short film

Interview with François Robic, director of Rien d’important  Where did you get the idea for Rien d’important?  After making a documentary where I’d filmed my sister and her friends I wanted to make a fiction film with people who hadn’t acted before, who would play themselves in directed improvisations, which we reworked live during shooting. I also wanted to make a film simply, with a […]

Interview with Lucas Bacle, director of d’Auxiliaire Can you tell us little bit about how your film came about? It’s the story of a young man with a disability and his caregiver and how their relationship is thrown into disorder when the caregiver decides to leave.   The idea for this film emerged when three friends – a director, an actor and a producer – […]

Interview with Min-zun Son, director of Cut What was the starting point for Cut? I always have a longing for acting in the field. However, the minor actor didn’t have a chance. What if I’m the main character? I came to think of the short film Cut with this thought.  What was your cinematic inspiration for Cut?  I just wanted to act. However, I didn’t have […]

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 […]

Interview with Salar Pashtoonyar, director of Koha wa Tapaha [Hills and Mountains] In Koha wa Tapaha, we hear the voice of the main character as she tells her story, but we don’t see her. What was your intent behind this choice?  There are two reasons. One was a creative choice and the second out of a solution to an obstacle imposed on us. Creatively, […]

Interview with Joachim Hérissé, director of Écorchée [Skinned] What did you want to explore in this relationship between the two women? Who or what inspired this relationship between them?With this film, I wanted to express the feelings that came from fever nightmares that I had as a child, in which I could feel my body going from an empty state to a full […]

Interview with Casandra Campo Ernst, director of Baile Entretenido [Fun Dance] Your film features a lead character who comes back home and reunites with her former friends. Did you have any real-life experiences which led you to write about the topic?We wrote the script together with Tiare, who is also the protagonist of the short film and a great friend. Everything arose from […]

Interview with Eva Neidlinger, director of Von der Flüchtigkeit eines Geschmacks [A Transient Taste] Where is the story set? How familiar are you with this region and this world?Von der Flüchtigkeit eines Geschmacks is set in a wild and very vivid garden that is certainly similar to the family garden where I grew up and which always inspires me when I come back […]

Interview with Laen Sanches, director of PLSTC  Could you explain what the acronym PLSTC represents?  PLSTC is an invented acronym that simply means “plastic.” This word has several advantages: it is succinct, legible, and phonetically understandable in most languages. Also, with its “visually missing” letters, it also perhaps illustrates the idea that plastic does not totally disintegrate but rather, remains, in spite of everything, […]