Interviews

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

7818 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 05/10/2024. 605 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Edgar Pêra • Director of The Nothingness Club

"I guess it was the film I discussed most with everyone before we finally started shooting"

Edgar Pêra • Director of The Nothingness Club

We spoke with the director about his feverish homage to the creative genius of Portuguese author Fernando...  

03/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Big Screen Competition

Marta Ribeiro and Joana Peralta  • Director and producer of Undergrown

“The main element that characterises the film are those youthful emotional impulses”

Marta Ribeiro and Joana Peralta • Director and producer of Undergrown

The winners of the Eurimages Lab Project Award at Thessaloniki, director Marta Ribeiro and producer Joana...  

19/11/2018 | Thessaloniki 2018 | Industry

Maria Belen Poncio and Rosario Perazolo Masjoan • Director and co-director of 4 Feet High

“We prioritised authenticity, and we wanted people to find beauty in this diverse body”

Maria Belen Poncio and Rosario Perazolo Masjoan • Director and co-director of 4 Feet High

We had the chance to talk to the two filmmakers behind the Argentinian transmedia series  

03/02/2021 | Sundance 2021 | Indie Series

Video - Trieste Film Festival 2009

Annamaria Percavassi, artistic director of the Festival

Press Conference for the 20° Triste Film Festival  

Nicolas Klotz and Élisabeth Perceval • Directors of New World! (The World Anew)

“We’re effectively on the verge of destroying all living things, and cinema’s responsibility is to take this into account”

Nicolas Klotz and Élisabeth Perceval • Directors of New World! (The World Anew)

We met with the French filmmaking duo to discuss their latest movie exploring the state of the world, and...  

14/05/2024 | /France

Locarno sets off on an adventure

Olivier Père • Director of the Locarno Film Festival

For his third year running the festival, Olivier Père has planned an ambitious programme, "a stimulating...  

11/07/2012

Avant-garde, modern and economically independent film

Olivier Père • Directors’ Fortnight

06/05/2008

Olivier Père  • Managing director, Arte France Cinéma

"Arthouse film is not just a school of thought"

Olivier Père • Managing director, Arte France Cinéma

Olivier Père, director of film acquisitions for Arte France, talks to us about the inaugural ArteKino...  

27/09/2016

Olivier Père • Managing Director, ARTE France Cinéma

Olivier Père • Managing Director, ARTE France Cinéma

We interviewed Olivier Père about ARTE France Cinéma, a production company focuses on auteur films  

01/07/2016

Carlota Pereda • Director of Piggy

“I wish to condemn normalised and institutionalised violence”

Carlota Pereda • Director of Piggy

After premiering at Sundance, and prior to its screening at Sitges, the filmmaker’s brutal and bloody...  

21/09/2022 | San Sebastián 2022 | Zabaltegi-Tabakalera

Ana Pereira • Coordinator, Arché

“We always aim for a plural selection”

Ana Pereira • Coordinator, Arché

With the eighth edition of Doclisboa’s Arché industry strand about to wrap, we spoke to its coordinator to...  

14/10/2022 | Doclisboa 2022 | Doclisboa Arché

A plea for inner liberty

Maggie Peren • Director

20/12/2010

Maggie Peren  • Director of The Forger

“I think that’s how people behaved in order to survive: they smiled”

Maggie Peren • Director of The Forger

BERLINALE 2022: Basing her film on a true story, the German helmer tries to capture the everyday reality...  

13/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Berlinale Special

"Zero self-censorship"

Antonin Peretjatko • Director

Encounter with a young filmmaker who unveiled his surprising first feature film in Cannes, The Rendez-Vous...  

04/06/2013

Antonin Peretjatko • Director of Voyage Along the War

“When I was in Ukraine before, I wasn’t that concerned with my roots, but it has changed since the war started”

Antonin Peretjatko • Director of Voyage Along the War

The French director discusses how he went about searching for his identity in the place where his...  

10/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Miguel Ángel Pérez  • Distributor, Surtsey Films

“Film clubs and alternative venues are very important for us, sometimes even more than VOD”

Miguel Ángel Pérez • Distributor, Surtsey Films

We interviewed Miguel Ángel Pérez of Spanish outfit Surtsey Films to discuss the country’s market in Spain...  

11/06/2020 | /Spain

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