Interview with Jonas Odell, director of Jag Var En Vinnare (I Was a Winner) What interested you in the theme of game addiction? There were two starting points for the idea for the film. One was something I remembered from years back, when we used to have a Playstation game console set up in the place where I worked. People used to […]
Interview with Lee Hanjong, director of Blues with me First of all, could you explain the title, Blues with me? The title refers to the main character’s will to interact with people around him. His gestures that make him look like he is dancing are an ironical expression about his desperate situation. I found myself both laughing and wanting to cry. In […]
Interview with Zoe McIntosh, director of The World in Your Window Firstly, could you explain the title? Without giving away the story, the film is set in a caravan park and explores the theme of grief. That sometimes in order to heal, you have to open your eyes and engage with the world again. The relationship between the three characters is incredibly […]
Interview with Jerouen Ceulebrouck, director of Antarctica Tell us a bit more about the story that inspired your film. My film is a combination of multiple inspirations and my own fantasy. I started off with the idea of making a film about people on the North or South Pole. The contrast between nature and human civilization at its extreme. When I did […]
Interview with Jamie Jones, director of The Nest What motivated you to tackle London’s housing crisis and precarious conditions in this film? Many different reasons to be honest. It’s constantly in the news. It’s something that people talk about a lot, but most importantly the idea came to me from conversations with my mother. I grew up in London during the 1980s […]
Interview with Paul Philipp, director of Die Besonderen Fähigkeiten des Herrn Mahler (The super powers of Mr Mahler) You’ve managed to solve a crime story in under half an hour on screen. Are you interested in developing feature films? If so, are you interested in any particular genre? Yes, I am continuously looking for interesting topics, and maybe one of them will be worth […]
Interview with Astrid Goldsmith, director of Squirrel Island Can you tell us a bit more about your background in animation and your specific “style”? I taught myself to animate when I was 12 with an old Super-8 camera, I used to make plasticine models and backdrops from cereal packets, it was pretty lo-fi! Super-8 film came with a process-paid envelope, so you […]
