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FRED Film Radio - English Channel

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

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20:16

The American Backyard, interview with actor Filippo...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/19

During the 2025 edition of the Cinema Made in Italy festival in London, Fred FM had an in-depth chat with the charming star of "The American Backyard", Filippo Scotti. The actor revealed how he was actually brought on last minute to take on the lead role in the gothic, noir thriller, loosely following one man's search for a missing woman he holds an unrequited love for, by veteran of Italian cinema, Pupi Avati. With the director now into his seventh decade of movie-making, Scotti was at first a

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16:53

Diva Futura, interview with director Giulia...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/19

London audiences were treated to something a little different as part of the Cinema Made in Italy festival 2025: "Diva Futura," a darkly comic, satirical look at the beginnings of the porn industry in Italy back in the 80s, courtesy of Riccardo Schicchi. Fred Film Radio sat down with the movie's writer and director, Giulia Steigerwalt, to hear about telling the story from the perspective of his secretary, Debora Attanasio, based on her 2013 book, "Don't Tell Mom I'm a Secretary." Steigerwalt

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18:28

Diana Cipriano, interview with a programmer at BFI...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/19

Ahead of the 39th edition of BFI Flare, Fred FM got the lowdown on this year's lineup from one of the festival's programmers, Diana Cipriano. Cipriano shared some of the highlights for this year, particularly some of the trends and key themes arising across the selection and how they reflect the current landscape for LGBTQIA+ film, for instance, parenthood in all its iterations in opening night title "The Wedding Banquet", Rebecca Lenkiewicz's "Hot Milk" and "Outerlands", about a non-binary nanny

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11:20

Bergamo Film Meeting: interview with director...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/09

At the 43rd BFM FRED Film Radio interviewed Christian Petzold, a leading exponent of the “Berlin School”, featured in Europe, Now!, the section of the Bergamo Film Meeting dedicated to contemporary European cinema. The role on cinema in a divided Europe Christian Petzold is the son of emigrants from East Germany and in his first short films he told the story of the changes brought about by the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today Europe is crossed by great divisions, what role does he think cinema can

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14:34

“House Music: A Cultural Evolution”, interview with...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/04

“House Music: A Cultural Evolution” by Barbara Allen opened the door to the world of house music and its roots to the audience of the Seeyousound festival, in Torino. The director is from Chicago, where a specific and upcoming brand of house music was born in the 80’s and still is ruling the dance floors. Like happened for disco music in the 70’s, the roots of house came from the minorities’ necessity of their own space and expressivity, and the black queer world was the perfect nest for this new

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16:12

Jonas Odell, interview with the protagonist of...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/03

Jonas Odell is one of the guests of Animation cinema: AnReal, the section at the 43° Bergamo Film Meeting dedicated to animated documentaries. As in the last decade, the interest in animated non-fictional storytelling has become increasingly evident carving out an important space for itself even within sectoral festivals such as DOK Leipzig (for documentary cinema) or Annecy (for animated cinema), the 43°BFM decided to explore the new trends of animated cinema. In particular, through Animation

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16:41

Alice Nellis, interview with the protagonist of...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/03

Czech screenwriter and director Alice Nellis is Bergamo Film Meeting’s protagonist of Europe, Now!, the section dedicated to contemporary European auteur cinema. Along with german Director Christian Petzold, Nellis will present, at the Festival, her complete filmography including her famous "Ene bene – Eeny Meeny", 2000, "Tajnosti – Little Girl Blue", 2007 and "Buko", 2022. Her feature debut, "Ene bene" (Eeny Meeny, 2000), a tragicomedy exploring family relationships in a small Czech community

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8:48

Stefania Ippoliti, interview with the director of...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/01

Stefania Ippoliti, as Director of the Toscana Film Commission, met with us in Cannes to talk about its presence at the frstival to promote and present a film that was produced in Tuscany with the support of her office; the film is "Heads or Tails" ("Testa o Croce"). In our chat, we talked about the involvement in the film, and also about the education programme that we talked about in Berlin. Film commissions often collaborate on film, as in this case Stefania Ippoliti pointed out that it is a

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6:31

World Cinema Fund at Berlinale, interview with Kesmat...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/01

World Cinema Fund is a special programme linked to the European Film Market and to the Berlinale with the goal to promote high-quality filmmaking in regions with a weak infrastructure for film, while fostering cultural diversity in German cinemas as well as supporting collaboration between German and European producers and partners in WCF regions and countries. In the days of activity of the Fund in Berlin, we met with Kesmat El Sayed, an Egyptian producer that was one of the speakers in a panel on

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11:00

Emilia Romagna Film Commission, interview with the...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/01

The Emilia Romagna Film Commission was present at the European Film Market 2025 also as partner on a film that was in the Berlinale programme. the film is "Paternal Leave" by Alissa Jung that was shoot almost entirely in the region. Talking with Emma Barboni, film commissioner, we discover how the film was born and why it had to be shot in Emilia Romagna. And we also have a glimpse on the new funding calls promoted by the region.A joint venture between the film funds and the regional music

