Rotterdam Heads On The Importance Of Supporting Filmmakers That Fall “Somewhere On The Margins” & Developing Audiences That Are “Responsive To Risk-Taking”

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) got underway on Thursday evening with Providence and the Guitar, the latest feature from Portuguese filmmaker João Nicolau.  Freely inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s eponymous novel, the film follows Leon and Elvira, two struggling 19th-century itinerant performers trying to keep their stage careers afloat.  As they travel across Portugal, […]