Audience and ALZHAÏMOUR: Lift-Off Festival Interview

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Festival volunteer Brandt Weber spoke to a few members of the audience, to see how they felt about the event. Name, origin, age and occupation? E – Erik, Netherlands, 42 years old. Filmmaker. G – Gabriel, Italy, 33 years old. Media and photography.     What did you think of the film(s) and the overall […]

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Day of Reckoning/Kiss the Devil: Lift-Off Festival Interview

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After its screening in Amsterdam, one of our festival volunteers spoke with Peter Stead, screenwriter of the 2016 Dutch short film Day of Reckoning dir. Gideon van Eeden. Interviewer: Emily Higginson [08/10/17] Hi Peter. Is this the first festival that you’ve shown the film at? This is the second. It was at the Raindance Film […]

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Andy Koeger: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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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 […]

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Marc Lahore : Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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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 […]

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Adam Hales-Walker: Lift-Off Filmmaker Interview

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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 […]

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