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3:43

Sardinia Film Commission, interview with the Head of...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/01

Gemma Lynch is the Head of Production of Sardinia Film Commission. Her presence at the European Film Market, besides the regular activities of finding productions to come and shoot on the island and promoting the territory, is strictly link to the promotion of talents from the region, through a delegation of professionals that have been brought to Berlin to mingle and let themselves be known. The first time a delegation of professionals is helped to self promote. Gemma Lynch tells about the

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13:04

Italian Film Commissions Association, interview with...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/03/01

The Italian Film Commission Association has recently renovated its board. the new elected members are the president Jacopo Chessa, (Veneto Film Commission) and the two vice presidents Alessandra Miletto (Valle d'Aosta Film Commission) and Fabio Abagnato (Emilia Romagna Film Commission). We met with the president and one of the vice president to talk about what this elections mean for them and for the future of the association. The key words are collaboration and synergy Jacopo Chessa and

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7:20

IDM Film Commission, interview with Birgit...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/02/28

We met with the IDM Film Commission Südtirol at the European Film Market 2025, in Berlin. Talking with Birgit Oberkofler, Head Film Fund & Commissioner we found out about the news in their activities and we talked about the experience of participating to the production of "Vermiglio", the acclaimed Italian film that was shot in their region.Two new funds Birgit Oberkofler told us about two new funds the IDM FilM Commission Südtirol just announced. One is dedicated to music, helping composers,

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12:46

Valle d'Aosta Film Commission, interview with the...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/02/28

Alessandra Miletto, Director of the Valle d'Aosta Film Commission, was in Berlin attending the European Film Market. We met at the Italian Pavillon, home-base for the all the Italian professionals at the EFM, to talk about the news happening in the region and to the youngest and smallest film commission in Italy. Three new Production Companies and a cap raise in funding Alessandra Miletto explains how much the Valle d'Aosta Film Commission has invested in educational courses for producers, and the

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10:01

“The Good Sister” , interview with the director Sarah...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/02/27

“The good Sister“, the feature film directed by Sarah Miro Fischer, included in the panorama section of the Berlinale 75 is an unusual take on the issue of sexual violence, seen form the point of view of the sister of the perpetrator. Starting form a personal experience of violence, Sarah Miro Fischer narrates the fade-out of the other and sister relationship under the weight of an accusation of rape. The peculiarity of the brother -sister relationship Sarah Miro Fischer in “The Good Sister” uses

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7:05

"Living the Land": Interview with Director Huo Meng

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/02/25

At the 75th Berlinale, director Huo Meng captivated audiences with "Living the Land", a poignant and visually stunning portrait of rural China on the brink of transformation. The film, which won the Silver Bear for Best Director, delicately explores the impact of modernization on traditional life, following a young boy left behind as his parents seek work in the city. A Cinematic Time Capsule Rather than focusing on the future, "Living the Land" turns its gaze to the past, capturing a world in

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10:13

“When the night stands still”, interview with...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/02/25

Liryc Dela Cruz is at the 75th Berlinale with his directorial debut feature "When the night stands still - Come la notte". The film, set in Italy is a co-production between Italy and the Philippines and it follows three Filipino siblings, all domestic workers in Italy, reunite in their older sister Lilia's inherited villa. The idea came to Dela Cruz as he proceeded to mix up all the tales he heard from friends in Italy and turn those stories into a film. While depicting the dynamics and

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9:53

“The Light”, interview with actors Lars Eidinger and...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/02/25

The Light by Tom Tykwer is the opening film of the 75th Berlin International film festival. Screening in Berlinale Special, the film sees Lars Eidinger and Nicolette Krebitz as a couple and parents of teenagers struggling as a dysfunctional family with their contradictions. Lars Eidinger confesses that he knew before starting to work on the film that his character was actually inspired by Tom Tykwer himself, as a sort of an alter ego of the german director. Nicolette Krebitz describes her

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13:28

"Mad Bills To Pay", interview with the director Joel...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/02/25

"Mad Bills To Pay" by Joel Alfonso Vargas is a realist social drama on a Latino family in the Bronx. there is a lot of personal memories in the film, as the director comes form Bronx and inevitably the neighbourhood becomes another lead character of the movie. We met with the director on the day of the film's premiere in the Perspective programme in the Berlin International Film Festival. The choice on casting also non professional actors to get more realistic One of the aims of Joel Alfonso

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10:57

"How to Be Normal and The Oddness of The Other...

FRED Film Radio - English Channel ·

2025/02/25

Florian Pochaktlo's surprising first feature film "How To Be Normal and The Oddness of The Other World" had its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival, in the Perspective section. The definitely personal and multi-layered take on mental health is narrated through the character of Pia, a young woman just released from a mental care facilities who tries to enter the "normal" world , the other world for her. The main question raised is: who can tell what is normal? Florian Pochatklo asks

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