Mate: five questions for director George-Alex Nagle

Following the recent Grand Prix win at Clermont-Ferrand, we talk to the Australian filmmaker about his short film and what comes next.

Thank you. It feels amazing. But it also feels like a bit of a relief because it’s been a long journey.

But I was inspired by a lot of really amazing 30-minute short films, especially coming out of Europe and Asia. And oddly, every now and then, when one of them cuts through, they really they really cut through and you find that a lot of Oscar-nominated films are, you know, 20-, 30-, 40-minutes long. Still, the risk involved is just so much greater than when you’re making a shorter film.

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Silvi Vann-Wall is a Melbourne-based journalist, podcaster, critic and filmmaker who loves frogs and improv comedy. They were the ScreenHub Film Content Lead from 2022 to 2025. Twitter (X): @SilviReports / Bluesky: @silvi.bsky.social‬ / Website: silvireports.com