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Going Dutch (Again)

The International Film Festival Rotterdam has appointed Marten Rabarts to the position of head of IFFR Pro, its market strand, effective immediately. Recently, Rabarts served as festival director at the New Zealand International Film Festival. His extensive global career also has significant legacy in the Netherlands, both as head of Eye International (now SeeNL) – where he was responsible for the promotion of Dutch film and film culture worldwide for four years and as artistic director of the Binger Filmlab in Amsterdam for 12 years. Rabarts will work closely with IFFR’s festival director, Vanja Kaludjercic, and report into chief of content, Melissa van der Schoor.

The IFFR Pro remit covers the co-production market CineMart, Pro Hub and talent development programs, including Rotterdam Lab. The festival regards it as nurturing talent and providing them with the tools and networks to develop projects and careers.

The 54th edition of IFFR will take place from Jan.

Vinegar Syndrome‘s October releases include The Tenant, Corpse Mania, and Shanks on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray along with The Ghost Dance, Mind Benders, Dial D for Demons, and Forgotten Gialli: Volume 7 on Blu-ray.

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From maverick director Roman Polanski comes one of the most unusual and unsettling studio thrillers of the 1970s: The Tenant. Adapted from Roland Topor’s cult novel, Polanski casts himself in the lead, offering a uniquely demented and outrageously funny performance, and is supported by Melvyn Douglas (The Changeling), Shelly Winters, and Isabelle Adjani (Possession).

Featuring cinematography by two-time Oscar winner Sven Nykvist (Cries and Whispers) along with an original score by acclaimed composer Philippe Sarde (La Grande Bouffe), Vinegar Syndrome presents the 4K Uhd debut of The Tenant, newly and exclusively restored in 4K from its original camera negative and featuring a wide array of new and archival...

Initial strategy focuses on Chinese, Korean and “hyper local” content.

Long before Covid-19 brought the world to a shuddering halt, Chinese streamer iQiyi had started plotting its international expansion. Those plans began with the launch of an international app in June 2019 and a partnership with Malaysian media giant Astro towards the end of the year.

Focusing initially on Southeast Asia, iQiyi picked up the pace this year by establishing five offices in key markets across the region and appointing former Netflix executive, Kuek Yu-Chuang, as vice president, international business. It also made its international service available through browsers (www.iq.

Other measures include restricting gatherings outside work and school to a maximum of 10 people from March 26 to April 30.

Singapore is closing cinemas, theatres, karaoke parlours and other entertainment venues for one month as part of a new raft of anti-coronavirus protection measures as infections in the city state increase.

Other measures include restricting gatherings outside work and school to a maximum of 10 people from 11.59pm, March 26, to April 30 this year.

All religious services, congregations, concerts and group tours at museums will also be suspended. However, supermarkets, shopping malls, restaurants, museums and gyms remain open for now, although they will need...

Singapore, which has registered a contextually minimal impact from the global coronavirus pandemic to date, has opted to follow much of the world by introducing stricter social distancing measures.

The country’s government announced today that entertainment venues including all cinemas and bars will be closed. Gatherings outside of work or school will be limited to a maximum of ten people. The policies will be enforced as of 11:59Pm on Thursday (March 26) local time, and will last until at least April 30.

Bloomberg reported quotes from National Development Minister Lawrence Wong, who is leading the country’s task force to tackle the virus: “Adjustments are indeed taking place, if you go around, you go out,...