festival

  Interview with Stefan Langthaler, director of Fabiu To somebody who hasn’t seen the movie, how would you introduce it? Fabiu is a film about aging and unfulfilled desires. It’s the story of an old man who is confronted with suppressed longing when a young caregiver comes into his life. Under the eyes of his seriously ill wife, the old man struggles with his feelings, but […]

  Interview with Vincent Tricon, director of À propos de Lanzarote en général et de Michel Houellebecq en particulier [About Lanzarote in General and Michel Houellebecq in Particular] How did the idea for the film come about? I was tickled by the idea of showing Houellebecq vacationing. On holiday, this sacred monster of literature looks like anybody else with his flip-flops and sunburn. It’s […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Adriano Valerio about his short film The Nightwalk selected in the 2021 National Competition (F3 programme).

  Interview with Xavier Seron, director of Sprötch  Spoiler alert! What a surprising film, going from laughter to horror. Tell us a bit about the choice of tone and the change of tone. Black humor is quite a peculiar thing. We laugh at what seems to be inappropriate. And the death of a child is certainly one of the worst things imaginable. However, it […]

Watch the interview with the Taiwanese filmmaker Joe Hsieh about his short film Night Bus selected in the 2021 Lab Competition (L1 programme).

Watch the interview with the Japanese-American filmmaker Neo Sora about his short film The Chicken selected in the 2021 International Competition (I12 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis about his short film Maalbeek selected in the 2021 Lab Competition (L4 programme).

  Interview with Nyima Cartier, director of L’homme silencieux [A Quiet Man] What made you want to tell the story of Vincent Blanchot? Is the character based on a real person? A few years ago I read Melville’s short story Bartleby. It takes place on Wall Street in the 1850s and tells the story of Bartleby, an accountant who ceases working one day and […]

Watch the interview with the Greek filmmaker Thanasis Tsimpinis about his short film Escaping the Fragile Planet selected in the 2021 International Competition (I12 programme).

  Interview with Suzannah Mirghani, director of Al-Sit This is a very moving story. Is it based on personal experience or someone you know? The story of the arranged marriage depicted in my film Al-Sit is a common one in Sudan and the norm for many Sudanese families. While I did not personally experience an arranged marriage, I grew up in this cultural environment […]