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CHIMICHANGA DAY played to rave reviews at the July 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I have an idea + I want to animate = I need to do it))) This is a creative formula by which I work))) 2. From the idea to the finished product, how long… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Vladislav Dubkov (CHIMICHANGA DAY)

BEHIND THE GLASS was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the July 2021 ANIMATION Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I grew up in a neighbourhood where there was a lot of people in need, that gave me a lot to think about it, since I felt that we have… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker/Animator Pedro de la Llave (BEHIND THE GLASS)

“Rogue Seven: A Star Wars Fan Film” was the winner of BEST FAN FICTION FILM at the July 2021 Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I absolutely love Star Wars, and I love that it continues to grow with more movies, shows, games and books! But what was really important to… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker James Martinez (Rogue Seven: A Star Wars Fan Film)

WHERE LOVE LIVES played to rave reviews at the July 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. Simon Dunmore is also the founder of Glitterbox: https://glitterboxibiza.com/ What motivated you to make this film? To show the power that music has to bring people together, to break down barriers and preconceptions. People are the soul of any great occasion.… Continue reading Interview with Executive Producer Simon Dunmore (Where Love Lives)

MOVING-IN-LAW was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the July 2021 Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I was starting to see all of my friends grow up, and start families of their own. It got me to thinking about family dynamics, and how fragile those relationships are. So I decided… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Reynaldo Dumas (MOVING-IN-LAW)

THE MIDNIGHT TRIP was the winner of BEST SHORT FILM at the June 2021 EXPERIMENTAL Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? With the passing of my grandfather I became more invested to explore and understand better the real of the spiritual. How can we connect deeper within our inner world to… Continue reading Interview with Producer Marco De Ornellas (THE MIDNIGHT TRIP)

RED BEAN was the winner of BEST PERFORMANCES at the July 2021 FANTASY/SCI-FI Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? The beauty of Red Bean is partly in the name. In Chinese culture, red bean is a popular metaphor about kinship, love, and fond memory of the loved ones. (A famed poem… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Yu CHEN (RED BEAN)

LAVENDER BOY was the winner of BEST DIRECTION at the July 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? I love history. It was that simple for me. I was sitting in an airport for a layover and I watched a Vox video that talked about the lavender scare. As soon… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Donavan Myles Edwards (LAVENDER BOY)

BY THE RIVER was the winner of BEST FILM at the July 2021 LGBTQ+ Film Festival. 1. What motivated you to make this film? 1. I was motivated to make this film by the desire to be a director, it is my graduation film, the first one in my life. I was also motivated by… Continue reading Interview with Filmmaker Agata Korycka (BY THE RIVER)

IDILA was the winner of BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY at the July 2021 DANCE Film Festival. What motivated you to do this movie? Erik: I was longing to express myself through film again. In the meeting with Milka who is dancer and choreographer in the movie, we talked about life and we found a common ground. Milka… Continue reading Interview with Filmmakers Erik Bergstrand & Milka Sakic Mennell (IDILA)