short film

Interview with Peter Tscherkassky, director of Train Again What has inspired you for Train Again?I found that wonderful footage of trains leaving a tunnel and approaching the camera – another time something highly reminiscent of the Brothers Lumière film Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station, which already had inspired my film L’Arrivée in 1997. From here it was a little step […]

Watch the interview with the Canadian filmmakers Yannick Nolin, Samuel Matteau, Guillaume Fournier about their short film Belle River selected in the 2022 Lab Competition (L2 programme).

Watch the interview with the Belgian filmmaker Olivier Smolders about his short film Masques selected in the 2022 Lab Competition (L1 programme).

Watch the interview with the Australian filmmaker George-Alex Nagle about his short film Mate selected in the 2022 International Competition (I10 programme).

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Amélie Bonnin about her short film Partir un jour selected in the 2022 National Competition (F11 programme).

Interview with Sam Cutler-Kreutz and David Cutler-Kreutz, co-directors of Flounder The film deals with masculinity, rituals and loyalty. Can you tell me what inspired you to make it? What real life experiences led you to write about these topics?We came of age as young men, surrounded by toxic masculinity.  It was pervasive in many facets of our lives, from sports teams and youth […]

Interview with Aurélie Reinhorn, director of Son Altesse Protocole Why did you want to make a film in an amusement park? Were you inspired by a similar park that you’ve been to?I wanted to talk about insecure employment by looking at the mechanics of oppression and domination, where cynicism reached a peak when managerial techniques adopted the idea of “happiness at work”. Those […]

Watch the interview with the French filmmaker Pauline Penichout about her short film Mat et les Gravitantes selected in the 2021 National Competition (F5 programme).

Watch the interview with the Brazilian filmmaker Léo Bittencourt about his short film Vagalumes selected in the 2021 Lab Competition (L2 programme).

Watch the interview with the Russian filmmaker Vladilen Vierny about his short film À marche forcée selected in the 2021 National Competition (F9 programme).