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At Kinótico, on the occasion of the special coverage of the San Sebastian Film Festival, in collaboration with FRED Film Radio, producer Christine Vachon, have talked about her work by Todd Haynes’ side which includes the latest May December, screening in San Sebastian and started with Haynes’ debut feature in 1991 with Poison.

She is considered to be among the queens of independent cinema for her work producing titles like “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”, “Boys don’t cry”, “Happiness” and “Past Lives” for which she could receive her first Oscar Nomination in the following months. Vachon was president of the jury at the 60th edition of San Sebastian Film Festival. That year the winner of the Concha de Oro was François Ozon with ‘In the house’.

“Past Lives” by Celine Song is also screening at San Sebastian Film Festival, in the PerlaK section.

Interview by Dani Mantilla.

Inspired by true events. A teacher was arrested for having sexual relations with one of her 13-year-old students while she was married and the mother of three children. She was released after completing her sentence, but failed to respect the prohibition to see the boy again, becoming pregnant by him and spending another 7 years in prison accused of rape. Now, 20 years later, a Hollywood actress wants to make a film about their story.

Nora and Hae Sung, two deeply connected childhood friends, are torn apart when Nora’s family emigrates from South Korea to the United States. Two decades later, they are reunited in New York for a week that will confront them with notions of love, destiny, and the choices that make up a life.

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At Kinótico, on the occasion of our special coverage of the San Sebastian Film Festival, in collaboration with FRED Film Radio, we talked to Todd Haynes, director of “May December“.

The american director is becoming a regular in Zinelmadia – San Sebastian Film Festival as he already presented here films like Wonderstruck and the documentary “The Velvet Underground”. Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman are the stars of this drama that will be released in the US on Netflix but in many European countries such as Spain and Italy, it will open in cinemas.

“May, December” will compete for the audience award at San Sebastian Film Festival in the Perlak section after competing for the Golden Palm in May at the latest edition of Festival de Cannes.

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At Kinótico, on the occasion of our special coverage of the San Sebastian Film Festival, in collaboration with FRED Film Radio, we talked to Christos Nikou, director of “Fingernails (Esto va a doler)”. The greek director competes for the Concha de Oro with his second film, after his debut feature, “Apples“, was selected and premiered in Telluride, Toronto and Venice International Film Festival.

For his first film in english, Christos Nikou was surrounded by a cast of international stars such as Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White, Luke Wilson and Annie Murphy. 

“Fingernails” is written by Christos Nikou with Stavros Raptis and Sam Steiner and it is produced by Nikou himself along with Cate Blanchett,  Andrew Upton and Coco Francini for Dirty Films and Lucas Wiesendanger for FilmNation. The film will be released worldwide on Apple TV from November 3rd, 2023.

Interview by Dani Mantilla.

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Festival director Elysia Zeccola explore the program of the 24th edition of the Italian film festival that includes all three Italian films that screened In Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The Opening Night selection sees the audience heading north with “L’ultima notte di Amore”, a Milan-set thriller starring Pierfrancesco Favino and showcasing a different side of Italy, away from stereotypes and clichés and head to the Lombardy capital for a change of pace.

The closing night film, “Il Postino”, is a tribute to legendary actor Massimo Troisi who would have celebrated his 70th birthday this year. The Italian Cultural Institute is proud to support the 2023 edition of the Festival with a special program focused on four established directors and their latest productions.

Alice Rohrwacher, who once again uses death to tell truths about existence with “La Chimera”; Marco Bellocchio, who reaffirms his secular spirit and tackles a dark page in our history with Rapito;

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Chiara Pazzelli interviews Esther Gaspart Michels, luxembourgish ambassador at the 2023 edition of 27 Times Cinema at Venezia 80.

This project gives the opportunity to 27 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 27 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

Hosted in Venice for the duration of the Festival, these young viewers (all aged between 18 and 25) attend the Festival’s and the Lux Film Prize’s screenings, participate in debates and practical workshops.

These meetings, held at Le Giornate degli Autori, involve directors, authors, film professionals and Members of the European Parliament.

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Chiara Pazzelli interviews Heamon Hughes, Irish ambassador at the 2023 edition of 27 Times Cinema at Venezia 80.

This project gives the opportunity to 27 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 27 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

Hosted in Venice for the duration of the Festival, these young viewers (all aged between 18 and 25) attend the Festival’s and the Lux Film Prize’s screenings, participate in debates and practical workshops.

These meetings, held at Le Giornate degli Autori, involve directors, authors, film professionals and Members of the European Parliament.

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Chiara Pazzelli interviews Manca Cerar, slovenian ambassador at the 2023 edition of 27 Times Cinema at Venezia 80.

This project gives the opportunity to 27 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 27 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

Hosted in Venice for the duration of the Festival, these young viewers (all aged between 18 and 25) attend the Festival’s and the Lux Film Prize’s screenings, participate in debates and practical workshops.

These meetings, held at Le Giornate degli Autori, involve directors, authors, film professionals and Members of the European Parliament.

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Chiara Pazzelli interviews Mila Taraczky, hungarian  ambassador at the 2023 edition of 27 Times Cinema at Venezia 80.

This project gives the opportunity to 27 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 27 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

Hosted in Venice for the duration of the Festival, these young viewers (all aged between 18 and 25) attend the Festival’s and the Lux Film Prize’s screenings, participate in debates and practical workshops.

These meetings, held at Le Giornate degli Autori, involve directors, authors, film professionals and Members of the European Parliament.

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Chiara Pazzelli interviews Manca Cerar, slovenian ambassador at the 2023 edition of 27 Times Cinema at Venezia 80.

This project gives the opportunity to 27 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 27 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

Hosted in Venice for the duration of the Festival, these young viewers (all aged between 18 and 25) attend the Festival’s and the Lux Film Prize’s screenings, participate in debates and practical workshops.

These meetings, held at Le Giornate degli Autori, involve directors, authors, film professionals and Members of the European Parliament.

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Chiara Pazzelli interviews Cecilia Volpi, italian  ambassador at the 2023 edition of 27 Times Cinema at Venezia 80.

This project gives the opportunity to 27 young film-lovers, selected through the cinemas of the Europa Cinemas Network, to represent each of the 27 European Countries at the Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica.

Hosted in Venice for the duration of the Festival, these young viewers (all aged between 18 and 25) attend the Festival’s and the Lux Film Prize’s screenings, participate in debates and practical workshops.

These meetings, held at Le Giornate degli Autori, involve directors, authors, film professionals and Members of the European Parliament.

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