FRED Film Radio - English Channel

Jane Schoenbrun on her new film "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma": post-transition joy, 80s horror, and reclaiming the trans monster.

Tonia Mishiali's The Lion at My Back, winner of the Ecumenical Jury Grand Prize at Karlovy Vary 2026, is the second chapter of her trilogy on women living on the sidelines

Miroslav Terzić's 3 Weeks After, winner of the Europa Cinemas Label at Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2026: "It's not just about peer violence, but about a violent society, and we are all in it."

Nader Saeivar's Hijamat explores how everybody, of all generations or ethnicities, builds walls around themselves — made of different materials, but all really tall

Jan-Eric Mack's A Happy Family, starring co-writer Anna Schinz, is the first Swiss film ever to compete for the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary

Isabelle Tollenaere's Paris Paris balances hardship and inhumanness with lightheartedness, humour, and playfulness

"All Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters were a sort of superheroes for the audience"

Ivan Ostrochovský's Only Beautiful Things to Look At tackles forced sterilisation through magnificent visuals: "If the film visually goes against the topic, maybe it is scarier."

Past the Hill of Napoleon’s Hat director Arnas Balčiūnas at Future Frams 2026. On generational trauma, silence within families, and finding an authentic cinematic voice.

Sister of Mine director André Vaara at Future Frames 2026. A quiet short story about siblings, identity, and childhood perception.

Half-moon director Hae-Sup Sin at Future Frames 2026. A short film about adoption, cultural identity and two mothers discovering that love can be shared rather than divided.

Shallow Ground director Jozo Schmuch at Future Frames 2026 turns one day into a tender reckoning with the decades a war stole

In The Guest, where a family reunion is disrupted by a mentally unstable mother played by Trine Dyrholm, Mads Mengel pays close attention to his characters' conflicted feelings

Nobody Barks director Júlia Coldwell Serra at Future Frames 2026. A dark comedy about guilt, family bonds and the comforting stories people invent to avoid painful truths.

Directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov on Black Money for White Nights: "Corruption is at the bottom of everything, but not just that of the outer life, also the corruption of the inner life"

The Lightning Rod director Helmi Donner at Future Frames 2026 uses horror to talk about abuse and generational trauma

Zampano director Teilo Quillard at Future Frames 2026 revisits his circus childhood and dreams already of a punk circus to come

Self-Sown director David Champaigne talks at Future Frames 2026 about growing up too fast, toxic masculinity and the privilege of European cinema

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang director Ollie Launspach at Future Frames 2026 turns his partner’s gaze into a mirror for his own transition

At the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival 2026, Erin Moriarty on female empowerment, the privilege of choosing and why celebrities don't deserve to be on a pedestal

At the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival 2026, James Franco reflects on creativity, openness and the moments that changed everything

At the Filming Italy Sardegna Festival 2026, Olga Kurylenko reflects on a journey from a small town to an international career she still finds hard to believe

"Other Side of Fame", Erik Bernard and Sveva Alviti: a story about choices, resilience and the true cost of fame.

Asia Argento discusses "Death Has No Master", isolation in Venezuela, horror, ownership and her return to Cannes.

Jorge Thielen Armand discusses "Death Has No Master", Venezuela, class violence, sound, memory and the house at the centre of the film.

Discover the work of British filmmaker and video essayist Charlie Shackelton, winner of last year's Sundance NEXT innovator Award, in the context of his first retrospective in Spain at Documenta Madrid.

The 73rd edition of the Sydney Film Festival runs from the 3rd to the 14th of June in various locations across Sydney, featuring more thah 250 films from 81 countries, including Cannes winners and groundbreaking new voices.

Benoît Magimel and Bastien Bouillon, who play two antagonistic figures in Léa Mysius' tense Palme d'Or contender "The Birthday Party", talk script, back story, and on-set surprises

"Diary of a Chambermaid", by Radu Jude explores everyday life and hidden power struggles, blending theatre, montage, and social satire, based on the book from Octave Mirbeau, and told in an inspired way under the direction of Radu Jude.

What Bruno Dumont envisions in "Red Rocks" is 'the world of tomorrow': 'we don't want rules, prescriptions, overprotection, constant interference: we want freedom.'

Director Viesturs Kairiss discusses Ulya at Cannes 2026, exploring identity, Soviet Latvia and the human story behind Ulyana Semyonova.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi discusses multilingual dialogue, humanism and care in All of a Sudden, in competition at the 79th Cannes Film Festival.

Valeska Grisebach discusses Bulgaria, Europe, genre and the female gaze in The Dreamed Adventure, in Cannes Competition.

Director Sarah Arnold on her debut feature, "Too Many Beasts": 'I made this film so that we don't forget that we have to disobey.'

With Elephants in the Fog, Abinash Bikram Shah places Nepal's Kinnar community at the centre of a thriller about chosen family, invisibility and the right to be seen as whole

In "Madame", French director Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz digs into the themes of femininity and exploitation by sharing house with the secret mistress of a Saudi Sheikh

Explore the captivating "9 Temples to Heaven" journey and discover Thailand’s spiritual rituals, cultural significance, and cinematic beauty in the new Sompot Chidgasornpongse's film.

Valentina Maurel, the Costa Rican-French director of "Forever Your Maternal Animal", likes a non-linear structure: 'I think characters are enough, sometimes, to make a film.'

With Titanic Ocean, Konstantina Kotzamani plunges into a Japanese boarding school for professional mermaids and finds a story about adolescence, fantasy and the struggle to speak for yourself

With Rehearsals for a Revolution, Pegah Ahangarani weaves forty years of Iranian history into a deeply personal documentary and turns memory itself into an act of resistance

With I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Anthony Boyle and Lola Petticrew reflect on what it means to be thirty, working-class and stuck in a world that no longer keeps its promises

With I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Joe Cole and Jay Lycurgo play two friends at a crossroads and discover that the best way to build a character is to leave your inhibitions at the door

With I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning, Anthony Boyle and Lola Petticrew reflect on what it means to be thirty, working-class and stuck in a world that no longer keeps its promises

With "Coward", Lukas Dhont turns the war genre inside out to tell a story of desire, imagination and resistance.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa discusses "Kokurojo – The Samurai and the Prisoner" at the 79th Festival de Cannes and reflects on anti-heroes and power.

Discover the heartfelt story of "Tin Castle" with director Alexander Murphy, unveiling love, community, and resilience beyond stereotypes in a captivating Irish traveller family

Alexandra Matheou discusses "Free Eliza (Notes On An Anatomical Imperfection)" at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes in Cannes.

With the powerful story of "Flesh and Fuel", we explore a love between truck drivers highlighting work, identity, and authentic intimacy in a touching, realistic portrayal. We talked about it with one of the actors, Julian Świeżewski.

Renate ranzi from IDM Film And Music Commission tells us about all the new actions of the organisation, one of which is the new funding for projects at major festivals like Cannes, Venice, and Oscars—up to €240,000 for selected filmmakers.

"Nostalgia for the Future" by Brecht Debackere explores archives, memory, and identity, blending film, philosophy, and innovation in a unique, thought-provoking style, while telling the life and ideals of a genius of filmmaking such Chris Marker.