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PODCAST | David Martos interviews Thomas Vinterberg, director of the film Druk (Another round).

Thomas Vinterberg, in official selection this San Sebastian Film Festival, talks to FRED Film Radio via Zoom about his latest film, Druk (Another round), with Mads Mikkelsen. The moviemaker reflects upon the message of the film on alcohol-addiction, his absence of San Sebastian and this COVID-19 year.

Druk (Another round): Four high school teachers launch a drinking experiment: upholding a constant low level of intoxication. Soon the experiment will lead them to awkward situations, both in school and at home.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Tomm Moore, director of the film The Secret of Kells.

A conversation with influential animation filmmaker Tomm Moore, who is also the co-founder of Irish-based animation studio Cartoon Saloon. Here, we talk about his 2009 Oscar-nominated feature, The Secret of Kells, to mark its inclusion within the European Film Factory initiative, a brand new EU-supported online film literacy platform launched by the French Institute. Aside from talking about this film, Moore shares stories about the origins of his interest in animation, a short history of Cartoon Saloon and some of the things that influence the studio’s distinctive and eclectic style.

The Secret of Kells: In the remote Irish woods, Cellach (Brendan Gleeson) prepares a fortress for an impending attack by a Viking war party. Unbeknown to Cellach, his young nephew Brendan (Evan McGuire) — who has no taste for battle — works secretly as an apprentice in the scriptorium of the local monastery, learning the ancient art of calligraphy. As the Vikings approach, revered illuminator Aidan (Mick Lally) arrives at the monastery and recruits Brendan to complete a series of dangerous, magical tasks.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Emilie Boucheteil, head of cinema at the French Institue.

A conversation with Emilie Boucheteil, head of cinema at the French Institute (Institut Français), which recently launched the EU-supported film literacy platform, European Film Factory. In this interview we talk about this initiative, how it will work, what films have been selected for it and the importance of film education at large.

The European Film Factory is an ambitious project that aims to support film literacy by giving teachers and their students (11 to 18 years old) the unique opportunity to participate actively in film education.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Janneke Brasecke, general manager of Bluewater Africa.

A conversation with Janneke Brasecke, general manager of Bluewater Africa. Bluewater is a company that leverages its advanced water purification technologies to save the planet from a quarter-of-a-million throwaway plastic bottles. Recently, it has also started to collaborate prominently with film and television productions, including Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves, recently shot in South Africa. In this interview, Brasecke talks about Bluewater as well as their innovative mobile water purification station and how it facilitates sustainable filmmaking.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Alex De la Iglesia, director of the film 30 Coins.

Talking with Alex De la Iglesia is a blast; he is funny and light as much as his films are dark and intense. This tv series makes no difference but he explains how having more time and more narrative space (and a strong support from the producers and the channel) made all the difference to him.

30 Coins: Welcome to a world where nothing is what it seems and nobody can be trusted. Vergara is an exorcist, boxer and ex-con sent to be a parish priest in a remote village. He wants to forget and be forgotten, but his enemies will soon find him. Strange things happen. A bizarre team of Mayor Paco and Elena, the veterinarian, seek the truth, while reality is distorted by a cursed coin that is at the center of a global conspiracy.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Regina King, director of the film One Night in Miami.

In a zoom press conference, Regina King presents her directorial debut, One Night in Miami, in competition at the 77th Venice Film Festival. The film proves to be very contemporary for the many themes that treats and Regina King shares her feelings about that.

One Night in Miami: In the aftermath of Cassius Clay’s defeat of Sonny Liston in 1964, the young boxer meets with friends Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown to decide the course of his life, and possibly that of civil rights history.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Frederick Wisemann, director of the film City Hall.

“I wanted to make a film about a government that works” . These are the words behind Frederick Wisemann’s new film City Hall about Boston City Hall, that it comes to show how involved in the city’s life the Boston government is. This is a lesson to learn from,comments Wisemann and the film ends up showing how inefficient Trump’s leadership when compared to the Boston City one.

City Hall: City government touches almost every aspect of our lives. Most of us are unaware of or take for granted these necessary services such as police, fire, sanitation, veterans affairs, elder support, parks, licensing of various professional activities, record keeping of birth, marriage and death as well as hundreds of other activities that support Boston residents and visitors. City Hall shows the efforts by Boston city government to provide these services. The film also illustrates the variety of ways the city administration enters into civil discourse with the citizens of Boston. Mayor Walsh and his administration are presented addressing a number of their policy priorities which include racial justice, affordable housing, climate action, and homelessness. City Hall shows a city government successfully offering a wide variety of services to a diverse population.

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PODCAST | Elena Di Giovanni interviews Kristiyan Zahariev, Bulgarian ambassador at the 2020 edition of 27 Times Cinema at Venezia 77.

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The participants of the 27 Times Cinema project introduce themselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 27 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 27 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Francesca Raffi interviews Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik, Estonian ambassador at the 2020 edition of 27 Times Cinema at Venezia 77.

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The participants of the 27 Times Cinema project introduce themselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 27 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 27 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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