We caught up with animator and filmmaker - and Clermont-Ferrand coup de coeur director - Chris Shepherd during the 2017 edition. His latest short, Johnno’s Dead, a sort of sequel to his very successful, dark and mesmerising short film Dad’s Dead, was screened as part of the Lab competition. Both films, voiced by Ian Hart, use a clever and beautiful mix of animation and live action, which (…) Continue Reading »

One of Mydy’s Lucile Bourliaud’s TOP 5 from this year’s Clermont-Ferrand Film Fest, and winner of the Grand Prix, Douwe Dijkstra’s Green Screen Gringo is a highly original short in which the filmmaker invites ordinary Brazilians to read poems or (…) Continue Reading »

Could you tell us a bit more about where the inspiration came from to tell Lara’s story? Are there any autobiographical elements? The inspiration behind In White is definitely autobiographical. I lost my father in 2009 and it was my first experience of a funeral as a “host” as opposed to a guest. The ritual that took part across 3 days, at a time when my heart was pretty much broken, (…) Continue Reading »

DeKalb Elementary On comprend qu’il ait gagné le grand prix de la compétition internationale, tant ce film puissant et inattendu reste en mémoire après la projection. Un plan fixe sur le bureau d’accueil d’une école primaire. Nous sommes aux (…) Lire la suite »

Dornaz is a filmmaker who graduated from the London Film School last year and was mentored by Iranian director Asghar Farhadi. She won a scholarship to LFS thanks to a scheme run by Magic of Persia. She’s currently working on her first feature film... Can you tell me a bit more about your background as a filmmaker? I started a film course taught by the famous Iranian filmmaker Bahram (…) Continue Reading »

We interviewed Daniel Mulloy, director of short film Home, selected at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, starring Jack O’Connell and Holliday Grainger. The film, partly funded by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was released in cinemas on 20 June 2016, to coincide with World Refugee Day. Daniel tells us and the Brasserie du Court team about the filmmaking process, his (…) Continue Reading »

"1990, seven young dancers joined pop star Madonna on her most controversial world tour. Wild, talented and barely twenty, the dancers set out on the trip of a lifetime. Their journey was captured in Truth or Dare, one of the highest-grossing (…) Continue Reading »

Low-budget horror Skew, an ambitious first feature with some genuinely creepy moments, has become a bit of an underground hit. We’ve caught up with director Sevé, whose latest film Peelers has finished off doing the rounds of festivals everywhere. Can you tell me a bit more about your background as a filmmaker? Ever since I was a kid I wanted to make movies. I always had a camera in my (…) Continue Reading »

Part of LSFF’s ’Girlhood’ series, which had a screening on Sunday 8th January at the Hackney Picturehouse, Butterfly follows a young swimmer’s struggle with epilepsy, her entourage, and her passion. I had the chance to chat online with actress (…) Continue Reading »

Friday sees the release of Close Relations (Rodnye), Vitaly Manksy’s exploration of both sides of the recent conflict in Ukraine, shedding light on its impact on civilians in Ukraine, Russia and the separatist Donbass region. The documentary will be screened at Berta Dochouse from Fridau 20 January. Trailer available here. Synopsis: Critically acclaimed filmmaker Vitaly Mansky’s intimate (…) Continue Reading »