Programma ricco per il sesto Brussels International Film Festival
- La nuova edizione del festival si terrà dal 27 giugno al 6 luglio nella capitale belga, con più di cinquanta film in programma
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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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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
scheda film] (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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intervista: Pilar Palomero
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intervista: Martín Benchimol
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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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scheda film] (Spain) by Nestor Ruiz Medina, Christina [+leggi anche:
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intervista: Nikola Spasic
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intervista: Tia Kouvo
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intervista: Giovanni Bucchieri
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intervista: Anna Jadowska
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scheda film] 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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intervista: Ann Sirot e Raphael Balboni
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intervista: Claude Schmitz
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intervista: Sergio Guataquira Sarmiento
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intervista: Pascale Bourgaux
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intervista: Mathieu Volpe
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intervista: Jessica Woodworth
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intervista: Teona Strugar Mitevska
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intervista: Mélanie Delloye
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