Hinglish Films at Rotterdam Festival

The 37th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam takes place from January 23 up to and including Sunday February 3, 2008. Within the festival, CineMart takes place from January 27 -31, 2008.

This year's festival has created a special section, Hinglish, to accomodate Bollywood from India. Films such as Beware Dogs by Spandan Banerjee, English, August by Dev Benegal, A Flowering TreeVipin Vijay, The Last Lear by Rituparno Ghosh will be screened.

During twelve festival days, hundreds of filmmakers and other artists present their work to a large and devoted audience in 24 screening venues located within central Rotterdam. Up to 3,000 press and film industry representatives visit the festival to report and catch the buzz on its premieres or to take part in CineMart, the largest co-production market for film projects.

Time & Tide: Hinglish

	> Beware DogsSpandan Banerjee, India, 2008, 45'
	A poetic and exciting documentary on the contemporary music group Indian Ocean. The film depicts the creative struggle of four musicians who ar... > Read on
	> English, AugustDev Benegal, India, France, Switzerland, 1994, 104'
	A HINGLISH film that stands as a landmark within the upcoming challenging cinematic approach of the new Indian cinema. One of ... > Read on
	> A Flowering TreeVipin Vijay, India, 2007, 55'
	A closer look at a taboo subject in India: menstruation and how it is embedded in Hindu rituals and beliefs, dating back to ancient times. A short d... > Read on
	> Freaky Useless Spicy StoryKalpesh CI Patel, India, Canada, 2007, 90'
	Innovative and vibrant in style, the story concentrates on the adventures of two street hustlers in their search for a 201-carat diamon... > Read on
	> The Last LearRituparno Ghosh, India, 2007, 120'
	Mega Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan plays the role of a formerly famous drama actor who gets the chance to play the lead in a movie. The delic... > Read on
	> Let the Wind BlowPartho Sen-Gupta, India, France, 2004, 93'
	Exploring life within several social strata of Mumbai, this film stands as one of the strongest cinematic stories within India’s contem... > Read on
	> Let's TalkRam Madhvani, India, 2002, 96'
	Radhika is pregnant. How to tell her husband that the child is not his? Kammerspiel psychological drama of two Indians dealing with infideli... > Read on
	> MithyaRajat Kapoor, India, 2007, 107'
	Situated in two of Mumbai’s big worlds of today - film and mafia - the main hero, an insignificant Bollywood actor, is forced to impersonate a maj... > Read on
	> A Thousand Dreams Such As These...Sudhir Mishra, India, France, 2004, 120'
	Mid-seventies brought the scent of rock ‘n' roll and flower power, but were also a political ordeal for India. Through the story of a pas... > Read on

The main programme sections of the 36th International Film Festival Rotterdam include:

Tiger Awards Competition for Short Films
Cinema of the Future: Sturm und Drang (innovative films by upcoming talent)
Cinema of the World: Time & Tide (socially and culturally committed filmmaking including a rich harvest of new films supported by the festival’s Hubert Bals Fund)
Maestros: Kings & Aces (films by the accomplished maestros of auteur cinema)
Cinema Regained (independent or avant-garde film classics, documentaries on film)
Short: As Long As It Takes (short film section, January 24-28, 2008)
Filmmakers and Artist in Focus
Exploding Cinema (exhibitions of film-related arts installations)
Hot Spots
In addition, the 37th IFFR will present special theme sections.