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PODCAST | Nicolò Comotti interviews Katrin Gebbe, director of the film Pelikanblut.

Katrin Gebbe sits down with us at our radio call studio in Venice to talk about her feature Pelikanblut – Pelican Blood – an intense tour de force in the realm of motherhood, the unknown and (super)Nature.

Pelikanblut: Wiebke lives together with her nine-year-old adoptive daughter Nicolina on an idyllic horse farm. After many years of waiting, she now has the chance to adopt Raya, a five-year-old girl, to provide Nicolina with the longed-for sister. The first weeks are harmonious, and the siblings get along great. But shortly thereafter, Wiebke realises that Raya, initially shy and charming, is becoming increasingly aggressive and poses a danger to herself and others. The mother will soon have to cross borders and take extreme decisions to protect her cubs.

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PODCAST | Federica Scarpa interviews João Nicolau, director of the film Technoboss.

We talked with João Nicolau, director of Technoboss presented in the international competition of the 72 Locarno Film Festival. The director talks with FRED about his intention to make a film about a character of sixty years old avoiding all the kinds of commiseration that usually surrounds aging, the importance of music in Technoboss, and the reason behind the unconventional choose of Miguel Lobo Antunes as the main protagonist.

Technoboss: Luís Rovisco, divorced and well into his sixties, is hoping to retire soon from his job as the commercial director of SegurVale – Integrated Systems of Access Control. Until that happens, he can more often be found behind the wheel of his car, singing about what he sees along the way. Quick on the draw and with a ready smile, his years of experience allow him to gracefully avoid the traps that technology, his coworkers and a mysteriously absent boss keep setting on his path. Not even the death of Napoleão (a cat), the constant pain in his knee or a family altercation overpower him: there’s no wrong that a song can’t make right. But before Lucinda, the receptionist at Almadrava Hotel, he finds himself singing to a different tune.

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PODCAST | Federica Scarpa interviews Joe Talbot, director of the film The Last Black Man in San Francisco.

FRED interviews Joe Talbot who is at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival in the international competition with his first feature film, The Last Black Man in San Francisco. The director tells how was born the idea of this film: the true story of his friend Jimmie Fails, the first day of shooting, and the sentiment that binds him to San Francisco: a city that you can’t hate unless you love it first.

The Last Black Man in San Francisco: Jimmie Fails dreams of reclaiming the Victorian home his grandfather built in the heart of San Francisco. Joined on his quest by his best friend Mont, Jimmie searches for belonging in a rapidly changing city that seems to have left them behind. As he struggles to reconnect with his family and reconstruct the community he longs for, his hopes blind him to the reality of his situation. A wistful odyssey populated by skaters, squatters, street preachers, playwrights, and the other locals on the margins, The Last Black Man in San Francisco is a poignant and sweeping story of friendship, community, and the true meaning of home. Joe Talbot’s directorial debut is a deep and resonant meditation on the stories we tell ourselves to find our place in the world.

To discover more about the film, click here.

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PODCAST | Federica Scarpa interviews actor Song Kang-ho.

The Excellence Award of the 72nd Locarno Film Festival goes to Song Kang-ho, a many-sided figure in South-Korean and international cinema. An exceptional, remarkably versatile artist, Song has tested himself constantly across a career stretching over more than two decades, tackling an endless variety of genres and roles and subtly altering the register of his approach to find ever greater dramatic depth. In this interview Song talks about his experience in Locarno, his approach to acting and his future projects.

The Excellence Award pays tribute to film personalities whose efforts and talents have enriched cinema. Winners of the Excellence Award at previous Festivals include Ethan Hawke, Mathieu Kassovitz, Edward Norton, John Malkovich, Juliette Binoche, and Isabelle Huppert.

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PODCAST | Diego Aparicio interviews Pituka Ortega, director of the International Film Festival Panama.

Pituka Ortega is Director of the International Film Festival Panama, which takes place in Panama City every year since 2012. In the past five years, the festival has become the strongest in the region. Most of the programme is Latin American, but IFF Panama also programmes a carefully curated international section.

During the 2019 edition of New Horizons, we talked to some of the participants of the ICO’s course for festival professionals, “Developing Your Film Festival”. “Developing Your Film Festival” is an intensive training program for professionals working in the festival industry. The training is organized by the London Independent Cinema Office. Each year, it is held as a part of a different European film festival. So far participants of more than 170 film festivals around the globe took part in “Developing Your Film Festival”. The instructors were experts of Berlinale, Hot Docs, as well as Rotterdam and Toronto film festivals. Training participants will have the opportunity to learn how to increase their audience, promote the festival internationally, gain sponsors and more.

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PODCAST | Diego Aparicio interviews Anne Winberg, director of the VOID International Animation Film Festival.

