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Watch the interview with the British filmmaker Elizabeth Hobbs about her short film The Debutante selected in the 2023 Lab Competition (L4 programme).

Interview with Sujin Moon, director of Persona What was you inspiration for Persona?My inspiration was my eagerness to understand myself. When I was in the preproductionphase of the film, I was in a long slump where I was questioning who I was as a person. As an artist who’s inspired theme is self-reflection, this was an obstruction to my filmmaking process. However, I […]

Interview with Gala Hernández López, director of La Mécanique des fluides [The Mechanics of Fluids] What prompted you to make a film about the issues raised by the messages left by Anathematic Anarchist? Do you plan to make other films addressing these issues?My initial desire was to make a film about the solitude specific to digital capitalism through the example of dating apps. […]

Interview with Mehedi Mostafa, director of Fantasy in a Concrete Jungle How much are you interested in urbanization? Do you have further projects on this topic?I studied architecture in Dhaka, maybe that’s why I’m interested in urbanism and urbanization. I used to think Dhaka would become a well-designed city and it’s possible. Surely, it was a utopia. But utopia is important for the […]

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 […]

Watch the interview with the Columbian filmmaker Nieto about his short film Swallow the Universe selected in the 2022 Lab Competition (L4 programme).

Watch the interview with the Russian filmmaker Leonid Shmelkov about his short film Ogurtsy selected in the 2022 Lab Competition (L4 programme).

Interview with Nieto, director of Swallow the Universe How have you heard of Daichi’s work?I was in Japan shooting a documentary about pets of Tokyo. I visited a club of old ladies with pets “love pets of Tokyo” there I met this estrange old woman who wanted to join the club, she has not a pet, but she has a grandson she considers […]

Interview with Leonid Shmelkov, director of Ogurtsy [Cucumbers] Why were you interested in portraying a photographer from the world of fashion and luxury?For me it wasn’t important if it is specifically a photographer, or a film director, or a concept artist. I needed just someone from popular world, who works and depends on this world. I have several friends who are professionally involved […]