cinema

  Interview with Zoé Pelchat, director of Lune [Moon] Why did you choose to title the film Lune? Because the main character repeats a mantra throughout the film that says “Je mérite la lune” which means “I deserve the moon” – I deserve the very best. Because of that the moon (lune) kind of became the emblem of the film. In the film, Babz, […]

  Interview with Noé Debré, director of On n’est pas des animaux [We’re Not Animals] Where did you get the idea for On n’est pas des animaux? Just like in the film, a friend of mine’s ex-girlfriend created an Instagram account that became really popular for militating in favor of female orgasm. I thought that situation was funny. I also really wanted to make a […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Héloïse Ferlay about her short film À la mer poussière selected in the 2021 National Competition (F10 programme).

Watch the interview with the Filipino filmmaker Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan about his short film Hilum selected in the 2021 International Competition (I7 programme).

Watch the interview with the Chilean filmmaker Tito González García about his short film Sphinx selected in the 2021 National Competition (F6 programme).

Watch the interview with the Sudanese filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani about her short film Al-Sit selected in the 2021 International Competition (I5 programme).

  Interview with Stefan Langthaler, director of Fabiu To somebody who hasn’t seen the movie, how would you introduce it? Fabiu is a film about aging and unfulfilled desires. It’s the story of an old man who is confronted with suppressed longing when a young caregiver comes into his life. Under the eyes of his seriously ill wife, the old man struggles with his feelings, but […]

  Interview with Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, director of Hilum (Remedy) Can you explain the choice of title? Hilum means two different things in our language. In the Tagalog language, “hilum/hilom” means “remedy”, while in the Visayan language it means “silence”. I grew up in Manila where we speak Tagalog, while my mother grew up in the Visayan region where they speak Bisaya – […]

  Interview with Vincent Tricon, director of À propos de Lanzarote en général et de Michel Houellebecq en particulier [About Lanzarote in General and Michel Houellebecq in Particular] How did the idea for the film come about? I was tickled by the idea of showing Houellebecq vacationing. On holiday, this sacred monster of literature looks like anybody else with his flip-flops and sunburn. It’s […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Adriano Valerio about his short film The Nightwalk selected in the 2021 National Competition (F3 programme).