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Watch the interview with the Taiwanese filmmaker Tang Hao about his short film Burning selected in the 2023 International Competition (I13 programme).

Watch the interview with the Danish filmmaker Lasse Lyskjær Noer about his short film Ridder Lykke selected in the 2023 International Competition (I13 programme).

Interview with Przemyslaw Adamski and Katarzyna Kijek, co-directors of Slow Light Can you tell us more about the medical condition? Did you come across something similar in real life?It is a fictive medical condition but it’s rooted in scientific research. “Slow light” is a term used in physics to describe a wave of light that was slowed down way below its fundamental physical constant. Danish physicist […]

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 […]

Interview with Ahmad Alyaseer, director of Wa Thakarina Wa Unthana [Our Males and Females] What gave you the idea of exploring this story? Is it based on any kind of real life experience?My sister and I got inspired to write the story after meeting Bousi, a transgender woman from the Arab region. Her story stood out to us and was extremely touching. Bousi […]

Watch the interview with the Russian filmmaker Lamara Sogomonian about her short film Get Ready. Off to the Feast selected in the 2022 International Competition (I13 programme).

Watch the interview with the Portuguese filmmaker Daniel Soares about his short film O Que Resta selected in the 2022 International Competition (I13 programme).

Interview with Daniel Soares, director of O Que resta [What Remains] What was the starting point of O Que resta?I was born in Germany, but my family is Portuguese. I remember spending every summer with my grandparents, who were farmers living in a small village in the Portuguese countryside. This place used to be full of life, but with time more and more […]

Interview with Lamara Sogomonian, director of Get Ready. Off to the Feast What was the starting point of Get Ready. Off to the Feast?It’s all started from the article. Our script writer Julia Pogrebnyak read an article and this horrible thing happening today in Russia was the starting point. Every year about 1240 girls on North Caucasus become victims of genital mutilation. Traditionally […]