T2 Trainspotting on #Berlinale - Can nostalgia be punk too?
T2 Trainspotting, the reunion with the junkie heroes of 20 years ago was a dare. But the energy is still there. Berlin had the international premiere.
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Musical biopic 'Django' opens 67th #berlinale - but is it political or not?
The Berlinale claims to be the most political film festival, but are we much wiser from the label 'political cinema'? Django, about the legendary Django Reinhardt, opened the 67th edition.
Director Olivier Assayas: 'Filmmaking can be learned in a few weeks' #iffr2017
The Jurriaanse zaal in de Doelen is the setting for a Masterclass by French filmmaker Olivier Assayas (1955), an old friend of the International Film Festival Rotterdam. His is the following typical quote: 'Filming the face of an actor is, in my opinion, the most powerful thing cinema is capable of. If the frame is right, if...
Erik Lieshout on an adventure with Michel Houellebecq and Iggy Pop
A conversation with Erik Lieshout on 'To Stay Alive', his film adaptation (with Iggy Pop!) of Michel Houellebecq's essay 'Rester vivant'. Don't throw in the towel, insists these life-giving artists. Reinvent yourself.
Jim Jarmusch with Paterson already one of the toppers of 'Rotterdam' #iffr
The International Film Festival Rotterdam(IFFR)'s famous Tiger logo has been changed into a colourful IFFR Planet, in which, with a little effort, the tiger can still be found. That colourful is also reflected in the programming. I am looking for the finest gems from the programme. From the USA comes 'Paterson', vintage Jim Jarmusch. But there...
Brad Pitt paved way for Moonlight director Jenkins, saying: 'Do your thing'
Barry Jenkins, the fast-up director of the Oscar-nominated discovery Moonlight gave a master class in Rotterdam. On finding your voice and an intuitive way of filmmaking.
IFFR director Bero Beyer: 'Understanding the world requires multiple views.'
Parallax Views is the overarching theme of the 46th Rotterdam Film Festival. Be persuaded to look with new eyes. Director Bero Beyer, who took office in 2015, on his second festival.
Cinema year 2016: a top year, but pity about the plummeting Dutch market share
The Dutch film industry announced its annual figures. 2016 was a top year, measured by the once again increased number of cinema visitors. The best-attended film was Bridget Jones's Baby. But the market share of Dutch films dipped to an all-time low.
Dutch film press picks La La Land, Toni Erdmann and Tonio as best films 2016
Bij de verkiezing van beste film 2016 door de Nederlandse filmpers eindigden La La Land en Toni Erdmann op een gedeelde eerste plaats. Tonio is de Nederlandse favoriet.
Press release: Culture Press becomes part of The Cooperative / Reporters Online
On 20 December, the general membership meeting of Coöperatief Cultureel Persbureau unanimously decided to accept a cooperation offer from The Co-operative/House of Journalism and Reporters Online. This is an important step in the development of independent cultural journalism. Culture Press, as the Cooperative Cultural Press Agency is known on the internet and social media, is growing significantly as a result. The...
Does anyone know what Hollywood did to his balls?
Before I started studying, I had oceans of time to read. Besides high literature like The World of Sofie by Jostein Gaarder, I also read books from the Bruna Top Ten. This included Dan Brown's Angels & Demons series, the fourth part of which was recently filmed. However, director Ron Howard has addressed the ethical issue with which the book ends...
Migrants get rock-hard Europe lesson in staggering 'Stranger in Paradise'
For his documentary on the refugee issue, Guido Hendrikx chose an unusual form. In a schoolroom in Sicily, a teacher played by an actor confronts the migrants with the hard facts about Europe.
Netherlands Film Festival invites bickering film sector for constructive debate
The 2016 Autumn Consultation. This annual evening of debate around burning issues in the film industry revealed above all that the industry is far from being on the same page.
Master class Sergei Loznitsa makes one long for even more knowledge about how film works
With Austerlitz, Sergei Loznitsa made a documentary about tourists in former concnetration camps that was as rigorous as it was unsettling. This year, he is guest of honour at IDFA and gave a master class there.
IDFA's DocLab: I walked blind through a splendid day in cyberspace
IDFA's tenth DocLab shows the state of the art in interactive documentaries, virtual reality and other media art. Juggle the artist's body or experience what it is like to be (colour) blind.
Edward Snowden and Oliver Stone make a resounding statement
In the presence of Amnesty International and Edward Snowden - via a video link from Moscow - Oliver Stone's new film Snowden premiered at Tuschinski on Thursday night. The dramatised story of the young, gifted public servant who is troubled by his conscience and decides to go to the press is not very original or compellingly portrayed. But on the wave of...
New 'Birth of a Nation' makes short work of famous predecessor
Het veelbesproken The Birth of a Nation over een Amerikaanse slavenopstand krijgt een preview op twee Nederlandse festivals. Debuterend regisseur Nate Parker leende brutaalweg de titel van beroemde en omstreden klassieker.
Unique theatre documentary 'Zvizdal' to be seen only a few times in the Netherlands
Zvizdal, the documentary theatre portrait of Pétro and Nadia filmed by Berlin between 2011 and 2016, is not only in Paris, Ghent and Athens. This moving story can also be seen in the Netherlands until 11 November 2016. Near the place where an atomic experiment failed in 1986, Berlin and Zvizdal tell a moving story about an old peasant couple. They remained as...
Women and girls in film world still worse off. Cinekid talks about it
Cinekid also addresses gender balance and the imagination of boys and girls. A hotly debated issue on which the last word has not yet been said.
30th Cinekid: Versatile youth film festival must look for new director
The cheerful Dutch children's film Owl's Ball opens Cinekid, the film, television and new media festival for children and professionals. This 30th edition is the last under the leadership of director Sannette Naeyé.
Andrzej Wajda (1926-2016) - Polish cinema has lost a father
Last Sunday, Polish film legend Andrzej Wajda died at the age of 90. His work unfolds as a dramatised history book with an un-romantic take on heroism.
Zo dicht mogelijk bij Marilyn Monroe
‘Happy Birthday Marilyn’ heet de nieuwe tentoonstelling in de Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Al direct bij binnenkomst begint de heiligenverering, met een metershoge afbeelding van Marilyn Monroe in de beroemde opwaaiende jurk. Tot hoog in de nok van de zijbeuk. De toon is gezet: De Nieuwe Kerk biedt een podium om het icoon van de jaren vijftig, een eeuwig mooie…
Waiting in the bardo: the Buddhist film festival kicks off
The Golden Calfs have not even been handed out yet and the next film festival is already about to begin. On Friday 30 September, the 11th Buddhist Film Festival Europe (BFFE) will kick off at Eye in Amsterdam with a very special film. The opening film is produced in one of the smallest film countries and one of the most fascinating countries in the Far East: Bhutan. According to IMDB...
Issaka Sawadogo: 'Those who ignore diversity do themselves an injustice' #NFF2016
The opening day of the National Film Conference at the Netherlands Film Festival offered the prospect of 'urgent' developments, but flames were not yet willing. Despite Issaka Sawadogo's engaging outpouring on the subject of diversity.
'The hero': shaky book adaptation opens Dutch Film Festival #NFF2016
Book adaptations set the tone at the Netherlands Film Festival 2016. The Hero after Jessica Durlacher's novel opened the Utrecht film festival.
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