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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Sameh Zoabi, director of the film Tel Aviv On Fire.

Sameh Zoabi has always been interested in the comedy as a way to treat serious matters. He tells Angelo Acerbi, in Berlin at the European Film Awards, his reasons, his method and the difficulties of such choices in an area of the world where going after the fun side of things is a minus.

Tel Aviv On Fire:  The story focuses on Salam (Kais Nashif), a charming 30-year-old Palestinian living in Jerusalem, who gets a job as a trainee on the Palestinian popular soap opera Tel Aviv on Fire, which happens to be overseen by his uncle Bassam (Nadim Sawalha). One day, he makes a suggestion about the show, which his uncle likes; however, it infuriates the head writer so much, she quits over artistic differences. The job is then handed over to Salem, who quickly finds out that he might be in way over his head.

To discover more about the EFA – European Film Award 2019, click here.

This interview has been recorded during the 32nd EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS ceremony on 7th December 2019 in Berlin. FRED Film Radio is media partner of the event.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Brett Michael Innes, director of the film Fiela’s Child.

An interview with director Brett Micheal Innes, director of Fiela’s Child, presented in the international panorama section of the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival. The film is based on a renowned South African novel by Dalene Matthee, which Innes calls the South African equivalent of what To Kill a Mockingbird is in the U.S. He shares with us the personal reason to the novel that inspired him to make this film version, as well as the challenges he faced in adapting it for the big screen. We also ask him about the racial aspect of the story, which tackles some dark pages of South African history, and his work with cast – including a stellar turn by Zenobia Kloppers in the role of Fiela Komoetie.

Fiela’s Child: A coloured woman living in the arid Karoo takes in a lost white child and raises him as her own. Nine years later, the boy is removed and forced to live in the Knysna Forest with a family of woodcutters who claim that he is theirs.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews actress Menna Shalaby.

An interview with the renowned and celebrated Egyptian actress Menna Shalaby, who was honoured with the Faten Hamama Excellence Award at the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival. In this interview, she talks about the beginnings of her interest in acting and her love of cinema. She also shares with us some anecdotes and stories from her acting studies and career, including her work with the great Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, playing the lead on his last film Chaos from 2007. (The Faten Hamama award is granted every year to prominent Egyptian or international film figures for their lifetime contribution to enriching the Cinematographic Art.)

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Iole Giannattasio, from the Direzione Generale Cinema of the Italian Ministry of Culture.

Iole Giannattasio from the Direzione Generale Cinema of the Ministry of Culture in Italy was at Focus London to present the different new opportunities in financing and tax rebates for the international producers coming to shoot in Italy. She tells Angelo Acerbi also about the creation of Italy For Movies, a new website where all useful information are collected in one place, together with all film commissions and film funds info and a national location database to be consulted.

This interview was recorded during the 2019 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Marco Valerio Pugini, Cristina Priarone and Luca Ferrario.

At Focus London 2019 Angelo Acerbi had a conversation with executive producer Marco Valerio Pugini (also president of the Executive Producers Association APE), Cristina Priarone (Roma Lazio Film Commission) and Luca Ferrario (Trentino Film Fund and Commission) about the state of the art of the relations between Film Commissions in Italy and executive producers, especially concerning foreign productions, and what could be the next step to implement then further more.

This interview was recorded during the 2019 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi interviews Nneka Luke, general manager of the Trinidad & Tobago Film Company.

Nneka Luke is the general manager and commissioner for the Trinidad & Tobago Film Company ltd. They are attending markets for the first time and meeting other players to enlarge and enrich their activities. She explains how they worked, what they can provide in terms of services and financial help, and also an overlook on the production and distribution side of film industry in T&T.

This interview was recorded during the 2019 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews actress Nisrin Erradi.

An interview with Nisrin Erradi, Moroccan actress and one of the talents selected for the Arab Stars of Tomorrow showcase of the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival. Erradi introduces herself to our listeners, gives us her definition of acting and talks about her interest in it. She also talks about working on Maryan Touzani’s Adam, which premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, her admiration of Tennessee Williams, whether she prefers to act for the stage and more.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews director Kawthar Younis.

An interview with Kawthar Younis, Egyptian director and one of the up-and-coming talents selected for the Arab Stars of Tomorrow showcase hosted by the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival. Younis introduces herself to our listeners, talks about the origins of her interests in filmmaking and the family connection that inspired and shaped those ambitions. Among other things, she discusses her work on her feature debut, the documentary A Present from the Past.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Verena von Stackelberg, member of Berlinale Selection Committee.

An interview with Verena Von Stackelberg, recorded at the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival in Egypt. Von Stackelber is the founder and managing director of Wolf Kino Arthouse Cinema in Berlin, Germany, and part of the Berlinale’s selection committee for competition films. In this interview, she shared with us her impression of the Cairo International Film Festival, as a first-time attendee, and some of the innovations that have been actuated in the Berlinale over the past few months. We also get into a discussion about some of the changes that have impacted the film community at large, the role of cinemas as a physical space today and more.

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PODCAST| Angelo Acerbi takes part in the conference held by Ferdinando Pastore, Stefania Ippoliti, Andrea Spagna and Iole Giannattasio, with title Italia: the place to film. 

Ferdinando Pastori of Italian Trading Office, Stefania Ippoliti (president of Italian Film Commissions Association), Andrea Spagna (Cinecittà Studios) and Iole Giannattasio (Ministry For Cultural heritage and Activities) presented at Focus London 2019 all the financial and technical helps that are provided on the Italian territory to film production companies, and introduced Italy For Movies, a new website where to find all information dedicated to financing and funding, locations and studios, facilities and crews, all in one single site.

This conference was recorded during the 2019 Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.

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