10 June 2018
10 June 2018
Kira Muratova, one of Eastern Europe’s greatest contemporary filmmakers, sadly passed away at the age of 83 in her hometown Odessa on 6 June 2018. IFFR has always praised the work of Muratova and presented a complete retrospective of her features and shorts back in 2013. We extend our sincerest condolences to her family, friends and admirers.
One year ago, while the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) was celebrating its 40th anniversary, the people of Egypt started their revolution. Commentators in the West were quick to point out that many Egyptian youths were involved in the revolt and that social media were being used to organize demonstrations on Tahir Square and elsewhere. The events were quickly dubbed the ‘first Facebook revolution’.
Reality is the whole world around us, not just that thing in front of us. – Kevin Slavin