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Elliot Grove, Founder and festival director, Raindance Film Festival.

FRED’s Matt Micucci interviews the founder and director of the Raindance Film Festival, days away from the start of its 22nd edition. Elliot takes time off his busy schedule to talk to us about his own beginnings and how his life was changed by a Lassie movie when he was 16. He also tells us about the festival, how it has evolved throughout the years, what this year’s edition has to offer and how it has become the biggest festival of independent films in Europe and the second biggest film fest in London.

The Raindance Film Festival will be taking place in London, United Kingdom, from the 24th of September to the 5th of October.

Reporter: Matt Micucci.

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Filmmaker Cristi Puiu (The Death of Mr. Lazarescu, Aurora) meets this year’s Talents Sarajevo and talks to them about the origins of the cinematic image.

Festival Section: Talents Sarajevo.

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Amin Palangi – Festival Director – Sydney Persian Film Festival

A great opportunity to see movies from the best known Persian filmmakers, alongside the most fresh of Persian voices.

Reporter: Cristiana Palmieri

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David Oelhoffen, Director, Loin Des Hommes – Far From men

David Oellhofen meets FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti to talk about his new film FAR FROM MEN with Viggo Mortensen and Reda Kateb which is in competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.

Festival Section: In Competion

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Habib Rezaei, Rakhshan Bani-Etemad, Actor, Director, Ghesseha – Tales

Fred has the chance to speak with internationally acclaimed director Rakhshan Bani-Etemad and the actor HabibRezaei, about her latest film Ghesseha, here in competition at Venice 71.

Festival Section: in competition

Reporter: Nicolò Comotti

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Ahna O’Reilly, Janet Gretzky, Actress, The Sound and the Fury

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets with the main actresses of the new film by James Franco, THE SOUND AND THE FURY, which has been presented at the 71st Venice International Film Festival , out of competition. Ahna O’Reilly is at her second film based on a Faulkner novel, after As I lay Dying, also directed by James Franco.

Festival Section: Out of Competition

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Reda Kateb, Actor, Loin Des Hommes – Far from Men

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets Reda Kateb, co-protagonist with Viggo Mortensen of the film LOIN DES HOMMES – Far From Men by David Oellhofen, in competition at the 71st Venice International Film Festival.

Festival Section: Competition

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Rok Bicek, Director, Class Enemy

Chiara Nicoletti meets again Rok Bicek, director of Class Enemy who is back in Venice, after participating in the Venice Critics’ week last year, as one of the three finalists of the LUX PRIZE. Rok Bicek will have the possibility of presenting his film in theatres and festivals of the 28 Member States during the LUX Film Days from october to december and on December 17th The winner will be announced.

Festival Section: LUX PRIZE – Finalist

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Scott Haze, Jacob Loeb, Actors, The Sound and the Fury

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets with the main actors of the new film by James Franco, THE SOUND AND THE FURY, which has been presented at the 71st Venice International Film Festival , out of competition. Scott Haze has been working with James Franco for almost 10 years , acting in the majority of his films and plays. He also acted in the previous film Franco presented at the 70th Venice Film FEstival – Child of God and played a role in AS I LAY DYING , the first film based on a Faulkner novel that James Franco presented  in the Un Certain Regard Section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.

Festival Section: Out of Competition

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Ron Mann, Director, Altman.

Festival Section: Venice Classics.

Reporter Amanny Mohamed.

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