compétition internationale

Watch the interview with the Slovene filmmaker Špela Čadež about her short film Steakhouse selected in the 2022 International Competition (I10 programme).

Interview with Ahmed Abdelsalam, director of CAI-BER Is the character of Nour based on someone you know?The character of Nour is a portrait of my generation, facing social oppression and the urge to flee and find home somewhere away. But honestly, she was particularly based on my two best friends, Nagat and Passent. We have had a long journey trying to find home […]

Watch the interview with the Turkish filmmaker Ali Cabbar about his short film Bahçeler Put Kesildi selected in the 2022 International Competition (I8 programme).

Interview with Hsuan Kang Tsai, director of A Hidden Trail Your film deals with migrant workers who carry felled logs in the forest. Did you gather a lot of testimony and information about their situation during your preparation?This story is adapted from a real event. When I was writing this story, I was also editing a documentary about the death and suffering cases […]

Watch the interview with the French-Malian filmmaker Fan Sissoko about her short film On the Surface selected in the 2022 International Competition (I4 programme).

Watch the interview with the Iraqi filmmaker Maythem Ridha about his short film Ali and His Miracle Sheep selected in the 2022 International Competition (I6 programme).

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 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 […]

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 […]

Interview with Jon Vatne, director of Motvind [Headwind] I have read that Motvind was written and shot during the first lockdown in the spring of 2020. What was the starting point of the film? Was it necessary for you to remain creative during that moment?Yes. Me and the writer of the film, Anna Lian, was working on a totally different documentary together. She […]