Sandra Hüller Set For Rotterdam; Bavaria Fiction Restructure & César Prize For ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ Post-Prod House Poly Son; BBC ‘Murder Trial’ – Global Briefs
deadline.comSandra Hüller Set For Rotterdam Talks Program Awards season frontrunner Sandra Hüller has joined the roster of speakers lined up for the talks program of the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), running from January 25 to February 4.
She joins 16 previously announced talks guests who also include L.A. Rebellion filmmaker Billy Woodberry, veteran Italian director Marco Bellocchio, animation maestro Bill Plympton, French director Anne Fontaine and avant-garde German director Alexander Kluge, who continues to blaze a trail at the age of 91 with his new AI work Cosmic Miniatures.
As previously announced, IFFR opens with Jonathan Ogilvie’s post-punk, coming-of-age comedy Head South and 14 titles are in the running for its top Tiger award. Bavaria Fiction Restructures Development TeamGermany’s Bavaria Fiction is rejigging its development team with Thomas Kren placed in charge.
Work has begun to restructure the unit, with Kren expanding his existing role to “accelerate and coordinate discussions with both broadcasters and creatives.” Furthermore, Bavaria Fiction will also push more heavily into co-production development and begin centrally evaluating such material.
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