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PODCAST| Matt Micucci interviews Luána Bajrami and Matteo Perez, actors of the film School’s Out.

School’s Out, the new film directed by Sébastien Marnier, was featured in the competition of the 3rd Macao International Film Festival and Awards. We spoke with two of its young actors, Luána Bajrami and Matteo Perez, who are part of a mysterious group of tightknit friends from an elite class who drive the narrative of the film. We ask them about how they were able to achieve such closeness with their fellow cast members, whether they were aware with the many serious themes and issues that the film tackles and what they believe are the challenges of making the transition from childhood to adulthood.

School’s Out: A high school teacher throws himself from the classroom window before the terrified eyes of his students. Despite the tragedy, six of them remain oddly cool and unemotional. Pierre, the new substitute teacher, notices the hostile behaviour of this close-knit clique. Smart and precocious, the six teenagers seem to be preparing a mysterious plan after school. Pierre becomes obsessed with them and is quickly sucked into their sinister game. His life soon turns into a nightmare.

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PODCAST| Matt Micucci interviews Qiu Sheng, director of the film Suburban Birds.

Director Qiu Sheng presented his debut feature film, Suburban Birds, in competition at the 3rd International Film Festival of Macao. In this interview, he talks about how the film was based on his own memories and influenced by Kafka. We also talk about the challenges he faces in making his feature debut and he reveals that he believes he making films is perhaps the only thing he knows how to do. Furthermore, given the fact that in Suburban Birds, Qiu Sheng plays with narrative structure and makes use of devices not commonly associated with conventional filmmaking, we ask him whether he would define himself as a filmmaker who “trusts his own audience.”

Suburban Birds: Some ground subsidence has occurred in a suburban area and a team of engineers, including Hao, is dispatched to investigate the cause. After days of wandering around in the empty suburb looking for answers and carrying his heavy gear, Hao walks into a primary school where he finds a diary chronicling the story of a boy and the separation of what seems to be an intimate friend group. As he reads on, Hao discovers that this diary might contain prophecies about his own life.

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PODCAST| Matt Micucci interviews Milko Lazarov, director of the film Ága.

Director Milko Lazarov presented his second feature, Ága, in the competition of the 2018 Macao International Film Festival. The film appears to take place in an Innuit community – yet it is all from the imagination of the director himself, who through this story tries to paint a more universal picture, a metaphor for the last people on earth and themes that remind us of family, love and the apocalypse. We talk about all this in our interview with him, as well as his choice to shoot the film in 35mm and the challenges to film in a dangerous, icy setting. Lazarov also discusses the reason why it took him five years to complete a new film, following his acclaimed 2013 award-winning feature debut Alienation.

Ága: In a yurt on the snow-covered fields of the North, Nanook and Sedna live following the traditions of their ancestors. Alone in the wilderness, they look like the last people on Earth. Nanook and Sedna’s traditional way of life starts changing – slowly, but inevitably. Hunting becomes more and more difficult, the animals around them die from inexplicable deaths and the ice has been melting earlier every year. Chena, who visits them regularly, is their only connection to the outside world – and to their daughter Ága, who has left the icy tundra a long time ago due to a family feud. When Sedna’s health deteriorates, Nanook decides to fulfill her wish. He embarks on a long journey to find Ága.

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PODCAST| Matt Micucci interviews Mike Goodridge, artistic director of the 3rd Macao International Film Festival and Awards.

This year, the International Film Festival of Macao (IFFAM) celebrated its third edition, and we sat down to talk about its evolution and objectives with Mike Goodridge, its artistic director. He tells us about how one of the main objectives of the festival is to cultivate a film audience and community here in Macao, as well as to inform filmmakers on aspects of the film industry they may not be aware of. We also talk about the role of media within a festival such as this – particularly the international media. Besides this, Goodridge discusses the selection of the films in competition and the inclusion of classic titles in the program, says a few words on actor Nicolas Cage (who was presented with an honorary IFFAM award this year) and more.

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PODCAST | Cristiana Palmieri interviews Rachael Belle Myers, writer, director and producer of the film Three Feet Deep.

Rachael Belle Myers talks about the compelling experience of writing, directing and producing her fourth short film and about the challenges of shooting in a forest. Rachael explains how the film can empower people to think twice before turning a blind eye to some of the problems we face in the world, as sometimes all it takes is just one person to make a difference.

Three Feet Deep: A gravedigger for hire is faced with a dilemma when he breaks his code and decides to spy on one of his criminal clients.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Luca Ferrario, member of the Trentino Film Commission.

Luca Ferrario from the Trentino Film Commission tells us about the activities of his office, the important film fund that the Film Commission manages and the importance of being part of Italian Film Commissions association, a great help to position Italy as a global and appealing location for international films and TV productions.

This interview was recorded during the 2018 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. To discover more about the Trentino Film Commission, click here.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Giovanna Carone, member of the Lucana Film Commission.

Giovanna Carone frome the Lucana Film Commission tells us the activities her office put in place to help the film productions coming to shoot in her region, with the specificity of the agreement LuCa with Calabria Film Commission.

This interview was recorded during the 2018 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. To discover more about the Lucana Film Commission, click here.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Cristina Priarone, general director of the Roma Lazio Film Commission.

Rome is the centre of the Italian film industry and Roma Lazio Film Commission is in a privileged position when it comes to international productions. Cristina Priarone, general director of the film commission, tells us the duties and the commitment that her office has towards Italy and other film commissions, in the synergy created by the Italian Film Commissions association, where the efforts are shared, as the results.

This interview was recorded during the 2018 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. To discover more about the Roma Lazio Film Commission, click here.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Andrea Rocco, director of the Genova Liguria Film Commission.

Andrea Rocco is with the Genova Liguria Film Commission since its beginning and has a long experience in working with film productions. The activities done by the Genova Liguria Film Commission are focused on attracting and helping productions and also on collaborating to the efficiency of the system Italy promoted by the Italian Film Commissions association.

This interview was recorded during the 2018 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. To discover more about Genova Liguria Film Commission, click here.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Alessandra Miletto, director of Valle d’Aosta Film Commission.

The Valle d’Aosta Film Commission has developed in the last couple of years and the activities created brought to the small region surrounded by mountains a fair amount of new productions, and long lasting TV series. Alessandra Miletto tells us the work method applied and the potential still to be exploited.

This interview was recorded during the 2018 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.

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