– True to its uninhibited and joyous spirit, FIFF’s program consists of sweet, savory, delightful and subtly unsettling offerings
Umami – A taste of happiness by Slony Sow
His menu Freiburg International Film Festival – to be enjoyed between March 12 and 26 – includes at least 99 films (60 feature films, 38 shorts, 1 documentary and 1 film in 4DX & Screenx) originating from 52 countries and divided into 12 gourmet sections. Among them are 55 Swiss premieres and 3 world premieres. It is an offer that satisfies all tastes: from traditionalists, who can enjoy the dishes offered by the International Competition, to the most adventurous audience, who will try the parallel section of Genre Films.
The opening film this year will be Umami – A taste of happiness by a French director Slony Sowstarring Gerard Depardieu in front of the cast. The closing time of the festival, meanwhile, is entrusted to the French-Algerian director Mounia Meddour and her movie Charms [+see also:
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film profile], depicting the resurrection of a dancer who has been destroyed in both body and soul. The German director of Turkish origin Fatih Akin is guest of honor at this year’s Freiburg banquet. His movie Soul Kitchen [+see also:
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interview: Massimo Donati
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Fatih Akin also curates the On the Map section, for which he has selected six of his favorite films. Rheingold [+see also:
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Of the twelve films from twenty different countries that make up the International Feature Film Competition, five are European producers and co-producers showing Swiss premieres. These include the Iranian director’s second film Hassan Nasser Winners [+see also:
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interview: Fabián Hernández
film profile], which had its world premiere at the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. American director Lotfi Nathanhis first feature film Harka [+see also:
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interview: Chie Hayakawa
film profile], a sophisticated dystopia sure to tickle our taste buds, produced by Japan, France, the Philippines and Qatar, which was awarded a special mention of the Camera d’Or at the last Cannes Film Festival and which is currently the representative of Japan in the Oscar race.
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