FRED Film Radio - Extra

FRED Film Radio - Extra is the network's Channel 03, a thematic service devoted to the spoken material generated by cinema events. Its official description also uses the name FRED Conferences. Press conferences, seminars, workshops and masterclasses define its remit, giving it a different emphasis from a channel organised around one language. The subject is the event itself and the discussions it makes available, including material intended for audiences with a professional interest in film.

The service is offered to film festivals, film markets and other cinema-related events that want people outside the venue to hear their content. Remote access is a practical part of that purpose: a listener can encounter a conference contribution or an extended discussion without having been present in the room. Its recorded material has included a conversation involving Adrian Wootton and Jacopo Chessa associated with FOCUS in London, illustrating the connection between film events and the organisations working around production.

Extra is particularly relevant to listeners who prefer the substance of a panel, educational session or industry conversation to a brief summary of its conclusions. Those forms can bring together several perspectives and give participants room to develop an argument or explain a process. The channel belongs to FRED's broader festival-oriented service, but its specific role is to make event material available in radio form. Film students, festival followers and production professionals can all find value in that access, with the exact subjects depending on the conferences and other contributions being broadcast.