Interview with Dong Jiang, director of The Elevator How did you come up with the idea for The Elevator?The original idea came from a television news piece that talked about elevators being installed as part of building renovations in older neighborhoods. In May 2019, in a Starbucks in Beijing, I pitched the idea to Jing Su and Li Ge, the producers of my earlier […]
Watch the interview with the Greek filmmaker Chryssa Florou about her short film Pluie de grâce ou grâce à la pluie selected in the 2023 National Competition (F9 programme).
Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Camille Pernin about her short film Dominique personne selected in the 2023 National Competition (F9 programme).
Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Joséphine Darcy Hopkins about her short film Les Dents du bonheur selected in the 2023 National Competition (F9 programme).
Interview with Alexis Pazoumian, director of Bellus What did you want to explore through the relationship between Michel and Santos in the film?Bellus follows Michel’s inner and spiritual journey. The film tells the story from the perspective of the young man. It is not a story of conversion, but of a winding path toward a form of redemption. Evangelical religion plays a very […]
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 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 filmmakers Eliott Benard and Yanis Belaid about their short film Les Larmes de la Seine selected in the 2022 National Competition (F9 programme).
Interview with Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Étienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur, co-directors of Les Larmes de la Seine [Seine’s Tears] Was the choice to focus on the demonstration of 17 October 1961 generally agreed upon, or was it the subject of discussion within the group?As we were discussing what sort of film we were going to […]
Interview with Lila Pinell, director of Le roi David What gave you the urge to tell Shana’s story? Are some of the characters drawn from examples or experiences you have had in real life?I’ve wanted to tell Shana’s story since meeting the actress who plays her, Eva Huaut. I’ve known her since childhood and I’d lost touch with her for 7 years. When […]
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