Costa Gavras, Miike Takashi and Mohammad Rasoulof Join Speakers at Rotterdam Festival
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor Costa Gavras, Miike Takashi and Mohammad Rasoulof have joined the roster of speakers at International Film Festival Rotterdam for the upcoming 54th edition, running from Jan.
30 – Feb. 9. IFFR will present two strands of conversations: Big Talks, featuring dialogues between world-renowned figures from diverse disciplines, and Tiger Talks, offering explorations of film-related themes and addressing various issues including feminism, the legacy of colonialism, and cinema’s sociopolitical role.
Additional talks will take place during the RTM Day, IFFR’s program dedicated to Rotterdam on Jan. 31. Furthermore, the IFFR Pro Dialogues program of industry-focused discussions will be held during the IFFR Pro Days, running between Jan.
31 – Feb. 5. Also during the festival, IFFR will welcome further special guests to present their titles in selection, including Payal Kapadia (“All We Imagine as Light”), Jan-Willem van Ewijk (“Alpha.”), Uberto Pasolini (“The Return”), Matthieu Delaporte (“Le Comte de Monte-Cristo”), Julie Gayet (“Six jours”), Albert Serra (“Tardes de soledad”), Lou Ye (“An Unfinished Film”) and Wang Bing (“Youth: Trilogy”).
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