51st International Film Festival Rotterdam

The 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam, is the 2022 edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, which took place online from 26 January 2022 to 6 February 2022.[1][2] The festival, which was held online for the second consecutive year due to the spread of the Omicron variant across Europe,[3][4] opened with Amanda Kramer's film Please Baby Please.[5] The festival closed with the screening of 1967 sword fighting classic Dragon Inn by King Hu on 6 February 2022.[6]

51st International Film Festival Rotterdam
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Opening filmPlease Baby Please by Amanda Kramer
Closing filmDragon Inn by King Hu
LocationRotterdam, Netherlands
Founded1972
Awards
Festival dateOpening: 26 January 2022 (2022-01-26)
Closing: 6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)
WebsiteIFFR
International Film Festival Rotterdam

Jury

Tiger

  • Farid Tabarki: (Amsterdam) Founder of Studio Zeitgeist, Researcher, international keynote speaker, writer of 'The end of the middle and world traveler. based in .
  • Gust Van den Berghe: Brussels-based writer and director with background in theatre, opera and dance.
  • Tatiana Leite: (Brazil), Graduate in Law and Communication from PUC-RJ University, postgraduate in Film at UNESA and in History of Art at Sorbonne. A film programmer at the Rio Film Festival from 2000 till 2009, in 2010 she became the International Adviser of the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat of Culture. In the end of 2012 she created the production company Bubbles Project.
  • Thekla Reuten: (Netherlands), a European actress
  • Zsuzsi Bankuti: Film festivals organizer and director of the cinema programme

Ammodo Tiger Short

  • Nduka Mntambo: An image-maker, working in the interstices of urban spatial practices, experimental filmmaking, and pedagogy.
  • Rieke Vos: A curator and writer based in Amsterdam who works in a cross-disciplinary field of art, popular culture, architecture, and urban life.
  • Tim Leyendekker: (Netherlands) Dutch visual artist, filmmaker and photographer

Big Screen Award

  • Louk Haffmans
  • Alex Spaanderman
  • Eva Langerak
  • Karen Kroese
  • Mylaine Roelofs

Official selection

Opening and closing films

Source:[7][8]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Opening film
Please Baby PleaseAmanda KramerUnited States
Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara DriverLewie Kloster, Noah KlosterUnited States
Closing film
Dragon InnLong men kezhanKing HuTaiwan

Tiger

The following films are selected to compete for the Tiger Award. The line-up was announced on 7 January 2022.[9]

Highlighted title indicates award winner.
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
AchromeMaria IgnatenkoRussia
The ChildA CriançaMarguerite de Hillerin, Félix Dutilloy-LiégeoisPortugal
The Cloud MessengerMeghdootRahat MahajanIndia
EAMIPaz EncinaParaguay, Germany, Argentina, Netherlands, France, United States
Excess Will Save UsMorgane Dziurla-PetitSweden
Kafka for KidsRoee RosenIsrael
Malintzin 17Mara Polgovsky, Eugenio PolgovskyMexico
Met mesSam de JongNetherlands
The PlainsDavid EastealAustralia
Phantom ProyectProyecto FantasmaRoberto DoverisChile
The Dream and the RadioLe rêve et la radioRenaud Després-Larose, Ana Tapia RousioukCanada
Silver Bird and Rainbow FishLei LeiUnited States, Netherlands
To Love AgainGao LinyangChina
YamabukiYamasaki JuichiroJapan, France

Big Screen

The following films are selected to compete for the VPRO Big Screen Award.[10]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
AssaultAdilkhan YerzhanovKazakhstan, Russia
BroadwayChristos MassalasGreece, France, Romania
CE2Jacques DoillonFrance
Daryn’s GymBrett Michael InnesSouth Africa
Drifting PetalsClara LawAustralia
The IslandAnca DamianRomania
Kung Fu ZohraMabrouk El MechriFrance
My Emptiness and IMi vacío y yoAdrián SilvestreSpain
Splendid IsolationUrszula AntoniakNetherlands

Ammodo Tiger Short

The following films were selected to compete for the Ammodo Tiger Short Competition.[11]

Highlighted title indicates award winner
English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Answering the SunRainer KohlbergerAustria, Germany
Becoming Male in the Middle AgesPedro Neves MarquesPortugal
Chants from a Holy BookCesar Gananian, Cassiana Der HaroutiounianBrazil
ConstantSasha Litvintseva, Beny WagnerGermany, United Kingdom
DawnLeonor NoivoPortugal
Glass LifeSara CwynarUnited States
Isn't It a Beautiful WorldJoseph WilsonUnited Kingdom
The Making of Crime ScenesHsu Che-yuFrance, Taiwan
NazarbaziMaryam TafakoryIran
The Name of ThingsEl nombre de las cosasDiego EscobarChile
Nosferasta: First BiteBayley Sweitzer, Adam KhalilUnited States
Polycephaly in DMichael RobinsonUnited States
Punctured SkyJon RafmanUnited States
Songs for livingKorakrit Arunanondchai, Alex GvojicUnited States, Thailand
Tomorrow Is a Water PalaceJuanita OnzagaBelgium
Urban SolutionsArne Hector, Luciana Mazeto, Vinícius Lopes, Minze TummescheitGermany, Brazil

