33rd International Film Festival Rotterdam

Netherlands, January 21 - February 1 2004

The jury

Jonathan Rosenbaum (US), Ikbal Zalila (Tunisia), Ruth Pombo (Spain), Sabbir Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Pieter van Lierop (The Netherlands)

Awarded films

Peep 'TV' Show by Yutaka Tsuchiya
(Japan, 2004, 98 mins)

Reports

Simon Field and the Original Shadows by Jonathan Rosenbaum
A History Of Cold Shoulders For Dutch Cinema by Pieter van Lierop
As Strange As Delivered Through The Virtual Eye by Ruth Pombo
Mixing Images: A Controversy And A Bit Of A Conservative Point Of View by Ikbal Zalila
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At Simon Field’s last edition of the Rotterdam Film Festival, event known for its openness towards, and enthusiasm for young world cinema, the Japanese film “Peep ‘TV’ Show” by Yutaka Tsuchiya won the International Critics Prize.

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