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Interview with Balázs Turai, director of Amok  Why did you choose this topic?I was reading about Jung’s concept of the shadow, the part of our psyche that remains hidden and uncontrollable to our conscious mind. I was inspired to portray someone’s shadow as a cartoony gnome who takes control of their life. Also I was moved by psychologist Péter Popper’s idea that a […]

Interview with Pedro Díaz, director of La Entrega [The Hand Over]  La Entrega deals with loneliness and trauma. What is it that draws you to such topics?The thing that interests me the most is that these are themes hidden inside each of us. These are emotions we usually try to hide, that usually we have thought are signs of weakness. I am very interested in […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Pauline Penichout about her short film Mat et les Gravitantes selected in the 2021 National Competition (F5 programme).

Watch the interview with the Brazilian filmmaker Léo Bittencourt about his short film Vagalumes selected in the 2021 Lab Competition (L2 programme).

Watch the interview with the Russian filmmaker Vladilen Vierny about his short film À marche forcée selected in the 2021 National Competition (F9 programme).

Watch the interview with the Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saiz about his short film La Hoguera selected in the 2021 International Competition (I8 programme).

Watch the interview with the Taiwanese filmmaker Wei-Lin Hung about her short film K’s Room–the Creation And Destruction of the World selected in the 2021 Lab Competition (L5 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Leopold Dewolf and the Chinese filmmaker Emma Qian Xu about their short film Nantong Nights selected in the 2021 International Competition (I4 programme).

Watch the interview with the Cuban filmmaker Aida Esther Bueno Sarduy about her short film Guillermina selected in the 2021 International Competition (I1 programme).

Watch the interview with the South Korean filmmaker Kyuho Sim about his short film Disillusioned selected in the 2021 International Competition (I2 programme).