Officially Selected Alumni Interviews

Following the success of Rosie, Oh at Los Angeles Lift-Off Film Festival, we caught up with director Andy Koeger to uncover the secrets behind directing such a daring film…   Interview by Natalie Daniels 18/09/17 What inspired the story of Rosie, Oh? My girlfriend at the time Apple Xenos approached me with the idea. We

French film The Open screens with Lift-Off in Amsterdam in a few weeks time. Ahead of the screening, we spoke to director/writer Marc Lahore to discuss the project, his debut feature. 18/09/17 Interview by Claire Richardson So my first question is why film? What made you fall in love with it? I know it’s the

Psychopaths Anonymous dir. Adam Hales-Walker screens soon at Amsterdam Lift-Off, after winning Vancouver Lift-Off Online. We wanted to hear a bit more about Adam as a filmmaker and his experiences. 14/09/17 Interview by Claire Richardson What made you want to be a filmmaker? You know when you’ve just loved film for as long as you

After its brilliant success at Los Angeles Lift-Off earlier this year,  we are honoured to be screening feature documentary “Right Between Your Ears” once more at Sydney Lift-Off! We interviewed director producer Sheila Marshall and neuroscientist producer Kris De Meyer, for some behind-the-scenes details on this not-to-be-missed film…   30/08/17 Interview by Claire Richardson and

We caught up with filmmaker Brad Abrahams, director of Love and Saucers, ahead of it’s Lift-Off premier in Los Angeles next week. Love and Saucers follows the strange story of David Huggins, a 72 year-old Hoboken man who claims to have had a lifetime of encounters with otherworldly beings – including an interspecies romance with

Farewell Fire is an animation about an alienated woman, troubled by a dark secret, who leaves her tribe on a journey in search of answers. The film screened as part of the Local Filmmakers Showcase in Vancouver. Interviewed by Bailey Schafer Can we start with an introduction about yourself? So I produced Farewell Fire and

After the screening of short film Inevitable dir. Laurent Ma, we had some questions for producer Shanyn Maguire.   Interview by Mantaj Bains. Hi Shannon, thank you for joining us today and taking the time for the interview. You’re a producer for the film Inevitable, could you tell us a summary of the plot? Inevitable

Short, comedy drama Spaceman. has been hugely popular amongst Lift-Off audiences this year, screening with us for the third time in Los Angeles and nominated for Best Short Live Action Narrative at the Lift-Off Season Awards. Director Christopher Oliva spoke to us ahead of the L.A. screening to answer some of our questions.   24/08/17