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Mirage and Noah. Ciara Whaley on Noah's jacket: 'It's a simple jacket - but we needed so many of those for the action... you start getting into all the multiples that you need. Is this one going to show water if there's any water scenes, or if he's going to be running on the floor, is it going to make noise? I love all those details'
Teenage dreams Fernando Eimbcke and Aivan Uttapa on creative insanity, on-set dynamics and Olmo
Freedom fighter for the female gaze Love Me Tender director Anna Cazenave Cambet on sexuality, motherhood and gender balance
Spirited animals Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki on making animation Bouchra
Drinking to victory Diego Fuentes on the wild, unlikely journey of punk student film Matapanki
Bit by the bug Angus Silver on the imagery, music and creepy crawly wonders of Insectasy
Precision filmmaking Casey Walker on setting rules, layering complexity, and making Home Bodies
A dangerous woman Rebecca De Mornay on finding characters' truth and making The Gentleman Thief
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
Locarno Isabella Rossellini receives Excellence Award
London Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut to close festival
San Sebastian announces José Giovanni retrospective
Dinard Amira Casar to head jury, plus opening film announced
San Sebastian Leigh, Naishtat and Larraín among those joining line-up
