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Interview with Luis E. Parés, director of Los Conspiradores [The Conspirators] How did you decide on this topic and protagonists to make a film about?I love the films in which there is a character who tells a story. I love listening to stories, to listen to somebody telling a story. I don’t care if it’s true or false what he is talking about, […]

Interview with Ahmed Abdelsalam, director of CAI-BER Is the character of Nour based on someone you know?The character of Nour is a portrait of my generation, facing social oppression and the urge to flee and find home somewhere away. But honestly, she was particularly based on my two best friends, Nagat and Passent. We have had a long journey trying to find home […]

Interview with Hsuan Kang Tsai, director of A Hidden Trail Your film deals with migrant workers who carry felled logs in the forest. Did you gather a lot of testimony and information about their situation during your preparation?This story is adapted from a real event. When I was writing this story, I was also editing a documentary about the death and suffering cases […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Geordy Couturiau about his short films Lucienne dans un monde sans solitude et La Flûte enchantée selected in the 2022 National Competition (F2 and F5 programmes).

Interview with Rémi Sogadji, director of Au-delà des murs In Au-delà des murs were you interested in the question of the limits we’ll go to for love?A little context to understand the question better: the original script was written by Cristina Agresta during a writing workshop organized by the Quinzaine en Actions. The participants had to write a story based on an important […]

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).

Interview with Salomon Chekol, director of Ma nishtana [What Has Changed] How was Ma nishtana born?The film was born when I thought about holiday packages we used to get when I was young. I imagined a soldier lugging a box he got from the army all the way home. I remember those looks, that place of shame you feel from kids and people […]

Interview with Geordy Couturiau, director of Lucienne dans un monde sans solitude [Lucienne in a World Without Solitude] What inspired you to create this world without solitude?This is my third short film, my first short was also made with Stéphane Caillard, who is for me the greatest actress in the world. So, I wanted to create a universe composed only of twins, then […]

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 […]

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