Interviews

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

8753 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 27/03/2026. 626 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Synnøve Hørsdal • Producer, Maipo Film

“Independent productions help to foster dialogue and understanding within our society”

Synnøve Hørsdal • Producer, Maipo Film

The Norwegian producer sheds light on the current climate for independent producers developing series, her perspective on her profession, and the values...  

26/03/2026 | Indie Producer Focus/Series Mania 2026

Joanna Stankiewicz • Leader, Cinema Without Barriers

“It is a very good moment to think about accessibility as the future of cinema as a whole”

Joanna Stankiewicz • Leader, Cinema Without Barriers

We spoke to the social innovator and Polish cultural advocate to unpack the progress made so far in audiovisual accessibility – and what it really means  

26/03/2026 | /Poland

Kevin Janssens, Filip Lenaerts • Creators of Breendonk

“It’s like having history looking right back at you”

Kevin Janssens, Filip Lenaerts • Creators of Breendonk

The creators of the historical series, which dives into war-torn Antwerp in 1942, explain why it’s more relevant than ever  

26/03/2026 | Series Mania 2026

Nahusenay Dereje • Producer, 1960 Multimedia

“If images have helped distort how my country is seen, then images can also help restore it”

Nahusenay Dereje • Producer, 1960 Multimedia

The producer from the programme's guest country states he witnessed how images can flatten a country into a single story  

25/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Julie Belgrado • Director, Federation of European Screen Directors

“Artistic freedom is now at the heart of the challenges facing European directors”

Julie Belgrado • Director, Federation of European Screen Directors

The FERA head reflects on her transition from the publishing sector to the audiovisual field, on the challenges linked to AI and on the uncertainties...  

25/03/2026 | European Film Networks

François Lardenois, Nathan Franck and Olivier Wotling • Producers of Dejima

"This story has the makings of a really novelistic film, combining a love story with a relentless hunt"

François Lardenois, Nathan Franck and Olivier Wotling • Producers of Dejima

The heads of French firms Studio 14 Films and Mintee Productions chatted with us about the project they presented in Series Mania Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching...  

24/03/2026 | Séries Mania 2026 | Séries Mania Forum

Simon Arnal and Clarence De Fontenay  • Producers of Montroc

“We've seen plenty of medical dramas and shows about firefighters, but this is a whole new ball game, set in the high mountains with rescue workers taking incredible risks”

Simon Arnal and Clarence De Fontenay • Producers of Montroc

Two producers from the French company Haut et Court TV discuss their project, which was presented at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions at the Series Mania Forum  

24/03/2026 | Series Mania 2026 | Series Mania Forum

Anita Vedå • Producer, Smau Media

“I see a great potential in working with NGOs to get a maximum reach”

Anita Vedå • Producer, Smau Media

The Norwegian producer discusses her approach to documentary filmmaking and her upcoming projects  

24/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Sara Dosa  • Director of Time and Water

“In telling a story about a glacier’s death, it was essential to prioritise the telling of a glacier’s life”

Sara Dosa • Director of Time and Water

The US helmer returns to Iceland, a country she knows very well, and homes in on a writer who turns his archives into a time capsule to hold what is...  

24/03/2026 | SXSW 2026

Angelo Rocco Troiano  • Producer, Mediterraneo Cinematografica

“Documentaries do not change the world alone, but they can change how people look at it”

Angelo Rocco Troiano • Producer, Mediterraneo Cinematografica

The Italian producer explains why he chooses projects that maintain a clear social and cultural dimension  

23/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Nikola Boshnakov, Georgi-Jackie Stoev • Directors of Aurora

“The difference between politics and sex is that there is more perversion in politics”

Nikola Boshnakov, Georgi-Jackie Stoev • Directors of Aurora

The Bulgarian tandem unveil the curiosities behind their first collaborative fiction feature, a tragicomic love story set during the Cold War  

23/03/2026 | Sofia 2026

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

"Professionals need to find new ways of financing their projects"

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

The head of the Series Mania Festival’s professional sidebar, unspooling in Lille between 24 and 26 March, sheds light on the state of the series industry  

23/03/2026 | Series Mania 2026 | Series Mania Forum

Yann Tonnar • Producer, Manufactura Pictures

“I have a particular fondness for television releases, and the way they surreptitiously sneak into people’s living rooms”

Yann Tonnar • Producer, Manufactura Pictures

The Luxembourgish producer explains the social and political mission of documentary filmmaking is one of the aspects that drew him to it  

20/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Rachel Taparjan • Director of Something Familiar

“It’s particularly significant for adoptees and survivors to see a compassionate film that celebrates triumph over adversity”

Rachel Taparjan • Director of Something Familiar

The British-Romanian filmmaker tells us more about how she was drawn into the shadows of her own family history  

20/03/2026 | CPH:DOX 2026

Ian Purnell • Director of Arctic Link

“I wanted the viewer to reflect on where the internet actually comes from”

Ian Purnell • Director of Arctic Link

We chatted to the Swiss-born director about how he created an emotional experience in his doc focusing on a remote corner of Alaska that gets connected to...  

19/03/2026 | CPH:DOX 2026

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