Irish co-production ‘History’s Future’ will have its world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) which begins in January.
The film will compete as part of the Hivos Tiger Awards Competition at the festival, and is the first film announced to compete for the award. Eight films will be chosen to compete for the award, worth €40,000.
Festival director Bero Beyer said of the film’s inclusion: “I am particularly happy that, with Fiona Tan’s ‘History’s Future’, we will be able to present the world premiere of a cinematographically strong film. The maker’s unique way of working and distinct voice as an auteur makes this a marvellous, engaging and intriguing film. The kind of envelope-pushing experience Rotterdam has always promoted.”
The debut feature from renowned artist Fiona Tan, ‘History’s Future’ fuses fiction and documentary into a visual essay charting an amnesiac’s odyssey into regaining memory via a Europe in turmoil. By the time his journey ends, MP has learned to survive, newly armed with an understanding of how we live today.
‘History’s Future’ stars Irish actors Mark O’Halloran (writer of ‘Viva’ which has just been selected by IFTA’s for consideration for the 2016 Foreign Language Oscar) and Brian Gleeson (The Stag) alongside Anne Consigny, Denis Lavant and Johanna ter Steege. It was written by Tan and Jonathan Romney and produced by Cormac Fox for Vico Films, Floor Onrust for Family Affair Films and Benny Dreschel for RohFilm.
‘History’s Future’ is an Irish/Dutch/German co-production and was financed by the Irish Film Board, Netherlands Film Fund, Mondriaan Fonds, Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung and MEDIA.
