\tThe International Film Festival Rotterdam revealed the lineups of its Tiger, Big Screen and Tiger Short competition sections Tuesday, and the first tranche of speakers for the Talks program, who include Cate Blanchett and Guy Maddin.<\/p>\n
\tIFFR\u2019s 54th edition will take place from Jan. 30 \u2013 Feb. 9. with Variety publishing digital daily newsletters during the event in partnership with the festival (subscribe here).<\/p>\n
\tThe Tiger Competition section, which showcases emerging voices from across the globe, has 14 world premieres. The films explore \u201cpersonal stories and profound connections to history, identity, and place \u2013 spanning Montenegro to Malaysia and Congo to India,\u201d the festival said in a statement. \t<\/p>\n
\t \t\t\t \t\t\t \t \t\t\t\t\t\u201cBad Painter\u201d stars Udo Kier (above), Kim Gordon and Charlotte Tasche \t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Albert Oehlen, Sven Kirsten \t\t \t \t\t\t \tThe 14 titles in the Big Screen Competition \u201cbridge the gap between arthouse and popular cinema through genre-blurring stories of rebellion, tradition and expression,\u201d the festival said. <\/p>\n
\t\t\t \t\t\tPopular on Variety\t\t \t \t\t \t \tThe 20 titles in the Tiger Short Competition \u201crepresent the most exciting and refreshing film art of today, featuring a Slovenian climate sci-fi, a re-appropriation of Myanmarese government broadcasts, and a Georgian photomontage,\u201d IFFR said.<\/p>\n
\tThe IFFR Talks lineup includes Blanchett and Maddin, who \u2013 following their recent collaboration on \u201cRumours\u201d \u2013 will come together for \u201can expansive dialogue about creative collaboration, the role of film festivals, and the enduring power of the short film form.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tIFFR will also welcome Robby M\u00fcller Award recipient Lol Crawley, in conversation with writer and film critic Peter Bradshaw to discuss his cinematography, including his work on \u201cThe Brutalist\u201d and other highlights from his career.<\/p>\n
\tAlex Ross Perry will talk about his documentary \u201cVideoheaven,\u201d part of the Focus program \u201cHold Video in Your Hands,\u201d celebrating the community spirit of VHS culture. Perry will also discuss his other new film, \u201cPavements,\u201d featured in the Harbour section.<\/p>\n
\tIn another Talks highlight, Cheryl Dunye and Albertina Carri will explore radical queerness and cinema as a means to \u201cchallenge normative pressures, gender, and identity.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tAs previously announced, the festival will open with \u201cFabula,\u201d a compelling dark comedy from the Dutch director and screenwriter Michiel ten Horn, and close with the historical epic \u201cThis City Is a Battlefield\u201d from Indonesian filmmaker Mouly Surya, which was also supported by IFFR\u2019s Hubert Bals Fund. \t<\/p>\n
\tVanja Kaludjercic, festival director at IFFR, said: \u201cSince our very first festival in 1972, IFFR has been a space for bold creativity, where the unexpected finds a home, and where cinema in all its splendor is celebrated. As we step into this next chapter, we remain steadfast in our belief that cinema flourishes when it is free \u2013 free to experiment, cross boundaries, and voice truths that often go untold.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe IFFR program is available on IFFR.com, including the latest lineups in Bright Future, Harbour, Limelight, Cinema Regained, Art Directions and more.<\/p>\n
\tTiger Competition
\nJury: Yuki Aditya, Soheila Golestani, Winnie Lau, Peter Strickland and Andrea Luka Zimmerman.
