Festival

Watch the interview with the Portuguese filmmaker Ary Zara about his short film Um Caroço de Abacate selected in the 2023 International Competition (I2 programme).

Interview with Diego Céspedes, director of Las Criaturas Que se Derriten Bajo el Sol [The Melting Creatures] How did you get the inspiration for Las Criaturas Que se Derriten Bajo el Sol ?The original idea came from an image that was more plastic than thematic: the idea of a community melting under the sun and that they played games to find out who […]

Interview with Vincent Fontano, director of Sèt Lam  How does dance factor into your inspiration for Sèt Lam? To what extent was the act of dancing important to you? For Sèt Lam, dance is at the heart of the film because it is an act that heals, that creates community, and that helps deals with grief. The “Kabaré service” is a very special space […]

Interview with  Ce Ding Tan, director of Please Hold the Line Can you tell us a bit about your choice of using 4:3-ratio cinematography?The 4:3 framing is to drive audience’s attention into the main character’s (Kendra) world. Everything is so in focus, driven by her character and emotion, without a lot of distractions on wide framing. 4:3 also gives some sort of pressures, […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Johanna Caraire about her short film Sardine selected in the 2023 National Competition (F5 programme).

Watch the interview with the Portuguese filmmaker Laura Gonçalves about her short film O Homem do Lixo selected in the 2023 International Competition (I11 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Matthieu Salmon about his short film Invisibles selected in the 2023 National Competition (F7 programme).

Watch the interview with the Indian filmmaker Varun Chopra about his short film Holy Cowboys selected in the 2023 International Competition (I3 programme).

Interview with Valentine Caille, director of Amarres  What did you wish to explore through Livia and Louis’ relationship? The complexity of sibling love. I think that brothers and sisters are capable of experiencing extreme emotions for each other; they can unconditionally hate and love one other. I initially wanted to make a film about the personal journey of a sister faced with her brother’s […]