Signals   

Signals is made up of a series of thematic film programmes, exhibitions or performances. Here the festival focuses on specific themes and oeuvres of striking filmmakers or visual artists. The programmes within Signals offer insight in topical as well as timeless ideas within cinema.

As part of its main Signals section, the International Film Festival Rotterdam honors Japanese filmmaker Sai Yoichi with a tribute program that includes many of his works including his latest, brilliant ninja action movie Kaui. Furthermore, Signals presents the thematic program ‘After Victory’ with recent war films as well as seven works by legendary master of the postwar Japanese cinema Yoshida Kiju. 

SECTIONS:

SIGNALS RE: Reloaded			SIGNALS Regained
In which we look back, and forward, at the adaptive power of cinema, in reaction to threats from the outside world. A historical perspective is given in Back to the Future?, while the screening circumstances are at the core of Micro Cinema and Kino Climates.			Some of cinema's rich history is excavated here. Special attention for the founding father of the Japanese New Wave, Yoshida Kiju.
SIGNALS After Victory			SIGNALS Pompeu Fabra
War is of all ages, also in cinema. After Victory places violence of war in perspective, by concentrating on the aftermath of four instances of armed conflict.			Hommage to the Barcelona documentary school of the same name.
SIGNALS Sai Yoichi			SIGNALS Where is Africa
Retrospective of the work of an extremely diverse master, and producer of some of the best Asian genre films.			Looking for African film culture, from the now and from the past. Includes special section Forget Africa: films made especially for the IFFR.