\n\u201cL\u2019arbre de l\u2019authenticit\u00e9,\u201d dir. Sammy Baloji (Democratic Republic of Congo, Belgium)
\n\u201cBad Girl,\u201d dir. Varsha Bharath (India)
\n\u201cBlind Love,\u201d dir. Julian Chou (Taiwan)
\n\u201cFiume o morte!,\u201d dir. Igor Bezinovi\u0107 (Croatia, Italy, Slovenia)
\n\u201cLa gran historia de la filosof\u00eda occidental,\u201d dir. Aria Covamonas (Mexico)
\n\u201cGuo Ran,\u201d dir. Li Dongmei (China)
\n\u201cIm Haus meiner Eltern,\u201d dir. Tim Ellrich (Germany)
\n\u201cPerla,\u201d dir. Alexandra Makarov\u00e1 (Austria, Slovakia)
\n\u201cPrimeira pessoa do plural,\u201d dir. Sandro Aguilar (Portugal, Italy)
\n\u201cTears in Kuala Lumpur,\u201d dir. Ridhwan Saidi (Malaysia)
\n\u201cVitrival \u2013 The Most Beautiful Village in the World,\u201d dir. No\u00eblle Bastin, Baptiste Bogaert (Belgium)
\n\u201cWind, Talk to Me,\u201d dir. Stefan Djordjevic (Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia)
\n\u201cWondrous Is the Silence of My Master,\u201d dir. Ivan Salati\u0107 (Montenegro)
\nThe 14th title in the Tiger Competition will be revealed closer to the festival due to sensitivities surrounding its release.<\/p>\n
\tBig Screen Competition
\n\u201cThe Assistant,\u201d dir. Wilhelm Sasnal, Anka Sasnal (Poland, United Kingdom)
\n\u201cBack to the Family,\u201d dir. Sharunas Bartas (Lithuania)
\n\u201cBad Painter,\u201d dir. Albert Oehlen (Germany, United States)
\n\u201c\u00a1Caigan las rosas blancas!,\u201d dir. Albertina Carri (Argentina, Brazil, Spain)
\n\u201cGowok: Javanese Kamasutra,\u201d dir. Hanung Bramantyo (Indonesia)
\n\u201cDe idylle,\u201d dir. Aaron Rookus (Netherlands, Belgium, Estonia)
\n\u201cMacai,\u201d dir. Sun-J Perumal (Malaysia)
\n\u201cOrenda,\u201d dir. Pirjo Honkasalo (Finland, Estonia, Sweden)
\n\u201cL\u2019oro del Reno,\u201d dir. Lorenzo Pullega (Italy)
\n\u201cOur Father \u2013 The Last Days of a Dictator,\u201d dir. Jos\u00e9 Filipe Costa (Portugal)
\n\u201cThe Puppet\u2019s Tale,\u201d dir. Suman Mukhopadhyay (India)
\n\u201cRaptures,\u201d dir. Jon Bl\u00e5hed (Sweden, Finland)
\n\u201cSoft Leaves,\u201d dir. Miwako Van Weyenberg (Belgium)
\n\u201cYasuko, Songs of Days Past,\u201d dir. Negishi Kichitaro (Japan) \t<\/p>\n
\tTiger Short Competition
\nThe jury: Angela Haardt, Frank Sweeney, and Yaoting Zhang
\n\u201cBaby Blue Benzo,\u201d dir. Sara Cwynar (United States, Germany)
\n\u201cBAN\u2661ITS,\u201d dir. Omar Chowdhury (Belgium, Bangladesh, South Korea)
\n\u201cBury Us in a Lone Desert,\u201d dir. Nguy\u1ec5n L\u00ea Ho\u00e0ng Ph\u00fac (Vietnam)
\n\u201cCapitol Limited,\u201d dir. Lily Ekimian Ragheb, Ahmed T. Ragheb (United States)
\n\u201cCommon Pear,\u201d dir. Gregor Bo\u017ei\u010d (Slovenia, United Kingdom)
\n\u201cLa durmiente,\u201d dir. Maria In\u00eas Gon\u00e7alves (Portugal, Spain)
\n\u201cEmpty Rider,\u201d dir. Lawrence Lek (Switzerland, United Kingdom)
\n\u201cThe Garden of Electric Delights,\u201d dir. Billy Roisz (Austria)
\n\u201cHepingli Playthrough,\u201d dir. Zheng Yuan (China)
\n\u201cI Wan\u2019na Be Like You,\u201d dir. Margit Luk\u00e1cs, Persijn Broersen (Netherlands, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Germany)
\n\u201cMemory Is an Animal, It Barks with Many Mouths,\u201d dir. Eva Giolo (Belgium, Italy)
\n\u201cMerging Bodies,\u201d dir. Adrian Paci (Italy)
\n\u201cA Metamorphosis,\u201d dir. Lin Htet Aung (Myanmar)
\n\u201cNow, Hear Me Good,\u201d dir. Dwayne LeBlanc (United States)
\n\u201cLes rites de passage,\u201d dir. Florian Fischer, Johannes Krell (Germany)
\n\u201cThe Rock Speaks,\u201d dir. Amy Louise Wilson, Francois Knoetze (South Africa, Spain)
\n\u201cSuspicions About the Hidden Realities of Air,\u201d dir. Sam Drake (United States)
\n\u201cTemo Re,\u201d dir. Anka Gujabidze (Georgia)
\n\u201cThings Hidden Since the Foundation of the World,\u201d dir. Kevin Walker, Irene Zahariadis (Greece, United States)
\n\u201cWorld at Stake,\u201d dir. Susanna Flock, Adrian Jonas Haim, Jona Kleinlein (Austria)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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