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Sebastian Leila discusses his role as a jury member at this year’s Biografilm Festival.

Reporter: Antonio Back.

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Henry Corra, Director, Farewell to Hollywood.

Festival Section: Competition.

Henry Corra’s Farewell to Hollywood is a prime example of ‘Living cinema’. But what is ‘living cinema’ exactly? Listen to the director’s take on the expression plus some exclusive insight on his latest film.

Reporter: Antonio Back.

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Juliette Binoche, Actress, Sils Maria (Clouds of Sils Maria).

Festival Section: Competition.

Esteemed actress Juliette Binoche plays an ageing actress confronting the hands of time and the critical industry she works in, when she is asked to play the older character in a play that made her famous 20 years ago, in Olivier Assayas’ SILS MARIA which is in competition at this year’s Cannes film festival.

Fred Reporter Amanny Mohamed caught up with the witty, French actress who explains how she got involved with the project, what it was like working with Kristen Stewart who plays her personal assistant in the movie, and her own relationship with her real-life personal assistant.

Film Page on Film Festival Website.

Reporter: Amanny Mohamed.

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Paul Laverty, Writer, Jimmy’s Hall.

Festival Section: Competition.

Writer Paul Laverty has had a lengthy collaboration with veteran director Ken Loach, and this time their Irish drama based on true events, JIMMY’S HALL has been selected for competition at this year’s Cannes film festival.

FRED reporter Amanny Mohamed caught up with the writer to talk about what Jimmy Gralton meant to the local community, the kind of research that went into the film, and whether this may be Ken Loach’s final feature film.

Film Page on Film Festival Website.

Reporter: Amanny Mohamed.

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Olivier Assayas, Writer/Director, Sils Maria (Clouds of Sils Maria).

Festival Section: Competition.

Olivier Assayas’s second movie at the Cannes film festival has had a much more positive response from the Critics as he collaborates with friend and actress Juliette Binoche for SILS MARIA, a rather personal film of life-imitating-art-imitating-life.

Fred Reporter Amanny Mohamed caught up with this charming Writer/Director to find out about the casting, how Juliette Binoche encouraged him to make this movie and what he really thinks of Film Critics.

Film Page on Film Festival Website.

Reporter: Amanny Mohamed.

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Chloe Grace Moretz, Actress, Sils Maria (Clouds of Sils Maria).

Festival Section: Competition.

Olivier Assayas’ movie SILS MARIA focuses on the life of actors and the choices they have to make, in this life-imitating-art-imitating-life movie.

Fred Reporter Amanny Mohamed caught up with Chloe Grace Moretz, who plays Hollywood starlet ‘Jo-Ann’, to get her take on the subject matter of the film, which is not too different from her own life and the industry she’s immersed in.

Film Page on Film Festival Website.

Reporter: Amanny Mohamed.

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David Cronenberg (Director), Julianne Moore (Actress), Maps to the Stars.

Fred attended the press conference for Maps to the Stars. here an extract of what went on between Mr Cronenberg and the press.

Reporter: Nicolò Comotti.

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Asaf Korman (Director) & Liron Ben-Shlush (Writer), At Li Layla (Next To Her).

Festival Section: Quinzaine des Realisateurs – Director’s Fortnight.

AT LI LAYLA tells the tale of a complex relationship between two sisters, ‘Chelli’ and ‘Gabby’, a mentally disabled girl who is cared for by her sister. But things take an interesting turn when Chelli’ finds a love interest and the intensity of the feelings she has for her sister increases dramatically to an almost claustrophobic level.

FRED caught up with husband/wife duo Director Asaf Korman and writer/lead actress Liron Ben-Shlush, who explains the very personal inspiration for this story and playing the lead role in the film.

Film Page on Film Festival Website.

Reporter: Amanny Mohamed.

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Dana Ivgy, Actress, At Li Layla (Next To Her).

Festival Section: Quinzaine des Realisateurs – Director’s Fortnight.

Dana Ivgy talks to FRED about her incredible role as a mentally disabled girl who is looked after by her sister Chelli. AT LI LAYLA tells the tale of a complex relationship between two sisters, one a carer, the other is cared for, but we see what happens when the boundaries of love are pushed to their limits.

Film Page on Film Festival Website.

Reporter: Amanny Mohamed.

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Barry Ward & Simone Kirby, Actors, Jimmy’s Hall.

Festival Section: Main Competition.

Jimmy Gralton leaves America and returns to his homeland Ireland, back to his ma and the people he loves, including his childhood sweetheart Oonagh, only to discover there have been many changes and the hall he built was shut down by the Church. Jimmy re-opens the dance hall where people come to learn art, poetry, dance and simply have fun, but it becomes a battle of wills as Father Sheridan is determined to shut him down for good.

FRED Film radio caught up with two of the leading actors Simone Kirby and Barry Ward to find out more about working with Ken Loach on this drama, JIMMY’S HALL.

Film Page on Film Festival Website.

Reporter: Amanny Mohamed.

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