A Minute with Bruno Bozzetto

JF: You work in different media – pencil, wash paint, computer graphics, etc. Which is your favorite?

BB:No one of them and all of them at the same time. It all depends on what I want to tell in the film.

JF: How long does it take you to complete a film?

BB: From one week (short) to two years (feature). When I work alone I spend much more time in writing the story than making the film.

JF: What’s the secret to making a good film?

BB: To have a good story.

JF: How has the Italian culture inspired your filmmaking?

BB: I couldn’t tell, but I don’t think it really inspired my filmmaking. My films are based on story, society and humor and they always touch a universal topic.

JF:If you were stranded on a desert island with only one film to watch, which would it be?

BB: It [is] too difficult to choose ONLY one film. I would say “impossible.” I like too many films … Mmmh --- “Robinson Crusoe.”

JF: In your video, you talk about the importance of storytelling in film, and the ability that animation has to say serious things in a funny way. Is there anything you want to add to that?

BB: I can only add that, ten years after, I’d still have the same idea. This means that this is a very solid concept in my mind.