1st Edition
Film Festivals From European Geopolitics to Global Cinephilia
By Marijke de Valck
Copyright 2008
276 Pages
by
Routledge
276 Pages
by
Routledge
Film festivals are hugely popular events that attract lovers of cinema worldwide. Focusing on the world’s most famous festivals – Cannes, Berlin, Venice and Rotterdam – Film Festivals tells the story of a phenomenon that began in the midst of geopolitical disputes in war-torn Europe. De Valck shows how festivals turned the odds into advantages and developed into a successful global network. Taking... Read more
Table of Contents, Acknowledgements, Introduction- Film Festivals as Sites of Passage, 1. Berlin and the Spatial Reconfiguration of festivals, 2. Cannes and the Alternative Cinema Network, 3. Venice and the Valeu-Adding Process, 4. Rotterdam and the Rise of Thematic Festivals, Conclusion, Successful of Safe?, 20 Notes, Bibliography, Index of Names, Index of Film Titles, Index of Subjects
Biography
Marijke de Valck is a lecturer of Media Studies at Amsterdam University.
