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H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Louvart, Albert Serra, Steve McQueen, ICFR and Girls on Film amongst IFFR Talks lineup.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) welcomes a lineup of special guests for the IFFR Talks programme at its 52nd edition. The lineup includes: celebrated French cinematographer and recipient of the Robby M\u00fcller Award 2023, H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Louvart; Pacificition director Albert Serra; Steve McQueen, who presents his latest artwork\u00a0Sunshine State<\/em>\u00a0at IFFR; the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk; and a discussion hosted by Girls on Film, a film review podcast from a female perspective.\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Festival director\u00a0Vanja Kaludjercic: \u201cAside from bringing filmmakers and artists together with our audiences for in-depth discussions, our programme of IFFR Talks this edition creates a vital space for dialogue on important issues facing today\u2019s society at large. We\u2019ll reflect on recent and not-so-recent developments in Indian politics, address labour rights and resource scarcity in collaboration with De Balie, and discuss the important work of the International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk which continues to advocate for filmmakers in places like Turkey and Iran.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IFFR Talks<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The art of filmmaking is the topic of discussion with some of the world\u2019s most creative cinematic minds. IFFR 2023 presents a programme of Talks including with this edition\u2019s\u00a0Focus programme filmmakers<\/a>\u00a0Stanya Kahn, arc, and Yuasa Masaaki. Steve McQueen and the artist-duo\u00a0Semiconductor<\/a>, whose artworks are presented in\u00a0Art Directions<\/a>, are also part of the lineup, alongside filmmakers from the programme including\u00a0Albert Serra<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Robby M\u00fcller Award 2023 recipient H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Louvart<\/a>.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Girls on Film will record a live podcast on Friday 27 January as host Anna Smith is joined by\u00a0Superposition<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0director Karoline Lyngbye and\u00a0Die middag<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0director Nafiss Nia. Hungarian filmmaker\u00a0Judit Elek<\/a>\u00a0will be present at the launch of a retrospective publication titled Judit Elek: The Lady from Budapest, on Sunday 29 January at Donner bookstore.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filmmakers from the\u00a0Focus: The Shape of Things to Come?<\/a>\u00a0programme will take part in a panel and lecture on Sunday 29 January, where they will assess the current cultural climate in India and shine a light on their subjects and films.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IFFR will also host an update from the\u00a0International Coalition for Filmmakers at Risk<\/a>on Tuesday 31 January, on the increasing persecution and incarceration of filmmakers around the world, with a special focus on Turkey and Iran.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Harbour title\u00a0Mayday! May day! Mayday!<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is at the centre of a discussion in collaboration with De Balie in Amsterdam on Wednesday 1 February. The film\u2019s director Yonri Revolt and a panel of experts discuss the politically committed documentary, which delves into one of the longest strikes of the 21st century: by the miners from the Grasberg copper mine in Indonesia.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the full list of IFFR Talks\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stills from the films Mayday! May Day! Mayday!<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>and Die middag<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Extended Q&As<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Alongside its programme of IFFR Talks, the festival welcomes filmmaking talent and special guests for extended Q&As. Frank Grillo and John Swab, the US actor and director respectively behind the noir crime thriller\u00a0Little Dixie<\/a><\/strong>, will attend the film\u2019s world premiere for an extended discussion. Ulrich Seidl joins the festival for the world premiere of\u00a0WICKED GAMES Rimini Sparta<\/strong><\/a>, accompanied by the film\u2019s two leading actors\u00a0Michael Thomas\u00a0and Georg Friedrich.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

RTM<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The RTM Day, dedicated to local film talent, also features a number of discussions on Friday 27 January. Get in the Game will investigate the relationship between filmmaker, producer, and the film industry, whilst Intimacy will reflect on how identity, sexuality, sensuality and security impact the filmmaking process.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the opening of the RTM Day, IFFR takes time to reflect, visualise and anticipate what the filmmaking culture of the city should look like. The results of \u2018Moving Rotterdam\u2019 will be shared \u2013 research on the film climate in the city, carried out by OPEN Rotterdam, Film Platform Rotterdam and IFFR. Local filmmaker and screenwriter Froukje Tan will share her perspective on the city\u2019s cinema culture, complemented by observations from the RTM Curators.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the RTM Day\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clockwise, stills from the films:\u00a0Need<\/em><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em>Deeply, Madly<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0Fantoomwijk<\/em><\/strong>,<\/em>\u00a0Nani<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Young Film Critics<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

IFFR is delighted to welcome to Rotterdam a number of Young Film Critics who graduated from the programme during its online edition in 2021, and now return for a dedicated advanced programme. The Young Film Critics programme gives emerging film critics the chance to get acquainted with the festival environment and the diversity of the programme with expert sessions, networking opportunities and special assignments. Alonso Aguilar (Costa Rica), \u0141ukasz Ma\u0144kowski (Poland), Madeleine Collier (USA), and Ren Scateni (United Kingdom) \u2013 who attended online in 2021 \u2013 are joined by new participant Kyrylo Pyshchykov (Ukraine) who was specially invited to join the programme.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critics’ Choice IX<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Six titles from the IFFR 2023 programme have been selected by journalists Dana Linssen and Jan Pieter Ekker for the eighth edition of the annual Critics\u2019 Choice context programme. Each screening will be accompanied by a specially commissioned video essay. See the titles below.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekker and Linssen have collaborated with the participants of this edition’s Young Film Critics who will host a discussion with filmmakers in the programme.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n