Major Canadian presence of 15 productions at International Film Festival Rotterdam
Montreal, January 23, 2013 – Telefilm Canada is proud to announce that Canadian cinema will be well represented at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), which runs from January 23 to February 3, 2013. Seven Canadian feature films, two installations and six shorts will be presented in various categories.
The project Rest Home by Quebec producer Serge Noël (Possibles Media) is among the 33 productions selected for the CineMart co-production market. In addition, three emerging Canadian producers will take part in Rotterdam Lab: Amy Belling (The Siblings), from British Columbia, Daniel Bekerman (Scythia Films), from Ontario, and Fanny-Laure Malo (La Boîte à Fanny), from Quebec.
Spectrum
Spectrum shows new and recent feature-length works by experienced filmmakers and artists who provide, in the opinion of IFFR, an essential contribution to international film culture.
Avant que mon cœur bascule (international premiere)
Directed by Sébastien Rose
Bright Future
In Bright Future, IFFR presents adventurous new works by new talent. The section consists of first or second feature films only.
Diego Star (world premiere)
Directed by Frédérick Pelletier
*eligible for the FIPRESCI Award and The Big Screen Award competition
Kayan
Directed by Maryam Najafi
Krivina(international premiere)
Directed by Igor Drljaca
Signals: Sound Stages
With the themed program Sound Stages, IFFR is devoting special attention to film as a specific event, and in particular to the unique auditory cinematic experience.
La région centrale
Directed by Michael Snow
Reverberlin (short)
Directed by Michael Snow
The Secret Disco Revolution
Directed by Jamie Kastner
Wavemakers (international premiere)
Directed by Caroline Martel
Spectrum Shorts
With hundreds of films, the shorts program is the largest of its kind in the Netherlands and one of the largest in Europe.
Ina Litovski
Directed by André Turpin and Anaïs Barbeau-Lavalette
Malody
Directed by Phillip Barker
memento mori
Directed by Dan Browne
Our Protection
Directed by Ayelen Liberona
Strange Lines and Distance
Directed by Joshua Bonnetta
Signals: Regained
Regained is an annual part of the Signals program that explores cinema’s treasure trove and screens restored classics, inexplicably forgotten masterpieces and films and documentaries that centre on cinema itself.
A Casing Shelved
Directed by Michael Snow
Slidelength
Directed by Michael Snow