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PODCAST | Alessia Rosati interviews Jacob Freudendal-Pedersen, Danish ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

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The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Ronja Tammenpää, Finnish ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

To listen to the podcast, click on the ► icon on the right, just above the picture

The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews David Batty and Michael Caine, director and protagonist of the film My Generation.

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets Michael Caine and David Batty, respectively protagonist – narrator – star and director of My generation, a documentary on Caine’s inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Caine and Batty reveal the genesis of the film starting with their collaboration with Simon Fuller. Caine doesn’t feel nostalgic about that moment in his life but he is thankful for all those changes in society that led him to success and good and important roles in cinema and theatre. What about the future of cinema, communication and creativity? According to Caine, nowadays the majority of movies are about monsters and fantasy like Start Wars and to see stories about people you have to go to Festivals like Venice and to rely on TV and streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon.

My generation: British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in My Generation, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Based on personal accounts and stunning archive footage, this feature-length documentary film sees Caine travel back in time to talk to The Beatles, Twiggy, David Bailey, Mary Quant, The Rolling Stones, David Hockney and other star names. The film has been painstakingly assembled over the last six years to tell the story of the birth of pop culture in London, through the eyes of the young Michael Caine: “For the first time in history the young working class stood up for ourselves and said: We’re here, this is our society and we’re not going away!”. My Generation uses carefully intercut audio of Caine’s conversations with his co-stars blended with unseen archive material to take the movie viewer back to the heart of the 1960s. In one poignant sequence we accompany Caine as he drives through Piccadilly Circus today overlaid with original 60s film to create a remarkable time travel effect.

For the official page of the film on the Festival website, click here.

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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Gonçalo Viana, Portuguese ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

To listen to the podcast, click on the ► icon on the right, just above the picture

The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Marta Ban, Croatian ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

To listen to the podcast, click on the ► icon on the right, just above the picture

The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Konstantinos Kardakaris, Greek ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

To listen to the podcast, click on the ► icon on the right, just above the picture

The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Alessia Rosati interviews Claudia Sirbulescu, Romanian ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

To listen to the podcast, click on the ► icon on the right, just above the picture

The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST ¦ Matt Micucci interviews Zaradasht Ahmed, director of Nowhere to Hide, from the 5th Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival.

Director Zaradasht Ahmed talks about his documentary feature film, Nowhere to Hide, screened at the 5th Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival of Tangier in Morocco. The film portrays five years of dramatic change in the country of Iraq after the retreat of the American and Coalition troops, from 2011 to 2016. It does this by featuring prominently footage shot in the midst of the action by Nori Sharif, a male nurse. In Nowhere to Hide, we witness the situation as it goes from one full of joy and excitement for the beginning of a potential reconstruction of the country after U.S. retreat, to one of sadness, disenchantment, violence, and brutality.

Ahmed talks about the process of making the film, as well as his meeting with Nori Sharif, and his idea of training him to document whatever was happening around him. He also tells us that he did not understand how things might develop, and indeed, Nowhere to Hide was itself born out of a project that had to be scrapped after the unexpected American retreat. Among the other things, Zaradesht also discusses the ethical question of documentation and the use of footage shot directly by ordinary people, as well as the fact that Nowhere to Hide tells a story about Iraq that is largely and constantly ignored by the media from other parts of the world.

NOWHERE TO HIDE follows male nurse Nori Sharif through five years of dramatic change, providing unique access into one of the world’s most dangerous and inaccessible areas – the “triangle of death” in central Iraq. Initially filming stories of survivors and the hope of a better future as American and Coalition troops retreat from Iraq.

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PODCAST ¦ Matt Micucci interviews Karine Morales, co-director of Blooms in the Concrete, from the 5th Europe Orient International Film Festival.

Directors Karine Morales and Caroline Pericard presented their film Blooms in the Concrete (French title: Les Fleurs du bitume) at the 5th Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival of Tangier in Morocco. Blooms in the Concrete follows three young women, born under the dictatorship of Ben Ali, who perform art in the street and, in their own individual way, fight for the freedom of women in their country. We meet Morales for an interview on her documentary and she talks in detail about Blooms in the Concrete, the photograph that inspired her to pursue the documentary project, and gives an example of the struggles her and Pericard had while shooting the film by recalling a hellish first day of shooting. (We also thank Brigitta Portier for providing translation for this interview).

BLOOMS IN THE CONCRETE. In the streets of Tunis and Sfax, Chaima, Oumaima, Shams. They do not know each other but are part of the same generation. They were born under the dictatorship of Ben Ali. They are the teenagers of the Jasmine revolution that hatched in Tunisia in 2011. They embody all the nuances, sometimes opposed, always complimentary, of a common struggle; the freedom of women in their country.

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PODCAST ¦ Matt Micucci interviews Mehdi Bekkar, director of Forgotten Massacre, from the 5th Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival of Tangier.

Director and editor Mehdi Bekkar screened his film, Forgotten Massacre, at the 5th Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival of Tangier in Morocco. The film talks, as the title suggests, about a widely forgotten tragic and brutal event: the Paris massacre of 1961 against hundreds of unarmed Algerian civilians. We ask Bekkar why the massacre has been repressed and its story has remained untold for so long. Forgotten Massacre tells this story also through archive material and priceless contributions from interviewees who were present at the time. The latter talk about the massacre from various viewpoints and also contribute to an insightful and much-needed re-evaluation of the events. Bekkar talks about the challenge of looking for people to interview, and also whether he feels closer to the footage in his documentaries when he edits them (for he edited as well as he directed Forgotten Massacre).

FORGOTTEN MASSACRE. A film about the Paris massacre of 1961 carried out by the French police against hundreds of unarmed Algerian civilians. Forgotten Massacre delves deeply into the details of this important event in Algerian memory through the testimonies of guests who have lived through this event.

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