Bright Future

The programme will highlight first-feature films from promising filmmakers.[12]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
As in HeavenDu som er i himlenTea LindeburgDenmark
BrotherhoodFrancesco MontagnerCzech Republic
They Carry DeathEles transportan a morteHelena Girón, Samuel M. DelgadoSpain
InmotepJulián GénissonSpain
Kim Min-young of the Report Card성적표의 김민영Lee Jae-eun, Lim Ji-seonSouth Korea
The Last Ride of the WolvesAlberto De MicheleNetherlands
The PlainsDavid EastealAustralia
ZalavaArsalan AmiriIran

Cinema Regained

The programme offers restored classic films, documentaries on film culture and explorations of cinema's heritage.[13]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)YearProduction countrie(s)
Every Week Seven DaysEduard Grečner1964Czechoslovakia
Ida Lupino: Gentlemen & Miss LupinoJulia Kuperberg, Clara Kuperberg2021France
Inferno rosso: Joe D'Amato sulla via dell'eccessoManlio Gomarasca, Massimiliano Zanin2021Italy
Korean Ghost Story – IeodoChoi Sangsik1979South Korea
The Lady from ConstantinopleSziget a szárazföldönJudit Elek1969Hungary
Modern Korea: The Age of BeastsJeong Jaeeun2021South Korea
The Nine Lakh StarsLoubna Régragui2022France
UrfGeetika Narang Abbasi2022India
Journey into the TwilightViaggio nel crepuscoloAugusto Contento2021Italy

Harbour

The programme will showcase contemporary cinema.[14]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
The AlleysAl-HaraBassel GhandourJordan
Amrus Natalsya Who Recreates the Dispossessed in TwilightMahardhika YudhaIndonesia
Anatomy of TimeWelaJakrawal NilthamrongThailand, France, Singapore, Netherlands
Barbarian InvasionTan Chui MuiMalaysia
Crescent NightAdh Chanani RaatGurvinder SinghIndia
The HoleIl bucoMichelangelo FrammartinoItaly
The ExecutionКазньLado KvataniyaRussia
The Great MovementEl Gran MovimientoKiro RussoBolivia
Hit the RoadJadde KhakiPanah PanahiIran
Kinorama – Beyond the Walls of the RealKinorama - Cinema Fora De ÓrbitaEdgar PêraPortugal
Let Me Hear It BarefootKudo RihoJapan
MalikMahesh NarayananIndia
MedeaМедеяAlexander ZeldovichRussia
MedusaAnita Rocha da SilveiraBrazil
Our MenMon LégionnaireRachel LangFrance
The Dead Remain With Their Mouth OpenI morti rimangono con la bocca apertaFabrizio FerraroItaly
Prayers for the StolenNoche de fuegoTatiana HuezoMexico
Special DeliveryTeuk-songPark Dae-MinSouth Korea
On the Job: The Missing 8Erik MattiPhilippines
Who's Stopping Us?Quién lo impideJonás TruebaSpain

Limelight

The programme will showcase cinematic highlights of film festival favourites and international award-winners.[15]

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
Ali & AvaClio BarnardUnited Kingdom
Drive My Carドライブ・マイ・カーRyusuke HamaguchiJapan
HappeningL'événementAudrey DiwanFrance
FranceBruno DumontFrance
Freaks OutGabriele MainettiItaly
Love After Love第一炉香Ann HuiChina
MemoriaApichatpong WeerasethakulColombia
VortexGaspar NoéFrance
The Worst Person in the WorldVerdens verste menneskeJoachim TrierNorway

Short & Mid-length

The programmes highlight mid-length films and short films.[16]

YearEnglish titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Production countrie(s)
2014(sans)(image)arcUnited States
2012the arc of the sunarcUnited States
2017ascensionsarcUnited States
2021breathingarcUnited States
2018broken symmetryarcUnited States
2016conical signalarcUnited States
2013For the BirdsStanya KahnUnited States
2018Friends in Low PlacesStanya KahnUnited States
2011Happy Song for YouStanya Kahn, Llyn FoulkesUnited States
2022Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara DriverLewie Kloster, Noah KlosterUnited States

Awards

Source:[17][18]

Winner(s)Work/ directorNotesRef.
Robby Müller Award
Sayombhu Mukdeeprom Cinematographer (Thailand)Honoured[8]
Tiger Award
EAMIPaz EncinaWon[19]
Special Jury Awards
Excess Will Save UsMorgane Dziurla-PetitWon[20]
To Love AgainGao LinyangWon[21]
VPRO Big Screen award
Kung Fu ZohraMabrouk El MechriWon[21]
Fipresci award
To Love AgainGao LinyangWon[21]
Ammodo Tiger short awards
Becoming Male in the Middle AgesPedro Neves MarquesWon[21]
NazarbaziMaryam TafakoryWon
Nosferasta: First BiteBayley Sweitzer, Adam KhalilWon
KNF award
Punctured SkyJon RafmanWon[21]
Wanted: VPRO Big Screen public jury
Kung Fu ZohraMabrouk El MechriWon[21]

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