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Interview with Balázs Turai, director of Amok  Why did you choose this topic?I was reading about Jung’s concept of the shadow, the part of our psyche that remains hidden and uncontrollable to our conscious mind. I was inspired to portray someone’s shadow as a cartoony gnome who takes control of their life. Also I was moved by psychologist Péter Popper’s idea that a […]

Interview with Pedro Díaz, director of La Entrega [The Hand Over]  La Entrega deals with loneliness and trauma. What is it that draws you to such topics?The thing that interests me the most is that these are themes hidden inside each of us. These are emotions we usually try to hide, that usually we have thought are signs of weakness. I am very interested in […]

Interview with Trëndelina Halili, director of Prishtinë, 2002 Who or what inspired the characters of the two friends? What did you want to explore through their relationship?The characters of the two friends in the film are based on real characters. So, the story is based on true events, with some fictitious interventions. The very idea for this film was initiated by these characters. […]

Interview with Hekuran Isufi, director of I Kemi Varros Baballarët I Kemi Varros Baballarët deals with Dardan’s return  from France to Kosovo to visit his father’s grave. What were you interested in exploring with a film that talks about exile and mourning?  The film talks about a country that’s still marked by its past, by war – by the past that still weighs down […]

Interview with Bilal Alkhatib, director of Palestine 87  The film is based on a true story. How did you hear about it? Why did you decide to tell it as a short film? This film tells a story from the 1987 Intifada; it is believed to be a true story. I heard about it from a taxi driver, although I embellish it for cinematic […]

Interview with Justus Hanfland, director of Der Zufall What inspired you to tell this story?A fascination with meeting strange, in the sense of unknown to me or new, people. I think it’s a bit of a wonder, when two people, who have never seen each other before, meet and can communicate and (partially) understand each other. Not necessarily, like in the film, with […]

Watch the interview with the Brazilian-Canadian filmmaker Jorge Camarotti about his short film Ousmane selected in the 2022 International Competition (I7 programme).

Watch the interview with the Cambodian filmmakers Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann about their short film Somleng reatrey [Sound of the Night] selected in the 2022 International Competition (I11 programme).

Watch the interview with the Argentinian filmmaker Ezequiel Salinas about his short film Mi ultima aventura [My Last Adventure] selected in the 2022 International Competition (I7 programme).

Watch the interview with the Chinese filmmaker Yue Huang about his short film The Executioner (L’Exécuteur) selected in the 2022 International Competition (I6 programme).