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PODCAST| Giulia Bianconi interviews Peter Sohn, director of the film Elemental.

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Elemental director Peter Sohn talks about the inspiration for the movie, how opposite elements can fall in love, the saving power of cinema,

Elemental:Set in a world inhabited by anthropomorphic elements of nature, the story follows fire element Ember Lumen and water element Wade Ripple, who meet and fall in love after Wade is summoned by a plumbing accident at a convenience store owned by Ember’s father Bernie.

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PODCAST| Chiara Nicoletti interviews Malene Choi, director of the film The Quiet Migration.

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Interview with Malene Choi, director of The Quiet Migratin, presented at the 2023 Sydney Film Festival in the program strand “Europe! Voices of Women in Film”.

The Quiet Migration: She presented her debut feature film, The Quiet Migration, in the Panorama section of the Berlinale 2023 and now Malene Choi is participating to the Program strand Europe! Voices of Women in Film, presented by the European Film Promotion at the 2023’s edition of Sydney Film festival. The film is inspired by Choi’s own experience as a South Korean born, adopted and raised in Denmark and it tells the story of Carl, a Korean adoptee, raised in the pastures of rural Denmark who struggles with identity and dislocation. The film has been defined by the Berlinale as a surreal meditation on transracial adoption. Malene Choi talks about the genesis of the film, its dramatic but also comedic tone and the reason why she chose a male protagonist.

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PODCAST| Giulia Bianconi interviews Charlotte Rampling, actress of the film Last Words.

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In Rome actress Charlotte Rampling talks to Fred Film Radio about her character and the power of cinema in apocalyptic Last Words of Jonathan Nossiter, that will be released on June 15 in italian theaters distributed by Cineteca di Bologna.

Last Words: Shot mostly in Italy, between the Archaeological Park of Paestum and the underground Bologna, Last Words with Kalipha Touray, Nick Nolte, Charlotte Rampling and Alba Rohrwacher, prophetically imagines the end of humanity when in 2086, in the aftermath of the great floods, the planet we know doesn’t exist anymore. The last man on earth will discover cinema, which is entrusted with the memory of humanity.

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PODCAST | Cristiana Palmieri interviews  Álfrún Helga Örnólfsdóttir, Asimina Proedrou, Marta Savina and Anna Hints, directors and screenwriters of the films Band, Behind the Haystacks, The girl from tomorrow, Smoke sauna sisterhood.

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This group interview has been recorded after a panel discussion at the Sydney Film Festival Hub where Nafiss Nia, director and screenwriter of That Afternoon, Álfrún Helga Örnólfsdóttir, director and screenwriter of Band, Asimina Proedrou, director and screenwriter of Behind the Haystacks, Marta Savina director and screenwriter of The girl from tomorrow, Anna Hints, director and screenwriter of Smoke sauna sisterhood participated to the panel discussion Voices from Europe, in conversation with Screen International’s Sandy George, discussing their different approaches to filmmaking and how the landscape for women working in film varies across the continent. In the interview Álfrún, Asimina, Marta and Anna discuss their films, the stories they wanted to tell and their experience as female filmmakers in their own countries. Their features and documentaries span everything from personal stories to fiction and explore battling the patriarchy while trying to remain a truthful to themselves, tearing down sexist traditions, and fighting gender and age bias as well.

Welcome to Europe! Voices of Women in Film’s class of 2023: Milena Aboyan, Malene Choi, Claire Dix, Anna Hints, Carmen Jaquier, Tia Kouvo, Nafiss Nia, Álfrún Örnólfsdóttir, Asimina Proedrou and Marta Savina. In 2023, these 10 female filmmakers join the 70-plus before them who’ve stood in the celebratory spotlight that this essential Sydney Film Festival program strand has highlighted annually since 2016. The Sydney Film Festival runs in Sydney in several venues across the city from 7th to 18th June.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interview Terry Gilliam, director of the film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.

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At Ora! Fest Terry Gilliam met the public and presented his famous film The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, shot in Rome and at Cinecittà Studios in eight months between 1987 and 1988. The director tells Fred Film Radio what it means for him to be free in his work, of italian cinema he loves, from Fellini to Wertmüller, and the importance of money to make a film

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is about the fantastic travels of a bizarre 18th century aristocrat. Late 18th century. In an undefined, war-torn European city, amidst the explosions and gunfire of the Turkish army outside the city walls, a theatre company stages the adventures of Baron Munchausen. The performance is interrupted by an old man who claims to be the real Baron (John Neville) and protests about the many inaccuracies. So, he himself begins to recount his own exploits, performed together with his companions in adventure: the quick-witted Bertoldo (Eric Idle), the lynx-eyed Adolfo (Charles McKeown), the strong-willed Albrecht (Winston Dennis) and Gustavo (Jack Purvis), with extraordinary hearing and breath. The story is brought to a halt by gunfire and the town is in serious danger. The Baron manages to escape in a hot-air balloon in the company of Sally (Sarah Polley), the daughter of the head of the theatre company. Together they embark on a journey that takes them to the moon, the bowels of the earth, the depths of the sea, among monsters, eccentric royals, and ancient Roman gods

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Guillaume Canet, actor of the film Acide.

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Interview with Guillaume Canet, actor in Acide, presented at the 76th Festival de Cannes, out of competition as a Midnight screening.

Acide: The new film by Just Philippot, presented at the 76th Festival de Cannes out of competition as a Midnight screening sees Guillaume Canet as the protagonist of an apocalyptic though realistic story about a man trying to save his family from acid rain corroding everything and killing everyone. Canet comments Philippot’s comment on his acting and personality: he’s not afraid of darkness. As a director, Canet then describe the beauty of only acting in a film and being guided by a director’s vision and elaborates on his character’s human imperfections.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews WEI Shujun, director of the film Only the river flows.

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Interview with WEI Shujun, director of Only the river flows, presented at the 76th Festival de Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section.

Only the river flows: Only the river flows, the new film by Wei Shujun, presented at the 76th Festival de Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section is the adaptation of Yu Hua’s short story about a detective, a man, his work and his solitude. The short story is actually a way for Wei Shujun to experiment the noir genre. The director also elaborates on the Albert Camus’ quote at the beginning of the film as it is a reflection on destiny.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Pablo Larraìn at the national Museum of Cinema in Turin.

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Pablo Larraìn, the first honouree of the FRED Radio award, was in Turin for a Masterclass at the Museo Nazionale del Cinema, receiving the Stella della Mole Award as well. We had a very comprehensive talk about cinema, his way of approaching the seventh art, and politics.

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