Director Sofie Kampmark Cinéfondation, Festival de Cannes 2015 “The film is about a Japanese man who returns to his home after it has been completely destroyed following a tsunami. He is in denial, and he cannot deal with reality because it is just too tragic. He tries to go about his daily business like he […]

Director Mateo Bendesky Cinéfondation, Festival de Cannes 2015 “The Magnetic Nature is a film about two brothers who live together in a house where they conduct a religious practice that preaches over the internet. The practice was invented by their father, who is now dead. The story is mainly seen from the lives inside the […]

Director Ian Garrido Lopez Cinéfondation, Festival de Cannes 2015 “Victor XX is a short film that talks about losing the fear of being yourself. Victor is a transgender boy who lives in a small village named Aguamarga, located in the South of Spain. Victor is faced with his fear of telling his family and girlfriend, […]

Director Pippa Bianco Cinéfondation, Festival de Cannes 2015 “I made the film at a time when there were a lot of similar cases about explicit viral videos in the U.S. I was familiar with those stories, and I thought it would be a good opportunity to look at those issues in more of a private, […]

Director Maksim Shavkin Cinéfondation, Festival de Cannes 2015 “Anna lives in a dorm in Moscow and tries to earn her living, which doesn’t always happen honestly. She sends some of the money to her mother, who lives in her hometown where she hasn’t visited for a few years now. Anna is planning to move to her boyfriend’s […]

Director Salla Sorri Cinéfondation, Festival de Cannes 2015 “Ainahan Ne Palaa explores the grey areas of domestic violence.”- director, Salla Sorri GFM: As a student film, this is quite a provocative subject choice and the film does not shy away from escalating the drama quickly. What was your interest in exploring an abusive relationship and setting […]

Director Dan Hodgson Court Métrage, Festival de Cannes 2015 “Love is Blind is a short comedy. It’s a fresh take on the traditional love triangle, but a lot of the joy comes from not knowing much about it… so that’s all I’m going to say!”- director, Dan Hodgson GFM: What role does comedy play in your […]

Director Ignacio Juricic Merillán Cinéfondation, Festival de Cannes 2015 “Our film is based on true events that happened here in Chile in 1996. That year, there was a televised raid in an LGBTQ club, where people was illegally filed. and even today, this story is unknown to most people.”- director, Ignacio Juricic GFM: What lead you […]

Director Laura Vandewynckel Cinéfondation, Festival de Cannes 2015 “Het Paradijs is about the concept of paradise. For us Westerners, paradise is a third world where the sky is blue, the sun is shining, and the weather is warm. But for the people who live there, paradise is actually the western world, where there is welfare, […]

Director Eva Riley Court Métrage, Festival de Cannes 2015 “Patriot is about an eleven year old girl Hannah who, against the backdrop of racial tensions within her English community, meets a young boy from a forbidden part of town.”- director Eva Riley GFM: Looking at some of your previous films alongside Patriot, it seems that you’re […]