compétition nationale

Interview with Annabelle Amoros, director of Churchill, Polar Bear Town How did you become aware of the town of Churchill and its complex situation with polar bears?I’ve known about the town of Churchill for years. When I was a child, I saw a picture of a polar bear being transported in a net beneath a helicopter. I made the connection later, around 2013, […]

Interview with Amélie Bonnin, director of Partir un jour [Bye Bye] How did you come up with the character Julien? Why did you choose Normandy? The idea was simply the personal sense that I have of belonging to the place where I grew up, and of always having this ambiguous feeling each time I go back. On the one hand I tell myself I […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Martin Jauvat about his short film Grand Paris Express selected in the 2022 National Competition (F1 programme).

Interview with Julien Gaspar-Oliveri, director of Marianne How did your desire to make this film come about?I would like to specify that the scenario is by Julie Debiton. I am not the author of this film which is something I’ve never tried before in all my previous work. Marianne was commissioned to be part of a collection for France Télévision with female leads. […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Marin Gérard about his short film À l’ombre l’après-midi selected in the 2022 National Competition (F4 programme).

Interview with Ingrid Chikhaoui, director of Trois grains de gros sel [Three Grains of Coarse Salt] Is it fair to describe Trois grains de gros sel as a coming-of-age story? Do the two children come into their own?The film is about what it’s like growing up with an unstable parent; about the strategies children adopt to live with that. The children (and their mother) are […]

Watch the interview with the Lebanese filmmaker Dania Bdeir about her short film Warsha selected in the 2022 National Competition (F12 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Marie Larrivé about her short film Noir-Soleil selected in the 2022 National Competition (F11 programme).

Watch the interview with the French-Senegalese filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy about her short film Astel selected in the 2022 National Competition (F6 programme).

Interview with Faustine Crespy and Laetitia de Montalembert, co-directors of Cataracte [Cataract]  What inspired you for Nicky’s character? Is she based on someone you know?To write Cataracte, we were inspired by two people close to us, both middle-aged and very courageous, who have no computer skills and who for years were subjected to impersonal interviews and intrusive checks at home. These two friends […]