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51st International Film Festival Rotterdam

51st International Film Festival Rotterdam
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Opening filmPlease Baby Please by Amanda Kramer
Closing filmDragon Inn by King Hu
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
Founded1972
Awards
Festival dateOpening: 26 January 2022 (2022-01-26)
Closing: 6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)
WebsiteIFFR
International Film Festival Rotterdam

The 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the 2022 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which took place online from 26 January 2022 to 6 February 2022.[1][2] The festival, which was held online for the second consecutive year due to the spread of the Omicron variant across Europe,[3][4] opened with Amanda Kramer's film Please Baby Please.[5] The festival closed with the screening of 1967 sword fighting classic Dragon Inn by King Hu on 6 February 2022.[6]

Jury

Tiger

  • Farid Tabarki: (Amsterdam) Founder of Studio Zeitgeist, Researcher, international keynote speaker, writer of 'The end of the middle and world traveler. based in .
  • Gust Van den Berghe: Brussels-based writer and director with background in theatre, opera and dance.
  • Tatiana Leite: (Brazil), Graduate in Law and Communication from PUC-RJ University, postgraduate in Film at UNESA and in History of Art at Sorbonne. A film programmer at the Rio Film Festival from 2000 till 2009, in 2010 she became the International Adviser of the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Culture. In the end of 2012 she created the production company Bubbles Project.
  • Thekla Reuten: (Netherlands), a European actress
  • Zsuzsi Bankuti: Film festivals organizer and director of the cinema programme

Ammodo Tiger Short

  • Nduka Mntambo: An image-maker, working in the interstices of urban spatial practices, experimental filmmaking, and pedagogy.
  • Rieke Vos: A curator and writer based in Amsterdam who works in a cross-disciplinary field of art, popular culture, architecture, and urban life.
  • Tim Leyendekker: (Netherlands) Dutch visual artist, filmmaker and photographer

Big Screen Award

  • Louk Haffmans
  • Alex Spaanderman
  • Eva Langerak
  • Karen Kroese
  • Mylaine Roelofs

Official selection

Opening and closing films

Source:[7][8]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Opening film
Please Baby Please Amanda Kramer United States
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster United States
Closing film
Dragon Inn Long men kezhan King Hu Taiwan

Tiger

The following films are selected to compete for the Tiger Award. The line-up was announced on 7 January 2022.[9]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Achrome Maria Ignatenko Russia
The Child A Criança Marguerite de Hillerin, Félix Dutilloy-Liégeois Portugal
The Cloud Messenger Meghdoot Rahat Mahajan India
EAMI Paz Encina Paraguay, Germany, Argentina, Netherlands, France, United States
Excess Will Save Us Morgane Dziurla-Petit Sweden
Kafka for Kids Roee Rosen Israel
Malintzin 17 Mara Polgovsky, Eugenio Polgovsky Mexico
Met mes Sam de Jong Netherlands
The Plains David Easteal Australia
Phantom Proyect Proyecto Fantasma Roberto Doveris Chile
The Dream and the Radio Le rêve et la radio Renaud Després-Larose, Ana Tapia Rousiouk Canada
Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish Lei Lei United States, Netherlands
To Love Again Gao Linyang China
Yamabuki Yamasaki Juichiro Japan, France

Big Screen

The following films are selected to compete for the VPRO Big Screen Award.[10]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Assault Adilkhan Yerzhanov Kazakhstan, Russia
Broadway Christos Massalas Greece, France, Romania
CE2 Jacques Doillon France
Daryn’s Gym Brett Michael Innes South Africa
Drifting Petals Clara Law Australia
The Island Anca Damian Romania
Kung Fu Zohra Mabrouk El Mechri France
My Emptiness and I Mi vacío y yo Adrián Silvestre Spain
Splendid Isolation Urszula Antoniak Netherlands

Ammodo Tiger Short

The following films were selected to compete for the Ammodo Tiger Short Competition.[11]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Answering the Sun Rainer Kohlberger Austria, Germany
Becoming Male in the Middle Ages Pedro Neves Marques Portugal
Chants from a Holy Book Cesar Gananian, Cassiana Der Haroutiounian Brazil
Constant Sasha Litvintseva, Beny Wagner Germany, United Kingdom
Dawn Leonor Noivo Portugal
Glass Life Sara Cwynar United States
Isn't It a Beautiful World Joseph Wilson United Kingdom
The Making of Crime Scenes Hsu Che-yu France, Taiwan
Nazarbazi Maryam Tafakory Iran
The Name of Things El nombre de las cosas Diego Escobar Chile
Nosferasta: First Bite Bayley Sweitzer, Adam Khalil United States
Polycephaly in D Michael Robinson United States
Punctured Sky Jon Rafman United States
Songs for living Korakrit Arunanondchai, Alex Gvojic United States, Thailand
Tomorrow Is a Water Palace Juanita Onzaga Belgium
Urban Solutions Arne Hector, Luciana Mazeto, Vinícius Lopes, Minze Tummescheit Germany, Brazil

