FRED’s Matt Micucci meets filmmaker Matthew Yeager, whose film “Valedictorian” had its world premiere in the Bright Future section of the 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam. Matthew talks about the stories and themes that inspired him in making “Valedictorian”. He also talks about how he constructed the film and expresses his views on the themes of alienation and relationships that are true driving forces in his feature.
Plot: Ben is the typical Brooklyn hipster with his band, job and girlfriend. But is that all there is? Without any real reason or big drama, he goes off in a completely different direction. Ben switches from protagonist into passer-by, about whom his vague acquaintances only occasionally think. A striking portrait of this individualistic generation.
Barbara Allen with her film "House Music: A Cultural Evolution" paints a clear picture of the birth of a genre that is still rocking the dancefloors, and that in Chicago found a second prolific home to develop and evolve.
Kesmat El Sayed, one of the speakers on a panel on Arab Cinema, held in the frame of the World Cinema Fund days at the Berlinale 2025, is a producer from Egypt, based in Germany, who explains the difficult work …
Emma Barboni, film commissioner of the Emilia Romagna Film Commission, tells us about the production of the film "Paternal Leave" by Alissa Jung, presented in the Generation section of the Berlinale, and also about the new funds available for film …
Gemma Lynch is the Head of Production of Sardinia film Commission. She has been at the European film Market bringing a huge delegation of professionals from the region to navigate inside the European Film Market to be known and to …