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Interview with Amos Holzman, director of Hafra’at Hitmotetut Hamoshava [Colony Collapse Disorder] Your film deals with two young Israelis, one trying to escape compulsory military service. Why did you want to tell their story?It’s easy to forget sometimes, that soldiers are teenagers. They get drafted at 18, and being expected to abruptly cut off their adolescence. I wanted to present the discord of the teenage […]

Watch the interview with the Portuguese filmmaker Laura Gonçalves about her short film O Homem do Lixo selected in the 2023 International Competition (I11 programme).

Watch the interview with the Belgian filmmaker Manoël Dupont about his short film Oil Oil Oil selected in the 2023 International Competition (I11 programme).

Interview with Trëndelina Halili, director of Prishtinë, 2002 Who or what inspired the characters of the two friends? What did you want to explore through their relationship?The characters of the two friends in the film are based on real characters. So, the story is based on true events, with some fictitious interventions. The very idea for this film was initiated by these characters. […]

Watch the interview with the Cambodian filmmakers Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann about their short film Somleng reatrey [Sound of the Night] selected in the 2022 International Competition (I11 programme).

Watch the interview with the American filmmaker Ian Barling about his short film Safe selected in the 2022 International Competition (I11 programme).

Watch the interview with the Spanish filmmaker Ian de la Rosa about his short film Farrucas selected in the 2022 International Competition (I11 programme).

Interview with Chanrado Sok and Kongkea Vann, directors of Somleng Reatrey [Sound of the Night] Kongkea Vann, can you tell us a bit about your inspirations and the story behind Somleng Reatrey?First, I met Chanrado Sok, who is the co-director of Somleng Reatrey. He suggested making this story and that’s how we started writing together. By the way, the reason why I made […]

Interview with Ian Barling, director of Safe How was Safe born? What interested you in this father and son relationship?Safe was conceived out of a desire to tell a story concerning my hometown and the people that make it up. I was also interested in exploring a father/son relationship as a sort of re-imaging or hypothetical exploration of the fractured connection that I […]