Six permanent roles at the festival were made redundant last month.
The leadership team of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has addressed the controversy surrounding the restructuring of the festival announced last month.
Speaking in Cannes, Vanja Kaludjercic, festival director at IFFR, and Marjan van der Haar, managing director, said the changes that saw six permanent roles at the festival made redundant were driven primarily by financial considerations. They pointed out similar streamlining has taken place at several other festivals.
All the members of the programming team are now on freelance contracts.
“We had to make hard choices,” Kaludjercic explained.
The leadership team of the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has addressed the controversy surrounding the restructuring of the festival announced last month.
Speaking in Cannes, Vanja Kaludjercic, festival director at IFFR, and Marjan van der Haar, managing director, said the changes that saw six permanent roles at the festival made redundant were driven primarily by financial considerations. They pointed out similar streamlining has taken place at several other festivals.
All the members of the programming team are now on freelance contracts.
“We had to make hard choices,” Kaludjercic explained.
- 5/20/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Significant changes are “necessary” say some; the festival is “losing its expertise” say others.
A debate has broken out in the Dutch press and the European industry over the dramatic restructuring of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced last month.
It has now emerged the festival is dispensing with almost its entire team of senior programmers whose positions are being made redundant. Some of these programmers, talking to Screen on the condition of anonymity, are accusing the festival management, led by managing director Marjan van der Haar and festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, of treating them unfairly and delivering the news out of the blue.
A debate has broken out in the Dutch press and the European industry over the dramatic restructuring of International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) announced last month.
It has now emerged the festival is dispensing with almost its entire team of senior programmers whose positions are being made redundant. Some of these programmers, talking to Screen on the condition of anonymity, are accusing the festival management, led by managing director Marjan van der Haar and festival director Vanja Kaludjercic, of treating them unfairly and delivering the news out of the blue.
- 5/10/2022
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
A n increasing number of Indian filmmakers are turning towards film festivals of late. Film festivals across the globe not only provide exposure to their films but also offer opportunities to help the film get theatrical release. But is it true for all films that have been festival hits? There are films that travel to festivals all around the world, compete and win but they don’t manage to find a footing in theaters.
The 15th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival hosted a panel discussion on whether film festivals help films achieve success. On the panel were French co-producer of The Lunchbox Marc Baschet (Asap Films), Filmmakers Umesh Kulkarni (Valu, Vihir, Deool) and Anand Gandhi (Ship of Theseus); and Peter Van Hoof, programmer of the International Film Festival of Rotterdam. The panel was moderated by Liz Shackleton, Asia chief, Screen International.
Marc Baschet who has also produced Oscar wining...
The 15th edition of the Mumbai Film Festival hosted a panel discussion on whether film festivals help films achieve success. On the panel were French co-producer of The Lunchbox Marc Baschet (Asap Films), Filmmakers Umesh Kulkarni (Valu, Vihir, Deool) and Anand Gandhi (Ship of Theseus); and Peter Van Hoof, programmer of the International Film Festival of Rotterdam. The panel was moderated by Liz Shackleton, Asia chief, Screen International.
Marc Baschet who has also produced Oscar wining...
- 10/19/2013
- by Anita Thomas
- DearCinema.com
Open Forum Panels
Oct 18th, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema
Do film festivals help films achieve success?
Speakers : Marc Baschet ( French producer of Oscar winning films No Man’s Land, An episode in the life of an iron picker), Umesh Kulkarni, Anand Gandhi, Peter Van Hoof ( Programmer, International film festival of Rotterdam)
Moderator : Liz Shackleton, Asia chief, Screen International
Oct 19th, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema
Alternative distribution plan for Indie films.
Speakers : Isabelle Dubar, Guneet Monga, Shubra Gupta, Nandini Mansinghka
Moderator : Chris Hainsworth
Oct 20th, 2-3pm, Screen 4, Metro Cinema
Rejuvenation of Marathi Cinema presented by Akhil Bhartiy Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal in association with Mami
Speakers : Sanjay Jadhav (director -Duniyadari )
Amitraj (Music -Duniyadari )
Ashutosh Ghorpade (Director -Cultural Affairs -Mh Govt )
Deepti DCunha (Film Festivals)
Ambar Hadap (Story –Balak Palak )
6.Avinash (Music-Premachi Gosht )
7.Jayesh Muzumdar (Producer -Viacom 18)
Moderator: Vijay Patkar
Oct 21st, 2-3pm,...
Oct 18th, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema
Do film festivals help films achieve success?
Speakers : Marc Baschet ( French producer of Oscar winning films No Man’s Land, An episode in the life of an iron picker), Umesh Kulkarni, Anand Gandhi, Peter Van Hoof ( Programmer, International film festival of Rotterdam)
Moderator : Liz Shackleton, Asia chief, Screen International
Oct 19th, 2-3pm, Screen 3, Metro Cinema
Alternative distribution plan for Indie films.
Speakers : Isabelle Dubar, Guneet Monga, Shubra Gupta, Nandini Mansinghka
Moderator : Chris Hainsworth
Oct 20th, 2-3pm, Screen 4, Metro Cinema
Rejuvenation of Marathi Cinema presented by Akhil Bhartiy Marathi Chitrapat Mahamandal in association with Mami
Speakers : Sanjay Jadhav (director -Duniyadari )
Amitraj (Music -Duniyadari )
Ashutosh Ghorpade (Director -Cultural Affairs -Mh Govt )
Deepti DCunha (Film Festivals)
Ambar Hadap (Story –Balak Palak )
6.Avinash (Music-Premachi Gosht )
7.Jayesh Muzumdar (Producer -Viacom 18)
Moderator: Vijay Patkar
Oct 21st, 2-3pm,...
- 10/18/2013
- by Editorial Team
- DearCinema.com
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