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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Kirill Mikhanovsky and Alice Austen, director and writer of the film Give Me Liberty.

A conversation about Give Me Liberty with its director, Kirill Mikhanovsky, and its writer, Alice Austen. The film was featured in the International Competition of the 2019 International Film Festival and Awards Macao, where the interview was recorded. Here, Mikhanovsky and Austen talk about the film and whether they believe it to be a deeply American movie, as well as how it has resonated around the world. They also talk about some of the work that went into the making of the film, highlight Lauren “Lolo” Spencer’s stellar performance and more.

Give Me Liberty: Vic, a hapless young Russian American, drives a handicapped transport in Milwaukee where he shares an apartment with his grandfather. Already late on a day when street protests break out, Vic reluctantly agrees to ferry his grandfather and a dozen elderly Russians to a funeral, but they’re distressed when he stops first in a predominantly African American neighborhood to pick up Tracy, a black woman with ALS. On the verge of being fired, Vic’s day goes from bad to worse.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Juan Cabral, director of the film Two/One.

A conversation with filmmaker Juan Cabral, director of Two/One, featured in the International Competition of the 2019 International Film Festival and Awards Macao. Cabral shares his thoughts about some of the themes of the movie, including loneliness, connection. Given these heavy themes, we ask him whether he has an interest in philosophy. He also talks about the experience of working on his first feature and since this is the second interview FRED does with the film, following its premiere earlier this year at the Tribeca Film Festival, we ask him what life after it has been.

Two/One: Kaden is a world-class ski jumper in Whistler, Canada, unexpectedly presented with the chance of reconnecting with his teenage sweetheart. Khai is a corporate executive in Shanghai, China, faced with the fact that the girl he fantasises about on the internet has just started working in his office. The two men go about their lives, without knowing that they are connected. When one sleeps, the other is awake. They dream each other. They are, in some strange way, the same person. They should never meet, but they are destined to do so.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Pierre-Alain Giraud, director of the film The Empire of Lights.

An interview with Pierre-Alain Giraud, director of the short film The Empire of Lights, presented in the Cinema of Tomorrow section of the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival. The film is based on a novel by Kim Young-ha, and Giraud shares with us the story of its journey, as it interestingly originated from a stage production and was filmed in South Korea. We also reflect upon the distinctive cinematic style of his film, the effective use of voice over, and some of its themes, including the theme of identity.

The Empire of Lights: A North Korean spy is deployed in South Korea. After 20 years without orders, he is instructed to leave his family in Seoul and return.

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PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Carlos Ignacio Trioni Bellone and Santiago Sgarlatta, directors of the film The Hypocrites.

An interview with filmmakers Carlos Ignacio Trioni Bellone and Santiago Sgarlatta, whose film, The Hypocrites, had its international premiere in the International Panorama section of the 2019 Cairo International Film Festival. In this interview, they reveal to us that their movie was partly inspired by their very own experience of working as wedding videographers. They also share their thoughts on several of the themes of the movie, including class systems and, of course, hypocrisy. They also talk about some of the challenges they faced while making The Hypocrites, which also happens to be their first feature.

The Hypocrites: Nicholas, a young photographer. In the middle of a high-profile wedding, he accidentally records a serious situation. He realizes that he can use the content of the tape to blackmail the people involved. However, he doesn’t know to what extent this secret could endanger his life.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Trine Drhylom, actress of the film Queen Of Hearts.

Trine Drhylom talks about the challenge of the role in Queen Of Hearts and the preparation for it. She explains also the reason for her choices and her vision of the mission of cinema and art.

Queen Of Hearts:  A woman jeopardizes both her career and her family when she seduces her teenage stepson and is forced to make an irreversible decision with fatal consequences.

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 | Angelo Acerbi interviews Sabrina Sarabi, director of the film Prelude.

Sabrina Sarabi presents to Fred Film Radio her film at the Torino Festival; the story of a young pianist trying to affirm himself and to be admitted in a prestigious school in USA. But his passion is a cage and freeing himself from it will make his world crumble.

Prelude: The story of piano student David, who hurls himself into the world of music and into his first love. Full of zest for life but with growing pressure, he soon begins to lose control.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Jing Haase, from Swedish Film Institute.

Jing Haase is the head for short films at the Swedish Film Institute, and a real passionate about short films. We talked about this passion and how she uses it for her work; she told us about the situation of short film production in Sweden and how they worked to help it grow.

To discover more about the Torino Short Film Market, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews BFI Short films programmer, Elaine Wong.

Elaine Wong works for the BFI and the London Film Festival as short film programmer and she is also a consultant for VR projects. Let’s hear from her about her work and the activities put in place from the BFI for short film production and diffusion.

To discover more about the Torino Short Film Market, click here.

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PODCAST | Angelo Acerbi interviews Programming Consultant, Eihb Collins.

Eibh Collins programs short films for the Galway Film Flare and she is also programmer for the Torino Short filmMarket. We talked about the different approach in programming for the two kind of events, and the world of short films .

To discover more about the Torino Short Film Market, click here.

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PODCAST | Chiara Nicoletti interviews Bob Byington, director of the film Frances Ferguson.

It is a non judgmental tale about a teacher, making very bad choices because of how unhappy she is with her life: Frances Ferguson by Bob Byington is at the 37th Torino Film Festival in the Festa Mobile section. The director comments on the choice of a female protagonist, played by Kaley Wheless and the idea of having his friend Nick Offerman as the narrator of the events, a voice-over interrupting, intervening, anticipating the happenings in the story.

Frances Ferguson: Frances is substitute teacher with a dead marriage and she is bored and discontent. One day at school, she meets a student and she starts an affair with him, which of course she gets nabbed for. She pays the price: an arrest, a trial, incarceration. And then a new identity, one that’s not terribly comfortable. Based on actual events.

To discover more about the film, click here.

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