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Interview with Dania Bdeir, director of Warsha How did you come up with the character? Is he based on someone you know?In 2017, I was sitting on my balcony in Lebanon overlooking all of Beirut and I saw a man standing on top of one of the tallest construction cranes. I was afraid thinking the man was going to jump. It all looked […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Olivier Bayu Gandrille about his short film TNT selected in the 2022 National Competition (F11 programme).

Watch the interview with the New Zealander filmmaker Simon London about his short film That Workman’s Arm selected in the 2022 International Competition (I2 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Arthur Cahn about his short film Jeudi, vendredi, samedi selected in the 2022 National Competition (F12 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Aurélie Reinhorn about her short film Son Altesse Protocole selected in the 2022 National Competition (F12 programme).

Interview with Clémence Le Gall, director of Le Chant du feu [The Light’s Song] Why did you choose a lighthouse as the setting for your film? Did you want to explore the impact of automation? I grew up close to the sea, in Loire Atlantique. The coastline always seemed to be an interesting place to film. In this space, there is an indescribable […]

Interview with Maythem Ridha, director of Ali and His Miracle Sheep How did you come across Ali and learn about his fate?In 2018, I was shooting in Iraq an ongoing film and photography passion project called “Tear Maker”. I came across many people leading sheep to sacrifice for the souls of their deceased relatives. I photographed them and those images haunted me. I […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Victor Trifilieff about his short film Les Curiosités du mal selected in the 2022 National Competition.

Interview with Ihsen Kammoun, director of Road to El Kef The film explores quite complex family issues; no mean feat for a film that’s under half an hour. What did you want to explore through these relationships? One of the things I felt strongly about was that I wanted this film to have its own time to tell its story for as long as […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Clémence Le Gall about her short film Le Chant du feu selected in the 2022 National Competition (F2 programme).