compétition nationale

Interview with Martin Jauvat, director of Grand Paris Express What interested you about shooting on the work site of the Grand Paris Express?I live in Chelles, just to the east of Paris, where huge construction sites have colonized the town for several years. Same for the RER E line that I take just about every day to get to Paris: work sites are […]

Interview with Nicolas Panay, director of Le Point de reprise [Breakpoint] How interested are you in the topic of blue collar working conditions, and do you plan to make other films on this topic?Without mentioning it, I wanted to talk about my adoptive region, the Aube, which used to be the flagship of the textile industry and still has some beautiful remnants to […]

Interview with Ramata-Toulaye Sy, director of Astel Where did inspiration for Astel come from?From my personal experience, from the strong bond I had with my father when I was young and my fear of entering the female “world” at an age when I wasn’t ready yet. The story, Astel’s story, is one I lived through, not in Senegal but in France, in Bezons, […]

Interview with Marthe Sébille, director of Que la Bête monte Where did you get the idea for this rather supernatural adventure?This project has been in development for a very long time. It arose from life experience and my feminist and ecological convictions. A few years ago, I found myself stuck in a train in the middle of the countryside, and I had my […]

Interview with Valéry Carnoy, director of Titan Who (or what) inspired you for Nathan’s character?When creating Nathan’s character, I was inspired by a childhood friend. A turbulent and reckless young boy who had the annoying habit of pushing me to my limits.  A young man, who in intimate moments could be very sensitive and sweet. It is these two faces, tender and violent […]

Interview with Arthur Cahn, director of Jeudi, vendredi, samedi The relationship between Romain and Adémar is very touching. How did you come up with the idea for this friendship between colleagues?I’ve always been interested in the way adult artists call on their childlike sensibilities to take on youth. I’m a person who needs a lot of tenderness and I like reading illustrated books. […]

Interview with Frédéric Bas and Caroline Brami, co-directors of L’Inspection Where did you get the idea for the interview between the school inspector and the teacher?We were looking for a situation that’s rarely seen in films about schools and that was likely to raise as many questions as possible about our profession. We thought the discussion between the inspector and the history teacher […]

Interview with Lauriane Lagarde, director of Un corps brûlant [A Free Run] What interested you about the subject of romantic encounters and are you planning on making other films on the same theme?I was extremely desirous of making a physical film where bodies would be put to the test. This encounter has nothing natural about it. More than the personalities of these two […]

Interview with Jean-Baptiste Durand, director of Vrai gars [Big Boy] Could you explain your choice for the title?For me the title has a double meaning and may be interpreted in two ways. In the beginning, Sami is a “real guy”, in the hypermasculine, macho, a bit of a street-smart rogue sense of the word. Whereas, on the contrary, at the end he is […]

Interview with Marin Gérard, director of À l’ombre l’après-midi What were the circumstances of you writing the script for À l’ombre l’après-midi?I wrote most of the script at the end of 2020, during the second lockdown. It had been rattling around in my head for a while and I didn’t write it as a reaction to movie theaters being shut down, but writing […]