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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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Chiara Pazzelli interviews Miguel Formosa, maltese  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 Axelle Jean, french,  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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