Edition 2013

Get ready for the big leap ahead !
At the end of April 2012, with Jim Morrisson
singing The End through our earphones, we
threw one last moist-eyed glance at Tour &
Taxis.
All those unforgettable moments we’ve
had there ! A place like that was the
ideal playground for a bunch of inspired
troublemakers like us !
Then why are we moving ?
First and for all, for practical reasons.
The seats, which we retrieved from about
everywhere – Brussels, Paris and beyond –
and that we moved each year from cave to
attic and from attic to cave, started to loose
their shape. Those seats were threatening to
let us down !
Their end was written in the stars.
What could we have done without them
at Tour & Taxis ?
That’s why the 31st edition of the BIFFF
will take place at the Center for Fine Arts
( CFA ) : three theatres with everything already
installed ( big sigh of relief ! ).
But it’s a place that needs a thorough makeover
to create that famous atmosphere that
makes the BIFFF so special.
The Center for Fine Arts is a respectable old
lady of almost one hundred years, where
the young and feisty BIFFF, with its thirty
summers, will have to adapt itself. It’s a
place with which the BIFFF will have to fuse.
This classified, even sacred monument, has
to be approached with tact before it’ll be
transformed by the weird and wacky event
that we are.
It’s especially a place that has to be adopted
by our audience.
We’re already getting flooded with anguished
messages : will we be able to find our beloved
BIFFF in the maze of the CFA ?
Will you still feel at home there ?
We’re keeping our fingers crossed… because
with the program that we’re presenting you,
you will not be able to stand still for one
second !!!
13 world and international premières,
16 European premières, 66 Belgian
premières… Run to your pharmacist and buy
that extra dose of vitamins !
Have a fantastic festival !

Get ready for the big leap ahead ! At the end of April 2012, with Jim Morrisson singing The End through our earphones, we threw one last moist-eyed glance at Tour & Taxis. All those unforgettable moments we’ve had there ! A place like that was the ideal playground for a bunch of inspired troublemakers like us ! Then why are we moving ? First and for all, for practical reasons. The seats, which we retrieved from about everywhere – Brussels, Paris and beyond – and that we moved each year from cave to attic and from attic to cave, started to loose their shape. Those seats were threatening to let us down ! Their end was written in the stars. What could we have done without them at Tour & Taxis ? That’s why the 31st edition of the BIFFF will take place at the Center for Fine Arts ( CFA ) : three theatres with everything already installed ( big sigh of relief ! ). But it’s a place that needs a thorough makeover to create that famous atmosphere that makes the BIFFF so special. The Center for Fine Arts is a respectable old lady of almost one hundred years, where the young and feisty BIFFF, with its thirty summers, will have to adapt itself. It’s a place with which the BIFFF will have to fuse. This classified, even sacred monument, has to be approached with tact before it’ll be transformed by the weird and wacky event that we are. It’s especially a place that has to be adopted by our audience. We’re already getting flooded with anguished messages : will we be able to find our beloved BIFFF in the maze of the CFA ? Will you still feel at home there ? We’re keeping our fingers crossed… because with the program that we’re presenting you, you will not be able to stand still for one second !!! 13 world and international premières, 16 European premières, 66 Belgian premières… Run to your pharmacist and buy that extra dose of vitamins ! Have a fantastic festival !