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We interviewed Rinaldas Tomaševičius, the director of the short film -15, in the EFP FUTURE FRAMES – Generation NEXT of European Cinema section, together with Tomaševičius also the producer of the film, Lineta Lasiauskaite, who kindly acted as our interpreter.

-15 tells of the return home of a father, released from prison, who wants to reconnect with his daughter with whom he hasn’t spoken for 15 years. The film is an immersion in the nocturnal streets of Vilnius, which director Rinaldas Tomaševičius knows well because they were part of his homeless past. The director talks to us about his need to tell those marginalized people who are often not the protagonists of a film but who, for him, are a source of boundless love and beauty.

Alexei is released on parole after fifteen years in prison. But the sweet scent of freedom is poisoned by an enduring sense of guilt that keeps him from growing closer to his daughter, who in the meantime has become a prostitute. Rinaldas Tomaševičius’s social drama looks at the difficulty of making up for lost time and finding one’s place in a new, dark, grainy, and fragmentary reality. The film lends a voice to antagonistic figures rejected by society, awakening their emotions and exploring their chances for a new beginning. Clear and empathetic, it presents us with the important message that even an antagonist can become a hero.

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After premiering in Locarno Film Festival, Kim Allamand and his film Heart Fruit land in KVIFF in the program EFP FUTURE FRAMES – Generation NEXT of European Cinema , a 20′ episode film aiming at deconstructing clichés of cinematic love.

To quote the EFP: “Director Kim Allamand’s captivating film explores all these phenomena associated with romantic relationships”.

Since 2015 EFP FUTURE FRAMES – Generation NEXT of European Cinema annually presents ten outstanding young directors from Europe with their latest work at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) in the Czech Republic.

FUTURE FRAMES highlights new European cinema and the promising young directing talent behind it.

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Interview with Joris Tobé, director of Frantic Attempts at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the EFP FUTURE FRAMES – Generation NEXT of European Cinema.

Frantic Attempts:It is a comedic tale about how it’s never too late for a coming of age. This is the basis of Dutch Film Critics’ Award Best Graduation Film Frantic Attempts by Joris Tobé, screening at the at the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in the EFP FUTURE FRAMES –Generation NEXT of European Cinema. With Robbert Bleij playing Matthias, a young man on a weekend course of self-discovery called “My Value on Earth,” paid by his girlfriend who just told him that He’s going a father, Tobé plays with the dramedy, the tragicomedy to definitely tell us and himself that we’re always coming of age, and it’s ok to wonder about our purpose in life and most importantly, we should always try to be better and do better.

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 A.V.Rockwell’s debut feature, A Thousand and one, won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film festival in January 2023 and before its italian release on June 29th in Italy, it had its premiere in Taormina Film Fest, the 59th edition.

The film depicts a mother (Taylor) in New York City who will go to extreme lengths to keep her son out of the foster-care system. Taking place along 20 years of changes and the rapid gentrification in New York, A thousand and one is, to quote Rockwell, her way to finally portray a woman of color in a three dimensional way, as funny, strong, fragile and at the same time, a superhero.

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