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Bringing you conversations with filmmakers, actors, and artists, the storytellers behind the stories. We cover the worlds of film, TV and music.Watching some great films as we dig into our coverage of the 36th Annual Stockholm International Film Festival."That"s a good question." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:37

Auberi Edler - An American Pastoral - Stockholm Film...

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2025/11/10

Award winning filmmaker and journalist Auberi Edler joins us as we dive into our coverage of the Stockholm Film Festival.We discuss Auberi's latest film "An American Pastoral" which covers a school board election in Elizabethtown Pennsylvania. What unfolds will surprise and possibly scare you.It’s an even handed portrayal of a battle that pits right wing MAGA republicans, including a married couple that proudly helped organize and storm the capitol on January 6th,against a coalition of center

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40:54

Mattias J Skoglund - Hemmet (The Home)

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2025/10/28

Writer and director Mattias J Skoglund has been traveling the world presenting his latest project the horror film "Hemmet" (The Home) and joins us today to celebrate the Swedish theatrical release.Based on Mats Strandberg's novel, "Hemmet" tells the story of a young man who returns to his childhood home in order to move his mother into an assisted living facility. Once there, her condition takes a turn for the worse and drama unfolds. Is it a question of deepening dementia or is something more

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46:35

Ella Rae Rappaport - Egghead Republic

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2025/10/21

We are digging into our coverage of the 36th Annual Stockholm Film Festival.Ella Rae Rappaport joins us to talk about "Egghead Republic" which will have its European debut on November 8th as part of the festival. "Egghead Republic" is a surreal peek behind the curtain at the machinations of a modern media empire and the madness of power. But as you will learn, this doesn't even begin to describe this wonderful film.Ella Rae is nominated for the Rising Star Award at this year's festival for her

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40:35

Anatomy of a Film Festival - Beatrice Karlsson

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2025/10/14

Beatrice Karlsson is the Program Director of the Stockholm International Film Festival. Beatrice and her team are the architects of the schedule and are responsible for sorting through the over 3000 titles submitted for consideration this year.Last week they finalized and presented the impressive lineup of over 130 films from 60 countries for this year's festival where Isabella Rossellini will be the guest of honorIn the midst of this frenzy of activity Beatrice was kind enough to join us to talk

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42:25

Coach surfing across Europe - Fanny Ovesen - Live a...

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2025/10/07

Norwegian-based Swedish director Fanny Ovesen joins us to talk about her debut* feature Live A Little / Leva Lite. The film is a thoughtfully written coming of age story about friends Laura and Alex who are taking a long planned girls’ trip.Along the way there is a night of partying and blackout sex. The story follows them as they couch surf across Europe and try to unravel what happened.Was it simply a drunken fling, or something darker?In this episode we take the opportunity to walk through Live A

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59:49

Hampus Linder - Confessions of a Swedish Man

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2025/09/29

Hampus Linder, known for his documentary film "Gudrun Konsten Att Vara Människa" (The Feminist) joins us to talk about his latest work "Confessions of a Swedish Man" which takes viewers on a journey through parts of the manosphere that you normally only see when you are doom scrolling. The film provides a very interesting counterpoint to “Gudrun” both in subject as well as style.“Confessions of a Swedish Man” takes a surprising twist when Hampus must agree to participate in the ceremonies of the

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22:02

Wrap Up Show - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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2025/09/16

🎙 Stream Close Up — Wrap-Up: The Crystal Globe Competition at KVIFF 59After nine in-depth conversations with filmmakers from around the world, we’re closing the curtain on the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. This wrap-up episode connects the threads that ran through this year’s Crystal Globe competition from Lisbon to Kabul, from the Carpathians to New York.Across fiction, documentary, and hybrid storytelling, certain themes emerged again and again:Social issues through intimate

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1:17:11

Pere Vilà Barceló - When The River Becomes A Sea -...

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2025/09/08

Catalan filmmaker Pere Vilà Barceló joins us as we continue our coverage of the Crystal Globe Competition at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. We talk about his latest film “When The River Becomes A Sea” starring Claud Hernández.The curators at Karlovy Vary describe it as “ An uncompromising, introspective probe into the soul of a girl who is sexually abused. The heroine of his sixth film is Gaia, a young archaeology student, whose relationship with herself, and with those around

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40:09

Miro Remo - Better Go Mad In The Wild - Karlovy Vary...

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2025/08/28

Magic is the word I keep coming back to when I try to describe “Better Go Mad In The Wild”, the latest film from director Miro Remo. Apparently I am not the only one who feels this way. He was just awarded the Crystal Globe for Best Film at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival where the jury called it, “a funny valentine to the fading art of being true to yourself".Miro joins us to talk about the genesis of his film and a little about what it was like to develop a relationship and work

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52:14

Nathan Ambrosioni - Out Of Love - Karlovy Vary...

