Young and upcoming film critics from outside the Netherlands get less opportunities to explore and sharpen their knowledge and views on independent and experimental cinema. International Film Festival Rotterdam recognizes the important role of film criticism and supports journalistic talent with a trainee project for the next wave of film journalists: the IFFR Trainee Project Young Critics.<\/p>\n
Project description<\/strong><\/p>\n The IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film Critics, created in 1998, is our talent development programme that offers young (under 30 years), motivated and talented professional film critics from outside the Netherlands a chance to travel abroad, cover a major international film festivals and, in particular, get acquainted with International Film Festival Rotterdam and the broad range of independent cinema it offers.<\/p>\n Trainee Programme<\/strong><\/p>\n As a Trainee you are part of the editorial office of the festival, will have 2-3 expert meetings with experienced film critics, will cover the festival for your own affiliation, write a final festival report for the FIPRESCI website and of course enjoy the full pleasure of being at International Film Festival Rotterdam.<\/p>\n In the past editions, the Rotterdam film festival has welcomed trainee film critics from: IFFR is looking for participants for the 20th IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film Critics, taking place during its 47th edition (24 January \u2013 4 February, 2018).<\/p>\n International Film Festival Rotterdam supports film making, film producing and journalistic talent on several levels: the main festival section\u00a0Bright Future\u00a0(including competitions for both features and shorts) presents recent works by first and second time filmmakers; Rotterdam\u2019s\u00a0Hubert Bals Fund\u00a0contributes to film projects in developing countries and co-production market\u00a0CineMart\u00a0organizes a trainee project for young film producers (Rotterdam Lab) in close collaboration with its partner organizations. Recognizing the important role of film criticism to the perception of independent cinema, IFFR organizes a trainee project for young film critics.<\/p>\n What to expect<\/strong><\/p>\n Criteria for application<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nArgentina, Australia, Austria, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Denmark,\u00a0Finland,France, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, Uganda, UK, Uruguay and USA.<\/p>\n\n