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Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Laure Desmazières about her short film Voyage à Santarém selected in the 2022 National Competition (F6 programme).

Watch the interview with the Danish filmmakers Florian Elabdi and Michael Graversen about their short film Ghosts of Mória selected in the 2022 International Competition (I8 programme).

Interview with Ivete Lucas and Patrick Bresnan, co-directors of Happiness Is a Journey How did you get into the idea of shooting newspaper delivery workers?Our old office was in the Austin American-Statesman printing warehouse. We were editing late into the night and the newspaper workers would arrive to work around 11pm. Bear, the main protagonist of the film, was the first to arrive […]

Watch the interview with the German filmmaker Max Kerkhoff about his short film A Day’s Work selected in the 2022 Lab Competition (L1 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Jean-Baptiste Durand about his short film Vrai gars selected in the 2022 National Competition (F8 programme).

Interview with Osbert Parker, director of Timeline  Why did you want to deal with the topic of Brexit?  I was asked by the Migration Museum in London to create an animated film for a new immersive exhibition called, Departures, which explores 400 years of emigration from Britain between 1620 – 2020. Timeline obvious includes Brexit and even suggests new emigration locations beyond 2020, but […]

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 […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Lubna Playoust about her short film Le Cormoran selected in the 2022 National Competition (F10 programme).

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 […]