Festival

Interview with Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann, directors of Somleng Reatrey [Sound of the Night] Kongkea Vann, can you tell us a bit about your inspirations and the story behind Somleng Reatrey?First, I met Chanrado Sok, who is the co-director of Somleng Reatrey. He suggested making this story and that’s how we started writing together. By the way, the reason why I made […]

Interview with Dania Reymond-Boughenou, director of Constellation de la Rouguière [Constellation] Where did your desire to make a film about the Rouguière neighborhood in Marseille come from?That part of Marseille comes out of a very specific context: 1962 when Algeria gained its freedom. At that moment, the repatriates from the war became la Rouguière’s first inhabitants. Several waves of immigration followed, including many […]

Interview with Omar Kamara, director of Mass Ave What did you aim at exploring through the difficult relationship between the father and his son?As a first-generation Sierra Leonean American, the differences between me and my immigrant father were always incredibly apparent to me. We didn’t view life or process emotions the same way. Due to this fact, my father and I were constantly […]

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 […]

Watch the interview with the Polish filmmaker Sara Szymańska about her short film Pięć Minut Starsza selected in the 2022 International Competition (I2 programme).

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 filmmakers Caroline Brami and Frédéric Bas about their short film L’Inspection selected in the 2022 National Competition (F9 programme).

Interview with Guillaume Fournier, Samuel Matteau and Yannick Nolin, directors of Belle River How interested are you in the issue of climate change and do you plan on making more films on this topic?The issue of climate change concerns all three of us, and we expect it will be part of our future work at different levels. Given the upcoming upheavals, it will […]

Watch the interview with the Canadian filmmakers Yannick Nolin, Samuel Matteau, Guillaume Fournier about their short film Belle River selected in the 2022 Lab Competition (L2 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Lauriane Lagarde about her short film Un corps brûlant selected in the 2022 National Competition.