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Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict, sits down with his co-host Kelly Jones at the 2023 AFCI Week in Los Angeles, California. Here, they share a conversation with Nomin-Erdene Gereltuya from one of the newest international film commissions: the Mongolian National Film Council.

Eric Mika, president and publisher of The Film Verdict, sits down with his co-host Rashid Bahati to speak with Carlota Guerrero from the Catalunya Film Commission at AFCI week about the exciting possibilities presented for filmmakers there and the initiatives for inclusion and diversity across the industry.

Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict, sits down with his co-host Kelly Jones to speak with Steven Davenport of Screen Ireland at the 2023 AFCI Week in Los Angeles, California. Davenport talks about the exciting opportunities Ireland presents to filmmakers and their impressive pedigree of awards and honors.

The program of this year's Berlinale featured movies told from a characteristic and unapologetic female perspective. In this latest episode of the Showcast, TFV's Matt Micucci shares conversations with artists who presented such first. First off, filmmaker Emily Atef talks about "Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything" from the festival's official competition, an erotic tale set in 1990 East Ger...

Flashback to the 2023 AFCI Week in Los Angeles, California. Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict, sat down with his co-host Kelly Jones, to speak with Bega Metzer of the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission in Utah. Metzer spoke about the exciting possibilities for filmmakers venturing out to the region.

Flashback to the 2023 AFCI Week in Los Angeles, California, as Eric Mika, President and Publisher of The Film Verdict, sat down with his co-host, Kelly Jones, to speak with Tristan Albrecht from the Valais Film Commission in Switzerland. The Valais Film Commission is an organization dedicated to welcoming, assisting and supporting audiovisual projects in the canton, and encouraging the local film...

Each year, the European Film Market welcomes film professionals from different parts of the world to Berlin, Germany. This year was no exception and TFV's Matt Micucci sought the opportunity to record conversations about the current film and audiovisual industry scene of three different countries: Taiwan, Ukraine and Chile. This latest episode of the Showcast features conversations with: Chia-Hua...

In this episode, Rashid Bahati has the pleasure of speaking with Clement Virgo, a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director. Clement is the co-founder of the production company Conquering Lion Pictures, which has produced critically acclaimed films, such as "Poor Boy's Game" and "The Book of Negroes," a six-part miniseries based on the novel by Canadian writer Lawrence Hill. "The...

Unconventional parents and idealistic teachers were among the most fascinating characters of films presented within the program of the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. In this latest episode of the Showcast, TFV's Matt Micucci shares conversations with filmmakers who presented works featuring such characters. Director İlker Çatak talks about "The Teachers' Lounge," about an idealistic teac...

TFV's Matt Micucci shines a light on the 2023 International Film Festival Rotterdam, in conversation with its director Vanja Kaludjercic. The conversation was recorded at the 2023 European Film Market and not long after the conclusion of what many consider to be the first major film festival of the calendar year. As such, this episode of the Showcast features a discussion of its program, including...

Rashid Bahati presents his conversation with Floyd Webb, a filmmaker and founder/curator of Blacknuss.tv. We discuss Floyd's extensive experience in the film industry, which includes being the associate producer of the award-winning film "Daughters of the Dust" (1992), directed by Julie Dash. He was also the Chicago producer of the American Masters film, "The World of Nat King Cole" (2006). In our...

Noir 360, the podcast that celebrates international Black film in all its diversity, is thrilled to present Rashid Bahati's conversation with Rahmatou Keïta, a Nigerian journalist, writer and film director. Keïta's career in film began in 1990 and she has since become an accomplished filmmaker, winning the prestigious 7 d'Or for "L'assiette anglaise" (2005) and the Sojourner Truth Award for her fi...

In this episode of Noir 360, Rashid Bahati shares and exclusive conversation with Valeriya Biyen, co-owner of Yelhy Technology Africa and owner of the newly-opened 22N6 Tech Lounge, based in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Biyen is originally from Ukraine and currently lives between Europe and West Africa. In this podcast conversation, we discussed her passion and involvement in Ouagadougou to engage t...

TFV's Matt Micucci shares an extensive conversation with the legendary American experimental filmmaker James Benning, who presented his latest film, Allensworth, in the Forum section of the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. The film centres on the title location, the first self-administered African-American municipality in California. A great starting point for a conversation covering sever...

TFV's Matt Micucci has a conversation with Jaclyn Philpott, Executive Director of the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI), the only global non-profit organization representing city, state, regional, provincial and national film commission members on six continents. It provides commissions with advocacy, connectivity and education necessary in the screen sector to foster economic...

TFV's Matt Micucci shares conversations with filmmakers who premiered new films about human connection from different parts of the world at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival. This episode of the Showcast features a conversation with Romanian filmmaker Vlad Petri, whose "Between Revolutions" tells the story of the friendship between two women who met in the 1970s in Bucharest but who were...

Alpha Film Festival (AFF) offers a ground-breaking peek into the future of interactivity in art. Hosted by the MILC platform in a Web3 Metaverse, AFF represents an exciting evolution for film festivals. ⁠HIT (Hollywood International Talks) ⁠ is a podcast series of insightful discussions with international film industry experts, produced by The Film Verdict.

TFV's Matt Micucci shares insight on different initiatives that, while different, promote the cinema of the future. This episode of the SHOWCAST features a conversation with Darryl C. Marks, CEO and Founder of Adapt Entertainment, a creative technology company that developed a proprietary AI neuro-rendering process to sync a film or series' original performance with a new language, allowing for a...

Alpha Film Festival (AFF) offers a ground-breaking peek into the future of interactivity in art. Hosted by the MILC platform in a Web3 Metaverse, AFF represents an exciting evolution for film festivals. HIT (Hollywood International Talks)  is a podcast series of insightful discussions with international film industry experts, produced by The Film Verdict.

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TFV's Matt Micucci shares insight into filmmaking in Iran by interviewing two of the most renowned Iranians in the international film community on the latest episode of the SHOWCAST. Recorded live at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival, this new episode features a conversation about the Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association with producer Kaveh Farnam, universally acclaimed for his awa...

In his inaugural episode of the Showcast, TFV's Matt Micucci spoke with Roberto Stabile, Italian Directorate General for Cinema and Audiovisual of the Italian Ministry for Culture. In this podcast conversation, Stabile shares his thoughts on the current Italian cinema and whether it has lost some of its shine in its standing within world cinema. This is appropriate since Stabile is the man behind...