compétition internationale

Watch the interview with the Palestinian-Iraqi filmmaker Zena Agha and the English filmmaker Dorothy Allen-Pickard about their short film The Place that Is Ours selected in the 2022 International Competition (I9 programme).

Interview with Sara Szymanska, director of Pięć Minut Starsza [Five Minutes Older] Pięć Minut Starsza deals with sisterhood and identity. What did you wish to explore in the relationship between the two sisters?I actually have a twin sister myself, and I always felt that this relationship shaped my identity in very specific ways. Me and Nadia are very close, we look similar, we […]

Interview with Špela Čadež, director of Steakhouse What was your inspiration for Steakhouse?I have always been interested in the phenomenon of interpersonal relationships. Psychological violence was one of the topics I had long wanted to explore. It’s something that seems so far, and then suddenly you realize you’re drowning in its vortex. Steakhouse is an emotionally evocative piece but is never didactic nor […]

Interview with Sein Lyan Tun, director of Late Blooming in a Lonely Summer Day What was the importance of writing and creating a film like Late Blooming in a Lonely Summer Day that focuses on the desire a middle-aged woman feels for a younger coworker?As I have been working on women rights projects for years and I find that Myanmar is male dominated […]

Interview with Josh O’Caoimh and Mikai Geronimo, co-directors of Fall of the Ibis King Can you tell us about the genesis of Fall of the Ibis King?Josh: Leading up to our final year of college where we make a graduation film, myself and a classmate challenged each other to each come up with a new film idea every day. The initial concept for […]

Watch the interview with the New Zealander filmmaker Simon London about his short film That Workman’s Arm selected in the 2022 International Competition (I2 programme).

Interview with Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann, directors of Somleng Reatrey [Sound of the Night] Kongkea Vann, can you tell us a bit about your inspirations and the story behind Somleng Reatrey?First, I met Chanrado Sok, who is the co-director of Somleng Reatrey. He suggested making this story and that’s how we started writing together. By the way, the reason why I made […]

Interview with Omar Kamara, director of Mass Ave What did you aim at exploring through the difficult relationship between the father and his son?As a first-generation Sierra Leonean American, the differences between me and my immigrant father were always incredibly apparent to me. We didn’t view life or process emotions the same way. Due to this fact, my father and I were constantly […]

Watch the interview with the Polish filmmaker Sara Szymańska about her short film Pięć Minut Starsza selected in the 2022 International Competition (I2 programme).

Interview with Maythem Ridha, director of Ali and His Miracle Sheep How did you come across Ali and learn about his fate?In 2018, I was shooting in Iraq an ongoing film and photography passion project called “Tear Maker”. I came across many people leading sheep to sacrifice for the souls of their deceased relatives. I photographed them and those images haunted me. I […]