Festival

Watch the interview with the American filmmaker Dwayne LeBlanc about his short film Civic selected in the 2023 International Competition (I14 programme).

Interview with Fan Zhang, director of Nowhere Float What inspired you to tell the story of Xiaomei?Xiaomei is a Liuquin opera actress who escapes from her hometown Cangshan, doing house cleaning work in Shanghai. When she returns to Cangshan to her distanced relatives, her estranged husband and her mother with Alzheimer’s, she has mixed feelings. She wants to take her mother to live […]

Interview with Maisha Maene, director of Mulika What was the starting point of Mulika?    The idea of Mulika came when I was questionning the future of Congo, a country with gigantic mineral deposits but with a population that does not benefit from them. As an Afrofuturist filmmaker I wanted to imagine a future for my country and create a way to escape the exploitation […]

Interview with Lucas Bacle, director of d’Auxiliaire Can you tell us little bit about how your film came about? It’s the story of a young man with a disability and his caregiver and how their relationship is thrown into disorder when the caregiver decides to leave.   The idea for this film emerged when three friends – a director, an actor and a producer – […]

Watch the interview with the French-Swiss filmmaker Basile Vuillemin about his short film Les Silencieux selected in the 2023 National Competition (F3 programme).

Interview with Amos Holzman, director of Hafra’at Hitmotetut Hamoshava [Colony Collapse Disorder] Your film deals with two young Israelis, one trying to escape compulsory military service. Why did you want to tell their story?It’s easy to forget sometimes, that soldiers are teenagers. They get drafted at 18, and being expected to abruptly cut off their adolescence. I wanted to present the discord of the teenage […]

Watch the interview with the Iranian filmmaker Mohammadreza Farzad about his short film Majmouan selected in the 2023 Lab Competition (L2 programme).

Watch the interview with the Greek filmmaker Chryssa Florou about her short film Pluie de grâce ou grâce à la pluie selected in the 2023 National Competition (F9 programme).

Watch the interview with the Dutch filmmaker Douwe Dijkstra about his short film Buurman Abdi selected in the 2023 Lab Competition (L2 programme).

Interview with Min-zun Son, director of Cut What was the starting point for Cut? I always have a longing for acting in the field. However, the minor actor didn’t have a chance. What if I’m the main character? I came to think of the short film Cut with this thought.  What was your cinematic inspiration for Cut?  I just wanted to act. However, I didn’t have […]