Anne Winberg is the festival director of the VOID International Animation Film Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark. VOID selects and screens animated films for adults that push the boundaries of the medium. The festival is “filling the void”, bringing attention to the unused potential of animation techniques.

During the 2019 edition of New Horizons, we talked to some of the participants of the ICO’s course for festival professionals, “Developing Your Film Festival”. “Developing Your Film Festival” is an intensive training program for professionals working in the festival industry. The training is organized by the London Independent Cinema Office. Each year, it is held as a part of a different European film festival. So far participants of more than 170 film festivals around the globe took part in “Developing Your Film Festival”. The instructors were experts of Berlinale, Hot Docs, as well as Rotterdam and Toronto film festivals. Training participants will have the opportunity to learn how to increase their audience, promote the festival internationally, gain sponsors and more.

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PODCAST | Diego Aparicio interviews Sona Karapoghosyan, project manager of the Golden Apricot International Film Festival.

Sona Karapoghosyan is project manager at the Golden Apricot International Film Festival. GAIFF is the biggest festival in Armenia, and is held in its capital city, Yerevan. The festival showcases documentaries and fiction features, and it includes an industry platform (GAIFF Pro), paying special attention to the Lesser Caucasus region – specifically: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey.

During the 2019 edition of New Horizons, we talked to some of the participants of the ICO’s course for festival professionals, “Developing Your Film Festival”. “Developing Your Film Festival” is an intensive training program for professionals working in the festival industry. The training is organized by the London Independent Cinema Office. Each year, it is held as a part of a different European film festival. So far participants of more than 170 film festivals around the globe took part in “Developing Your Film Festival”. The instructors were experts of Berlinale, Hot Docs, as well as Rotterdam and Toronto film festivals. Training participants will have the opportunity to learn how to increase their audience, promote the festival internationally, gain sponsors and more.

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PODCAST | Diego Aparicio interviews Catharine Des Forges, director of the Independent Cinema Office.

Catharine is director of the Independent Cinema Office. She founded it in 2003 and continues to lead on the overall strategy and development of the company. On the opening night of the 2019 New Horizons Film Festival, Catharine talked to us about the role of the ICO, and “Developing Your Film Festival”: one of the many courses the ICO organises for film professionals from all over the world.

During the 2019 edition of New Horizons, we talked to some of the participants of the ICO’s course for festival professionals, “Developing Your Film Festival”. “Developing Your Film Festival” is an intensive training program for professionals working in the festival industry. The training is organized by the London Independent Cinema Office. Each year, it is held as a part of a different European film festival. So far participants of more than 170 film festivals around the globe took part in “Developing Your Film Festival”. The instructors were experts of Berlinale, Hot Docs, as well as Rotterdam and Toronto film festivals. Training participants will have the opportunity to learn how to increase their audience, promote the festival internationally, gain sponsors and more.

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PODCAST | Diego Aparicio interviews Angelique Muller, festival programmer of the Valletta Film Festival.

Angelique Muller is a programmer at the Valletta Film Festival (VFF). From 2019, the festival will dedicate its competition to production from 34 small nations in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, with filmmakers invited to attend for 2-3 days. Other sections at VFF include: Islanders; Without Boarders; Teens Only; and Masters of Cinema. VFF is currently the largest film festival in Malta.

During the 2019 edition of New Horizons, we talked to some of the participants of the ICO’s course for festival professionals, “Developing Your Film Festival”. “Developing Your Film Festival” is an intensive training program for professionals working in the festival industry. The training is organized by the London Independent Cinema Office. Each year, it is held as a part of a different European film festival. So far participants of more than 170 film festivals around the globe took part in “Developing Your Film Festival”. The instructors were experts of Berlinale, Hot Docs, as well as Rotterdam and Toronto film festivals. Training participants will have the opportunity to learn how to increase their audience, promote the festival internationally, gain sponsors and more.

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PODCAST | Diego Aparicio interviews Ekaterina Bakker, international coordinator of the shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival.

Ekaterina Bakker is international coordinator at the shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival. The festival is a 12-day event with a unique concept: a transnational film festival simultaneously taking place in eight cities on five continents worldwide.

During the 2019 edition of New Horizons, we talked to some of the participants of the ICO’s course for festival professionals, “Developing Your Film Festival”. “Developing Your Film Festival” is an intensive training program for professionals working in the festival industry. The training is organized by the London Independent Cinema Office. Each year, it is held as a part of a different European film festival. So far participants of more than 170 film festivals around the globe took part in “Developing Your Film Festival”. The instructors were experts of Berlinale, Hot Docs, as well as Rotterdam and Toronto film festivals. Training participants will have the opportunity to learn how to increase their audience, promote the festival internationally, gain sponsors and more.

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