It might be the fact that I’ve seen so many films already and that the energy level has plummeted to a low, but the last films were hard to stay awake with.
The IFFR volunteers party …

I had no idea what to expect of todays films.
It was my day off and I just picked them because they were playing in Pathe 1, my home base for this festival.
I ended up checking …

It’s been great, no, not just great, it’s been terrific!
Although I would have liked to cover every single day the day after, the Film Festival is taking about 16 hours of my day. So I’ll …

Ah, yes, this would become the best day so far.
Not only contains our shift a world premiere of the new dutch film TBS, but also a personal selection of potentially great movies.
The results:

Day 2 off my IFFR experience this year started with the night shift at the VPRO Preview Day.
Import Export, a slow moving documentary-like movie directed by Ulrich Seidl. Ouch, not my kind of cookie. It …

The opening night at IFFR and here are the result:
Juno
A great story, loaded with humor and a classic ending. I can understand why it is nominated for an Oscar! It fits perfectly in the Rotterdam …

The tension is building as the International Film Festival Rotterdam is just around the corner.
I will be one of the many (approx.500) volunteers that will be working at the festival this year.
From Wednesday, January 23rd …