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  Interview with Joanna Quinn and Les Mills, director and writer of Affairs of the Art Beryl has featured in a number of your films. Can you tell us a bit more about her? Who was the inspiration for her character? How has Beryl’s character evolved since we first met her? Beryl started life as a very one-dimensional character in a comic strip that […]

  Interview with Viktor Brim, director of Dark Matter How did you choose the title Dark Matter? I wanted to create a narrative in the title that addresses the human influences on the landscape. Landscape in this context refers to a resource that is constantly being changed, reshaped, and degraded, especially in Siberia. I was interested in the phenomenon of changing and reshaping landscape […]

Watch the interview with the Croatian filmmaker Kata Gugić about her short film Cockpera selected in the 2021 International Competition (I2 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmakers Audrey Jean-Baptiste et Maxime Jean-Baptiste about their short film Écoutez le battement de nos images selected in the 2021 National Competition (F12 programme).

  Interview with Pablo Giles, director of Bisho What gave you the idea of exploring the relationship between Susana and Emilio through the prism of the barking dog? I have a very special connection with dogs, I’ve always been surrounded by them and love being with them. It was instantly attractive. Ever since I first came up with the idea of the movie, I […]

A video interview with the member of the International Jury Anthony Nti, director, screenwriter and producer.

Watch the interview with the Japanese filmmaker Shoko Hara about her short film Just a Guy selected in the 2021 Lab Competition (L4 programme).

  Interview with Ibrahim Handal, director of Bethlehem 2001 Why did you choose to revisit this – I presume traumatic – event as a short film? Actually, I am still trying to understand what I have done and why. However, I have held in these memories and feelings throughout these years with the purpose of sharing them in a short film. Other filmmakers might […]

  Interview with Joanne Rakotoarisoa, director of Nous ne sommes pas encore morts [We Are Not Dead Yet] Why were you interested in depicting a group of young post-teens just getting ready to embark on their adult lives? I met the group of kids who are the basis for the film when I was still a student. I was travelling to Ukraine, a country […]

  Interview with Ariq Khan, director of Transit  What motivated you to tell this story? Do many people find themselves in this “transit” situation in Bangladesh? I have always wanted my films to be about the common man, the type of characters whose stories are not as often seen in modern cinema. Blended with that is migration, which I feel is a very important […]