Leos Carax: Filmmaker introduces medium-length feature “It’s Not Me” at 2024 BRIFF

French filmmaker Leos Carax (b. 1960) embarked on a unique journey with his latest film, “C’est pas moi” (a.k.a. “It’s Not Me”). The film was made as an assignment for the Centre …

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Romane Guéret and Lise Akoka: “Not being constrained by a single genre is very dear to us”

At the latest Cannes Film Festival, French filmmakers Romane Guéret and Lise Akoka were awarded the Grand Prix in the Un Certain Regard section for their feature debut “Les pires” (a.k.a. “The Wors…

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Claude Lelouch: “The moment my father gave me my first camera, I knew I had found the love of my life”

French filmmaker Claude Lelouch (b. 1937) became a worldwide phenomenon in 1966 when his film “Un homme et une femme” (a.k.a. “A Man and a Woman”) hit the screens, and as a box office success, the …

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Claire Denis: “The camera is my most important choreographer by being close and respectful to the actors”

When Robert Pattinson was asked what specifically draws him to a Claire Denis films (The New York Times, June 9, 2017–‘The 25 Best Films of the 21st Century So Far’), he said, &#8…

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Pascal Laugier: “When I was a child, film taught me a lot. It made me think, it made me wiser”

The 36th edition of the renowned BIFFF (Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival) kicked off earlier this week with Pascal Laugier’s latest horror feature “Ghostland.” The award-winner at the…

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Anne Fontaine on “Reinventing Marvin”: “I am always interested in characters that make a difference”

Screenwriter and film director Anne Fontaine (b. 1959 as Anne-Fontaine Sibertin-Blanc), known for her many powerful female characters in films such as “Nathalie” (2003, US remake &#8220…

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Martin Provost: “My films always begin whenever I start writing the script, that’s when the adventure starts for me”

Martin Provost (b. 1957) started his career in his native France as a stage and screen actor, and he was a member of the Comédie française. He turned to screenwriting and filmmaking twenty years ag…

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Emma Luchini: “Getting the character in the actors and vice versa works very well with inspiring actors”

This year’s César for best short (category of ‘Meilleur film de court-métrage’) went to “La femme de Rio,” directed by French filmmaker Emma Luchini (b. 1979). It was her second short a…

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Christian Carion: “Hitchcock taught me the grammar of making movies”

French film director Christian Carion surprised the world of movies ten years ago when he captured in his second and highly acclaimed film “Joyeux Noël” the tragedy, the madness and the hell of war…

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