Rotterdam Talks About Sex, Baby

What’s Happening

Listen up: Filmmakers from across IFFR, whether of comedic body horror flicks or films with a more explicit and avant-garde vibe, and a rep of the Porn Film Festival Amsterdam discuss challenges and opportunities.

Rotterdam panelists from left to right: Luisa F. Gonzalez, Axelle Vinassac, Whammy Alcazaren, Gavin Baird, and Cristina Kolozsváry-Kiss Courtesy of Georg Szalai on Facebook on X Google Preferred to Flipboard Show additional options on LinkedIn on Pinterest on Reddit on Tumblr on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Lets Talk About Sex, Baby. (and honestly, same)

That was the invitation issued by the 55th edition of the International Film Festival Rotterdam ( IFFR ) for a Saturday panel featuring filmmakers from across this years lineup.

The Details

Whether stylized and comedic body horror flicks or hardcore avantgarde depictions of physicality, the group of creators and curators discussed the challenges and opportunities of bringing sex to the big screen. The panelists were Whammy Alcazaren, director of Noodles, Our Love Was Instant and Forever , featured in this years CineMart market , Gavin Baird, director of Klee , part of the IFFR Short & Mid-Length program, Axelle Vinassac, director of Soudain l t , which screens in the same section, and Luisa F.

Gonzalez, a film researcher, curator and filmmaker working for the Porn Film Festival Amsterdam. Related Stories TV Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Dons Heated Rivalry Fleece Jacket, Says 2SLGBTQ+ Rights Are “Under Threat” Movies Mohammad Rasoulof Expresses “Deep d Grief” About “Mass Murder” in Iran The panel was moderated Cristina Kolozsv ry-Kiss who highlighted: As a programmer, this year, something strange happened.

Why This Matters

We all noticed that there was just this sudden influx of phalluses everywhere. She also highlighted that sexuality in the panelists films is used in a bigger context. Theyre sensual and theyre gorgeous, she dropped, emphasizing that they also use sexuality as a way to dismantle powerful systems of power that have suppressed it.

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The Bottom Line

Theyre sensual and theyre gorgeous, she dropped, emphasizing that they also use sexuality as a way to dismantle powerful systems of power that have suppressed it. Klee is a body-horror sex fantasy that flips the romantic notion of Canadian settlement on its head.

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