Interviews

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

8573 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 15/12/2025. 635 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Tamara Kotevska • Director of The Tale of Silyan

"We’ll collapse as a society if we forget how our ancestors lived and what their values were"

Tamara Kotevska • Director of The Tale of Silyan

The Macedonian filmmaker - twice nominated at the 2020 Oscars - explains the genesis of her latest documentary and lifts the veil on her first fiction...  

15/12/2025 | Les Arcs 2025

Alex Trăilă • Programme manager, Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, Council of Europe

“When the right conditions are in place, diversity, ambition and international reach reinforce each other, rather than compete”

Alex Trăilă • Programme manager, Pilot Programme for Series Co-Productions, Council of Europe

The programme manager looks back on the Pilot Programme, the adoption of the new series co-production convention and the evolving role of independent...  

15/12/2025 | /Europe

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"Competition in global arthouse cinema is incredibly intense these days, and you have to stand out"

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival

The Alpine festival’s selector sheds light on the Work in Progress line-up, set to unspool on 14 December, and gives his opinion on the current state of the...  

12/12/2025 | Les Arcs 2025

Paola Dei • Artistic director, Bullies and Heroes Festival

“Emotional education isn’t an optional extra: it’s essential for fostering awareness in our citizens”

Paola Dei • Artistic director, Bullies and Heroes Festival

The art and development psychologist, educator and expert explains how the festival explores different artistic languages whilst ensuring widespread...  

10/12/2025 | /Italy

Mohamed Siam • Director of My Father’s Scent

“I wanted to capture that moment when a child sees their parent not as an authority figure, but as a complex, vulnerable human being”

Mohamed Siam • Director of My Father’s Scent

The Egyptian filmmaker breaks down his story of an intimate and raw exchange between two protagonists at their wits' end  

09/12/2025 | Cinemamed 2025

Arturo Montenegro • Director of Papers

“The big fish are still eating the smaller fish in every sense”

Arturo Montenegro • Director of Papers

The Panamanian director explores the cracks in the system in his take on the Panama Papers case  

05/12/2025 | /Panama/Spain/Uruguay

Konrad Wirkowski • Programming director, Watch Docs

“We don’t want to be just a festival of difficult issues, but also one where you can have fun”

Konrad Wirkowski • Programming director, Watch Docs

Ready for its December edition, the Polish festival founded by the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights is putting special emphasis on investigative...  

04/12/2025 | /Poland

Holly Daniel • Head, Red Sea Souk

“There’s a great deal to discover in the Saudi market”

Holly Daniel • Head, Red Sea Souk

The head of the industry section of the Red Sea International Film Festival chats about its fifth edition and its growing relevance for European partners  

04/12/2025 | Red Sea 2025 | Red Sea Souk

Eszter Tompa • Actress in Kontinental ‘25

“It’s important to laugh, especially at reality”

Eszter Tompa • Actress in Kontinental ‘25

The Romanian-German actress talks about her experience working with Radu Jude, her connection with Spain (and its filmmakers), the need to empathise with...  

03/12/2025 | Lanzarote 2025

Giovanni Labadessa  •  Film Producer and Founder of Nòt Film Fest

“Nòt Film Fest is a place where people are reminded why they started making movies in the first place.”

Giovanni Labadessa • Film Producer and Founder of Nòt Film Fest

Giovanni Labadessa, founder of Nòt Film Fest, talks about building a festival that celebrates rejection  

03/12/2025 | Euro Film Fest

Fionnuala Halligan • Director of international film programming, Red Sea International Film Festival

“This year, it became clear that many stories are about people finding their place or those who never manage to”

Fionnuala Halligan • Director of international film programming, Red Sea International Film Festival

The programmer breaks down this year’s selection process and how she works with Saudi audiences  

02/12/2025 | Red Sea 2025

Amin Motallebzadeh • Director of Conference of the Birds

“I like to think of film as a scene one observes from a park bench”

Amin Motallebzadeh • Director of Conference of the Birds

The German-Iranian director reveals a few key aspects of his debut feature, as well as how he conceives of filmmaking, pain and even football  

02/12/2025 | Lanzarote 2025

George Ovashvili • Director of The Moon Is a Father of Mine

"The fight is to do your work and do it well — to make strong films"

George Ovashvili • Director of The Moon Is a Father of Mine

The Georgian filmmaker opened up about his film’s autobiographical echoes and the collaborative weight of an intricate European co-production spanning six...  

02/12/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Milena Džambasović, Danna Stern • Producers of Wool

“Humble beginnings and skilled hands can create something beautiful that connects generations and communities across countries”

Milena Džambasović, Danna Stern • Producers of Wool

The producing duo discuss their ambitious new drama series, which won the Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award in this year’s TV Beats...  

02/12/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Siiri Halko • Director of The Well

“I aim to create moments where your mind questions what is happening on screen, but your senses accept it as real”

Siiri Halko • Director of The Well

The Finnish filmmaker discusses her psychological drama, which has just picked up the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Industry@Tallinn & Baltic...  

02/12/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

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