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Interview with Lubna Playoust, director of Le Cormoran [The Cormorant] What interested you in the mother-daughter relationship?Childhood bonding and its evolution through time, and the subtle elements that reveal that evolution. Why did you want to work on the unfolding of time? Do you see yourself making other films on the subject?As Kierkegaard said: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must […]

Interview with Ezequiel Salinas and Ramiro Sonzini, co-directors of Mi Última Aventura (My Last Adventure) What was the starting point of the film?The starting point was partly a preliminary work by Ezequiel Salinas, Adieu à la nuit, where a mysterious character rides his moped through the night. In this short film, there was a very special way of filming at night in the […]

Interview with Esther Mysius et Camille Rouaud,co- directors of Blanc Ninja Where did the idea come from for making a film about illegal mining in Mongolia?The origins of the film were an animated conversation we had with a Mongolian friend and drawings on a smartphone: a herder wearing traditional garb perched on a Honda, his yurt decked out with a satellite dish, dreaming […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Émilie Pigeard about her short film Babičino Seksualno Življenje selected in the 2022 International Competition (I4 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Lucie Prost about her short film Va dans les bois selected in the 2022 National Competition (F3 programme).

Watch the interview with the Slovene filmmaker Špela Čadež about her short film Steakhouse selected in the 2022 International Competition (I10 programme).

Interview with Ahmed Abdelsalam, director of CAI-BER Is the character of Nour based on someone you know?The character of Nour is a portrait of my generation, facing social oppression and the urge to flee and find home somewhere away. But honestly, she was particularly based on my two best friends, Nagat and Passent. We have had a long journey trying to find home […]

Watch the interview with the Belgian filmmaker Valéry Carnoy about his short film Titan selected in the 2022 National Competition (F7 programme).

Watch the interview with the Turkish filmmaker Ali Cabbar about his short film Bahçeler Put Kesildi selected in the 2022 International Competition (I8 programme).

Interview with Lisa Giacchero, director of L’Arrivée du soleil dans votre signe [The Sun’s Entry Into Your Sign] Are the characters Karine and Sylvain based on real people? How did you come up with the idea for their meeting?I’ve travelled alone frequently and observed that, among solitary travelers, there are those who intend to remain alone and those who take every opportunity to […]