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Reda Kateb, Actor, Loin Des Hommes – Far from Men FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets Reda Kateb, co-protagonist with Viggo Mortensen of the film LOIN DES HOMMES – Far From Men by David Oellhofen, in competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival. Festival Section: Competition Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti The postReda Kateb, Loin Des Hommes – Far from Men #venezia71appeared first onFred Film R...

Rok Bicek, Director, Class Enemy Chiara Nicoletti meets again Rok Bicek, director of Class Enemy who is back in Venice, after participating in the Venice Critics’ week last year, as one of the three finalists of the LUX PRIZE. Rok Bicek will have the possibility of presenting his film in theatres and festivals of the 28 Member [...] The postRok Bicek, Class Enemy #venezia71appeared first onFred Fi...

Scott Haze, Jacob Loeb, Actors, The Sound and the Fury FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets with the main actors of the new film by James Franco, THE SOUND AND THE FURY, which has been presented at the 71st Venice International Film Festival , out of competition. Scott Haze has been working with James Franco for [...] The postScott Haze, Jacob Loeb, The Sound and the Fury #venezia71appeared first onFred...

Ron Mann, Director, Altman. Festival Section: Venice Classics. Reporter Amanny Mohamed. The postRon Mann – Altman #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

28 young film lovers from the 28 member states of the European Union are taking part in the 71th Venice International Film Festival. They are invited to watch, report and reflect upon films, as well as to attend daily discussions, workshops, and to share their thoughts on the overall experience. 28 [...] The post28 Times Cinema #VeniceDaysappeared first onFred Film Radio.

James Franco, Director and Actor, The Sound and the FuryFred’s Chiara Nicoletti meets again with James Franco who is in Venice to present, out of competition,  his new film, The SOUND AND THE FURY based on the novel By William Faulkner of the same name. Franco is also acting in [...] The postJames Franco, The Sound and the Fury #venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Céline Sciamma, Director, Girlhood. Festival Section: Premio Lux. French director Céline Sciamma, one of this year’s three finalists for the European Parliament’s LUX Prize with Girlhood, talks about her interest for the four cocky black girls from the Parisian suburb in her film, her work with the actresses, Rihanna, and her [...] The postCéline Sciamma – Girlhood #Venezia71appeared first onFred...

Wang Xiaoshuai, director, Red Amnesia Wang Xiaoshuai talks about the haunting thriller Red Amnesia, where an elderly Chinese lady is harassed in her daily life by someone who’s representing something from her past. Festival Section: International Competition Reporter: Bénédicte Prot The postWang Xiaoshuai, Red Amnesia #venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Doris Pack, LUX Prize Co-ordinator FRED’s Matt Micucci meets Doris Pack, former president of the European Parliament’s Culture and Education and LUX Prize co-ordinator. We meet her directly from Venice to talk about the LUX Prize, its history and relevance in the European culture. We also talk about 28 Times Cinema, a programme that [...] The postDoris Pack #venezia71appeared first onFred Film Rad...

Alex de la Iglesia, Director, Messi FRED interviews the director of the docu-film on Messi, which premiered out of competition at the closing evening of the 11th edition Venice Days sidebar of the 71th Venice Film Festival. Festival Section: Venice Days Reporter: Gonzalo Suárez The postAlex de la Iglesia, Messi #venicedaysappeared first onFred Film Radio.

Pawel Pawlikowski – Filmmaker – Ida FRED’s Matt Micucci meets Polish filmmaker Pawel Pawlikowski, who returns to his native land for his latest work IDA, winner of the 2014 LUX Prize. He talks with us about the meaning of his return to his homeland, and comments on the particular choice of cultural setting for this [...] The postPawel Pawlikowski – Ida #venicedaysappeared first onFred Film Radio.

Abel Ferrara, Director/Co-screenwriter, Pasolini. Festival Section: Main Competition FRED’s Matt Micucci meets the great American filmmaker Abel Ferrara, who presented his film and tribute to another great filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in his film simply titled PASOLINI that was presented in the main competition of the 71st Venice Film Festival. Reporter: Matt Micucci The postAbel Ferrara, Pasolin...

Shinya Tsukamoto, Director, Nobi. Festival Section: Main competition NOBI (FIRES ON THE PLAIN) is set at the end of WWII. After invading an island in the Philippines, Japanese servicemen meet fierce counter-offensive from the locals and the allied forces. It’s just a matter of time before the few survivors are wiped out. Private [...] The postShinya Tsukamoto, Nobi (Fires on the Plain) #Venezia71a...

