https://polderplay.fun/blog/ Essays, curator's notes, and dispatches from the PölderPlay editorial team on European cinema, curation, and community. en-us Fri, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 https://polderplay.fun/assets/og-preview.png https://polderplay.fun/blog/ https://polderplay.fun/blog/curators-note-2025.html https://polderplay.fun/blog/curators-note-2025.html Fri, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200 Maarten walks through the spring acquisition round — what we looked for, what disappointed us, and a Romanian film that stopped everything else we were watching. https://polderplay.fun/blog/new-arrivals-april.html https://polderplay.fun/blog/new-arrivals-april.html Tue, 01 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200 A strong month for Scandinavian drama, a landmark Belgian acquisition, and a long-overdue correction to our German New Wave coverage. https://polderplay.fun/blog/film-circles.html https://polderplay.fun/blog/film-circles.html Mon, 03 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100 We launched Film Circles in March 2025. A year on, 340 active groups and a clearer picture of what makes these discussions work — and what kills them. https://polderplay.fun/blog/small-cinema.html https://polderplay.fun/blog/small-cinema.html Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0200 A conversation with three producers from the Netherlands, Austria, and Poland about the brutal economics of making non-commercial films in 2025. https://polderplay.fun/blog/idfa-2024.html https://polderplay.fun/blog/idfa-2024.html Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0100 Our curators spent four days at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. The full account of what we saw, what we licensed, and the two films we lost at the last minute. https://polderplay.fun/blog/manifesto.html https://polderplay.fun/blog/manifesto.html Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0100 A longer piece on why we believe algorithmic discovery is antithetical to how great films are found, and what we offer instead.