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Simone Moraldi, ConsultantSimone Moraldi joins FRED to talk aboout the importance of film literacy among young people and the research he has carried out for the British Film Institute in London. Festival Section: Venice film market Reporter: Amanny Mohamed The postSimone Moraldi #venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Naji Abu Nawar (Co-Writer/Director), Jack Fox (Actor), Rupert Lloyd (Producer/Editor), Theeb (Wolf). Festival Section: Horizons Talented new filmmaker Naji Abu Nawar brings mesmerisingArabian Western THEEB (Wolf) to the big screen. The movie has been selected for the Horizons (Orizzonti) section of the 71st Venice film festival and FRED’s Amanny Mohamed caught up with Nawar and [...] The postNaji...

Viggo Mortensen, Actor, Loin Des Hommes – Far From men. Festival Section: Competition – Venezia71 Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti The postViggo Mortensen, Loin Des Hommes – Far From men #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

David Gordon Green, Director, Manglehorn. Festival Section: Competition – Venezia 71 Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti The postDavid Gordon Green, Manglehorn #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Chinlin Hseih, Director, Flowers of Taipei. Festival Section: Venice Classics From first-time director Chinlin Hseih comes FLOWERS OF TAIPEI – TAIWAN NEW CINEMA, a documentary that, with the help of some fantastic contributors like Olivier Assayas and Palme D’or winner Apichatpong Weerasethakul pays homage to some of the innovative, creative Taiwanese directors like Hou Hsiao-Hsien [...] The postC...

Fatih Akin, Writer/Director, The Cut. Festival Section: Main Competition Fatih Akin, Writer/Director of THE CUT talks to FRED reporter Amanny Mohamed about the controversial subject of the film – Armenian genocide in the early 20th Century. The film is in main competition at this year’s 71st Venice film festival. Reporter: Amanny Mohamed The postFatih Akin, The Cut #Venezia71appeared first onFred...

Karel Och, Artistic Director, Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Karel Och, Artistic Director of Karlovy Vary film festival pops into FRED studios to chat to Amanny Mohamed about his jury mentoring role with 28 Times Cinema for The LUX Prize, and to find out what films he’s enjoyed so far at this [...] The postKarel Och – Karlovy Vary Film Festival #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Pierr-Paul Puljiz, Producer, The Smell of Us. Festival Section: Venice Days. Fred talks to Pierre Paul Puljiz, the producer for Larry Clark’s latest film THE SMELL OF US. We get to know about how Clark’s approach is to filmmaking, and how trusting and instinctive Pierre had to be, to fully support the [...] The postPierr-Paul Puljiz – The Smell of Us #VeniceDaysappeared first onFred Film Radio.

Peter Hoogendoorn, Director, Between 10 and 12. Festival Section: Venice Days. FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Peter Hoogendoorn who presented his feature debut BETWEEN 10 AND 12 at the Venice Days section of the 71st Venice Film Festival. A very personal film where the filmmaker tells the story that closely resembles his [...] The postPeter Hoogendoorn – Between 10 and 12 #VeniceDaysappeared...

Aditya Vikram Sengupta, Director, Labour of Love FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Aditya Vikram Sengupta who talks about LABOUR OF LOVE from the Venice Days section of the 71st Venice Film Festival. This is a film that tells a love story in the midst of recessionary times. What makes the feature particularly interesting [...] The postAditya Vikram Sengupta, Labour of Love #venezia71appeared fir...

Timm Kröger, Director, Zerrumpelt Herz (The Council of Birds). Festival Section: Venice Critics Week Fred meets with Timm Kröger, director of the lyrical Zerrumpelt Herz (The Council of Birds), here in Venice with the International Critics’ Week selection. Reporter: Nicolò Comotti The postTimm Kröger, Zerrumpelt Herz (The Council of Birds) #Sicveneziaappeared first onFred Film Radio.

Chaitanya Tamhane, Writer/Director, Court. Festival Section: Horizons Chaitanya Tamhane’s first feature film COURT is in competition in the Horizons/Orizzonti section of this year’s 71st Venice Film Festival. Set in Mumbai, the film challenges both the ideologies and absurdities of the judicial system. This year, the festival is live streaming the film after its premiere on sala [...] The postChai...

