On Wednesday I caught the final session of the conference “How to Stimulate Filmsense(s) International Conference on Media Education from an Artistic Perspective " at the 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam.
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Blogging Rotterdam, Part Five: Understanding Europe's Zeal for Media Literacy
It's great that policy makers in Europe want to promote media literacy. Let's just hope they talk to media makers before writing down their guidelines
February 4th, 2008 | Randi CecchinePosted in
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Blogging Rotterdam, Part Four: Copyright Fear and Confusion
Comparing European notions about intellectual property with American ideals
February 3rd, 2008 | Randi CecchinePosted in
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On Wednesday afternoon, I attended a panel about copyright law for filmmakers and educators, that was part of a fascinating conference-within-the-festival, on media education, policy, and the role of filmmakers in developing media literacy.
Blogging Rotterdam, Part Three: David Lynch Just Wants to Have Fun
Artists should suffer? No way. "If you don't enjoy the doing, do something else," the filmmaker says.
February 1st, 2008 | Randi CecchinePosted in
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The film Lynch, a portrait of filmmaker David Lynch, is described in the Rotterdam film festival catalog as “a documentary sketch about a period of two years, made around the production of his last film, Island Empire.” The film also has an air of mystery.
Blogging Rotterdam, Part Two: The Power of Breaking Taboos
Filmmaker X' Ho of Singapore packs his new film with images that could land him in jail
January 31st, 2008 | Randi CecchinePosted in
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My decision to watch Allen Ginsberg Gives Great Head, a film by X' Ho, a director from Singapore, speaks volumes about having a film’s title begin with the letter "A" so it will appear at the beginning of the alphabetical catalog listing!
Blogging Rotterdam, Part One: Dust Lighting Up the Darkness
Randi Cecchine arrives in Holland, and checks out Harmut Bitomsky's Staub (Dust)
January 29th, 2008 | Randi CecchinePosted in
The 37th International Film Festival Rotterdam is a 12-day event taking place in fourteen festival locations screening more than 600 films in 26 screening rooms. It is considered to be the Netherlands’ biggest cultural event in terms of paying visitors.
