Interviews

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

8288 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 01/07/2025. 663 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Pau Freixas • Director of The Nameless

“I seek both sensationalism and depth”

Pau Freixas • Director of The Nameless

The Spanish filmmaker discusses the filming of his episodic drama, inspired by the tone of 1970s cinema, and his decision to cast actors typically typecast...  

01/07/2025 | /Spain

Christina Tournatzés • Director of Karla

“You reach the point where you realise that the details don’t matter, because Karla gets to tell her story”

Christina Tournatzés • Director of Karla

The German director breaks down her approach to the topic of child abuse, and also discusses her cast and her narrative concept  

01/07/2025 | Filmfest München 2025

Korek Bojanowski • Director of Loss of Balance

“The most damaging form of abuse wasn't necessarily physical or verbal; it was psychological”

Korek Bojanowski • Director of Loss of Balance

The Polish director’s debut feature is a bold exploration of psychological manipulation and power dynamics in acting schools – and beyond  

01/07/2025 | /Poland

Javier Polo • Director of Pet Peeves

“We cannot escape ourselves”

Javier Polo • Director of Pet Peeves

The Spanish filmmaker reflects on the challenges of production, the experience of directing seasoned actors, and the need to let go of references to find...  

27/06/2025 | Cinema Jove 2025

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

"The idea wasn’t to make a propaganda film, but to lend real human form to asylum requests"

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

The Belgian director spoke to us about his sensitive portrayal of a young female asylum seeker who’s living her life in limbo and whose fate changes through...  

27/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

"Documentary is the key genre of democracy; otherwise, we will have image taps, without reflection, without perspective"

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

The members of France's Union of Independent Producers (SPI) examine all the issues surrounding documentary production: public service, platforms, export,...  

25/06/2025 | Sunny Side of The Doc 2025

Alberto Morais • Director of La terra negra

“I do not love my neighbour, but my fellow man”

Alberto Morais • Director of La terra negra

The Spanish director discusses his co-production with Panama, imbued with humanism and featuring actors who have become friends  

25/06/2025 | Cinema Jove 2025

Valéry Rosier • Director of Rano

“Water represents the characters’ feminine side, a side they have to learn to embrace as the story advances”

Valéry Rosier • Director of Rano

The Belgian filmmaker chatted to us about his new movie, which is co-directed by Farellia Tahina Venance and which focuses on two grieving characters in a...  

25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

"The aim is to help these homeless women, but we’re also making them weaker"

Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

The director chatted with us about her intense yet brilliant portrayal of a woman who finds refuge in an emergency shelter following a brutal change in...  

25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Jean-Pascal Zadi • Director of Black to the Future

"I wanted to write science fiction, but from a new perspective: African and environmental"

Jean-Pascal Zadi • Director of Black to the Future

The actor-director talks to us about his adventure comedy, which imagines that the race to conquer space is led by a crew trained and financed in Africa  

25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Song Pham, Martin Laurent • Producers, Temps noir

"What our films have in common is that they question the way the world works by seeking out the political dimension"

Song Pham, Martin Laurent • Producers, Temps noir

Selected for the Sunny Side of the Doc pitch with Greenland, The Icy Eldorado, the Parisian production company is brimming with projects  

24/06/2025 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2025

Lucas Belvaux • Director of The Haunted Minds

"Genre allows you to smuggle ideas in, to tell stories about society without appearing to do so"

Lucas Belvaux • Director of The Haunted Minds

The Belgian filmmaker talks to us about his latest film, the story of a disturbing manhunt that ventures into metaphysical reflections on life  

24/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner

“The Mediterrane Film Festival is not only a business opportunity, but also a chance to raise awareness, engage the public and celebrate the art of cinema”

Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner

The professional breaks down how Malta has transitioned into a full-fledged film industry under his administration as well as the growing strategic role of...  

24/06/2025 | /Malta

Giovanni Columbu • Director of Balentes

“You can’t rely solely on words; you have to be prepared to pay attention to emotions and to the material itself”

Giovanni Columbu • Director of Balentes

The Sardinian director spoke with us about his latest animated movie which was seven years in the making  

24/06/2025 | Annecy 2025

Angeliki Vergou • Head, Agora

“Even if we had the budget to bring more people to Evia, the aim would always be to maintain a small bubble of connections”

Angeliki Vergou • Head, Agora

We spoke to the head of the Agora industry section about the Evia Film Project's focus on sustainability, wellbeing, creativity, slow networking and...  

24/06/2025 | Thessaloniki 2025

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