Sleeping Beauty (Belle Dormant) by Ado Arrietta, who’s attending the festival, & The Death of Louis XIV (La Mort de Louis XIV) by Albert Serra will be screened at Rotterdam this year in Signatures – Deep Focus Section.
Premiered in Cannes, The Death of Louis XIV has been awarded with the Best International Film Prize in Jerusalem Film Festival last year and considered into the Top 10 of Best Films 2016 by Sight & Sound. With more than 40 selections in festivals over the world, the film will be released in Brazil, Poland and United States soon.
Recently released in France with a wonderful local critics, Sleeping Beauty was Premiered in Sevilla IFF and Tous Ecrans – Geneva IFF last year. More selections to be announced.
More info about Rotterdam’s Signatures section :
https://iffr.com/en/2017/programme-sections/signatures