Interviews – Page 10 – European Children's Film Association

Jub Clerc about SWEET AS

“Highlighting the generational trauma of my people”

Jub Clerc is a Nyulnyul and Yawuru film director and screenwriter from Australia. This year, her feature film debut SWEET AS won the Crystal Bear for Best Film in the Generation KPlus section at the Berlinale. “A film that touched us by virtue of the personal stories of the characters and its impressive backdrops. You can see how various characters grow together“, according to the jury’s citations.

Inês T. Alves about WATERS OF PASTAZA

“Not showing any adults insinuates some kind of utopia”

A group of Achuar children roam the rainforest along the boards of the Pastaza river, on the Ecuador–Peru border. Nature is their habitat, playground and workshop. They harvest vegetables and fruit, go out fishing in a small boat, they hunt forest animals, play at a waterfall, and watch videos on their smartphones. These kids run their daily lives almost autonomously. Portuguese filmmaker Inês T. Alves, stranded in this isolated community, observed them with a camera, catching glimpses of their daily lives that unfold on the rhythm of the floating of the river.

Diana Cam Van Nguyen about LOVE, DAD

“We still don’t talk about it”

When Diana Cam Van Nguyen rediscovered the letters her dad wrote her from prison, she was surprised about the loving tone. That tone seemed to have disappeared now – where has it gone? She decides to write him back, in the form of a short film, that is not only stunningly honest, but also astonishing on a graphic level.

Milou Gevers about SUMMER WITHOUT YOU

“I still know all the steps by heart”

Milou Gevers, who received an ECFA Doc Award for WHY DIDN’T YOU STAY FOR ME? now presents her next film. SUMMER WITHOUT YOU is part of a series of short documentaries for Dutch television on the theme of ‘divorce’ and tells about children who meet each other at a camping site for single-parent families. Between Quinn and Julie, two visitors to the campsite, conversations about their parents’ divorce get going smoothly.

Interview Clip: THE PATH

A Zlin Film Festival Interview Clip

This interview with Daniel Ehrenberg, producer of THE PATH, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in June 2022.

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Interview Clip: BIGMAN

A Zlin Film Festival Interview Clip

This interview with Camiel Schouwenaar, Job Tiechelman & Maik Cillekens, director, scriptwriter and main actor of BIGMAN, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in June 2022.

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Interview Clip: LUCY WANTED

A Zlin Film Festival Interview Clip

This interview with Till Endemann, Brooklyn Liebig, Violetta & Valerie Arnemann, director and three of the young actors / actresses of LUCY WANTED, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in June 2022.

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Interview Clip: HELLO WORLD

A Zlin Film Festival Interview Clip

This interview with Kenneth Elvebakk, director of the documentary HELLO WORLD, was recorded during the Zlin Film Festival in June 2022.

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