2008 (37th) International Film Festival Rotterdam

Profile

• Film Festival: International Film Festival Rotterdam
• Edition: 37th
• Period: January 23rd-Feb. 3rd, 2008
• Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Premieres: 50 World Premieres, 30 International Premieres, 25 European Premieres

Awards

• VPRO Tiger Awards: "Wonderful Town" (Thailand), "Flower in the Pocket" (Malaysia), "Go With Peace Jamal"(Denmark)
• Dioraphte Award: Mutum (Brazil/France)
• NETPAC Award: "What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!" (Taiwan)
  • Special Mention: Crude Oil (China)
• FIPRESCI Award: "The Sky, the Earth and the Rain" (Chile)
• KNF Award: "Cargo 200" (Russia)
• Tiger Awards Competition for short film: "Ah, Liberty!" (United Kingdom), "A's I Lay Dying" (Malaysia), "Observando el cielo" (United States)
• Prix UIP Rotterdam: "Unlith" (France)
• MovieSquad Award: "Persepolis" (France)
• Arte France Cinéma Awards: "The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology" (UK/The Netherlands)

East Asian Films @ 38th IFFR

VPRO Tiger Awards

• "Flower in the Pocket" - Liew Seng Tat (Malaysia) * European Premiere
• "Fujian Blue" - Weng Shou Ming (China) * European Premiere
• "Waltz in Starlight" - Shingo Wakagi (Japan) * International Premiere
• "Wonderful Town" - Aditya Assarat (Thailand) * European Premiere
• "Years When I Was a Child Outside" - John Torres (Philippines) * World Premiere

Sturm und Drang

• "881" - Royston Tan (Singapore) * European Premiere
• "Bare-assed Japan" - Yuya Ishii (Japan) * European Premiere
• "Girl Sparks" - Yuya Ishii (Japan) * International Premiere
• "Crossroads" - Wang Jing (China) * World Premiere
• "Drumbeat" - Adolfo Alix Jr. (Philippines) * International Premiere
• "Fantastic Parasuicides" - various (South Korea) * International Premiere
• "Help Me Eros" - Kang-sheng Lee (Taiwan)
• "Let's Finish!!!" - Cheol-min Hwang (South Korea)
• "Lucky 7" - various (Singapore) * World Premiere
• "The Mourning Forest" - Naomi Kawase (Japan)
• "Of Monster Mode" - Yuya Ishii (Japan) * World Premiere
• "Philippine Bliss" - Khavn (Philippines) * World Premiere
• "Ploy" - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Thailand)
• "Rebel, Jiro's Love" - Yuya Ishii (Japan) * International Premiere
• "Shadow Of Sand" - Kaida Yusuke (Japan) * World Premiere
• "This World of Ours" - Ryo Nakajima (Japan) * European Premiere
• "Tropical Manila" Sang-woo Lee (Philippines/South Korea) * World Premiere
• "We Went to Wonderland" - Xiaolu Guo (China/United Kingdom) * World Premiere
• "What on Earth Have I Done Wrong?!" - Doze Niu (Taiwan) * International Premiere
• "Winter Story" - Chuan-ming Zhu (China)

Time & Tide

• "Three Days to Forever" – Riri Riza (Indonesia)
• "Death in the Land of Encantos" - Lav Diaz (Philippines)
• "Glory to the Filmmaker!" - Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
• "Hafez" - Abolfazl Jalili (Iran, Japan)
• "Hello, Stranger" - Dong-won Kim (South Korea) * International Premiere
• "Sad Vacation" - Shinji Aoyama (Japan)
• "Secret Sunshine" - Chang-dong Lee (South Korea)
• "Useless" - Zhang Ke Jia (China)

Kings & Aces

• "Teak Leaves and the Temples" - Garin Nugroho (Indonesia) * World Premiere
• "Death in the Land of Encantos" – Lav Diaz (Philippines)

Cinema Regained

• "Half Empty or Half Full" - Kayo Takefuji (Japan) * International Premiere

Exploding Cinema: New Dragon Inns

• "Crude Oil" - Bing Wang (China) * World Premiere
• "Nirvana" - Heng Yang (China) * World Premiere
• "Only Child, Upward, Downward, Forward, Backward, Rightward and Leftward" - Zi'en Cui (China) * European Premiere
• "The Truth Be Told: The Cases Against Supinya Klangnarong" - Pimpaka Towira (Thailand) * European Premiere

Rotterdämmerung

• "Appleseed Saga: Ex Machina" - Shinji Aramaki (Japan) * European Premiere
• "Big Man Japan" - Hitoshi Matsumoto (Japan)
• "Half Empty or Half Full" - Kayo Takefuji (Japan) * International Premiere
• "The Unseeable" - Wisit Sasanatieng (Thailand)