Duane Hopkins, Writer/Director, Bypass. Festival Section: Horizons Brit Writer/Director Duane Hopkins brings us his second feature BYPASS selected in competiton in the Horizons section of this year’s Venice film festival. George McKay plays the troubled “Tim” who’s essentially a good kid but needs to delve into the darker side of society to survive [...] The postDuane Hopkins, Bypass #Venezia71app...

Alessandra Speciale, Consultant for Arab & African for Venice film programming committee, Final Cut initiative. Alessandra Speciale takes time out of her busy schedule to talk to FRED about scouting for Arabic and African films to present to the Venice film selection committee. She is also managing THE FINAL CUT initiative whereby [...] The postAlessandra Speciale – Final Cut #Venezia71appeared fi...

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

Kase Ryo, Kim Eiusung, Actors, Hill of Freedom. Festival Section: Orizzonti. FRED’s Matt Micucci meets Kase Ryo and Kim Eiusung, actors in the film HILL OF FREEDOM by Hong Sangsoo presented in the Orizzonti section of the 71st Venice Film Festival. They talk about the original approach that was used in [...] The postKase Ryo and Kim Eiusung – Hill of Freedom #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Ra...

Lucas Rosant, Consultant, European Gap Financing. Here’s a man “in-the-know” – Lucas Rosant is part of a new initiative in European Gap financing which helps productions raise the last 30% of their budget. Reporter: Amanny Mohamed. The postLucas Rosant – European Gap Financing #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Kathryn Reed Altman (Wife of director Robert Altman), Michael Murphy (Actor), Altman. Festival Section: Venice Classics ALTMAN is a charming and wonderfully crafted documentary by Ron Mann detailing the professional and personal life of one of America’s greatest auteurs, Robert Altman. FRED’s Amanny Mohamed caught up with the charismatic wife of Robert Altman, Kathryn Reed [...] The postKathryn Re...

One of ‘the’ most important people at the festival joins FRED and chats to Amanny Mohamed about being president of the Venice Days jury and watching films at this year’s festival. Reporter: Amanny Mohamed. The postDiego Lerman – President of the jury #Venicedaysappeared first onFred Film Radio.

Natalie Cristiani, Editor, Dancing with Maria. Festival Section: Venice Critics Week. DANCING WITH MARIA is one of the films selected for Venice International Critics week. The documentary centres on Maria Fux, an elderly Argentinian dancer. In her studio in the centre of Buenos Aires, she welcomes dancers from all walks of life, including [...] The postNatalie Cristiani, Dancing with Maria #Sicve...

Veronika Franz (Director), Severin Fiala (Screenwriters), Goodnight Mommy (Ich Seh Ich Seh). Festival Section: Orizzonti. FRED’s Matt Micucci interviews Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala, directors and screenwriters of the film GOODNIGHT MOMMY (Ich Seh Ich Seh) presented at the 71st Venice Film Festival. They tell us how they are happy to [...] The postVeronika Franz and Severin Fiala – Goodnight M...

An extract from the Panel “UK – Italy: a way forward to co-productions. Funding schemes and collaboration opportunities in the Italian and British film industries”. The postNevina Satta – Anica UK #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Samanta Perahia, Senior Production Executive, British Film Commission. An extract from the Panel “UK – Italy: a way forward to co-productions. Funding schemes and collaboration opportunities in the Italian and British film industries”. The postSamanta Perahia – British Film Commission #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Ami Canaan Mann, Director, Jackie & Ryan. Festival Section: Orizzonti. Reporter: Marina Fabbri. The postAmi Canaan Mann – Jackie & Ryan #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.

Rajendra Roy, Chief curator of the departement of Film, Museum of Modern Art. Rajendra Roy, Chief Curator of the Department of film at MOMA, New York stopped by to talk to FRED FILM RADIO about retrospective film THE IRON MASK showing in the Classics section of the 71st Venice Film festival. [...] The postRajendra Roy – Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) #Venezia71appeared first onFred Film Radio.