Young filmmakers have nice vision of society: Costa-Gavras

Master director Costa-Gavras, who took burning political topics of the day and turned them into enduring classics like 'Z', 'The Confessions' and 'Missing', believes young filmmakers have a vision and idea about the society.
"In Europe we fight a lot to be able to make movies because every country should have its own images. You have your images. New directors are coming everyday. I have one in my home, it is my son. I wanted him to be an engineer or something much more serious but he wants to make movies. I think they have a nice vision of the society and I think they have to have a different vision of the society," he said.

"I believe all young filmmakers should decide why they are making a film. Is it because they like to be in the newspaper? Or like to make more money? Or would they like to say something about the society? I prefer the third type of filmmakers," the director said during a discussion with film critic Daniel Kothenschule at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival.
Gavras, 80, was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award here.
He also noted that India was witnessing a change in its cinema.
"Your country also has a new cinema coming up. Some friends gave me a list and I have got the DVDs which I will watch when I am back in Paris. The idea about Indian cinema is that you make those big comedies and musicals but I know since Satyajit Ray and even later that there is another cinema that has been there.