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PODCAST| Matt Micucci interviews Serge Bromberg, head of Lobster Films, at the Pordenone Silent Film Festival.

Filmmaker, film preservationist, and head of Lobster Films Serge Bromberg, was at the 36th Giornate del Cinema Muto, the Pordenone Silent Film Festival. We interviewed him there for the first time. We begin the interview by asking him about Lobster Films. He describes his company as a “unique company in its genre.” In short, Lobster Films is an idea to find films that are lost (it is generally believed that at least half of the films that were ever produced are lost), gather them like an archive, restore them and, most importantly, share them with an audience. We also asked Bromberg where his passion for early and classic cinema comes from and, regarding the early films, about what he believes to be a contemporary audience’s reaction to silent films that may have been made over 120 years ago. Finally, Bromberh attended the Pordenone Silent Film Festival also to present a real treat: one of two films by the great Georges Melies, which were deemed lost but were found and restored by Lobster Films. The film that was presented in Pordenone was The Wonderful Rose Tree, from 1904, while the other, presented in Bologna earlier this year at Il Cinema Ritrovato, was The Triple-Headed Lady, from 1901. He told us a little bit about Melies, and the fascinating story of the recovery of these films.

For the official website of the festival, click here.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Sebastián Lelio, director of the film A Fantastic Woman.

After the success of Gloria, and after Chile decided to select A Fantastic Woman as its Oscar candidate, Sebastián is back on FRED Film Radio from Rome where he’s presenting the italian release of the film. It’s the second time that Sebastian Lelio entrusts a whole film in the hands of a single protagonist. It happened with Paulina Garcia, Lelio’s extraordinary Gloria and now it’s transgender actress and singer Daniela Vega’s turn to become A Fantastic Woman. Sebastián Lelio talks about his first meeting with Daniela and his decision of making her his protagonist since she started working on the film project as script consultant. The Chilean director then defines A Fantastic woman as a Transgenre film and explains why he decided to experiment and go beyond genres.

A Fantastic Woman is the story of Marina, a waitress and singer, and Orlando, an older man, who are in love and planning for the future. After Orlando suddenly falls ill and dies, Marina is forced to confront his family and society, and to fight again to show them who she is: complex, strong, forthright, fantastic.

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PODCAST — Matt Micucci interviews Emil Langballe, director of The Wait, from the 5th Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival of Tangier.

Director Emil Langballe presented his film, The Wait, in competition at the 5th Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival, where it picked up the festival’s top prize. The documentary follows a young Afghan girl and her family, who emigrated from Afghanistan to Denmark, and risked deportation. Specifically, The Wait becomes a film about their frustrating wait, as they wait for an answer on their asylum application. Langballe tells us that he thought he would be making a film about a young girl, perfectly integrated into the Danish society, who would be deported because of a ruthless bureaucratic system. However, his original plans changed, as the aforementioned wait and the effects it had on the young protagonist and her family gradually took over the vision of the project. Indeed, one of the question we ask the director is how and when he felt he could end the film, and he tells us whether or not the film actually helped its protagonist’s situation.

THE WAIT. A film about an Afghan girl and her family, who after six years are still waiting for an answer on their asylum application.

THE WAIT – Trailer from Emil Langballe on Vimeo.

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PODCAST: Matt Micucci interviews Sohaib El Ouassani, festival director, and Jamal Souissi, head advisor, of the Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival of Tangier.

“Europeans don’t know a lot about us, but we know a lot about them. And we want to tell them about us.” These are the words of Jamal Souissi, who was among the founders of the Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival of Tangier, as was Sohaib El Ouassani, festival director. We met both for an interview about the festival, now in its 5th edition, and what it represents. We also talked about the importance of the documentary form in telling stories, in promoting cultural exchange, and in showing different points of view. Tangier, geographically and historically, has always represented a major bridge between Orient and Europe. As El Ouassani says in the interview, it is important to “cross that bridge,” in order to fight back the media’s depiction of the Orient. The Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival not only does that through its film program and various parallel events but also by encouraging discussions and promoting new ideas.

The Europe Orient Documentary Film Festival continued this year, in its fifth edition, in the development of the fields of aesthetic and cultural communication between the actors and those interested in documentary film in Europe and the East, in an open-minded civilized humanitarian dimension and a deep artistic and cultural vision. The festival takes place in the city of Tangier, which represents the crossroads of cultures and civilizations throughout history, and is home to transit between Europe and the East, and the city of precession in cinema in Morocco thanks to its spaces of projection, reception, and interaction. It is the great Tangier that regains its historic role, and bears the features of the present and the promise of the future, promising an outstanding welcome and an effective dose of communication.

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PODCAST | Alessia Rosati interviews Jacob Freudendal-Pedersen, Danish ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

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The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Ronja Tammenpää, Finnish ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

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The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews David Batty and Michael Caine, director and protagonist of the film My Generation.

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets Michael Caine and David Batty, respectively protagonist – narrator – star and director of My generation, a documentary on Caine’s inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Caine and Batty reveal the genesis of the film starting with their collaboration with Simon Fuller. Caine doesn’t feel nostalgic about that moment in his life but he is thankful for all those changes in society that led him to success and good and important roles in cinema and theatre. What about the future of cinema, communication and creativity? According to Caine, nowadays the majority of movies are about monsters and fantasy like Start Wars and to see stories about people you have to go to Festivals like Venice and to rely on TV and streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon.

My generation: British film icon Michael Caine narrates and stars in My Generation, the vivid and inspiring story of his personal journey through 1960s London. Based on personal accounts and stunning archive footage, this feature-length documentary film sees Caine travel back in time to talk to The Beatles, Twiggy, David Bailey, Mary Quant, The Rolling Stones, David Hockney and other star names. The film has been painstakingly assembled over the last six years to tell the story of the birth of pop culture in London, through the eyes of the young Michael Caine: “For the first time in history the young working class stood up for ourselves and said: We’re here, this is our society and we’re not going away!”. My Generation uses carefully intercut audio of Caine’s conversations with his co-stars blended with unseen archive material to take the movie viewer back to the heart of the 1960s. In one poignant sequence we accompany Caine as he drives through Piccadilly Circus today overlaid with original 60s film to create a remarkable time travel effect.

For the official page of the film on the Festival website, click here.

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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Gonçalo Viana, Portuguese ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

To listen to the podcast, click on the ► icon on the right, just above the picture

The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Marta Ban, Croatian ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

To listen to the podcast, click on the ► icon on the right, just above the picture

The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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PODCAST | Chiara Pazzelli interviews Konstantinos Kardakaris, Greek ambassador at the 2017 edition of 28 Times Cinema at Venezia 74.

To listen to the podcast, click on the ► icon on the right, just above the picture

The participants of the 28 Times Cinema project introduce theirselves.

This project gives the opportunity to 28 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 28 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

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