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BRIFF 2023

Programma ricco per il sesto Brussels International Film Festival

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- La nuova edizione del festival si terrà dal 27 giugno al 6 luglio nella capitale belga, con più di cinquanta film in programma

Programma ricco per il sesto Brussels International Film Festival
The Wall di Philippe Van Leeuw

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Unspooling 27 June – 6 July, the Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF) is a wholly summery occasion for celebrating the 7th art in the heart of Europe. The event will open with a Belgian premiere of Alex Lutz’s new movie, Strangers By Night [+leggi anche:
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, recently unveiled in the Cannes Film Festival.

The selection mainly revolves around three competitions. The International Competition consists of seven feature films which have turned heads in major international festivals, including Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Justine Triet
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(France) by Justine Triet, presented in a premiere ahead of its Belgian release on 30 August. Another movie which stole focus on the Croisette is Four Daughters [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Kaouther Ben Hania
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by Kaouther Ben Hania, a captivating documentary borrowing from the field of fiction - and notably from dramatic interpretation - to narrate the turbulent fate of a mother and her four daughters. There’s also Pilar Palomero’s new film La maternal [+leggi anche:
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(Spain), which takes place in a facility for teenage mothers and which was discovered in San Sebastian, as was Emad Aleebrahim Dehkordi’s debut feature film A Tale of Shemroon [+leggi anche:
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, which has previously spent time in Angers and Marrakech where it scooped the Golden Star. The selection is rounded off by The Castle [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Martín Benchimol
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by Argentine director Martín Benchimol, which was discovered in the Berlinale, as was Limbo by Australia’s Ivan Sen and Absence by China’s Wu Lang.

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Six European works are set to be presented in the Directors’ Week line-up, which, according to the festival’s programmers, offer up an original view of modern-day society and cast a critical eye over the changes which are upending the lifestyle habits of their heroes and heroines. The selected movies are 21 Paraíso [+leggi anche:
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(Spain) by Nestor Ruiz Medina, Christina [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nikola Spasic
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(Serbia) by Nikola Spasic, Family Time [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Tia Kouvo
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(Finland/Sweden) by Tia Kouvo, 100 Seasons [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Giovanni Bucchieri
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(Sweden) by Giovanni Bucchieri, Woman on the Roof [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Anna Jadowska
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(Poland/Sweden/France) by Anna Jadowska and Paradise [+leggi anche:
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by Alexander Abarutov (France).

BRIFF also provides an opportunity to shine a light on Belgian films and their wonderous diversity. In this respect, ten movies – four documentaries and six fiction films – will be offered up to audiences, including two world premières: The Wall [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Philippe Van Leeuw
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 by Philippe Van Leeuw, which sees unmissable Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps stepping into the shoes of Border Patrol agent Jessica Comley, on the frontier between Mexico and Arizona, in a desert crossed by migrants despite the dangers involved; a border which she’s proud to defend, in spite of it all; Se crasher pour exister by Julien Henry, meanwhile, is a documentary following the disenchantment of three young fans of extreme banger racing, at a time when their raceway is about to close. The festival will also treat audiences to two films earning standing ovations in Cannes: The (Ex)perience of Love [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Ann Sirot e Raphael Balboni
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by Ann Sirot and Raphaël Balboni, and The Other Laurens [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Claude Schmitz
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by Claude Schmitz, alongside three documentaries which have also made their mark in festivals: Adieu Sauvage [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento
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by Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento, discovered in the Cinéma du Réel Festival, Hawar, Our Banished Children [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Pascale Bourgaux
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by Pascale Bourgaux seen in Visions du Réel, and An Italian Youth [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mathieu Volpe
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by Mathieu Volpe, unveiled at the Festival dei Popoli. The three remaining fiction films gracing the agenda are Luka [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Jessica Woodworth
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by Jessica Woodworth, The Happiest Man in the World [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Teona Strugar Mitevska
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by Teona Strugar Mitevska, and Nightman [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Mélanie Delloye
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by Mélanie Delloye.

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