More »
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Five Minutes Of Edmund Yeo's EXHALATION
Edmund Yeo is a busy man.The Malaysian born, Japan based film maker has a pair of short films on the festival circuit right now, both of which are continuing to build his reputation as one of the finest filmmaking talents... More »
By Todd Brown   
  

IFFR 2011 gets strategically repositioned (screwed) out of its closing film
Now here is some completely baffling news, and if there is anyone out there who can explain the "WHY" to me I'd be very grateful. The much lauded historical drama "The King's Speech" was supposed to have closed the International... More »
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IFFR 2011 Full Schedule Online! Come and see folks...
Title says all: you can now check the complete screening schedule for this year's International Film Festival Rotterdam, about to start next Wednesday. And here is the direct link: The direct link. Lots of nice surprises and a welcome return... More »
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Room for one more? It's Eight Rooks' TOP TEN FOR 2010
And to think I thought it would be a dull year. I might not have been able to join in the fun on the other side of the Atlantic, but the IFFR in Rotterdam (thanks to fellow Twitcher Ard... More »
  

Complete Tiger Awards Competition Announced For Rotterdam 2011
The complete lineup of films selected to compete for the International Film Festival Rotterdam's Tiger Awards has just been announced and it looks to be an interesting slate of films from around the globe. Here's the complete announcement:Rotterdam announces full... More »
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First Stills From Noboru Iguchi's KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR
What madness lies in store for viewers of Noboru Iguchi's spin on the classic Karate-Robo Zaborgar? Well, fans of the director of Robo Geisha and The Machine Girl are already well familiar with his obsessive love for outlandish robots and... More »
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Noboru Iguchi's KARATE-ROBO ZABORGAR To Premiere In Rotterdam
Cult film fans take note: Machine Girl director Noboru Iguchi's Karate-Robo Zaborgar will have its world premiere at the upcoming International Film Festival Rotterdam.A revival of the classic television series of the same name, Karate Robo Zaborgar is Iguchi's first... More »
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