Charlène Favier discusses her debut feature film, Slalom, which depicts childhood sexual abuse in the world of high level sports, a world Favier knows from personal experience.
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
Everything in the End: Mylissa Fitzsimmons on making her no-budget feature debut
Mylissa Fitzsimmons tells us how she made her beautiful, apocalyptic debut feature, Everything in the End, in Iceland with four crew members and only $30,000.
Dominic Cooke on the heightened reality of The Courier
Dominic Cooke discusses his second feature, The Courier, stealing from Hitchock, heightened realism, creating articulate shots, and his forthcoming Follies adaptation.
Cinematographer Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron’s colourful visual worlds
Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron was recently nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Nadia, Butterfly. We speak to her about shooting that film and Andrea Dorfman’s Spinster.
The elegance and awkwardness of Théodore Pellerin
Rising star Théodore Pellerin (Genèse, Never Rarely Sometimes Always) has the charisma of a leading man and the energy of a scene-stealing character actor. He discusses his career so far.
Michael O’Connor on the joy of crafting true-to-life costumes in Ammonite
Oscar-winning costume designer Michael O’Connor discusses the gorgeous period costumes in Ammonite, which illuminate character and class just as much as the film’s dialogue.