festival

  Interview with Pablo Giles, director of Bisho What gave you the idea of exploring the relationship between Susana and Emilio through the prism of the barking dog? I have a very special connection with dogs, I’ve always been surrounded by them and love being with them. It was instantly attractive. Ever since I first came up with the idea of the movie, I […]

A video interview with the member of the International Jury Anthony Nti, director, screenwriter and producer.

Watch the interview with the Japanese filmmaker Shoko Hara about her short film Just a Guy selected in the 2021 Lab Competition (L4 programme).

  Interview with Ibrahim Handal, director of Bethlehem 2001 Why did you choose to revisit this – I presume traumatic – event as a short film? Actually, I am still trying to understand what I have done and why. However, I have held in these memories and feelings throughout these years with the purpose of sharing them in a short film. Other filmmakers might […]

  Interview with Joanne Rakotoarisoa, director of Nous ne sommes pas encore morts [We Are Not Dead Yet] Why were you interested in depicting a group of young post-teens just getting ready to embark on their adult lives? I met the group of kids who are the basis for the film when I was still a student. I was travelling to Ukraine, a country […]

  Interview with Ariq Khan, director of Transit  What motivated you to tell this story? Do many people find themselves in this “transit” situation in Bangladesh? I have always wanted my films to be about the common man, the type of characters whose stories are not as often seen in modern cinema. Blended with that is migration, which I feel is a very important […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Bertille Estramon about her short film Chienne selected in the 2021 International Competition (I2 programme).

  Interview with Alexis Hellot, director of Perles What inspired you to make Perles, and why did you choose to make it a thriller? In the beginning, there was an image of an abandoned car under a tree in a sort of clearing. There is a woman inside. A man comes to see her. Everything started from that. The issue of the Roma slums […]

Watch the interview with the Swiss filmmaker Gabriel Böhmer about his short film Push This Button If You Begin to Panic selected in the 2021 Lab Competition (L5 programme).

  Interview with Arkadij Khaet and Mickey Paatzch, directors of Masel Tov Cocktail The short deals with identity and stereotypes. What has drawn you to make a film about this issue? This project was the third-year project in film school. Every film student has heard the phrase “Make something of your own life reality.” Hence, it all started with this idea: What does it […]