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PODCAST | David Martos interviews Alice Winocour, director of the film Proxima.

The director addresses the situation of women in a world of male astronauts and the selection of Eva Green for the main role of the film.

Proxima: Eva Green is an astronaut preparing to leave her young daughter for a year-long mission in Alice Winocour’s emotional fourth feature. Matt Dillon is also in the cast, in the role of one of her colleagues. While she’s training for her mission, she will have to decide between love and work.

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Stefania Spampinato, actress in the TV serie Grey’s Anatomy and in the film Ford Vs Ferrari.

The Actress talks about her job in Grey’s Anatomy and her role in the movie Ford V Ferrari, in theaters this autumn. “My life changed in better in the last 3 years, this was a massive step up for me. My suggestion is: study English and believe in yourself”.

Ford Vs Ferrari: American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Jared Harris, actor of the TV serie Chernobyl.

We met Jared Harris on the red carpet of the ITTV festival in West Hollywood: “An actor must be ready to study his part and then trow everything out of the window – says Harrys – In this new tv series era, material is getting better and deeper, for a long time Hollywood considered Tv a lesser art, but things are changing now”.

Chernobyl: In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics becomes one of the world’s worst man-made catastrophes.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Francesco Bauco, Italian actor.

Francesco Bauco is an actor, known for Hope (2012), Ford vs Ferrari (2019) and Better Days (2019).

“It is not easy to become an actor in Hollywood, but this is the city of dreams and anything can happen”

“There are a lot of opportunities right now in Hollywood. Tv series are creating a lot of new roles and job opportunities for actors and video makers. To my Italian colleagues dreaming to come here to LA, I would say: believe in your self and try to live the dream, something is going to happen”.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Valentina Martelli, CEO of Good Girls Planet, which organise ITTV – The Italian TV Festival.

“The idea of this festival started a long time ago, we are proud to promote Italian talents in Hollywood”.

A visionary and creative executive producer and television journalist currently working as correspondent for the Italian National Television while owning a production and media consulting company. Excellent international experience in television and radio. Planner, organizer and press-officer with great skills and experience in public relations and marketing. Superb capability in building contacts and networking. Great knowledge of international news, technologies, sport, music, new media, film industries, art, children news and programming and fashion.

“Our ambition is to create a new format that allow us to bring here more and more Italian audiovisual products. Gomorrah and The Young Pope were just the beginning. Next year we are going to have screenings of amazing new Italian TV Series co produced by Hollywood film makers. In TV budgets are getting bigger and also A listers actors wants to act in the new series. There is a huge need for original contents, Italian local stories that can become international successes. We are here to help and promote this process”.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Riccardo Baldini, Sardinia Film Commission Representative.

Riccardo Baldini was born in Milan. In 2005, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue his lifelong dream of working in the film industry. He began this pursuit by studying film production at UCLA. Upon completion of the Certificate Program in Film, Television and Digital Entertainment Media, Riccardo co-produced the award winning and Oscar shortlisted documentary, CARISSA, from Academy Award winner Davis Guggenheim. This cemented Baldini’s reputation as a powerhouse producer in Los Angeles.he is now a representative for the Sardinia Film Commission.

“Italy and Sardegna have so much to give to the international audience”. “In the last year we had several great productions shooting in Sardinia, like Catch 22, with George Clooney and many others. It’s now time to do something that says: Italian Tv series are there to be distributed internationally. This is a good moment for film makers in our country, this is also the time for screenwriters to write something that is not about America and spread it around the world. Our local stories, like My Brilliant Friend and Commissario Montalbano, are always loved when distributed internationally. Apart from big cities, Sardinia has every kind of location a film maker could need”.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Nils Hartman, producer and director of original productions Sky Italia.

Nils Hartmann was born in Hanover in 1967. He grew up in Milan, lived in Rome, London and Cairo, he speaks fluently German, Italian and English. He has been working in television productions for 25 years and has obtained a master’s degree from the London International Film School. He started as a Promo Producer for Orbit Network Rome. He launched the Studio Universal movie channel as Creative Manager. In 2003 he launched SKY ITALIA as Creative Director. He then changed roles to become Director of Original Productions and produced TV series such as: Romanzo Criminale, Gomorra and 1992. He is also Executive Producer of X Factor, Masterchef Italia and Italia’s Got Talent.

Nils Hartman: “Local is the new global”.

“If you have a good idea it will travel, believe in yourself, it will pay. The market is changing and every match has it’s own rules. Being able to understand which story will be the right one, requires a mix of instinct and the ability to recognize a good scripts”.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Martha De Laurentiis, producer and panelist at the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival.

The producer talks about the new scenario in the audiovisual market and the new internet video providers. “The European history could be an inspiration for a lot of new video contents, there are so many new stories to tell. Subtitles are opening the market on an international level”.

Martha De Laurentiis formed the Dino De Laurentiis Company (DDLC) in 1980 with her partner and husband, Dino De Laurentiis. Over the past 33 years, Martha has produced, executive produced, and co-produced over 40 films and miniseries. Now known as the De Laurentiis Company, the enterprise has overseen the construction and management of three major international film studios: the Screen Gem Studios in Wilmington, NC; the Warner Bros. / Village Roadshow Studios on the Gold Coast of Australia; and the CLA-De Laurentiis studios in Ouarzazate, Morocco.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Luigi Bacialli, president Veneto Film Commission Foundation.

“Italy is not just Mafia, we have a lot more to show abroad”

“The economy in Italy is not at its best right now, but we are going to be better soon. We can give a lot to this new audiovisual market that is growing. The USA can help us bringing our creativity and our talents where they deserve to be. Our goal as Veneto Film Commission, is to bring producers and directors to know our beautiful region and amazing locations. Not just Venice or Verona, but little towns like Portogruaro or amazing historic villa where it would be great to shoot a movie or a tv series”.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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PODCAST | Matteo Ghidoni interviews Francesca Scorcucchi, founder of Good Girls Planet, which organize the ITTV Festival.

Francesca Scorcucchi is an Italian journalist and director of the Press Agency Kika Press and Media. She is also founder of Good Girls Planet, the organizers of the ITTV Festival.

We want to build a bridge between Italian talents and American Filmmakers.

“Finally the international and American audience are discovering international productions. They loved Narcos and Gomorrah, now they are ready to understand that movies and tv are not just American products. The market is changing very fast, we want to jump in this renaissance of video production. This is a great moment for Italy and Italian tv productions, that’s why an Italian tv festival is important now”.

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This interview was recorded during the ITTV – The Italian TV Festival, thanks to the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency. 

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