La sezione Limelight dell'IFFR annuncia i suoi primi titoli

di Vassilis Economou

03/12/2018 - Il programma del festival olandese che si concentra sulle anteprime di film-evento include tre première mondiali

La sezione Limelight dell'IFFR annuncia i suoi primi titoli

Beats di Brian Welsh

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The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) is gearing up for its 48^thedition, which will run from 23 January-3 February 2019. The Dutch festival has already unveiled a number of titles in different programmes, but Limelight is the one that has already confirmed three world premieres.

IFFR’s Limelight programme mainly focuses on showcasing avant-premieres of cinematic highlights to both national and international audiences. The first of the world premieres is Beats [+leggi anche:
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The other two titles being world-premiered are helmed by Dutch filmmakers. Clara van Gool has adapted Henry James’ 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle [+leggi anche:
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