Interviews

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

9044 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 26/09/2026. 608 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Rising star of German auteur film

Christian Petzold • Director

After his participation in competition at Berlin with Ghosts and Yella, the selection of Jerichow at...  

06/01/2009

Christian Petzold • Director of Afire

“Most of the time sex scenes don't bring anything of value to the story"

Christian Petzold • Director of Afire

BERLINALE 2023: We talked to the director about his portrait of an unsecure artist and his journey to...  

23/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Competition

Christian Petzold • Director of Mirrors No. 3

“I want to feel, not to rely on words”

Christian Petzold • Director of Mirrors No. 3

CANNES 2025: In light of his first time on the Croisette, the German director discusses the merits of...  

26/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Christian Petzold  • Director of Undine

“Undine exists only through men, and that is a horrible curse”

Christian Petzold • Director of Undine

BERLINALE 2020: We sat down with Christian Petzold, the director of Undine, shown in the competition of...  

29/02/2020 | Berlinale 2020 | Competition

"Our feelings and our mistakes"

Metod Pevec • Director

In Trieste, we met the director of Estrellita, who first came to attention in 1995 with Carmen, before...  

23/01/2008

Metod Pevec • Director of I Am Frank

“The European left is unsure of leftist thought and embarrassed about its own, Marxist, roots”

Metod Pevec • Director of I Am Frank

We chatted to Metod Pevec, one of the leading voices from the first generation of filmmakers who emerged...  

25/09/2019

Andrés Peyrot  • Director of God Is A Woman

"This combination of time periods and viewpoints would lead to a combination of different materials"

Andrés Peyrot • Director of God Is A Woman

VENICE 2023: The Swiss filmmaker of Panamanian origin spoke to us about the adventure involved in making...  

01/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Film Critics’ Week

Benjamin Pfohl  • Director of Jupiter

"These new cults in our world can suddenly drive “normal” people towards extremes"

Benjamin Pfohl • Director of Jupiter

The German director spoke to us about his debut feature film, an astonishing movie about a teenage girl...  

20/12/2023 | Les Arcs 2023

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Nicholas Philibert - director

French director Nicholas Philibert talks about his film To Be and To Have  

Nicolas Philibert • Director of Averroes & Rosa Parks

"These conversations go beyond the psychiatry setting, because we all share the same fears and anxieties"

Nicolas Philibert • Director of Averroes & Rosa Parks

BERLINALE 2024: The French documentary-maker tells us why and how he immersed himself in a psychiatric...  

17/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Berlinale Special

Nicolas Philibert • Director of On The Adamant

"The film aims to change the image and representations we often associate with 'madness'"

Nicolas Philibert • Director of On The Adamant

BERLINALE 2023: The famous French documentary-maker discusses his work centred on The Adamant, a very...  

24/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Competition

Just Philippot • Director of The Swarm

"To create a bridge between realism and fantasy, I decided to start from a true story"

Just Philippot • Director of The Swarm

Recipient of a 2020 Cannes Critics’ Week Label and winner at Sitges and Gérardmer, the film finally...  

09/04/2021 | /France

Jaclyn Philpott  • Executive director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)

“Collaboration, co-operation and communication are vital to the success of bringing any vision to reality”

Jaclyn Philpott • Executive director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)

The head of the only global organisation representing film commission professionals reveals the...  

31/10/2023 | Shooting Locations Marketplace 2023

Aung Phyoe • Director of Fruit Gathering

“Love is never a binary thing, a simple ‘yes’ or ‘no’”

Aung Phyoe • Director of Fruit Gathering

The director discusses a story of longing, ambiguity and unequal privilege, and how he merged social...  

10/07/2026 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | Competition

Paola Piacenza • Director

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Paola Piacenza • Director

VENICE 2016: Italian director and reporter Paola Piacenza follows war correspondent Domenico Quirico in...  

09/09/2016

Producer on the Move 2007 - France

Sylvie Pialat

23/04/2007

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