cinema

Interview with Salomon Chekol, director of Ma nishtana [What Has Changed] How was Ma nishtana born?The film was born when I thought about holiday packages we used to get when I was young. I imagined a soldier lugging a box he got from the army all the way home. I remember those looks, that place of shame you feel from kids and people […]

Interview with Geordy Couturiau, director of Lucienne dans un monde sans solitude [Lucienne in a World Without Solitude] What inspired you to create this world without solitude?This is my third short film, my first short was also made with Stéphane Caillard, who is for me the greatest actress in the world. So, I wanted to create a universe composed only of twins, then […]

Interview with Daniel Soares, director of O Que resta [What Remains] What was the starting point of O Que resta?I was born in Germany, but my family is Portuguese. I remember spending every summer with my grandparents, who were farmers living in a small village in the Portuguese countryside. This place used to be full of life, but with time more and more […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Nans Laborde-Jourdàa about his short film Léo la nuit selected in the 2022 National Competition (F10 programme).

Watch the interview with the Austrian filmmaker Valentin Stejskal about his short film 5pm Seaside selected in the 2022 International Competition (I3 programme).

Watch the interview with the Scottish filmmaker Steven Fraser about his short film Prosopagnosia selected in the 2022 Lab Competition (L1 programme).

Interview with Maxence Voiseux, director of Elle est des nôtres Why did you choose livestock farming as the context for the story? Are you familiar with it? Or the region?   The story takes place among livestock merchants whom I know something about for having made a documentary about them. My background is in documentaries and I make films in the north of France, in […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Lisa Giacchero about her short film L’arrivée du Soleil dans votre signe selected in the 2022 National Competition (F6 programme).

Interview with Negar Naghavi, director of Masire moshtarak [A Shared Path] Why did you decide to tell this story?In my first sketch, the idea was to show the relationship between two children, unable to communicate by the means of a shared language, who end up being friends at the end. This was too unpolished an idea. As time went by, I came to […]

Watch the interview with the Estonian filmmaker Sander Joon about his short film Sierra selected in the 2022 International Competition (I8 programme).