Interviews

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

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Radu Stancu, Mo Harawe, Francesco Capurro • Jurors, TFL Meeting Event

“The quality is outstanding, and I notice that many of the selected writers are very young, which is incredibly stimulating”

Radu Stancu, Mo Harawe, Francesco Capurro • Jurors, TFL Meeting Event

We interviewed three members of the different juries set to hand out the prizes at TorinoFilmLab’s 18th TFL Meeting Event, unspooling from 20-22 November

21/11/2025 | TorinoFilmLab 2025

Stefanos Tsivopoulos • Director of Elena's Shift

"If silence is safety and finding your voice puts you at risk, what will you choose?"

Stefanos Tsivopoulos • Director of Elena's Shift

We spoke with the Greek filmmaker about his debut feature, is a story of reclaiming voice, agency and the right to belong

21/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | First Feature Competition

Richard Hawkins • Director of Think of England

"I wanted the audience to have the job of searching and finding the truth"

Richard Hawkins • Director of Think of England

With his sophomore feature, the British filmmaker Richard Hawkins returns after two decades with a biting, genre-defying satire

21/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Lauris and Raitis Ābele • Directors of Dog of God

“In school, no one teaches us where our werewolf history comes from”

Lauris and Raitis Ābele • Directors of Dog of God

The filmmaker siblings discuss Livonian werewolf myths and how making a Latvian animation in the wake of Flow has affected them

21/11/2025 | /Latvia/USA

Karin Junger • Director of The Pupil

“A child has conflicting feelings; he also feels loyalty towards the perpetrator”

Karin Junger • Director of The Pupil

The Belgian director talks to us about her new film, which deals with the sensitive topic of child sexual abuse, placing it in the context of a football club

20/11/2025 | Lecce 2025

Eva Svenstedt Ward • Head of studies, TFL ScriptLab/Green Narratives

“Our ambition is to inspire filmmakers who have a story they want to tell, addressing the issues of our times in some way”

Eva Svenstedt Ward • Head of studies, TFL ScriptLab/Green Narratives

TorinoFilmLab has launched Green Narratives, a new call dedicated to stories addressing the transformations that characterise the contemporary world

20/11/2025 | TorinoFilmLab 2025

Veronika Janatková • Programme director, Institute of Documentary Film

“Documentary film and art stand as a form of resistance against destructive trends, fostering critical thinking and engagement”

Veronika Janatková • Programme director, Institute of Documentary Film

The newly appointed director discusses how IDF is supporting filmmakers, fostering international collaboration, and strengthening documentary filmmaking as...

20/11/2025 | Institute of Documentary Film 2025

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi • Director of Phase Space

"Machines could never replace imagination"

Mehdi Fard Ghaderi • Director of Phase Space

The Iranian filmmaker discusses his upcoming movie, a sci-fi title shot in Spanish, and shares his vision of a genre which he sees as a reflection of the...

20/11/2025 | /Switzerland

Mehdi Hmili • Director of Exile

“The Arab Spring failed, and with it our dreams of freedom and social justice”

Mehdi Hmili • Director of Exile

The Tunisian auteur explains how he decided on the visual approach of his film and reflects on how it comments on the weakening results of the Arab Spring...

19/11/2025 | Cairo 2025

Daniel Vidal Toche • Director of The Anatomy of the Horses

“Quechua is neither a linear culture nor a linear language”

Daniel Vidal Toche • Director of The Anatomy of the Horses

The Peruvian filmmaker unpacks aspects of his debut feature, such as the toughness of its shoot, the teamwork involved, and its distinctive temporal,...

19/11/2025 | Seville 2025

Stefanie Brockhaus • Director of Azza

“I wanted to make a film about a Saudi woman who stands between a traditional family and a changing society”

Stefanie Brockhaus • Director of Azza

The German documentarian provides insights into the research, shooting and editing process underpinning her latest feature, shot entirely in Saudi Arabia

19/11/2025 | Cairo 2025

Marta Bergman • Director of The Silent Run

“I wanted to make a real film, not a manifesto”

Marta Bergman • Director of The Silent Run

The Belgian filmmaker discusses her latest feature, inspired by real events, and exploring migration, police violence and the moral ambiguities within...

19/11/2025 | Cairo 2025

Eamonn Murphy • Director of Solitary

"Brendan’s character is the opposite of what all screenwriting theories advocate"

Eamonn Murphy • Director of Solitary

The Irish filmmaker recounts the journey taken by his debut feature film, which won the Golden Atlas - Grand Jury Prize in Arras

18/11/2025 | Arras 2025

Kirk Jones • Director of I Swear

"I was looking at a really powerful mix of humour, emotion and tragedy"

Kirk Jones • Director of I Swear

The English director reveals the genesis of his rousing film, inspired by the complex life of Scot John Davidson, an emblematic figure for Tourette syndrome

18/11/2025 | Arras 2025

Piotr Domalewski • Director of The Altar Boys

"They had to be children, because they’re not yet at a stage where they put things into perspective; things are either good or bad in their eyes"

Piotr Domalewski • Director of The Altar Boys

The Polish filmmaker chatted about the genesis of his new film, revolving around a small group of altar-boy friends who decide to restore justice

18/11/2025 | Arras 2025

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