Interviews

Weekly feature introducing you to film professionals from all over Europe sorted by name.

8493 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/10/2025. 656 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Sara Mansanet • Director, Mostra de València

“It’s a good time to grow the festival”

Sara Mansanet • Director, Mostra de València

The new head of the Mediterranean gathering talks us through the ambitions of a festival that is now turning 40, strengthening its industry arm and...  

23/10/2025 | Valencia 2025

Olena Yershova • Producer of Dream Girl

“It always starts with faith in a filmmaker”

Olena Yershova • Producer of Dream Girl

Meeting with the Ukrainian producer based in Turkey, who discusses Kaan Mujdeci's new project, which she is spearheading with her company TatoFilm  

23/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025 | Cinemed Meetings

Adriano Chiarelli • Director of Le piranha

"The characters are bound by fate, but they don't give up"

Adriano Chiarelli • Director of Le piranha

Meeting with the co-writer of the 2026 Italian Oscar submission Familia, who discusses his first feature film project as a director, produced by Ombre Rosse  

23/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025 | Cinemed Meetings

Montse Pujol-Solà • Producer of The Eels’ Dilemma

"I really like Elena Molina's ability to talk about our harsh reality in a luminous way"

Montse Pujol-Solà • Producer of The Eels’ Dilemma

Meeting with the producer from Guspira Films, who discusses the Spanish director's project, which she is presenting at the Montpellier festival  

22/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025 | Cinemed Meetings

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

“If you want good things to happen, you have to think about them first”

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

The French filmmaker discusses his remarkable first animated feature film, a futuristic exploration of the critical state of the world and humanity's means...  

22/10/2025 | /France

Johanna Hébert • Industry director, Montréal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma

“The Nouveau Marché is a bridge between our emerging talents and the international scene”

Johanna Hébert • Industry director, Montréal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma

The director of the industry section of the Canadian festival exposes the vision and the evolution of the now unmissable professional pole  

21/10/2025 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2025 | Nouveau Marché

Eva Križková • Director, One World Slovakia International Documentary Film Festival

“We emphasise inclusion, diversity and a non-colonial approach to the presentation of documentary film”

Eva Križková • Director, One World Slovakia International Documentary Film Festival

The head of Slovakia’s largest and oldest documentary event gives us an insider’s look at this year’s edition and how the festival is continuing to fight...  

20/10/2025 | /Slovakia

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

“Cinemed is a key platform and must-attend rendezvous for all professionals across the Mediterranean basin”

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

The festival director unpacks the trends defining the 47th edition, from the strong presence of women filmmakers to the virtuous circle initiated prior to...  

17/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025

Christina Mitropoulou • Head of development, Athens Film Office

“Athens is becoming a protagonist in the collective unconscious, generating stories”

Christina Mitropoulou • Head of development, Athens Film Office

The producer reflects on how Athens is emerging as a hub for international screenwriting and production  

17/10/2025 | The OWL 2025

Mélissa Drigeard • Director of Le Gang des Amazones

"I needed actresses where you’d have no problem thinking: oh yeah, she could definitely rob a bank!"

Mélissa Drigeard • Director of Le Gang des Amazones

The French filmmaker chatted to us about her latest feature, inspired by a true story and buoyed by impeccable quintet of actresses  

17/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

“We all see ourselves as beautiful people, but maybe we are not in reality”

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

The Romanian filmmakers elaborate on inherited guilt, denial and shared responsibility, as addressed in their first jointly directed feature  

16/10/2025 | Warsaw 2025

Stelios Cotionis, Ferdinand Dohna • Producers, Foss Productions and Beta Film

The Great Chimera is a cornerstone of modern Greek literature, and adapting it has been a long, challenging journey”

Stelios Cotionis, Ferdinand Dohna • Producers, Foss Productions and Beta Film

The six-hour series brings Greece’s literary gem to the TV, blending historical authenticity, cinematic visual language and international collaboration  

15/10/2025 | /Greece/Germany/Italy

Vanja d’Alcantara • Director of Cap Farewell

"I almost feel a responsibility to make optimistic films"

Vanja d’Alcantara • Director of Cap Farewell

The Belgian director chatted with us about her third feature film, a family-focused drama about the emancipatory trajectory of a young woman who needs to...  

14/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Bérangère McNeese • Director of The Girls From Above

"I wanted to explore the limits of a group, how it can sometimes provide a home but one whose doors are locked and bolted"

Bérangère McNeese • Director of The Girls From Above

The Belgian actress chatted with us about her first feature-length directorial effort which follows a young woman who finds refuge with a gang of girls  

13/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Eliza Subotowicz  • Head of Industry, Warsaw Film Festival

"We want Warsaw to become a hub for international co-productions and a natural meeting place for filmmakers across Central and Eastern Europe"

Eliza Subotowicz • Head of Industry, Warsaw Film Festival

With the launch of Warsaw Industry Days, the Polish festival is reasserting its role as a key platform for national cinema while strengthening ties with...  

13/10/2025 | Warsaw 2025 | Warsaw Industry Days

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