Retrospectives at IFFR 2007

Details about this years' International Film Festival Rotterdam are slowly emerging, and interestingly there will be retrospectives on no less than three directors.

First, the IFFR has a programme section called "Filmmakers in Focus" and this year it'll feature Johnny To (Heroic Trio will be shown!!) and the Malinese-French director Abderrahmane Sissako.

Second, the IFFR participates in a separate event called "Meet the Maestro" which features Gus van Sant. Some of his movies have re-appeared in Dutch cinema's as part of this event but the culmination will be in Rotterdam, when several directors will screen short movies made in tribute to the maestro.

Appearances haven't been confirmed yet but I would be very surprised if these gents don't show up in person in Rotterdam.

The IFFR 2007 will run from the 24th of January till the 4th of February. More information can be found here,
http://www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com

and (if you can read Dutch) here:
http://www.movie2movie.nl/36237

Can't wait till the 18th when the whole list of screenings and events will be published!