Rotterdam 2004

"Peep 'TV' Show"

At Simon Field's last edition of the Rotterdam Film Festival, event known for its openness towards, and enthusiasm for young world cinema, the Japanese film "Peep 'TV' Show" by Yutaka Tsuchiya won the International Critics Prize. Details

In our criticism area, Hans Beerekamp writes a letter to Simon Field. Hassouna Mansouri, Adrian Martin, Mark Peranson, Quintin and Jonathan Rosenbaum write on different aspects of world cinema and on the influence of the Rotterdam Film Festival.

Festival Reports:
"Simon Field and the Original Shadows". Jonathan Rosenbaum writes about Simon Field's interest in experimental filmmaking and about a show of the first version of John Cassavete's "Shadows".
"A History of Could Shoulders". Pieter van Lierop notes that the Rotterdam Film Festival never had a particular interest in Dutch cinema.
As Strange As Delivered Through The Virtual Eye. Ruth Pombo reviews "Peep 'TV' Show", a film which "accomplishes a round and consistent vision of the world of today, in which the main for despair is ruled by sexual frustrations and loneliness."
"Mixing Images: A Controvery And a Bit of a Conservative Point of View". Ikbal Zalila writes: "Peep 'TV' Show by Yutaka Tsuchiya, Young Gods from Finnish filmmaker J.-P. Siili and Ntshaveni Walurulli's The Wooden Camera (South Africa) have in common the tendency in mixing images of different textures that leads to a kind of formalist hybridation".
Rotterdam-Berlinale Express. The festivals of Rotterdam and Berlin co-organize a coproduction market. Dana Linssen reports on this initiative and compares her experiences as critic attending both events

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