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Nikola Rakocevic – Actor

Festival Section: European Shooting Stars 2014

FRED talks to Serbian actor Nikola Rakocevic, one of the European Shooting Stars of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

Jury’s comment: The youngest of five lead actors in ensemble piece CIRCLES, Nikola registers strongly with an exceptionally vivid performance. While showcasing consistent energy and charisma, Nikola’s additional screen credits reveal an impressive range of acting registers – indicating a versatile stealth weapon with great casting potential.

Nikola Rakocevic was trained in the theater where he has won critical acclaim and is a member of the Yugoslavian Drama Theater. His film debut was in 2005 in SHETIAN’S WARRIOR (by Stevan Filipovic), which was followed by Sons of my Brothers (by Sinisa Kovacevic) , both of which won him substantial recognition. Nikola’s roles in SKINNING (by Stevan Filipovic) brought him further acclaim, and in 2013 he was cast in CIRCLES (by Srdan Golubovic) which won awards at the Sundance and Berlin Film Festivals. The film is Serbia’s official entry as Best Foreign Language Film for the Oscars.

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Wagner Moura, actor, Praia do Futuro

Festival section: Competition

Actor Wagner Moura, who plays Donato in Praia do Futuro, talks about his work in the film directed by Karim Aïnouz.

Reporter: Mariane Morisawa

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Robert Gustafsson – Actor – 100 year old man that climbed out of the window and disappeared (Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann)

Festival Section: Berlinale Special

Fred meets with Robert Gustafsson, the incredibly versatile face that brings the character of Alan Karlsson, (anti)hero of Jonas Jonasson’s bestseller, to life.

Reporter: Nicolò Comotti

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Sudabeh Mortezai, director,  Macondo

Festival section: Competition

Description: Fred talks with Sudabeh Mortezai, director of Macondo, a deep and personal look on the Chechen community living in Austria, through the eyes of Ramasan, the kid that is in a limbo between childhood an adult life.

Reporter: Nicoló Comotti

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Marwan Kenzari – Actor

Festival Section: European Shooting Stars 2014

FRED talks to Dutch actor Marwan Kenzari, one of this year’s European Shooting Stars at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Maria Dragus – Actress

Festival Section: European Shooting Stars 2014

FRED talks to German actress Maria Dragus, one of the European Shooting Stars from the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

Jury’s comment: Maria’s personality infuses her work with a quiet strength that demands our attention. Not yet 20, she brings interior depths that suggest an actor of great maturity and accomplishment. We were captivated by her intriguing screen presence.

Maria Dragus, who trained as a classical dancer, came into the international spotlight with her supporting role in Michael Hanekes award-winning drama THE WHITE RIBBON. For her performance in this film, she won the German Film Award in 2010 as Best Supporting Actress. This auspicious film debut was followed by roles in Andres Veiel’s WHO IF NOT WE, as the female lead in Emily Atef’s KILL ME, and in Friederike Jehns SUMMER OUTSIDE, all of which have won her critical acclaim.

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Taika Waititi – Co-Director and actor – What We Do in the Shadows 

Festival section: Generation 14plus

FRED caught up with Taika Waititi, who co-directed along with Jemaine Clement and stars in WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS, from the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

In this hilarious mockumentary the directors, who have gained a reputation well beyond their native New Zealand with their film Flight of the Conchords, provide a telling insight into the lives of modern-day vampires. Viago (aged 379), Deacon (aged 183), Vladislav (aged 862) and Peter (aged 8,000) are having a ball in their imposing baroque town house in Wellington. They are happy to talk candidly and somewhat conceitedly about their bizarre proclivities.

As in any shared house, there are of course arguments, such as whose turn it is to wash the dirty dishes which are piling up. But every night is party night and it’s usually a pretty bloody affair. The camera crew accompany the vampires on their tours of the city’s nightclubs where they make new contacts, squabble with the werewolves and replenish their stock of young virgins.

The film also provides an ironic commentary on today’s urban society in which we are prepared to offer up our services and our necks to vampires in return for the guarantee of eternal youth. These vampires are all too aware of this mortal desire and know just how to exploit it.

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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Felix Hergner – director – 100 year old man that climbed out of the window and disappeared (Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann)

Festival Section: Berlinale Special

Fred talks to Felix Hergner, director of the “100 year old man that…”, the ambitious and effective rendition of the bestseller by Jonas Jonasson.

Reporter: Nicolò Comotti

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Michel Gondry, director, Is the man who is tall happy? 

Festival section: Panorama

FRED meets Michael Gondry to talk about his new “animated” documentary IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY? presented at the 64th Berlinale in the Panorama section. Gondry had always had the idea of doing an animated documentary and when he got the chance to meet Noah Chomsky, he thought that an animated conversation with Chomsky could be the perfect idea. Through a series of interviews, Michel Gondry illustrates Noah Chomsky’s theories in an animated documentary, where Gondry’s creativity and imagination serve Chomsky’s intellectual rigour. Using animated drawings, Michel Gondry brings into light N. Chomsky as both an eminent professor and as a man.

Reporter: Chiara Nicoletti

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Cosmina Stratan – Actress

Festival section: European Shooting Stars 2014

FRED Film Radio talks to Romanian actress Cosmina Stratan, who was one of the hand-picked European Shooting Stars at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

Jury’s comment: Cosmina rules with her emotions. In BEYOND THE HILLS, she demonstrates incredible precision in her acting, with an expertly modulated performance that keeps emotion reined in but radiates a powerful feeling.

Cosmina Stratan was born in Iași, Romania, and came to acting following her studies in journalism and advertising. After graduating in acting from UNATC Bucharest, Cosima appeared in several short films and plays. In 2012, she was cast in BEYOND THE HILLS, which marked her feature film debut. For her performance in this film, directed by Cristian Mungiu, she received the Best Actress Award at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. She is currently playing in an HBO series, STAY WITH ME.

Reporter: Matt Micucci

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