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  An interview with Jesús Reyes, director of Elena  Can you tell us about the context in which the story is happening? Why did the paramilitary end up there? First, I must say that Elena is part of a trilogy composed by Red Land, 2013 and Genaro, 2017 (both premiered in Clermont-Ferrand in their respective years). This trilogy is about the paramilitary violence that happened […]

  Interview with Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis, director of Swatted  How did you learn about the “swatting” phenomenon? In 2015, I experienced the phenomenon live. At the time I was interested in “let’s play”, a practice that came from video games where you film yourself live (gamestream) and comment on your game play. What interested me, beyond the violent arrests, was the strange overap on […]

  Interview with Claude Schmitz, director of Braquer Poitiers  We get the feeling that the film is driven by a reflection about workplace alienation. Is this theme at the origin of the film? Braquer Poitiers originated with my encounter with Wilfrid Ameuille, who is not an actor and who is in charge of a car wash company in real life. The project was conceived after […]

  Interview with Emmanuel Marre, director of D’un château l’autre [Castle to Castle]  How did you meet Pierre and Francine? Pierre Nisse is an actor, but he is above all a friend. Francine Atoch… she’s my mother. How did they end up in the film? A few days before the first round of the election, I felt that something was going on, there was something […]

  Interview with Héloïse Pelloquet, director of Côté cœur [Love Life]  Do you have a particular affinity for the world of ports and fishing? I really like filming fishing ports. Through their geography, size and infrastructure they tell a lot about the city – or island – around them. They are often divided into two spaces, one for pleasure and one for sea workers; as such, […]

  Interview with Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet, director of Pauline asservie [Pauline Enslaved]  You mentioned that Fragments d’un discours amoureux by Roland Barthes was at the origin of this film. Can you tell us more about this? I’ve been wanting to do something based on this work for a long time. It is a very intelligent and accurate work with regards to love and the way […]

  An interview with Corina Schwingruber Ilić, director of All Inclusive   Why were you interested in luxury cruises? The cruises you see in my film are not luxury cruises. We only shot on cruises that are affordable for middle-class people. While back in the old days the destinations and the luxury of a floating hotel room were the main attractions, today’s shipping companies surpass each other with […]

  Interview with Marc James Roels and Emma De Swaef, co-directors of Ce magnifique gâteau ! (This Magnificent Cake!)  Quelles matières avez-vous utilisées pour vos personnages et pour vos décors ? Everything you see in the film, including all the walls, trees and water is made out of wool and fabrics. The only exception we make are the eyes, so they are the only […]

  An interview with Alejandro Saevich, director of Mamartuile   How much do you enjoy the absurd? I enjoy the freedom that the absurd provides as a canvas in which characters can offer solemn lines, without realizing the stupidity in which they are submerged. In that sense, an absurd premise that works seriously was the guide to reach the tone I was looking for in […]

  An interview with Anna Gawlita, director of Krzyżoki   How did you get to know about this Easter Sunday horse race custom in this town? I was born in this village and lived there until I was 15 years old. So I’ve been aware of this custom since my childhood. For a long time, I rebelled against it. I could’ nt understand how the […]