Festival

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Jérémie Dubois about his short film Dylian selected in the 2022 National Competition (F5 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Laetitia Spigarelli about her short film Sainte Baume selected in the 2022 National Competition (F8 programme).

Interview with Hsuan Kang Tsai, director of A Hidden Trail Your film deals with migrant workers who carry felled logs in the forest. Did you gather a lot of testimony and information about their situation during your preparation?This story is adapted from a real event. When I was writing this story, I was also editing a documentary about the death and suffering cases […]

Watch the interview with the French-Malian filmmaker Fan Sissoko about her short film On the Surface selected in the 2022 International Competition (I4 programme).

Interview with Rémi Sogadji, director of Au-delà des murs In Au-delà des murs were you interested in the question of the limits we’ll go to for love?A little context to understand the question better: the original script was written by Cristina Agresta during a writing workshop organized by the Quinzaine en Actions. The participants had to write a story based on an important […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Geordy Couturiau about his short films Lucienne dans un monde sans solitude et La Flûte enchantée selected in the 2022 National Competition (F2 and F5 programmes).

Watch the interview with the Iraqi filmmaker Maythem Ridha about his short film Ali and His Miracle Sheep selected in the 2022 International Competition (I6 programme).

Interview with Salomon Chekol, director of Ma nishtana [What Has Changed] How was Ma nishtana born?The film was born when I thought about holiday packages we used to get when I was young. I imagined a soldier lugging a box he got from the army all the way home. I remember those looks, that place of shame you feel from kids and people […]

Interview with Geordy Couturiau, director of Lucienne dans un monde sans solitude [Lucienne in a World Without Solitude] What inspired you to create this world without solitude?This is my third short film, my first short was also made with Stéphane Caillard, who is for me the greatest actress in the world. So, I wanted to create a universe composed only of twins, then […]

Interview with Daniel Soares, director of O Que resta [What Remains] What was the starting point of O Que resta?I was born in Germany, but my family is Portuguese. I remember spending every summer with my grandparents, who were farmers living in a small village in the Portuguese countryside. This place used to be full of life, but with time more and more […]