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Rotterdam Film Festival

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Festivals

Interview: Cate Blanchett and Matty Sidle

by David Jenkins

With already count­less strings to her act­ing bow, Cate Blanchett adds yet one more by star­ring in Mat­ty Sidle’s exper­i­men­tal com­ic short, Bozo Over Roses.
Two people riding a motorcycle, wearing helmets, in an urban setting.
Festivals

Guo Run – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The pain and con­fu­sion of mis­car­riage is pre­sent­ed with brac­ing clar­i­ty in Li Dongmei’s impres­sive char­ac­ter study.
Two people embracing in a forest, the woman smiling with her eyes closed as the man holds her close.
Festivals

First Person Plural – first-look review

by David Jenkins

A bour­geois cou­ple expe­ri­ence the nox­ious effects of a vac­cine in this gor­geous, sur­re­al study of cor­rupt­ed minds and bodies.
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Festivals

Vitrival – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This absorb­ing and care­ful­ly-craft­ed chron­i­cle of a quaint Bel­gian vil­lage crum­bling to pieces is 2025 breakout.
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Festivals

Ten highlights from the 2023 Rotterdam Film Festival

by David Jenkins

A few top picks from the big and brassy return of the Dutch main­stay, its first in-per­son gath­er­ing in three years.
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Festivals

Are digital film festivals here to stay?

by David Jenkins

Fol­low­ing suc­cess­ful edi­tions of Sun­dance and Rot­ter­dam in 2021, the future for these events looks virtual.
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Festivals

The 10 best films from the 2016 Rotterdam Film Festival

by David Jenkins

From the death of gam­ing to online snuff videos, Holland’s pre­mière film jam­boree deliv­ered big time.