International Film Festival Rotterdam IFFR Trainee Program for Young Film Critics

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.

Project description

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.

Trainee Programme

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.

In
the past editions, the Rotterdam film festival has welcomed trainee film
critics from:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China,
Croatia, Denmark, Finland,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.

IFFR
is looking for participants for the 20th IFFR Trainee Project for Young Film
Critics, taking place during its 47th edition (24 January – 4 February, 2018).

International
Film Festival Rotterdam supports film making, film producing and journalistic
talent on several levels: the main festival section Bright
Future (including competitions for both features and shorts) presents
recent works by first and second time filmmakers; Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals
Fund contributes to film projects in developing countries and
co-production market CineMart organizes 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.

What to expect

Complimentary
IFFR 2018 press accreditation
Budget
hotel accommodation in Rotterdam
Partial
refund of travel costs when traveling from outside Europe
A full
schedule. IFFR wants its trainee film critics to really participate in the
festival and interact with other industry professionals. The trainees will
form a team, hosted by the IFFR Press Office and the festival editorial
staff. You get to explore all aspects of IFFR (screenings, exhibitions,
Q&A sessions, and debates) as part of the program and to cover for
your own media
If your
participation is successful and you have published reports that meet IFFR
standards (in both quality and quantity) you get the opportunity to visit
the next edition of the festival as an accredited journalist

Criteria for application

Age
under 30 years
Fluent
command of the English language (written and spoken)
Demonstrable
experience in film criticism (print or online media)
Not yet
established enough to profit from facilities as attending international
film festivals outside your country
Have
agreement(s) with relevant print and/or online media to publish reports on
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2018