2008 (37th) International Film Festival Rotterdam
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- 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)