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Interview with Julie Ecoffey, director of But What Does It Mean? Where did you come up with the idea for these two characters? My crew. I often find the banal conversations of those around me absurd and very funny, so I wanted to represent characters who were realistic in the way they spoke.   Why do they speak in English? Why the “twist”?  I used English […]

Interview with Garance Kim, director of Ville éternelle [The Eternal City]  Why the choice of the Seine-et-Marne department as the setting? Who was the inspiration for these two characters?The starting point of this film was a desire for two characters who weren’t supposed to find themselves together to meet. To make this happen, we decided to nourish each one with personal anecdotes. So […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Joséphine Darcy Hopkins about her short film Les Dents du bonheur selected in the 2023 National Competition (F9 programme).

Interview with Florentina Gonzalez, director of El After del Mundo What made you choose to locate this encounter in the middle of an environment in a process of destruction?I’m interested in dystopia as a genre because above all I feel it’s very entertaining and liberating: it all starts at the end of what we know. What did you find interesting in the relationship […]

Interview with Angelika Abramovitch, director of Tjejtoan 4-ever [Catcave Hysteria] To somebody who hasn’t seen Tjejtoan 4-ever, how would you introduce it?Three stories take place during one night at a crowded ladies’ room in a loud nightclub. It’s a film about heartbreak, sisterhood, friendship and betrayal that unites us and sets us off on a colourful and emotional journey. Your film shows parts […]

Interview with Pom Bunsermvicha, director of Lemongrass Girl What does lemongrass plant mean in Thailand?Lemongrass is an herbal plant that is used for multiple purposes. There are two types of lemongrasses, scented and edible. Thais make various products from scented lemongrass, such as soap or mosquito repellant. The edible ones are cooked in Thai dishes, such as Tom Yum. The lemongrass is also […]

Interview with Júlia de Paz Solvas, director of Harta How was Harta born?Harta was born as a response to the violence that women live daily and the little representation and listening that sons and daughters who live surrounded by this violence get to have both socially, culturally, politically and judicially. Our goal is to give a voice to those people who at the […]

Interview with Cristèle Alves Meira, director of Tchau tchau What was the context for you coming up with Tchau tchau ? This film comes out of a particular context, when the world stopped, in March 2020. It comes from a sense of urgency, a need to talk about that very strange time of our history when a pandemic cut us off from a fundamental ritual […]

Interview with Lubna Playoust, director of Le Cormoran [The Cormorant] What interested you in the mother-daughter relationship?Childhood bonding and its evolution through time, and the subtle elements that reveal that evolution. Why did you want to work on the unfolding of time? Do you see yourself making other films on the subject?As Kierkegaard said: “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must […]