All interviews at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Contre-Champ AFC n°367

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Since the opening of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, we have published 62 written or video interviews and texts, 31 in French and 31 in English, in which directors of photography—including 13 AFC members—talk about their work on a film selected in one of the selections and sections. Here are the links to read, reread, and watch each of them in English.

- Frédéric Noirhomme SBC, talks about the filming of L’Intérêt d’Adam In Adam’s Interest, by Laura Wandel : "Reality with the tools of fiction", by François Reumont.
- Jeanne Lapoirie AFC, talks about her work on Enzo, a film by Laurent Cantet, directed by Robin Campillo, By Pascale Marin, AFC.
- Frida Marzouk AFC, highlights the characters in Erige Sehiri’s Promis le ciel : "Three Women in the Spotlight", by François Reumont.
- Sam du Pon NSC, talks about his technical choices to put into images Sven Bresser’s Reedland Rietland : "The Life of Johan", by François Reumont.
- Simon Beaufils looks back on the filming of Julia Kowalski’s Que ma volonté soit faite Her Will Be Done, by Brigitte Barbier.
- Brice Pancot AFC, talks about his photographic work on Vincent Maël Cardona’s Le Roi Soleil No One Will Know : "The Reservoir Alley Dog", by François Reumont.
- Mauro Herce AEC, explains his choices for the filming of Sirât, by Oliver Laxe : "Desert trance", by François Reumont.
- Arnaud Guez looks back on the technical and aesthetic choices for La Danse des renards Wild Foxes, by Valéry Carnoy, by François Reumont
- Interview with Steven Breckon about The Plague, by Charlie Polinger, by François Reumont.
- Josée Deshaies AFC, talks about her work on Harris Dickinson’s film Urchin, by François Reumont.
- Lucie Baudinaud AFC, talks about her work on Nino, by Pauline Loquès, by Eva Sehet, AFC.
- Marine Atlan, cinematographer, and Pierre Mazoyer, colorist for
 L’Engloutie The Girl in the Snow, by Louise Hémon, by Hélène de Roux.
- David Chambille talks about his approach to filming Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague New Wave : "Camera, Raoul !", by François Reumont.
- Jacques Girault discusses the visual challenges of Alice Douard’s film, Des preuves d’amour, by Margot Cavret.
- Telling in pictures the story of Eleanor the Great, by Scarlett Johansson, by Hélène Louvart AFC.
- Evgenia Alexandrova AFC, looks back at the filming of Kleber Mendonça Filho’s O Agente Secreto The Secret Agent, by François Reumont.
- Patrick Blossier AFC, reflects on his choices for shooting Indomptables, by Thomas Ngijol, by Brigitte Barbier.
- Jonathan Ricquebourg AFC, talks about the filming of L’Aventura, by Sophie Letourneur, by Brigitte Barbier.
- Norm Li CSC, talks about filming Lloyd Lee Choi’s Lucky Lu, by François Reumont.
- Interview with cinematographer Eunsoo Cho, winner of the 2025 Angénieux Special Encouragement Award, by François Reumont.
- Interview with Dion Beebe ACS, ASC, winner of the Pierre Angénieux Tribute 2025, by François Reumont.
- Hélène Louvart AFC, looks back at the filming of Romería, by Carla Simón, by Brigitte Barbier.
- Pauline Doméjean talks about her work on No Skate!, a short film by Guil Sela.
- Pierre Aïm, AFC, looks back at the challenges faced during the filming of Tariq Saleh’s Les Aigles de la République Eagles of the Republic : "The movie Pharaoh", by François Reumont.
- Hlynur Pálmason, director and cinematographer, for Ástin sem eftir er (L’Amour qu’il nous reste) The Love That Remains : "Ice and Fire", by François Reumont.
- Alexis Kavyrchine talks about his approach to the different eras in Cédric Klapisch’s La Venue de l’avenir Colours of Time, by Brigitte Barbier.
- David Cailley, AFC, talks about Amélie Bonnin’s Partir un jour Leave One Day, by Margot Cavret.
- Nicolas Gaurin, AFC, about the shooting of Classe moyenne The Party’s Over!, by Antony Cordier, by Brigitte Barbier.
- Seamus McGarvey, ASC, BSC, ISC, talks about his work on Die My Love, by Lynne Ramsay, by François Reumont.
- Kasper Tuxen, DFF, talks about his challenges with Joachim Trier’s film Valeur sentimentale Sentimental Value : "The house of cinema", by François Reumont.
- Cinematographer Raphaël Vandenbussche talks about his work on Prïncia Car’s Les Filles désir The Girls We Want, by Raphaël Vandenbussche.