Short interview: Anne Milne

How long did it take to make your short?
The film was shot over the course of 7 days.

Was it difficult to get financing?
I was given a small amount by my school, approx 1,000 euro. The rest of the money for the production came from my own personal funds. The film was very low budget, as all the equipment and edit space was provided by my school.

Which thoughts come to mind concerning a “European cinema community”?
A diverse range of filmmakers whose vision encompasses the breadth of European culture in all of its myriad forms.

If you owned a theatre for one night, which films would you screen?
Vertigo – Alfred Hitchcock
The Double Life of Veronique - Krzysztof Kieslowski
MegaCities – Michael Glawogger

What is your next project?
I recently finished another short documentary, A Sense of Reality which was shot in the Californian desert and is about a man who spends his days grappling with questions of existence and humanity’s place in the world.
I am currently developing a longer version of this film.
In addition, I won a pitching competition in London with WorldView’s Broadcast Media Scheme, and will go to Nepal in February 2011 to make a short film about women who are changing their lives through training to become trekking guides in the Himalyas.

Courtesy of European Film Academy, 2011.