réalisatrice

  Interview with Bertille Estramon, director of Chienne [Bitch] What motivated you to tell this story? I started out wanting to make a film about the feeling of injustice. I thought back on the events that I had experienced or the stories I had been told… Then, I wanted to see a strong female character, who doesn’t let herself be pushed around. I wanted […]

Watch the interview with the Slovene filmmaker Katarina Rešek (Kukla) about her short film Sestre selected in the 2021 International Competition (I8 programme).

  Interview with Zoé Pelchat, director of Lune [Moon] Why did you choose to title the film Lune? Because the main character repeats a mantra throughout the film that says “Je mérite la lune” which means “I deserve the moon” – I deserve the very best. Because of that the moon (lune) kind of became the emblem of the film. In the film, Babz, […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Héloïse Ferlay about her short film À la mer poussière selected in the 2021 National Competition (F10 programme).

Watch the interview with the Sudanese filmmaker Suzannah Mirghani about her short film Al-Sit selected in the 2021 International Competition (I5 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Joanne Rakotoarisoa about her short film Nous ne sommes pas encore morts selected in the 2021 National Competition (F5 programme).

  Interview with Nyima Cartier, director of L’homme silencieux [A Quiet Man] What made you want to tell the story of Vincent Blanchot? Is the character based on a real person? A few years ago I read Melville’s short story Bartleby. It takes place on Wall Street in the 1850s and tells the story of Bartleby, an accountant who ceases working one day and […]

  Interview with Suzannah Mirghani, director of Al-Sit This is a very moving story. Is it based on personal experience or someone you know? The story of the arranged marriage depicted in my film Al-Sit is a common one in Sudan and the norm for many Sudanese families. While I did not personally experience an arranged marriage, I grew up in this cultural environment […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Sophie Beaulieu about her short film Salem selected in the 2021 National Competition (F2 programme).

  Interview with Sophie Beaulieu, director of Salem Why did you want to depict such a strict, snobbish family? The family isn’t so much strict and snobbish as stuck in their “values”, which they transmit by repeating rituals, behaviors and absurd ideologies. The upper classes are convinced they’re right; they’re very good at perpetuating patterns that need to be broken. It’s alarming when you […]