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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Hailey Gates, director of the film Shako Mako. 

FRED interviews Hailey Gates, who directed Shako Mako, one of the short films of the MIU MIU Women’s Tales initiative presented in the Giornate degli Autori section of the 2019 Venice International Film Festival. The director talks about the experience of working on this project, which also marks her first fiction film directorial effort.

Shako Mako: Farah, a bread seller, walks the streets of a Middle Eastern town, while an American military vehicle, surrounded by soldiers, slowly passes by. A moment’s silence. Then, a devastating explosion. Civilians are bloodied, wounded. The horrors of war. “Farah” looks around aghast and wailing. But nothing here is quite what it seems. In fact, “Farah” is a character played by an aspiring actress called Laila. And this isn’t Iraq, but a replica village erected on the Fort Irwin army base in California, used to train American troops before being sent abroad. Laila believes her acting talents are being wasted away in this arid simulation, where female role-players are limited to mute, background roles. She takes things much more seriously. Laila plots her way out.

To discover more about the film, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Graeme Scott and Buddy Squires, directors of the film Beyond The Beach – The Hell and The Hope.

Graeme Scott and Buffy Squires worked beside the men and women of Emergency for five years to give us this astounding and shocking report of the war zones and the humanitarian crisis in our planet, where Emergency is operating. Gino Strada came at the end of the project to be interviewed and his voice and his words are the most efficient frame which the daily nightmares of these populations and those who help them are told into.

Beyond The Beach – The Hell and The Hope: gives a glimpse into the lives of doctors, nurses and volunteers who have given up their everyday lives to work in war-torn parts of the world for the Italian NGO Emergency. Created in 1994 by war surgeon Gino Strada, Emergency staff have helped save over 9 million lives around the world. From treating frontline injuries caused by explosions in Kabul, to the monotony of Refugee Camps in Iraq as well as their deployment on the MOAS rescue boats off the coast of Libya, the staff explain how they could not simply stay at home and do nothing knowing they could ‘do something’. We see their laughter, tears and, at times, frustration doing what very few people are brave enough to do and we learn the hardships and emotional stress that they must endure to carry out their missions while never losing hope…

For more information about the film Beyond The Beach – The Hell and The Hope, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Sean Evans, director of the film Roger Waters Us + Them.

Sean Evans has been working with Roger Waters for a long time, he created with him the show for the Roger Waters Us +Them tour. They are on the same page regarding human rights and social equality. This is translated in the show as well as the film, and Sean tells us the philosophy behind all the shows he builds.

Roger Waters Us + Them: Roger Waters, founder member and creative force behind Pink Floyd, brings to the screen his live story of Us + Them. The movie features songs from Waters legendary Pink Floyd albums and his last album, Is This The Life We Really Want? The film inspires with its powerful music and message of human rights, liberty and love.

For more information about the film Roger Waters Us + Them, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Roger Waters, director of the film Roger Waters Us + Them.

Having a little talk with Roger Waters is a big emotion. Listening how such an iconic musician is involved and outspoken towards human and social rights and against any form of oppressive and restraining governments and leaders is uplifting.

Roger Waters Us + Them: Roger Waters, founder member and creative force behind Pink Floyd, brings to the screen his live story of Us + Them. The movie features songs from Waters legendary Pink Floyd albums and his last album, Is This The Life We Really Want? The film inspires with its powerful music and message of human rights, liberty and love.

For more information about the film Roger Waters Us + Them, click here.

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PODCAST | Francesca Raffi and Annalisa Sandrelli interview some of the experts in media accessibility. This episode includes contributions from Jan Pedersen, Agnieszka Sarkowska, Jan-Louis Kruger and Anna Matamala.

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FRED is pleased to present the fifth episode of Accessible Cinema, a new periodical programme on media accessibility and inclusion, fostered by Sub-ti Access. This programme aims to inform its listeners and keep you updated on the status of media accessibility. We hope to raise awareness on accessibility in media and live entertainment, which is one of the 8 priority areas of the European Disability Strategy 2010 – 2020.

Jan Pedersen is Associate Professor in Translation Studies, Director of The Institute for Interpreting and Translation Studies, and Deputy Head of the Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism at Stockholm University. He is the organiser of the 8th Media for All International Conference entitled Complex Understandings tells us more about the complexities for audiovisual translation (AVT) and media accessibility (MA). To discover more about the Conference, click here.

Agnieszka Szarkowska, is Associate Professor in the Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw. She is one of the keynote speakers at the 8th Media for All International Conference and organiser of the upcoming 5th International Conference on Audiovisual Translation INTERMEDIA. She tells us more about the evolution of media accessibility and its new challenges. To discover more about the INTERMEDIA Conference, click here.

Jan-Louis Kruger is Head of the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia where he also teaches audiovisual translation. He is one of the keynote speakers at the 8th Media for All International Conference and we will discover with him what happens to the viewer experience in the age of universal access.

Finally, Anna Matamala, BA in Translation (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) and PhD in Applied Linguistics (Universitat Pompeu Fabria, Barcelona), is an associate professor at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Barcelona), where she teaches audiovisual translation. She tells us more about the European project EASIT (Easy Access for Social Inclusion Training). To discover more about the project, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Pascal Diot, Director Venice Production Bridge.

Pascal Diot has the usual annual chat with Angelo Acerbi about the just ended edition of the Venice Production Bridge. We talk about figures, attendees, market sections and the general sensation of productivity and relax that the market of the Venice Film Festival manages to produce every year.

For more information about the Venice Production Bridge, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Francine Raveney, Project Manager Eurimages.

Francine Ravenay, project manager for Eurimage specialised in Gender Equality, and founder of the European Women’s Audiovisual Network, analyzes with Angelo Acerbi the state of the art of gender equality in European cinema, following European laws and guidelines. The picture is still not satisfying, and she tells what can be still done.

For more information about Eurimages, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Brian Robinson and Marco Busato, from the Queer Lion Jury.

Brian Robinson and Marco Busato are two of the members of the Queer Lion Jury. In the usual chat with Angelo Acerbi after the deliberation of the Jury, they talk about the reason of giving the award to the winner, the quality of the selection and the issue of defining lgbtq films and festivals.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes, directors of the film House of Cardin.

P. David Ebersole and Todd Hughes are filmmakers, directors and producers, and also big Pierre Cardin fans. Their path crossed by chance with the one of the living legend of fashion and design in Paris…and they tell us how they made a film that is a celebration of the man and an inspirational tale for everybody, whatever field you work in and whatever life you live.

House of Cardin: Millions know the iconic logo and ubiquitous signature but few know the man behind the larger than life label. Ultimately we seek to answer the question: Who is Pierre Cardin? What is the story behind this legendary icon? House of Cardin is a rare peek into the mind of a genius, an authorized feature documentary chronicling the life and design of Pierre Cardin. Mr. Cardin has granted the directors the exclusive access to his archives and his empire and promises unprecedented interviews at the sunset of a glorious career.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Leonor Teles, director of the film Dogs Barking at Birds.

Leonor Teles tells us the history of the film: from a commissioned short film about Oporto to a coming of age drama on gentrification and family relationship. She decided the plot once she met the lead actor, and then his family making them all the actors in this film which narrates their own real story.

Dogs Barking at Birds: School is over and there’s a bustle in the air. In Porto, tourists fill up the streets and cafes. The old and decadent are now highlights of the city’s gentrification. Vicente moves around town on his bike, watching the urban landscape modify day by day. The town is no longer the same, the world is changing and so is he. Among his family and friends, Vicente lives with anticipation the first days of summer and the beginning of a new life.

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