11th edition / Trieste / 14-20 June 2027

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People / 18 April 2027 / 4 min read

A night with our head projectionist

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Bruno Kalc has run the projector at Cinema Molo since 2009. He still threads 35 mm by hand for the opening night.

We spent an evening with him in the booth, between the last screening and the first tram home. He told us about the reel that caught fire in 2014, and why he prefers short films: they end before the bulb gets tired.

His one piece of advice for filmmakers: bring a backup file, and then another one.

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