Fredrik Gertten Interview
Fredrik Gertten talks to Mike Boyd about BIG BOYS GONE BANANAS, and why this CFF Audience Award winning documentary has such an important message.
Category Archives: Interviews
ShortFusion: Alexander Tuschinski
CFF 2012’s Short Fusion strand gives audiences the chance to see fresh ideas and new talent. Take One spoke to Alexander Tuschinski whose film Hollow Date screened this week.
Visions from Estonia: Mari Kallas
ANOTHER DIMENSION compares the lives of a superstitious old fisherwoman and a business orientated Christian pop band. We spoke to producer Mari Kallas about Estonian cinema.
Bert Stern: Original Madman
Bert Stern is effectively two men, writes Daniel Harling – celebrated photographer and troubled depressive. In Original Madman, we are granted access to this enthralling man.
Toni Espinosa Interview
Toni Espinosa, producer of THE NIGHT ELVIS DIED talks to Liam Jack at the Cambridge Film Festival about the film’s production, his cinematic influences and the state of cinema in Catalonia.
David Frankel Interview
After opening the Cambridge Film Festival with his new film HOPE SPRINGS, Jim Ross spoke to director David Frankel about the film and how hard it is to make interesting and challenging films in Hollywood.
Frank: Interview with Richard Heslop
Rosy Hunt speaks to Richard Heslop about his film FRANK, screening at the Cambridge Film Festival on September 19th, and his career. “I was not a happy bunny when I started writing FRANK – I used it as a kind of therapy to exorcise my demons.”
Apsis: Interview with Max Weinman
Lovers of Bacon, Bergman and John Cage will deeply appreciate Max Weinman’s APSIS. Rosy Hunt spoke to the director of this remarkable short.
Interview with Jun Woo Lee
THE FUNERAL is showing as part of the TO RUST section of ShortFusion. A mixture of Peter Greenaway and Samuel Beckett, but with thoroughly South Korean style, writes Rosy Hunt.
ShortFusion: Days Of Awe
Ahead of the shorts programme TO CELEBRATE, Jim Ross speaks to Rehana Khan, the director of DAYS OF AWE – one of the highlights of the shorts at the Cambridge Film Festival.