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- “Bridget Jones - Mad about the boy”, interview with director Michael Morris and actors Renée Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo WoodallFrom February 27th, 2025, the Helen Fielding books’eroine Bridget Jones will come back to cinemas with Universal Pictures for a final chapter: Bridget Jones - Mad about the boy.Two-time Academy Award® winner Renée Zellweger returns to the role that established a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages, a woman whose inimitable approach to life and love redefined an entire film genre.Renée Zellweger with director Michael Morris and the new entries in the saga, Oscar® nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor and White Lotus’s Leo Woodall arrived in Rome earlier this February to introduce the film to the italian audience.When asked about the secret of Bridget Jones’success, Renée Zellweger answered: “Bridget is inspirational because no matter how difficult it is, how imperfect she feels and how far the gap between her and her perception of herself, she still triumphs and never gives up”.6 min
- Tanja Meissner, Interview with the Director of Berlinale Pro*As the first major film market of the year, the EFM is the market that kicks off the audio-visual business year.Starting this year 2025, the EFM is part of Berlinale Pro* and serves as a compass, barometer and pacesetter for the new film year: new productions and developments, future-proof business models, contacts and contracts.Berlinale Pro* integrates the European Film Market (EFM), the Co-Production Market, Berlinale Talents, and the World Cinema Fund, creating a comprehensive merge where industry professionals can collaborate, develop, and explore new opportunities.With Tanja Meissner as its new director, Berlinale Pro* aims to strengthen connections between these initiatives, promoting creativity, sustainability, and innovation within the film industry. This integration ensures that the EFM and its associated programmes continue to be a driving force in the global entertainment landscape.Among the initiatives Tanja Meissner’s team bring to the EFM 2025 there are the EFM - Innovation Hub, with its focus on cutting-edge technologies and AI-based solutions from screenwriting to distribution and the EFM – Distributor Award aiming to recognize the significance of European Arthouse distribution and its central contribution to cultural diversity.19 min
- “Meat”, interview with director Dimitris NakosAfter World premiering at the Toronto Film Festival and competing at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival, “Meat” by Dimitris Nakos lands out of Competition at the 36th Trieste Film Festival.Produced by Thanos Anastopoulos, the film also participated at the CinéMed in Montpellier.“Meat“ ( Kreas) is set in a Greek mountain village where Takis (Akilas Karazisis) is preparing for the opening of his new butcher’s shop. The day before the opening, his son Pavlos (Pavlos Iordanopoulos) kills his neighbour who claims part of their land. The only witness is Christos (Kostas Nikouli), a young Albanian who Takis has had with him since he was a boy.Despite being a family drama with roots in ancient Greek Tragedy, “Meat“ has a fast rhytm thanks to the use of a handheld camera, always very present throughout the film.Dimitris Nakos reflects on whether familiar bonds will always be stronger than other relationships as, since Christos is the “adopted” son and then the last one to join the family, he might be the first to be sacrificed.Dimitris Nakos also comments: “Meat narrates a story of a cover-up of a murder in the Greek countryside, which from the moment that is revealed, brings to the surface secrets that were not hidden, but that had simply been put aside and everyone had learned to live with them. The characters in the story try to dominate each other in various ways, while at the same time betray each other”.19 min
- “Wishing on a star”, interview with director Peter Kerekes"Wishing on a star" by Peter Kerekes is the special Event at the 36th Trieste Film Festival 2025.The film premiered at the Venice Film festival in 2024, in the Orizzonti section and at its early stage, was one of the projects presented at FIRST CUT+ at the industry section in Trieste, WEMW - When East meets West, the 2024 edition.The film was partly shot in the FVG region so, landing in Trieste feels like closing a circle.Peter Kerekes, back on FRED after being interviewed in Venice, talks about his festival journey with "Wishing on a star" and the unanimous and appreciative reaction of the audiences.The Hungarian director states that, even though he was convinced to shoot this film and didn’t really understand italian or Luciana’s character at first, he ended up directing a film that talks a lot about who he really is as a person, director, father, son.12 min
- “Family Therapy”, interview with director Sonja ProsencSonja Prosenc is in competition at the 36th Trieste Film Festival with her third feature film, "Family Therapy".After premiering in Tribeca and participating at the Sarajevo Film Festival, the film is Slovenia’s Oscar nominee for Best International Film and will be distributed in Italian cinema by Emera Film.The film is inspired by a childhood memory, Prosenc recalls in her director’s note: “When I was a child, our car burnt down in the road. From this childhood memory of cars driving by, Family Therapy was born. In the midst of chaos and fear, another car drives past the burnt car - shiny, new, with a family that seems perfect and doesn’t stop to help. This planted a seed of curiosity: Who are the people that choose not to stop?"Through this look into an isolated family, "Family Therapy" reflects on our loss and fear of connection in a moment in which we are all afraid of feeling vulnerable and seeing vulnerability in other people.16 min
