Interviews

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

7189 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 22/09/2023. 605 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Edoardo Gabbriellini  • Director of Holiday

“A coming-of-age tale set within a thriller framework couldn’t help but become a criticism of my own generation”

Edoardo Gabbriellini • Director of Holiday

Now on his third feature film, the Italian director spoke to us about the ideas which gave rise to his movie  

21/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Centrepiece

Zane Valeniece • Head of acquisitions, LTV

“There are shifts happening in terms of co-productions and financing, but I’d still say it’s all about the story and the characters”

Zane Valeniece • Head of acquisitions, LTV

The Latvian executive breaks down the content that pubcaster LTV wishes to acquire, its target audiences and its distribution strategies  

21/09/2023 | Cartoon 2023 | Cartoon Forum

Dana Dimitriu-Chelba, Giulia Ghica Dobre • Co-directors, Bucharest International Film Festival

“We want to place Bucharest on the map of important European capitals that organise film festivals”

Dana Dimitriu-Chelba, Giulia Ghica Dobre • Co-directors, Bucharest International Film Festival

The co-directors of the Romanian gathering detail its history and mission  

19/09/2023 | /Romania

Serpil Altın  • Director of Once Upon a Time in the Future: 2121

“I wanted to show a ‘documentary of the future’ today because of my growing concerns about what’s coming next”

Serpil Altın • Director of Once Upon a Time in the Future: 2121

The Turkish director talked us through the making of her charming sci-fi picture revolving around a society trapped underground  

18/09/2023 | /Turkey

Antonella Di Nocera, Leonardo Di Costanzo  • Producer and supervisor of Procida

“The freshness and purity of these young people's perspectives were fundamental elements in the narrative”

Antonella Di Nocera, Leonardo Di Costanzo • Producer and supervisor of Procida

The producer and the artistic director of the project, shot by the 12 young people from Campania who participated in the 2022 Film Atelier in Procida,...  

14/09/2023 | /Italy

Franco Montini  • Co-director of Passione Critica

“Critics matter to high-quality cinema”

Franco Montini • Co-director of Passione Critica

VENICE 2023: The film sees the director joining forces with Simone Isola and Patrizia Pistagnesi to study the relationship between critics and filmmakers in...  

14/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Critics' Week

Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri  • Director of Amor

“The film is a positive mirror of a dark river, it’s another side of Rome”

Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri • Director of Amor

VENICE 2023: The Italian director and video artist chatted to us about her documentary which explores the mystery of her mother’s passing in the river which...  

14/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Out of Competition

Nora El Hourch  • Director of Sisterhood

"I wanted to describe these young people who fight adult battles with children’s weapons"

Nora El Hourch • Director of Sisterhood

The French-Moroccan director explained the highly personal origin of her debut feature film, which is a psychological thriller navigating the grey zones of...  

13/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Platform

Hanna Slak • Director of Not a Word

“What I was interested in was this immanent story of confronting darkness during the search for a place where the healing process can start”

Hanna Slak • Director of Not a Word

The filmmaker homes in on the parent-child themes central to her new movie, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No 5, and how genre influences her dramas  

13/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Platform

Héléna Klotz • Director of Spirit of Ecstasy

"What’s the alternative for modern-day youth?"

Héléna Klotz • Director of Spirit of Ecstasy

The French filmmaker explains the inner workings of a highly singular character and of an intimate thriller about an ambitious woman moving from a...  

12/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Platform

Sara Summa • Director of Arthur & Diana

“I always begin a project with an image that engraves itself on my mind”

Sara Summa • Director of Arthur & Diana

For her second feature, the French-Italian director has crafted a multilayered brother-and-sister story, containing certain autobiographical elements  

12/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Discovery

Edhem Fočo • Festival director, AJB DOC

“AJB DOC now proudly ranks among the best documentary festivals in the region”

Edhem Fočo • Festival director, AJB DOC

The head honcho of the Bosnian documentary gathering sums up the achievements of the previous editions and reveals his plans for the future  

12/09/2023 | AJB DOC 2023

Sébastien Vaniček • Director of Vermin

"I wanted to explore people being judged solely based on appearances and on origins"

Sébastien Vaniček • Director of Vermin

VENICE 2023: The French director chatted with us about his energy-filled first feature, which uses a horror film exterior to explore the malaise of young...  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Critics' Week

Marco Amenta • Director of Anna

"The violence perpetrated against the film's protagonist is comparable with the brutality of the way the land is treated"

Marco Amenta • Director of Anna

VENICA 2023: The director discusses his film, which tells of the one-woman fight undertaken by a young Sardinian, who strives to protect her land from...  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Gianluca Matarrese  • Director of The Zola Experience

"What fascinates me about cinema is the creative process"

Gianluca Matarrese • Director of The Zola Experience

VENICE 2023: The director follows the trials and tribulations of a theatre director getting to grips with the preparations for his new show and with a new...  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

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