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Interview with Danil Ivanov, director of Holodno [It’s Cold] What has inspired you to shoot Holodno?On YouTube, I found a video where a former police officer was telling the story of how he and his partner, in his youth, were carrying the corpse of a fisherman on New Year’s Eve. The buses didn’t run and they had to pick up some passengers from […]

Interview with Ingrid Chikhaoui, director of Trois grains de gros sel [Three Grains of Coarse Salt] Is it fair to describe Trois grains de gros sel as a coming-of-age story? Do the two children come into their own?The film is about what it’s like growing up with an unstable parent; about the strategies children adopt to live with that. The children (and their mother) are […]

Interview with Lotfi Achour, director of Angle mort [Blind Spot] Why did you want to present this story using a first-person testimonial?All the details mentioned in the film are real facts that I was able to corroborate in several ways: the trial, witness accounts from the victims and the family, police reports, the judicial order… The more I dug around and went deeper, […]

Watch the interview with the Lebanese filmmaker Dania Bdeir about her short film Warsha selected in the 2022 National Competition (F12 programme).

Watch the interview with the Canadian filmmaker Romain Dumont about his short film Au plaisir les ordures ! selected in the 2022 International Competition (I14 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Marie Larrivé about her short film Noir-Soleil selected in the 2022 National Competition (F11 programme).

Interview with Ida Melum, director of Night of the Living Dread Night of the Living Dread is really relatable. Were you inspired by your own experience with anxiety?Absolutely. I find it fascinating how you can have a perfectly normal day, and then, at least for me, as soon as my head hits the pillow, my mind starts racing. I was always an anxious […]

Watch the interview with the Scottish filmmaker Daniel Cook about his short film The Bayview selected in the 2022 International Competition (I13 programme).

Watch the interview with the Polish filmmaker Julia Siuda about her short film Furia selected in the 2022 Lab Competition (L3 programme).

Watch the interview with the French-Senegalese filmmaker Ramata-Toulaye Sy about her short film Astel selected in the 2022 National Competition (F6 programme).