Interview with Don Josephus Raphael Eblahan, director of Hilum (Remedy) Can you explain the choice of title? Hilum means two different things in our language. In the Tagalog language, “hilum/hilom” means “remedy”, while in the Visayan language it means “silence”. I grew up in Manila where we speak Tagalog, while my mother grew up in the Visayan region where they speak Bisaya – […]
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 Japanese-American filmmaker Neo Sora about his short film The Chicken selected in the 2021 International Competition (I12 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 […]
Interview with Rayka Zehtabchi and Sam Davis, directors of Are You Still There? You created three great female characters, and the daughter-mother bond is really well depicted. What can you tell us about the character development? Rayka: Spoiler alert here. The story is very personal. My father passed away during my first year of college. Despite pressure from my family and friends to […]
Interview with Fernando Criollo, director of Cumbres y cenizas [Summits and Ashes] Can you explain the choice of title? I was interested in the idea of carrying on the shoulders the meaning of life, while ascending to a point that allows us to see ourselves more clearly and from further afield. Metaphorically, rise to the call of the Apus, the spirits of the […]
Interview with Dmitry Geller, director of Khoziayka mednoy gory [The Mistress of the Copper Mountain] The synopsis mentions that the film is based on the Ural mining factory folklore. Can you tell us a bit about the specificity of this folklore? Ural is considered the biggest industrial zone in the world. Its development began in the 18-19 centuries. The people who worked in […]
Watch the interview with the English filmmaker Lorna Nickson Brown about her short film Ned & Me selected in the 2021 International Competition (I9 programme).
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