Interviews

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

9036 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/09/2026. 611 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“The Pope 'in viaggio' is a different Pope to the Pope in the Vatican”
Gianfranco Rosi • Director of In viaggioVENICE 2022: Examining 37 visits over nine years, Gianfranco Rosi depicts an increasingly progressive Pope...  
08/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Out of Competition
“This film is more extreme because you don’t know where you are”
Gianfranco Rosi • Director of NotturnoVENICE 2020: We talked to seemingly indefatigable documentary auteur Gianfranco Rosi about his competition...  
10/09/2020 | Venice 2020 | Competition
"These cyclists make us think of Christ as he carries his cross"
Meryl Fortunat-Rossi and Valéry Rosier • Directors of Holy TourCinergie met with directors Meryl Fortunat-Rossi and Valéry Rosier to chat about their documentary Holy Tour  
01/05/2019
“Water represents the characters’ feminine side, a side they have to learn to embrace as the story advances”
Valéry Rosier • Director of RanoThe Belgian filmmaker chatted to us about his new movie, which is co-directed by Farellia Tahina Venance...  
25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025
"I make action films for the soul"
Michael Roskam • DirectorVENICE 2017: In conversation with Michaël Roskam, who world-premiered at Venice Racer and the Jailbird,...  
08/09/2017
"I’m convinced that historical films speak to our present"
Michaël R Roskam • Director of Le Faux SoirThe Belgian filmmaker chatted to us about his historical film, which is all about resistance and the power...  
15/09/2026 | Toronto 2026 | Special Presentations
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Mikaël R. Roskam • Director
"Our protagonists are examples that it can take years to build a normal life again"
Elwira Niewiera and Piotr Rosołowski • Directors of The Hamlet SyndromeThe established Polish documentary directors discuss their new film shot in Ukraine, which shows how...  
11/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Semaine de la critique
“This film is a reflection on my own experiences of class-based violence"
Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz • Director of MadameCANNES 2026: The French filmmaker explains how her first feature film, a story set within the insular...  
21/05/2026 | Cannes 2026 | Special Screenings
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Alessandro Rossellini  • DirectorVENICE 2015: Director Alessandro Rossellini is presenting his film Viva Ingrid! as a special event in the...  
09/09/2015
"I genuinely believe this film has opened my eyes"
Alessandro Rossellini • Director of The RossellinisVENICE 2020: We chatted with Alessandro Rossellini, the director of The Rossellinis, an Italian-Latvian...  
14/09/2020 | Venice 2020 | International Film Critics' Week
“In my world, the actors can’t go wrong”
Alessandro Rossetto  • Director of Effetto DominoVENICE 2019: Cineuropa chatted to Padua-born filmmaker Alessandro Rossetto about his second feature,...  
05/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Sconfini
“I felt the urgent need to tell a story about inertia and a sense of powerlessness”
Ana Maria Rossi  • Director of AjvarWe had the opportunity to chat with Ana Maria Rossi, the director of the Serbian-Montenegrin drama Ajvar,...  
29/07/2019 | Palić 2019
“We want to create an alternative to what’s already out there”
Catia Rossi  • Head of sales, True ColoursWe caught up with Catia Rossi, the head of the new sales company True Colours, born out of an agreement...  
02/06/2016
“People are now used to having everything everywhere, so cinemas will probably have to offer new options as well”
Corinne Rossi  • Distributor, PraesensThe CEO of the Swiss distribution company highlighted the need to be prepared when cinemas reopen  
20/04/2021 | /Switzerland
"A festival reaching out into the future of the performing arts"
Michele Mellara, Alessandro Rossi • Directors of 50 - Santarcangelo FestivalVENICE 2020: Documentarians Michele Mellara and Alessandro Rossi celebrate the 50th birthday of the...  
08/09/2020 | Venice 2020 | Giornate degli Autori

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