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Interview with Ophelia Harutyunyan, director of Il faut tout un village… Why are there no men? What’s the social and economic context in which this story is unfolding?There are many villages in Armenia that have almost no adult men, only women, children and elders. This is a result of men going to Russia to find work, like construction or other blue collar jobs. […]

Interview with Justus Hanfland, director of Der Zufall What inspired you to tell this story?A fascination with meeting strange, in the sense of unknown to me or new, people. I think it’s a bit of a wonder, when two people, who have never seen each other before, meet and can communicate and (partially) understand each other. Not necessarily, like in the film, with […]

Watch the interview with the Brazilian-Canadian filmmaker Jorge Camarotti about his short film Ousmane selected in the 2022 International Competition (I7 programme).

Interview with Alexandra Brodski, director of Joy What did you want to explore through your two protagonists’ relationship?  I wanted to explore the complex dynamics of power and dependency between two children incarcerated in a children’s secure home. We follow the teenage boy Jacob who – based on his age and gender would be expected to be the more powerful character but begins […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Jean-Baptiste Durand about his short film Vrai gars selected in the 2022 National Competition (F8 programme).

Watch the interview with the Egyptian filmmaker Ahmed Abdelsalam about his short film CAI-BER selected in the 2022 International Competition (I4 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Lucie Prost about her short film Va dans les bois selected in the 2022 National Competition (F3 programme).

Interview with Ahmed Abdelsalam, director of CAI-BER Is the character of Nour based on someone you know?The character of Nour is a portrait of my generation, facing social oppression and the urge to flee and find home somewhere away. But honestly, she was particularly based on my two best friends, Nagat and Passent. We have had a long journey trying to find home […]

Watch the interview with the Belgian filmmaker Valéry Carnoy about his short film Titan selected in the 2022 National Competition (F7 programme).

Interview with Lisa Giacchero, director of L’Arrivée du soleil dans votre signe [The Sun’s Entry Into Your Sign] Are the characters Karine and Sylvain based on real people? How did you come up with the idea for their meeting?I’ve travelled alone frequently and observed that, among solitary travelers, there are those who intend to remain alone and those who take every opportunity to […]