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Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Jean-Baptiste Durand about his short film Vrai gars selected in the 2022 National Competition (F8 programme).

Interview with Osbert Parker, director of Timeline  Why did you want to deal with the topic of Brexit?  I was asked by the Migration Museum in London to create an animated film for a new immersive exhibition called, Departures, which explores 400 years of emigration from Britain between 1620 – 2020. Timeline obvious includes Brexit and even suggests new emigration locations beyond 2020, but […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Lubna Playoust about her short film Le Cormoran selected in the 2022 National Competition (F10 programme).

Interview with Angelika Abramovitch, director of Tjejtoan 4-ever [Catcave Hysteria] To somebody who hasn’t seen Tjejtoan 4-ever, how would you introduce it?Three stories take place during one night at a crowded ladies’ room in a loud nightclub. It’s a film about heartbreak, sisterhood, friendship and betrayal that unites us and sets us off on a colourful and emotional journey. Your film shows parts […]

Interview with Pom Bunsermvicha, director of Lemongrass Girl What does lemongrass plant mean in Thailand?Lemongrass is an herbal plant that is used for multiple purposes. There are two types of lemongrasses, scented and edible. Thais make various products from scented lemongrass, such as soap or mosquito repellant. The edible ones are cooked in Thai dishes, such as Tom Yum. The lemongrass is also […]

Interview with Júlia de Paz Solvas, director of Harta How was Harta born?Harta was born as a response to the violence that women live daily and the little representation and listening that sons and daughters who live surrounded by this violence get to have both socially, culturally, politically and judicially. Our goal is to give a voice to those people who at the […]

Watch the interview with the Swiss filmmaker Arthur Jaquier about his short film Avec Calvin selected in the 2022 International Competition (I6 programme).

Interview with Sander Joon, director of Sierra What inspired you to make Sierra, an animation film that deals with the pressures parents can put on their children?After talking to my friends and acquaintances I found that the pressure from their parents to choose the “right career” is quite common. Especially for those who studied arts or film. Having the pressure from parents to […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Sébastien Betbeder about his short film Planète triste selected in the 2022 National Competition (F7 programme).

Interview with Cristèle Alves Meira, director of Tchau tchau What was the context for you coming up with Tchau tchau ? This film comes out of a particular context, when the world stopped, in March 2020. It comes from a sense of urgency, a need to talk about that very strange time of our history when a pandemic cut us off from a fundamental ritual […]