- Nicola Fedrigoni, interview with the CEO of Kplus Film at Focus London 2024During Focus London 2024, Fred Film Radio heard from Nicola Fedrigoni, CEO of Kplus Film and on the board of APE, the Association of Executive Producers in Italy.He shared his reflections on the event for this year, noting the turn out seemed to have doubled from last year, and also shared their achievements throughout 2024, including having recently finished an Amazon Studios production to be released next year.Digging into the detail of the work being discussed at Focus, Fedrigoni spoke about the importance of incentive structures for film productions coming to Italy and also the code of conduct for producers.He spoke highly of what the country has to offer in terms of the best locations as well as food: "We are the money shot" while also noting a shift toward more films and TV shows being in English despite being filmed and set in Italy.9 min
- Raffaella Delvecchio, interview with the International Production Manager at Apulia Film Commission at Focus London 2024During Focus London 2024, we sat down with Raffaella Delvecchio of the Apulia Film Commission to hear about more about how they foster and promote their work in the region.Explaining their position as the “heel of the boot” on the map of Italy, they work to be on the radar of film productions, acknowledging they have many competitors, such as Greece, Malta and Albania, due to their location.As such, they organise festivals and have a development fund, open to both national and international productions, in order to appeal to new creators.Last year, they worked on numerous Amazon and Netflix projects, including “Swarm“, and look forward to a strong 2025.This interview was recorded during the Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.10 min
- Emanuele Didu, interview with the Production Manager for Sardinia Film Commission at Focus London 2024At Focus London 2024, Fred Film Radio had the chance to speak with Emanuele Didu, the Production Manager for Sardinia Film Commission.He shared some insights into his work, including supporting productions through every step of creating their movie or TV show, including location scouting activities. He also explained how they even help in the development of stories by connecting writers and filmmakers with communities.Emanuele Didu went on to speak about the attributes of Sardinia as a location, particularly being an island with both towns and seaside, plays archaeological sites and historical architecture. Another unique aspect is access is unused prisons, something that has recently been popular.A key highlight for 2024 has been the production of TV series “Iris“ and they look forward to a fantastic forthcoming year as well.This interview was recorded during the Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.8 min
- Luca Ferrario, interview with the Director of Trentino Film Fund and Commission at Focus London 2024At Focus London 2024, taking place at the Business Design Centre in Angel, North London, Fred Film Radio had the chance to catch up with Luca Ferrario, Director of Trentino Film Fund and Commission.A year on from our last discussion, Ferrario reiterated his key mission make producers in the film and television industry more aware of the region of Trentino.He discussed soms of the key highlights of the past year, including the filming of the stunning "Vermiglio", a beautifully realised period-set drama, which is now the Italian submission for the Oscars. He held this movie up as an example of what is possible to shoot in the region, as well as reflected on the process of supporting the production, including ways to recreate the era and find the right faces for the actors.This interview was recorded during the Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.9 min
- Alessandra Gonnella, interview with the director at Focus London 2024At Focus London 2024, Fred Film Radio had the pleasure of speaking with Alessandra Gonnella, a writer, director and producer.She shared with us some highlights of the year for her personally, having recently wrapped on a series for Paramount based on a short film, as well as having founded Nervosa Pictures, aiming to support female-led productions.Alelessandra Gonnella further spoke about the events branch of her work and their partnership with the Italian Trade Agency at Focus London, aiming to bring fresh and young faces to networking and panel events.She reflected on the long tradition of filmmaking in Italy and history of incredible filmmakers whose films have reached far beyond Italy's borders, which allows the country to sell itself in terms of artistic appeal, but pointed out that UK and Italy co-productions for example are still quite rare.Ending on a positive note, Gonnella pointed out that now seemed a better time than ever to be a young female director, with the TV industry in particular having helped to break some of those glass ceilings, as evidenced by her own career.This interview was recorded during the Focus London, in partnership with the Italian Film Commissions Association and with the support of the Italian Trade Agency.11 min
About FRED Film Radio - English Channel
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Welcome to FRED’s channel in ENGLISH. Are you a film lover / a film buff / a filmmaker / an actor / a film critic / a journalist / a film student / a festival organizer / a producer / a distributor /…
a film buyer / a sales agent/ a film publicist interested in independent cinema and film festivals? YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE FRED FILM RADIO IS YOUR RADIO ! The idea is to allow all those who cannot be at film festivals to share in the experience as if they were, and to offer more in-depth information and targeted entertainment to those actually there. If English is your language, or a language you understand, THIS IS YOUR CHANNEL!
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