Rotterdam comes to Dhaka

My relationship with Rotterdam has been quite a bittersweet one. I had the honor of knowing the late Tareque Masud, and he had arranged a film critic's workshop scholarship for me.
10 March 2017

Lemon

“Lemon”, quite frankly, blew everyone away as the opening film of the IFFR. The last thing that the audience expected was for a film to be as quirky as possible.
10 March 2017

The Man

“The Man” shows the strained dynamics of a father-son relationship like no other. Charlotte Sieling takes a very metropolitan idea of a “superstar dad” and crafts the role to perfection.
10 March 2017

Sexy Durga

“Sexy Durga” surprised everyone when it won the 'Hivos Tiger Award' in the IFFR.
10 March 2017

“We have a big lineup of things happening at the festival” - Bianca Taal

Bianca Taal is the Head of Development Program at the International Film Festival at Rotterdam. We caught with her for a small chat.
10 March 2017

AMIR MUHAMMAD, THE JURY SPEAKS

Amir Muhammad is an established filmmaker and writer who has released a number of critically acclaimed over the years.
10 March 2017

Difference in Fashion

Among the league of the legends dominated by pioneers such as Helmut Newton and Steven Meisel, the name of Peter Lindbergh has been holding its rightful place for the last forty years.
10 March 2017

Jim Jarmusch's “Paterson”

Originating himself from the roots of documentaries, Jim Jarmusch showed us how he has not yet failed to prove that he is one of the greatest and rarest filmmakers of our time.
10 March 2017

Meeting Olivier Assayas

On 2nd February, the International Film Festival Rotterdam hosted a masterclass session for the French director Oliver Assayas.
10 March 2017

Cate Blanchett, too Hard to Handle!

The International Film Festival of Rotterdam showed the European Premiere of “Manifesto”, after the world wide premiere at Sundance Film Festival.
10 March 2017

Jackie not up to the Mark

The much-anticipated movie of 2016, “Jackie”, presents the story of the first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, based on the events after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
10 March 2017

Cue the Victory Song

“Moonlight” has seen much of the light the world has to offer.By winning the 'Best Film' title this year at the Academy Awards, it has etched itself in the history of successful films.
10 March 2017

“Dhaka 2.00” and “Daag” in Cannes's “Short Film Corner”

Iqbal Hossain Chowdhury's “Dhaka 2.00” and Josim Ahmed's “Daag” have been selected primarily in Cannes's “Short Film Corner”.
10 March 2017

Kamar Ahmad Simon invited to “L'Atlier 2017” in Cannes

Kamar Ahmad Simon has been invited to “L'Atlier” in the 70th Cannes Film Festival. The young director received the invitation for his film “Day After Tomorrow”.
10 March 2017

Parambrata, Aparna share preview of ‘Bhuban Majhi’

Writer-director Fakhrul Arefeen Khan’s new film “Bhuban Majhi” tells a story of how a simple man was inspired to join the Liberation War in 1971.
5 March 2017

THROUGH THE EYES OF SHIMUL YOUSUF

I am blessed with an indisputably favorable cultural atmosphere. The warmth I am gifted by my family was full of enthusiasm.
3 March 2017

Surf's Up 2: Wavemania

Cody Maverick is a misfortunate surfer penguin who, in the first movie, had sacrificed fame and fortune to save his friend during an important contest.
3 March 2017

IRADA

An ex-army man, Parabjeet Walia (Naseeruddin Shah), is devastated by the death of his only beloved daughter Riya (Rumana Molla) to cancer.
3 March 2017

Fifty Shades Darker

The story begins shortly after Anastasia and Christian break up. Ana is terribly upset, but has just acquired a job as personal assistant to Jack Hyde (Eric Johnson), who is the editor at Seattle Independent Publishing.
3 March 2017

Stars get it wrong!

It is often interesting to see that stars, as big as Scarlet Johansson and Leslie Mann, often make mistakes while choosing their garments for the Academy Awards.
3 March 2017