Elchin Musaoglu (Director), Fatemeh Motamed Arya (Actress), Nabat. Festival Section: Horizons NABAT is the intense tale of loyalty, abandonment and pride. ‘Nabat’ and her sick husband ‘Iskender’, live in a small isolated house far from the village. War has been raging for some time and their son has been killed at the front. [...] The postElchin Musaoglu, Fatemeh Motamed Arya, Nabat #Venezia71appe...

Laurent Cantet, Director, Rethour A IthaqueThe Official Jury of Venice Days, headed by Argentinian filmmaker Diego Lerman has bestowed the Venice Days Award among the films of the Official Selection on Rethour A Ithaque by Laurent Cantet. Fred meets the director. Festival Section: Venice Days Reporter: Amanny Mohamed The postLaurent Cantet, Rethour A Ithaque #venicedaysappeared first onFred Film R...

Vuk Rsumovic (Director), Denis Muric, Isidora Jankovich (Actors), No One’s Child. Festival Section:Venice Critics Week NO ONE’S CHILD is based on the true story of ‘Haris’ a young boy found living wild in the woods among wolves in the Bosnian mountains. He is captured and put in an orphanage where they attempt [...] The postVuk Rsumovic, Denis Muric, Isidora Jankovich, No One’s Child #Sicveneziaap...

Willem Dafoe, Actor, Pasolini. Festival Section: Venezia71 – Competition The great actor Willem Dafoe, after their previous film together on the Apocalypse, comes back to work with Abel Ferrara to play his most controversial character after Jesus Christ, the Italian poet and film director Pier Paolo Pasolini. Dafoe explains his work with Ferrara [...] The postWillem Dafoe, Pasolini #Venezia71appea...

Gisselle Gallego, Festival Curator. An impressive selection of best Latin American indipendent cinema. Not to be missed! Reporter: Cristiana Palmieri The postGisselle Gallego #slaff2014appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Guillermo Arriaga, Bahman Ghobadi, Mira Nair,Alex de la Iglesia, Directors, Lukas Akoskin, Alex Garcia, Producers,  Words with Gods Fred meets with some of the minds behind the collective film Words with Gods, an introspective study about faith, religion and mankind today. Festival Section: Out of Competition Reporter: Nicolò Comotti The postGuillermo Arriaga, Bahman Ghobadi, Mira Nair,Alex de la...

Rüdiger Suchsland, Director, From Caligari to Hitler. Festival Section: Venice Classics FRED meets Rüdiger Suchsland, director of FROM HITLER TO CALIGARI, a film that takes a close look at the influence of German cinema from the Weimar Republic and its representations of its times as well as its revelations about what was to come in [...] The postRüdiger Suchsland, From Caligari to Hitler #Venezia...

Josh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Directors and screenwriters, Heaven Knows What. Festival Section: Horizon FRED’s Matt Micucci meets the directors of HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT, Benny and Josh Safdie, presented at the Orizzonti section of the 71st Venice Film Festival. A film set in the junkie subculture of New York city which tells the everyday [...] The postJosh Safdie, Benny Safdie, Heaven Knows What #Venezia...

Giovanni Scatassa (Rai Cinema) tells us about the key issues approached during the well-attended Venice Film Market panel ‘VOD in China and Europe : what is the strategy for the NETFLIX arrival’, including the importance of increasing the offer of legal contents to counteract piracy. Reporter: Bénédicte Prot. The postGiovanni Scatassa – Guest speaker at the panel ‘VOD in China and Europe : what is...

Lucas Rosant’s past international experience on festivals and markets has enabled him to develop an extensive network and access to emerging talents worldwde. He worked for the organisation and programming of different International Film Festivals, as among others, La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes), Paris Cinema International Film Festival. [...] The postLucas Rosant – M...

Victoria Lu, Creative director, Asian Film & Television Space. Victoria Lu, creative director of Asian Film & Television Space at the Venice Film Festival, tells us about this new Asian project through which the Venice Film Market will further build on the bridge already initiated by market director Pascal Diot. Reporter: [...] The postVictoria Lu – Asian Film & Television Space #Venezia71appeared...

Frederic Maire, Director of Swiss Cinematheque and former Artistic Director of Locarno Film Festival. Festival Section: Venice Film Market Director of Swiss Cinematheque and former Artistic Director of the Locarno Film festival, Frederic Maire joins FRED to talk about the films he’s been watching at this year’s Venice Film festival and his role working [...] The postFrederic Maire #Venezia71appear...