national competition

  • F–TheElevator-3-RVB
    3 February 2023
    By Clotilde Couturier

    Interview with Dong Jiang, director of The Elevator How did you come up with the idea for The Elevator?The original idea came from a television news piece that talked about elevators being installed as part of building renovations in older neighborhoods. In May 2019, in a Starbucks in Beijing, I pitched the idea to Jing Su and Li Ge, the producers of my earlier […]

  • F–LeJourOùJÉtaisPerdu-1-RVB
    2 February 2023
    By Abla Kandalaft

    Interview with Soufiane Adel, director of Le Jour où j’étais perdu [One Day When I Was Lost]  alk to us about the bond that unites the Voyager and Alain’s journey.The Voyager space mission was started by NASA in the 70s with the goal of exploring the solar system and of sending signals of our societies on Earth to potential alien civilizations. It was […]

  • 124
    1 February 2023
    By Clotilde Couturier

    Watch the interview with the French-Swiss filmmaker Basile Vuillemin about his short film Les Silencieux selected in the 2023 National Competition (F3 programme).

  • 121
    1 February 2023
    By Clotilde Couturier

    Watch the interview with the Greek filmmaker Chryssa Florou about her short film Pluie de grâce ou grâce à la pluie selected in the 2023 National Competition (F9 programme).

  • 114
    1 February 2023
    By Clotilde Couturier

    Watch the interview with the Swiss filmmaker Zoel Aeschbacher about his short film Fairplay selected in the 2023 National Competition (F10 programme).

  • F–LasCriaturasQueSeDerritenBajoElSol-1-RVB
    1 February 2023
    By Clotilde Couturier

    Interview with Diego Céspedes, director of Las Criaturas Que se Derriten Bajo el Sol [The Melting Creatures] How did you get the inspiration for Las Criaturas Que se Derriten Bajo el Sol ?The original idea came from an image that was more plastic than thematic: the idea of a community melting under the sun and that they played games to find out who […]

  • F–SètLam-3-RVB
    1 February 2023
    By Clotilde Couturier

    Interview with Vincent Fontano, director of Sèt Lam  How does dance factor into your inspiration for Sèt Lam? To what extent was the act of dancing important to you? For Sèt Lam, dance is at the heart of the film because it is an act that heals, that creates community, and that helps deals with grief. The “Kabaré service” is a very special space […]

  • 123
    31 January 2023
    By Clotilde Couturier

    Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Johanna Caraire about her short film Sardine selected in the 2023 National Competition (F5 programme).

  • 118
    31 January 2023
    By Élise Loiseau

    Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Matthieu Salmon about his short film Invisibles selected in the 2023 National Competition (F7 programme).

  • F–Amarres-3-RVB
    31 January 2023
    By Élise Loiseau

    Interview with Valentine Caille, director of Amarres  What did you wish to explore through Livia and Louis’ relationship? The complexity of sibling love. I think that brothers and sisters are capable of experiencing extreme emotions for each other; they can unconditionally hate and love one other. I initially wanted to make a film about the personal journey of a sister faced with her brother’s […]

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