Festival

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Ingrid Chikhaoui about her short film Trois grains de gros sel selected in the 2022 National Competition.

Interview with Lamara Sogomonian, director of Get Ready. Off to the Feast What was the starting point of Get Ready. Off to the Feast?It’s all started from the article. Our script writer Julia Pogrebnyak read an article and this horrible thing happening today in Russia was the starting point. Every year about 1240 girls on North Caucasus become victims of genital mutilation. Traditionally […]

Watch the interview with the Swiss filmmaker Pierre Schlesser about his short film L’Huile et le Fer selected in the 2022 Lab Competition.

Watch the interview with the German filmmaker Michael Bohnenstingl about his short film Slouch selected in the 2022 International Competition.

Interview with Annabelle Amoros, director of Churchill, Polar Bear Town How did you become aware of the town of Churchill and its complex situation with polar bears?I’ve known about the town of Churchill for years. When I was a child, I saw a picture of a polar bear being transported in a net beneath a helicopter. I made the connection later, around 2013, […]

Watch the interview with the Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Segundo about his short film Sideral selected in the 2022 National Competition.

Interview with Jean-Baptiste Alazard, director of Saint Jean-Baptiste [Saint John the Baptist] Where do the film’s images come from? Can you tell us more about the local festivals?The film is composed of images from two “sources”. There are shots that I took myself, from a kind of journal that I’ve kept for the last ten years, or forgotten drafts. I filmed these shots […]

Watch the interview with the Brazilian filmmakers Júlia Fávero and Victoria Negreiros about their short film Como Respirar fora d’Água selected in the 2022 International Competition.

Interview with Joanna Kozuch, director of Bolo Raz Jedno More… [Once There Was a Sea…] What made you decide to shoot a film about the situation of the Aral Sea region? Can you tell us a bit about the context of your visit there in 2008?The idea of making this film came to mind during my 6-week trip to Central Asia in 2008. […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Théo Jollet about his short film Le Boug Doug selected in the 2022 Lab Competition.