Bright Future

The programme will highlight first-feature films from promising filmmakers.[12]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
As in Heaven Du som er i himlen Tea Lindeburg Denmark
Brotherhood Francesco Montagner Czech Republic
They Carry Death Eles transportan a morte Helena Girón, Samuel M. Delgado Spain
Inmotep Julián Génisson Spain
Kim Min-young of the Report Card 성적표의 김민영 Lee Jae-eun, Lim Ji-seon South Korea
The Last Ride of the Wolves Alberto De Michele Netherlands
The Plains David Easteal Australia
Zalava Arsalan Amiri Iran

Cinema Regained

The programme offers restored classic films, documentaries on film culture and explorations of cinema's heritage.[13]

English title Original title Director(s) Year Production countrie(s)
Every Week Seven Days Eduard Grečner 1964 Czechoslovakia
Ida Lupino: Gentlemen & Miss Lupino Julia Kuperberg, Clara Kuperberg 2021 France
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccesso Manlio Gomarasca, Massimiliano Zanin 2021 Italy
Korean Ghost Story – Ieodo Choi Sangsik 1979 South Korea
The Lady from Constantinople Sziget a szárazföldön Judit Elek 1969 Hungary
Modern Korea: The Age of Beasts Jeong Jaeeun 2021 South Korea
The Nine Lakh Stars Loubna Régragui 2022 France
Urf Geetika Narang Abbasi 2022 India
Journey into the Twilight Viaggio nel crepuscolo Augusto Contento 2021 Italy

Harbour

The programme will showcase contemporary cinema.[14]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
The Alleys Al-Hara Bassel Ghandour Jordan
Amrus Natalsya Who Recreates the Dispossessed in Twilight Mahardhika Yudha Indonesia
Anatomy of Time Wela Jakrawal Nilthamrong Thailand, France, Singapore, Netherlands
Barbarian Invasion Tan Chui Mui Malaysia
Crescent Night Adh Chanani Raat Gurvinder Singh India
The Hole Il buco Michelangelo Frammartino Italy
The Execution Казнь Lado Kvataniya Russia
The Great Movement El Gran Movimiento Kiro Russo Bolivia
Hit the Road Jadde Khaki Panah Panahi Iran
Kinorama – Beyond the Walls of the Real Kinorama - Cinema Fora De Órbita Edgar Pêra Portugal
Let Me Hear It Barefoot Kudo Riho Japan
Malik Mahesh Narayanan India
Medea Медея Alexander Zeldovich Russia
Medusa Anita Rocha da Silveira Brazil
Our Men Mon Légionnaire Rachel Lang France
The Dead Remain With Their Mouth Open I morti rimangono con la bocca aperta Fabrizio Ferraro Italy
Prayers for the Stolen Noche de fuego Tatiana Huezo Mexico
Special Delivery Teuk-song Park Dae-Min South Korea
On the Job: The Missing 8 Erik Matti Philippines
Who's Stopping Us? Quién lo impide Jonás Trueba Spain

Limelight

The programme will showcase cinematic highlights of film festival favourites and international award-winners.[15]

English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
Ali & Ava Clio Barnard United Kingdom
Drive My Car ドライブ・マイ・カー Ryusuke Hamaguchi Japan
Happening L'événement Audrey Diwan France
France Bruno Dumont France
Freaks Out Gabriele Mainetti Italy
Love After Love 第一炉香 Ann Hui China
Memoria Apichatpong Weerasethakul Colombia
Vortex Gaspar Noé France
The Worst Person in the World Verdens verste menneske Joachim Trier Norway

Short & Mid-length

The programmes highlight mid-length films and short films.[16]

Year English title Original title Director(s) Production countrie(s)
2014 (sans)(image) arc United States
2012 the arc of the sun arc United States
2017 ascensions arc United States
2021 breathing arc United States
2018 broken symmetry arc United States
2016 conical signal arc United States
2013 For the Birds Stanya Kahn United States
2018 Friends in Low Places Stanya Kahn United States
2011 Happy Song for You Stanya Kahn, Llyn Foulkes United States
2022 Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver Lewie Kloster, Noah Kloster United States

Awards

Source:[17][18]

Winner(s) Work/ director Notes Ref.
Robby Müller Award
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom Cinematographer (Thailand) Honoured [8]
Tiger Award
EAMI Paz Encina Won [19]
Special Jury Awards
Excess Will Save Us Morgane Dziurla-Petit Won [20]
To Love Again Gao Linyang Won [21]
VPRO Big Screen award
Kung Fu Zohra Mabrouk El Mechri Won [21]
Fipresci award
To Love Again Gao Linyang Won [21]
Ammodo Tiger short awards
Becoming Male in the Middle Ages Pedro Neves Marques Won [21]
Nazarbazi Maryam Tafakory Won
Nosferasta: First Bite Bayley Sweitzer, Adam Khalil Won
KNF award
Punctured Sky Jon Rafman Won [21]
Wanted: VPRO Big Screen public jury
Kung Fu Zohra Mabrouk El Mechri Won [21]

References

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  8. ^ a b Tom Grater (7 January 2022). "Rotterdam Film Festival Reveals Full Program Including Tiger Competition". Deadline. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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  10. ^ "Big Screen Competition". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Ammodo Tiger Short Competition". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Bright Future". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Cinema Regained". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  14. ^ "In Harbour". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Limelight". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Short & Mid-length". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
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