Part Six: Photo Gallery #3 – Lake Neuchatel (81 images)
Tribute to Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF)
If you are visiting the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) one of the first striking features of the landscape you will see is Lake Neuchatel (largest whole lake in Switzerland; wiki) that sits just to the east with the Swiss Alps just off to the distance on its other side. The town itself is on the northwestern shore of the lake.
On the northern part of the lake sits La Tene, which is famous for its prehistoric discoveries (La Tene culture wiki).
Lake Neuchatel offers a perfect back drop for the NIFFF outdoor Air screenings where the lake sits just behind it with several available park benches to nestle into, perhaps watch the sun set or just listen along as Wong Kar Wai’s Ashes of Time Redux plays close by. The lake also offers a nice relaxation point for morning strolls, scenic photography and several nice spots where you can sit and chat with others about films that have screened. There are at least one or two restaurant specific boat ferries which depart from the towns dock that run at set times which you can take for a nice romantic or relaxing lunch/dinner out on the lake.
Tribute to Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) – March 2009 (Archive):
::: March 12 – Part Six: Photo Gallery #3 – Lake Neuchatel
::: March 11 – Part Five: Photo Gallery #2 – NIFFF
::: March 8 – Part Four: Closing Night
::: March 7 – Part Three: Photo Gallery #1 – The Town of Neuchatel Switzerland
::: March 6 – Part Two: Opening Night NIFFF
::: March 1 – Part One: Ride into NIFFF
::: February 25 – Preview
About Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) Month:
All month long in March 2009, Cinema is Dope will be profiling and paying tribute to the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) that takes place annually in Switzerland. Most coverage will feature their 8th edition which took place in 2008.
Please note that their 2009 dates are June 30th-July 5th.
It was the summer of 2008 and I found myself for the first time in Neuchatel, Switzerland, to take part in one of the worlds most blissful film festivals. What adjectives you say and yes they many and all do apply sincerely. To a certain degree you could call this a small genre fest and you in a way would be right but still so damn wrong at the same time. There is something so intoxicating and refreshing going on here each year at the Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) that regardless of size it feels infinitely grand and magical. Every screening is filled with energetic but respectful audiences and with its newly added outdoor screenings where you can gush over Wong Kar Wai’s Ashes of Time Redux set against the backdrop of the Swiss Alps, there are few things in life that can compare, let alone film going experiences. Many people put Venice, TIFFF, Cannes and more on their dial as must fests to attend and I’m sure those are great and all, but seriously you have not lived until you have stepped foot here. Recommended for film lovers of all kinds, treat yourself right someday. Please follow along in March of 2009 as I profile this film festival.
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Related Links:
::: NIFFF Web Site
