INTERVIEWS

Valentina Castellani-Quinn has been appointed as the new Artistic Director at MATIFF, the Matera International Film Festival. Her inaugural initiative, titled “A Drop of Hope,” aims to inspire dialogue between nations, communities, and faiths through meaningful, thought-provoking cinema.

Actor Esai Morales on playing Gabriel, Tom Cruise's arch-nemesis, in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning and performing death-defying aerial stunts.

Theo Dumont is a power broker who built the stage for independent cinema. A former Director of Corporate Communications for MGM Studios, he co-founded the Oscar- and BAFTA-Qualifying HollyShorts Film Festival. As Managing Partner at Alta Global Media, he manages high-profile campaigns and is a trusted advisor and publicist for Spike Lee, helping films like BlacKkKlansman win major awards.