Short interview: Valéry Rosier

How long did it take to make BONNE NUIT? Was it difficult to get financing?
It took us around one year to find the right amount of money to create the film. We could have tried to get less money and make the film earlier, but we really wanted to get enough money to pay our team.
Once we had the money, it took around five months between the first casting and the final mix.

Which thoughts come to mind concerning a “European cinema community”?
I admire and encourage European countries that support their filmmakers and that are not afraid to help to finance intelligent films. As we say in Belgium, "unity creates strength".

If you owned a theatre for one night, which films would you screen?
THE BICYCLE THIEF by Vittorio de Sica, STILL WALKING by Kore-Eda Hirokazu, and a wonderful film I saw in Locarno: NOTHING PERSONAL by Urszula Antoniak.

What is your next project?
I am writing a feature film, questioning in a other way the father-son relation.