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Jean-Charles Hue – Director – Mange Tes Morts

Fred meets with Jean-Charles Hue, director of Mange Tes Morts, here in competition for Torino 32.

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Nicolò Comotti tells about the last 24h to the 32° Turin Film Festival.

FILM: The mend – N-Capace

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Phie Ambo – Filmmaker – Good Things Await

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Phie Ambo, whose film “Good Things Await” was presented at IDFA 2014. Phie tells us about how she met 80-year-old farmer Niels who is the central figure in the documentary, the importance of biodynamic farming and how she let nature inspire her cinematography and the rhythm of her feature.

“Good Things Await” is a portrait of Niels Stokholm, and almost 80-year-old biodynamic farmer who runs his farm in accordance with spiritual laws.

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Mikala Krogh and Poul Madsen – Filmmaker and Editor in chief of “Ekstra Bladet” – The Newsroom – Off the Record 

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Mikala Krogh and one of the central subjects of her documentary Poul Madsen, who is also the editor in chief of Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet. They talk to us about the film “The Newsroom – Off the Record”, shown at IDFA 2014. Mikala and Poul tell us about their collaboration and discuss with us the current state of printed press and its similarities with the current state of cinema.

“The Newsroom – Off the Record” is a gripping documentary that follows the editorial staff of Danish tabloid Ekstra Bladet, as they try to keep their heads above water as well as battle their downfall in popularity and end up facing some major dilemma along the way.

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Geoff Andrew, Debra Granik, György Pálfi – Torino 32 – International Jury

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti and Angelo Acerbi meet the international part of the TFF Torino 32 Jury: director Debra Granik, Film critic and programmer Geoff Andrew and director Gyorgy Palfi. As their Italian colleagues, they haven’t chosen a criteria to judge the film because they will definitely choose the film that touches them, instinctively and emotionally. By discussing and talking about the film they will also have the chance of sharing points of view and learn more about different cinematographies,styles and approaches.

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Hanna Polak – Filmmaker – Something Better to Come

FRED’s Matt Micucci talks to filmmaker Hanna Polak, whose 14-year-long work “Something Better to Come” was presented at IDFA 2014. She tells us about how strange the experience of sharing her personal film with the wider public was, the problems of illegally filming in a place full of illegality and her deep gratitude for the community of people living outside of society that warmly embraced her.

“Something Better to Come” was filmed over the course of 14-years. In this documentary Hanna Polak follows teenager Yula and her companions living on Europe’s biggest landfill.

SOMETHING BETTER TO COME | Trailer from Hanna Polak on Vimeo.

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Davis Simanis – Filmmaker – Escaping Riga

FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Davis Simanis, whose work “Escaping Riga” was presented at IDFA 2014. He tells us about capturing the essence of the two central subject in his documentary, how he used re-enactments to recreate the style of cinema of the start of the 20th century and whether he considers himself to be more like Eisenstein or Irving Berlin.

“Escaping Riga” is a playful chronicle of the 20th century based on the lives of filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein and political philosopher Isaiah Berlin.

Escaping Riga. Trailer (Feb2013) from Mistrus Media on Vimeo.

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Bas Devos – Director – Violet

Fred has the chance to talk to Bas Devos, a very promising director, here in Competition for Torino 32 with the film VIOLET.

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Chiara D’anna – Actress – The Duke of Burgundy

Fred meets with Chiara D’Anna, one of the protagonists of the last film by Peter Strickland: The Duke of Burgundy, here in competition at Torino 32.

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