It's here again, folks: Rotterdam's famous International Film Festival! It's so important that we're writing about it twice on Trippist. This year - the 40th edition - it will be held from Wednesday 26 January through Sunday 6 February. The festival is held in a variety of locations in Rotterdam, so it's a great opportunity to see some amazing films and get to know the city.

Want to know more about the festival before committing? According to the festival website,

The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) offers a quality selection of independent, innovative and experimental cinema, video and media art. During twelve festival days, hundreds of filmmakers and other artists present their work to a large audience (2010: 353,000 admissions) and 3,000 film professionals in 25 screening rooms on 8 festival venues.

You can buy your tickets online. Like Bicyclemark mentioned, you can even follow a number of blogs about the festival, for those hardcore film lovers out there.