international

Interview with Vincent René-Lortie, director of Invincible   Why did you decide to use the story of Marc-Antoine as the subject of your film, Invincible? The synopsis states that the film is based on a true story. Can you say a bit about that? Invincible is directly inspired by the story of my childhood friend Marc-Antoine Bernier who died at the age of fourteen […]

Interview with Justus Hanfland, director of Der Zufall What inspired you to tell this story?A fascination with meeting strange, in the sense of unknown to me or new, people. I think it’s a bit of a wonder, when two people, who have never seen each other before, meet and can communicate and (partially) understand each other. Not necessarily, like in the film, with […]

Interview with Seung-hee Jung, director of Invisible Eyes What was the starting point of Invisible Eyes? What draws you to make a film which deals with childhood, cruelty, and nature?   I have been interested in the invisible world which exists along with the visible world but goes unnoticed due to optical limitations, prejudices, beliefs, etc. for a rather long time. I also have been […]

Interview with José Permar, director of Ir y Volver This is clearly a deeply personal and intimate project. Can you tell me what inspired you to make it?  It was mostly the only thing I was able to do. I was facing a deep longing feeling from my family and hometown, I was feeling very distanced, and the lockdown made it stronger. When my […]

Interview with Alexandra Brodski, director of Joy What did you want to explore through your two protagonists’ relationship?  I wanted to explore the complex dynamics of power and dependency between two children incarcerated in a children’s secure home. We follow the teenage boy Jacob who – based on his age and gender would be expected to be the more powerful character but begins […]

Watch the interview with the Slovene filmmaker Špela Čadež about her short film Steakhouse selected in the 2022 International Competition (I10 programme).

Watch the interview with the French-Malian filmmaker Fan Sissoko about her short film On the Surface selected in the 2022 International Competition (I4 programme).

Watch the interview with the Iraqi filmmaker Maythem Ridha about his short film Ali and His Miracle Sheep selected in the 2022 International Competition (I6 programme).

Watch the interview with the Austrian filmmaker Valentin Stejskal about his short film 5pm Seaside selected in the 2022 International Competition (I3 programme).

Watch the interview with the Estonian filmmaker Sander Joon about his short film Sierra selected in the 2022 International Competition (I8 programme).