PODCAST | Matt Micucci interviews Jonatan Etzler, director of the film Get Ready With Me.
European Film Promotion (EFP) presents ten outstanding young directors from Europe with their latest work at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival every year. In this interview, we meet Jonatan Etzler from Sweden, about his short film Get Ready With Me. In this interview, the director discusses social media, traumas and other themes his film deals with, and more.
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