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Nevina Satta – director – Sardegna Film Commission

Nevina Sanna talks to FRED about her programme of eco-friendly film producing, that is embraced by many other film commissions in Italy, as well as the rest of Europe. So… go green, filmmakers!

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Andy Whittaker / Stefano Massenzi – independent distributors – Dogwoof UK / Lucky Red ITA

At the tenth edition of the Rome Film Fest, two successful independent European distributors, Andy Whittaker of Dogwoof UK and Stefano Massenzi of Lucky Red ITA, share their secrets and their ideas on the current situation of independent film distribution. And they also share their views and opinions on what we can expect in the future of their sector – hoping not a withdrwawal of geo-blocking, right?

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Anne Demy-Geroe, Armin Miladi – directors – Iranian Film Festival Australia

This year IFFA provides cinephiles the chance to explore the fabric of Iranian identity and discover why it remains the most passionately discussed and one of the most important cinematic movements of the moment.

IRANIAN FILM FESTIVAL AUSTRALIA: Iranian Film Festival Australia is the only nation-wide Australian festival dedicated to Iranian cinema. Contemporary Iranian cinema is one of the world’s most exhilarating national cinemas. Their aims are to showcase a diverse range of the best and most interesting of current Iranian cinema, and through cinema to introduce Iranian culture to other Australians, providing a better cultural understanding.

IFFA is an independent non-political, non-aligned and non-religious private organisation run by Anne Démy-Geroe and Armin Miladi. We are NOT supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran. They are most definitely committed to an audience comprising both Iranian and non-Iranian members where people can mingle and talk among themselves, leading to a better cultural understanding.

IFFA commenced in 2011, opening with A Separation, straight from its Berlin Golden Bear win and before its Oscar win. It expanded from three to five Australian capital cities in 2012. October 2015 sees the fifth national tour of the festival.

Many Iranians consider IFFA the key cultural event in Australia.

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Alexia De Vito – head of New Cinema Network

With Alexia De Vito, head and manager of New Cinema Network in Rome , we talk about this new edition, with its new and confirmed features. We also get an insider’s view about the importance of the core functions of the co-production markets, in Europe, in a more general view of the modern cinematic landscape.

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Lucia Millazzotto – director – MIA (International Audiovisual Market)

The new entity that MIA (International Audiovisual Market) is has several new features and specific aims , that will transform this market-place in a new comprehensive and unmissable destination for all the key players of the cinema and tv industries. Let’s hear it from the director, Lucia Millazzotto.

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Yann Arthus-Bertrand – director – Human

Famous French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand tells us about the intentions behind the indescribable experience that is the movie Human with the same love, generosity and hope that can be felt throughout the movie and continues to explode in the viewer’s chest long after the movie is over.

He tells us about people who have nothing and think they have too much, about how similar we all are in our differences, about the beauty in all of us, and how making this film made him a better person.

Because this is what he wants to share, he also reminds us that this movie is a non-commercial project and that it can be procured for free to share it even more (website:http://www.human-themovie.org/).

HUMAN: Hundreds of people, of faces, of stories, big and small, ordinary and unique, vulnerable and brave to sum up in all its complexity what it is to be human, just that and all that. An overwhelmingly emotional journey of reconciliation and love that says it all, and fills the heart with the most beautiful and universal sentiment. A non-commercial film for the world, with breathtaking, perfect images and heart-wrenchingly potent music.

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Esther May Campbell – director – Light Years

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets Esther May Campbell to talk about her first feature film LIGHT YEARS, in competition at the Venice Critics’ Week 2015.

The idea behind the film is that family bonds are unbreakable even though their elements are light years away. the film introduces nature and its elements as another protagonist in the story.

LIGHT YEARS: Rose reckons a family is like a constellation – all connected, hanging up there, in the infinite. Stars can feel each other, even if some died millions of years ago. Even if they’re light years apart. Over the course of one long day, as mum wills her children closer, Rose’s fractured family pulls back into its constellation. Aching to reconnect they find themselves facing the true implications of their own devastating, inherited legacy.

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Mirsad Purivatra – director – Sarajevo Film Festival

FRED’s Nicolò Comotti interviews the founder and director of the Sarajevo Film Festival, Mirsad Purivatra, who attended the 72nd edition of the Venice Film Festival.

He talks to us about his opinion of how this year’s edition of the Sarajevo Film Festival went – which marked its 21st year – and some of its highlights as well as a little background info on its history. But of course, then he talks about his activities at the Venice Film Festival.

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The Sardegna Film Foundation launched the Heroes 20.20.20. project in collaboration with the Sardinian Regional Department of Industry, the Energy Service, and Sardegna Research. Its goal is to promote eco-sustainable best practices on the local level by creating a new public awareness campaign to celebrate the “everyday heroes” of environmental sustainability via original audiovisual material. Listen to the podcast to find out more!

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Atom Egoyan – director – Remember

FRED’s Chiara Nicoletti meets Atom Egoyan , director of REMEMBER, in competition at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.

The film, starring Christopher Plummer , explores the concept of revenge and on whether it can really ease the pain.

To cite the director’s words “This is one of the last stories that can be told—in the present day—about the darkest chapter of our history. REMEMBER is about the living survivors, both victims and perpetrators. Its background is the need for vengeance, but its narrative is about unexpected trauma and the effects this has on the character’s life. Zev is a reservoir of history, and the fact that he is losing his memory is compelling. Is he still responsible for his actions? What does it mean to be responsible? What does it mean to seek justice? In this past year, several former Nazis have been discovered. Are they still monsters? Were they always monsters? These are the sorts of questions I hope this film will ask. There are no easy answers. This is what defines our humanity”.

REMEMBER is the contemporary story of Zev, who discovers that the Nazi guard who murdered his family some 70 years ago is living in America under an assumed identity. Despite the obvious challenges, Zev sets out on a mission to deliver long-delayed justice with his own trembling hand. What follows is a remarkable cross-continent road-trip with surprising consequences.

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