2010 (39th) International Film Festival Rotterdam

Profile

• Film Festival: International Film Festival Rotterdam
• Edition: 39th
• Period: January 27th-Feb. 7th, 2010
• Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands

Notes

1. The 39th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam focuses on African cinema. One section, ‘Forget Africa,’ includes twelve non-African filmmakers who were asked by the IFFR to travel to an African country of their choice and use their first impressions to make a film.
2. Paju was selected as the opening film for the 39th IFFR - the first Korean film to ever open the festival.
3. Japanese director Yoichi Sai will be the focus of a tribute program titled "Signals:focus on Sai Yoichi" which will screen many of his films including his latest film "Kamui".

Awards

"Feature films awards"

• "VPRO Tiger Awards:" "Cold Water of the Sea" - Paz Fábrega (Costa Rica, France, Spain, Netherlands, Mexico), "Mundane History" - Anocha Suwichakornpong (Thailand), "To the Sea" - Pedro Gonzalez-Rubio (Mexico)
• "NETPAC Award:" "Moscow" - Hwang Cheol-Min (South Korea)
• "FIPRESCI Award:" "Lto Let Each One Go Where He May" - Ben Russell (USA, Suriname)
• "KNF Award:" "Northless" - Rigoberto Perezcano (Mexico)
• "Audience Award :" " Yo, también" - Álvaro Pastor & Antonio Naharro
• "Dioraphte Award:" "Soul Boy" - Hawa Essuman (Kenya)
• "MovieSquad Award:" "J’ai tué Ma Mère" - van Xavier Dolan (Canada)

"Short films awards"

• "Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films:" "Condolences" - Ying Liang (China), "Atlantiques" - Mati Diop (France/Senegal), "Wednesday Morning Two A.M." - Lewis Klahr (USA)
• "European Film Awards 2010:" "Out of Love" - Brigitte Staermose (Denmark)

East Asian Feature Films @ 2010 (39th) International Film Festival Rotterdam

Opening Film

• "Paju" - Chan-ok Park (South Korea) * International Premiere

VPRO Tiger Awards Competition 2010

• "Autumn Adagio" - Tsuki Inoue (Japan)
• "Miyoko asagaya kibun" - Yoshifumi Tsubota (Japan)
• "Mundane History" - Anocha Suwichakornpong (Thailand)
• "My Daughter" - Charlotte Lim (Malaysia)
• "Sun Spots" Heng Yang (Hong Kong/China)

Bright Future

• "At the Very Bottom of Everything" - Paul Agusta (Indonesia) * World Premiere
• "elbowroom" - Ham Kyoung-Rock (South Korea) * World Premiere
• "A Summer Family" - Masaki Iwana (Japan) * World Premiere
• "The Annunciation" - Ronin Hsu (China) * World Premiere
• "Adrift" - Chuyen Bui Thac (Vietnam)
• "Cafe Noir" - Jeong Seong-Il (South Korea)
• "Eighteen" - Jang Kun-Jae (South Korea)
• "Engkwentro" - Pepe Diokno (Philippines)
• "Kun 1: Action" - Haohao Wu (China)
• "Let's Fall in Love" - Wuna Wu (Taiwan)
• "Lost Paradise in Tokyo" - Kazuya Shiraishi (Japan)
• "Oxhide II" - Jiayin Liu (China)
• "Paju" - Chan-ok Park (South Korea) * International Premiere
• "Possessed" - Lee Yong-Ju (South Korea)
• "Running Turtle" - Lee Yeon-Woo (South Korea)
• "Slice" - Kongkiat Khomsiri (Thailand)
• "Symbol" - Hitoshi Matsumoto (Japan)
• "Toad's Oil" - Koji Yakusho (Japan)
• "Wheat Harvest" - Tong Xu (China)
• "Yellow Kid" - Tetsuya Mariko (Japan)
• "15 Malaysia" - various (Malaysia)

Spectrum

• "Refrains Happen Like Revolutions in a Song" - John Torres (Philippines) * World Premiere
• "Reincarnate - Thunska Pansittivorakul (Thailand) * World Premiere
• "Air Doll" - Hirokazu Koreeda (Japan)
• "Ante" - Adolfo Alix Jr. (Philippines)
• "At the End of Daybreak" - Yuhang Ho (Malaysia)
• "Aurora" - Adolfo Alix Jr. (Philippines)
• "Face" (Visage) - Ming-liang Tsai (Taiwan/France)
• "Flooding in the Time of Drought" - Sherman Ong (Singapore/Malaysia)
• "Malaysian Gods" - Amir Muhammad (Malaysia)
• "Manila Skies" - Raymond Red (Philippines)
• "Moscow" - Hwang Cheol-Min (South Korea)
• "Mother" - Bong Joon-Ho (South Korea)
• "Night and Fog" - Ann Hui (Hong Kong)
• "Nymph" - Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Thailand)
• "Stone Is the Earth" - Mes De Guzman (Philippines)
• "To Walk Beside You" - Yuya Ishii (Japan)
• "Where Are You?" - Masahiro Kobayashi (Japan)
• "Woman On Fire Looks For Water" - Ming Jin Woo (Malaysia/South Korea)

Signals - After Victory

• "City of Life and Death" - Chuan Lu (China)
• "Independencia" - Raya Martin (Philippines)
• "Japanese Devils" - Minoru Matsui (Japan)
• "Yasukuni" - Ying L (Japan)

Signals - Regained

• "A Brighter Summer Day" - Edward Yang (Taiwan)
• "Triangle Trap" - Lee Man-Hui (South Korea)

Signals - RE: Reloaded

• "Dangerous Encounters: 1st Kind" - Hark Tsui (Hong Kong)

Signals - Where is Africa

• "Cameroon Love Letter (For Solo Piano)" - Khavn (Philippines)
• "Unreal Forest" - Jakrawal Nilthamrong (Thailand)

Signals - Sai Yoichi

• "All Under the Moon" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Blood and Bones" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Doing Time" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Taboo" - Nagisa Oshima (Japan)
• "Kamui" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Let Him Rest in Peace" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Marks" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Mosquito on the Tenth Floor" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "The Pig's Retribution" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Quill" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Sex Crime" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "Soo" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)
• "A Sign Days" - Yoichi Sai (Japan)

Spectrum - Shorts

• "Butterflies Have No Memories - Lav Diaz (Philippines)