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2025/08/21

Wunderkind, screenwriter, director Nathan Ambrosioni joins us to talk about his latest film Out of Love (Les enfants vont bien) which recently earned him a Crystal Globe award for Best Director at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.Nathan is one of cinema's most promising young voices. In addition to exploring Out of Love we will touch on his remarkable journey in filmmaking. At just 25 years old, Ambrosioni has already established himself as a director with a distinctive eye for complex

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1:00:05

Gözde Kural - Cinema Jazireh - Karlovy Vary...

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2025/08/14

Filmmaker Gözde Kural joins us to discuss her latest work "Cinema Jazireh". It is her second feature set and shot in Afghanistan. It depicts the journey and struggles of a young mother attempting to track down her missing son. Moving solo as a woman in a world controlled by the Taliban is not an option so she dresses as a man. At the same time we are introduced to a young man who was groomed as a boy to act as a woman. The contrasting and intersecting stories raise hard questions about culture. The

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1:04:50

João Rosas - The Luminous Life - Karlovy Vary...

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2025/08/07

Director João Rosas joins us to talk about his work with a focus on his feature debut “The Luminous Life”. It's a beautiful exploration of youth that evolved in a very particular way from three of his earlier shorts. We’ll dive into those connections, examine the role of Lisbon in his movies and explore the current climate for filmmaking in Portugal.We will also take a few moments to discuss his documentary “Death Of A City”. It is a very personal film that chronicles the demolition of a building

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36:35

Vytautas Katkus - The Visitor - Karlovy Vary...

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2025/07/31

Winner of the Crystal Globe for Best Director at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Lithuanian filmmaker Vytautas Katkus joins us to talk about his feature debut “The Visitor” (Svečias).Here’s what the Jury had to say about his film.“In his feature debut, Vytautas Katkus truly exploits the creative freedom that a director perhaps only ever properly enjoys with their first film, displaying an uncompromised, idiosyncratic vision that is both dazzlingly precise in its detail and

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38:06

Ondřej Provazník - Broken Voices - Karlovy Vary...

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2025/07/24

Czech director Ondřej Provazník stops by for his Stream Close Up. His film Broken Voices recently premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival where it was nominated for a Crystal Globe award.Loosely based on a true events, Broken Voices is a nuanced story about an elite girls’ choir and how a young woman must navigate the competitive nature of her peers and manage the advances of a controlling and less than honorable choirmaster.Featuring amazing debut performances, the film provides a

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59:14

Nina Knag - Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

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2025/07/17

Director Nina Knag joins us to talk about her feature debut Don’t Call Me Mama which is about to have its world premier at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.We’ll talk about how Nina has explored some similar themes in earlier works and have an interesting discussion about deliberate choices regarding what was left out of the film. We’ll also get into the impact and importance of having Norway's first certified intimacy coordinator on the project.A drama about forbidden love, Don’t Call

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42:37

Dmytro Hreshko - Karlovy Vary International Film...

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2025/07/10

We are kicking off this season with a look at the 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. We will be putting particular focus on the main competition category, The Crystal Globe.In this episode Brian meets documentary filmmaker Dmytro Hreshko . His latest work Divia is a dark and beautiful exploration of the impact of the Russian invasion on nature in Ukraine. Scored by Grammy award winning composer Sam Slater, this film is filled with drama and scenes of horrible destruction as well as

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54:50

s03e03 Lisa Ohlin

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2022/02/07

Director Lisa Ohlin joins Brian to discuss her career including her experience at NYU Film School and her journey in film and TV. They cover Lisa's work from feature films Vernada för en Tenor and Simon and the Oaks (Simon och Ekarna) to the latest instalment of the long running and much beloved Beck franchise Beck 45 - 58 Minuter.Among other topics, they explore Lisa's successful approach to working with performers such as Krister Henriksson and Liv Mjönes and how her work as a writer supports

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26:48

s03e02 Walter Iuzzolino

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2022/01/25

This week Walter Iuzzolino joins Brian to discuss the origins of Walter Presents and the launch of the service in Scandinavia. Walter may have the best job in the world. Join us as he tells us all bout the joys and challenges of curating the best of European television. Walter Iuzzolino might just have the answer to that eternal question...."What should we watch tonight?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:01:00

s03e01 Mikael Cross

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2022/01/18

Producer Mikael Cross (Alex, Vitt Skräp, Bröderna Salazar....) joins Brian to discuss his career andwhat's required to take a TV show or film from idea to reality. He also shares a scary story of life imitating art in the most serious manner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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5:11

Trailer Season 3

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2022/01/11

A quick hello to let you know that we are back.The Stream Close Up podcast brings you the storytellers behind the stories. Discussions with writers, directors, actors, producers and others responsible for creating and delivering the shows you are streaming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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