NL MEETS NRW, COLOGNE WELCOMES ROTTERDAM
In cooperation with Film- und Medienverband NRW
North Rhine-Westphalia and the Netherlands are not only very close geographically and feature a similar number of inhabitants and a similar size – the creative industries of both countries also show a lot of similarities. The International Film Festival Rotterdam is a classic example for the Netherland‘s versatility and creativity – with over 300.000 visitors it is one of the most important film festivals worldwide. Through an initiative of the Honorary Consul of the Netherlands a cooperation between the film festivals in Cologne and Rotterdam was established, and by a unique exchange of ideas, the session NL MEETS NRW‘s task was to feel out what synergy potentials these two festivals have and how the media culture of North Rhine-Westphalia can profit from that.
17.00 – 17.15 hrs, Welcome Rafaela Wilde, Honorarkonsulin des Königreichs der Niederlande, Cologne
17.15 – 17.30 hrs, Keynote The International Film Festival Rotterdam: A Cutting Edge Cultural Mass Event Bero Beyer, Festival Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam
17.30 – 17.45 hrs, Presentation Sleepcinemahotel – Creating The Unforgettable Art Meets Film Installation Edwin Carels, Curator Frameworks, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam
17.45 – 18.30 hrs, Impulse Talk, hosted by Bero Beyer, Festival Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam Collaboration Possible! How NL and NRW Can Make Things Happen Doreen Boonekamp, CEO, Netherlands Film Fund, Amsterdam Petra Müller, CEO, Film- und Medienstiftung NRW, DüsseldorfHanneke Niens, Producer, Key Films, AmsterdamRaimond Goebel, Geschäftsführender Vorstand, Film und Medienverband NRW, Köln
18.30 – 19.30 hrs, Get Together
19.30 – 20.30 hrs, Filmscreening @ Cineplex Filmpalast Köln THE REPORTS ON SARAH AND SALEM, Winner IFFR Special Jury Award 2018
20.30 – 22.30 hrs, Filmscreening @ Cineplex Filmpalast Köln THE WIDOWED WITCH, Winner IFFR Hivos Tiger Award 2018
22.30 – 00.00 hrs, Late Night Drinks, MD Bar Cologne
