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  Interview with Mathieu Mégemont, director of Diversion  What does the title Diversion mean? It’s a reference to Pierre Bourdieu’s famous dictum, “Le fait divers fait diversion” [“human interest stories are a diversion”]. The film takes an ironic perspective on the statement, because the story itself is a diversion, a ridiculous smoke screen that dresses up the reality of events. Human interest stories are a […]

  An interview with Sitjn Bouma, director of Visite  Is the mother based on someone you know? Why did you want to explore those family dynamics? The mother is vaguely inspired by both of my grandmothers, in combination with my own imagination. I have heard stories that have moved me, mostly about the difference of pretense in front of the family and the real […]

  Interview with Bruno Tondeur, director of Sous le cartilage des côtes [Under the Rib Cage] What made you want to make a film about hypochondria? One day, I was diagnosed with an advanced stage of hepatitis C. I was young, I was immortal, and then all of a sudden, BOOM, the bad news. I met a psychologist, I wrote letters to all my […]

  An interview with Juanita Onzaga, director of Our Song to War  Where is the film set? How did you choose your characters? The film takes place at the village of Bellavista, Bojayá in the region of El Chocó in Colombia. It’s one of my favorite places in the world, it’s very unique. Here lives the Afrocolombian culture, permeated by traditions and rituals that […]

  An interview with Margaux Elouagari, director of La Ducasse  We sense that behind the story of teenagers flirting, what’s at stake in your film is the opportunity to question certain stereotypes and to provoke a discussion. What audience would you like to reach with your short film? I do not have any particular audience in mind that I’d like to reach more than another. […]

  An interview with Jian Luo, director of What do you Know About the Water and the Moon   Why did you choose this particular title? Water flows away but is never lost; the moon waxes and wanes but neither increases nor diminishes. When viewed from a changing point of view, the whole universe passes in the blink of an eye; from a changeless perspective, […]

  An interview with Chien-Yu Lin, director of The Sound of Falling  How much are you interested in the vegetal world and trees? Vegetal world is a world that’s not different from ours. The only difference is that in the world of plants, time is slow enough to be observed and appreciated before they fade away almost as if they had full control over […]

  An interview with Matthias Jenny, director of Matador  Can you tell us about the origins of Matador? Matador stems from the intersection of two desires. On the one hand, the desire to speak about people who don’t feel represented or listened to in society. Forgotten by everyone, left on their own, they are on the verge of tipping, of no longer respecting laws that […]

  An interview with Foued Mansour, director of Le chant d’Ahmed   Why were you interested in the relationship between a man reaching retirement age and a young man? I wanted to talk about themes of handing something down, lack of affection, an encounter that promises, for a time, a certain happiness. It’s about a slice of life, a moment in the existence of two […]

  An interview with Elizabeth Hobbs, director of I’m OK What interests you in Oskar Kokoschka’s works and life? Oskar Kokoschka’s work is magnificent; his painting, his engravings, his plays, and his writings were a great inspiration for me but what fascinated me above all was the period when he was having a love affair with Alma Mahler (1912 – 1915). When this relationship […]