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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Susannah Farrugia, Maltese 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 Vanesa Strautniece, Latvian 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 | Cristiana Palmieri interviews Greta Scacchi, actress in the film Tenderness, festival ambassador and jury member of the Italian Film Festival.

For almost two decades the Italian Film Festival has celebrated Italian language, culture and la dolce vita, presenting the best new contemporary Italian cinema and most cherished classics on the big screen. For the first time, the Festival introduces the Bulgari Critics’ Choice Award, a new prize to celebrate Italian contemporary cinema. Six films are featured in the official competition section, chosen from the most acclaimed Italian productions in the last year.

Tenderness: Estranged from his family, a cynical widower grows close to his new neighbours in Gianni Amelio’s beautifully shot drama Tenderness, featuring festival ambassador Greta Scacchi who plays Aurora, a woman who arrives at a moment of crisis with a distressing story to tell.

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

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PODCAST | Cristiana Palmieri interviews Richard Moore, artistic director of the Israeli Film Festival.

Richard Moore, the artistic director, talks about the program for this year which presents about 20 films, spanning from feature films, documentaries and short films. He also talks about the challenges of securing contents in a country with more than 50 film festivals per year in the major cities.

For the fourteenth year in succession the festival showcases the best of Israeli cinema in Australia.

For the official page of the Festival, click here.

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PODCAST | Cristiana Palmieri interviews Amin Palangi,  artistic director of the Persian Film Festival.

The Festival and Artistic director Amin Palangi talks about the festival programme and the highlights that are presented this year.

Founded in 2011, it is a one of a kind festival that showcases films by Persian-speaking filmmakers of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, and through screenings, master classes and cultural events it celebrates this rich cinematic culture in and with Australian communities. The festival also aims to be a leader in shifting views and misconceptions in Australia by creating spaces for new and alternative voices of Persian-Australians and by being a forum for dialogue between and amongst diverse communities.

For the official page of the Festival, click here.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Molly Parker and Christian Camargo,  actors of the film Wormwood.

Wormwood is the first miniseries Errol Morris works on and it depicts a family story of one man’s sixty-year quest to identify the circumstances of his father’s mysterious death. Venezia 74 has opened its doors to Netflix and Wormwood will be available on the streaming platform from December 15th. Actors Molly Parker and Christian Camargo talk about their participation in the mini series project and discuss the thin and fine line between documentary and fiction which Morris knows how to work on and create a balance with.

Wormwood: From ground-breaking documentary filmmaker Errol Morris, witness the untold true story of the CIA, LSD experiments, mind control, and the death of a family man.

For the official page of the film, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Chris Smith and Jim Carrey,  director and protagonist of the film Jim & Andy: the Great Beyond – the story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman with a very special, contractually obligated mention of Tony Clifton.

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets Jim Carrey and Chris Smith at the 74th Venice International Film Festival where they presented Jim & Andy: the Great Beyond – the story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman with a very special, contractually obligated mention of Tony Clifton, a documentary-interview- confession the title of which only sums up the first intent of the film: to finally show the audience the behind the scenes documentary on the making of Man On The Moon (1999) by Milos Forman. The film starred Jim Carrey in the role of Andy Kaufmann and the actor somehow became so immersed in Andy’s character and his alter ego Tony Clifton that he felt his presence by his side for a long time after they were done filming. While guiding us on this trip through that moment in his life, Jim Carrey talks about the beginning of his career, the films that made him famous from The Mask to Dumb and Dumber  and also talk to us about his father. Thanks to the film, we long for Andy Kaufman but we finally meet the person hiding behind “the mask” of Jim Carrey.

Jim & Andy: the Great Beyond – the story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman with a very special, contractually obligated mention of Tony Clifton: No one really knew what was real and not real half the time. I didn’t know what was real and not real, you just went with Andy and Tony and where ever their whim took you and the emotions often times were very real.” (Jim Carrey). In 1999 Milos Forman cast Jim Carrey to play cult comedian Andy Kaufman in his biopic Man on the Moon. What followed was an intensely bizarre and emotional film production. Surrounded by Kaufman’s friends and family on set, Carrey thoroughly “became” Andy and, alternately, Tony Clifton, Kaufman’s obnoxious lounge singer alter ego. Much like Kaufman’s comedy, Carrey’s acting took on a performance art quality during the film. He never broke character on set, the cast and the crew referred to him as either ‘Andy’ or ‘Tony’ depending on who he was embodying (he had created complete and separate identities for each). Jim Carrey earned critical acclaim and a Golden Globe for the performance, but many of the production’s most Kaufmanesque moments played out behind the scenes, thankfully captured on video by Andy’s former girlfriend, Lynne Margulies and former writing partner, Bob Zmuda. In Jim & Andy: the Great Beyond – the story of Jim Carrey & Andy Kaufman with a very special, contractually obligated mention of Tony Clifton, Carrey looks back at the resulting footage 18 years later, reflecting on how he and Andy came up in oddly parallel universes, his experience channeling Andy and Tony and more broadly the spiritual journey of his career.

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

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Petra Kammerevert,  Chairwoman of the Committee on Culture and Education of the EU.

Petra Kammaverert underlines, in this interview with our Angelo Acerbi, the importance of the Lux Prize and its mission of diffusing European films throughout Europe, and therefore also of promoting the cultural diversity, which is one of the aims of the EU, and specifically of the Cultural Committee she is heading.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Martina Dlabajová,  Vice Chair of the Budget Recontrol Committee of the EU.

Martina Dlabajová is a huge supporter of the EU programmes helping cinema production and distribution, as she considers cinema and culture in general the main and most effective means to unify and educate the young generations in a European way. The fact that her committee is controlling the EU budget, with her as Vice Chair, is a hope for the cultural emancipation of all youth in Europe.

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