compétition internationale

Watch the interview with the Scottish filmmaker Daniel Cook about his short film The Bayview selected in the 2022 International Competition (I13 programme).

Interview with Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, director of The Headhunter’s Daughter Can you tell us a bit about your inspirations and the story behind The Headhunter’s Daughter? What inspired you the main character?My main inspiration for The Headhunter’s Daughter is the cultural landscape of my hometown of La Trinidad, Benguet and the greater Cordilleran region. Populated by diverse northern tribes (Igorots), the region […]

Watch the interview with the Taiwanese filmmaker Hsuan Kang Tsai about his short film A Hidden Trail selected in the 2022 International Competition (I9 programme).

Interview with Samir Karahoda, director of Pa Vend [Displaced] How did you decide on this topic and protagonist to make a film about?I have been familiar with this story since the first years after the war of Kosovo which is sometime in 2004-2005. My close friend who is one of the main characters had returned from Germany and he started playing again as […]

Watch the interview with the German filmmaker Marian Freistühler about his short film Die Geheimnisvollen Inseln selected in the 2022 International Competition.

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Caroline Guiela Nguyen about her short film Les Engloutis selected in the 2022 National and International Competitions (F12 programme).

Interview with Johan Tappert and Gustav Egerstedt, directors of Det Sista Äktenskapet [The Last Marriage] How was the film born?I’ve always been fascinated by the fact that humans seem to adapt so quickly to extreme situations. Even a huge disaster like a war cannot stop people from having dinner with their friends in the ruins and argue about the bill afterwards. Normality seems […]

Interview with Valentin Stejskal, director of 5pm Seaside Where did the idea of 5pm Seaside come from?The film was built on a love story a truck driver shared with me. Fifteen years ago, he was in love with his buddy in the Greek military, but since then he wasn’t able to talk with anyone about it. He isolated himself to protect this memory […]

Watch the interview with the Danish filmmaker Gina Kippenbroeck about her short film Ensom Cowgirl selected in the 2022 International Competition (I12 programme).

Watch the interview with the English filmmaker Louis Bhose about his short film Calving selected in the 2022 International Competition (I4 programme).