Interviews

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

8235 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/05/2025. 667 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“The viewer should be drawn into the world you create, and you can use certain clues to do this”
Mona Cathleen Otterbach  • Production designer on Milk TeethDiscussing her work on Sophia Bösch’s new film, the production designer explains how you should treat a...  
01/03/2024 | /Germany/Switzerland
“Sometimes, even the most beautiful pieces didn't fit in the whole mosaic”
Ulrike Ottinger  • Director of Paris CalligrammesWe talked to German director Ulrike Ottinger on the occasion of the release of her new documentary Paris...  
06/03/2020 | /Germany/France
“It seems necessary to me to show evil”
Karim Ouelhaj • Director of MegalomaniacWe met with the Belgian filmmaker to talk about his latest film, a bloody and baroque phantasmagoria...  
06/09/2022 | BIFFF 2022
“The most Chechen aspect of the film is the sense of resilience – it’s about facing hardship without losing your humanity”
Déni Oumar Pitsaev • Director of ImagoCANNES 2025: The director discusses the long journey he embarked upon to make his documentary, exploring...  
24/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Critics’ Week
"It's a story that the Algerians have never seen before and which they need in order to dig deep into their history and culture"
Adila Bendimerad, Damien Ounouri • Directors of The Last QueenVENISE 2022: The directing duo straddles reality and legend as it retraces a historical event from...  
06/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Giornate degli Autori
"I will take his palace, ride his horse, and his wife"
Damien Ounouri • DirectorWe met up with Damien Ounouri to chat about his project The Last Queen at the Cinemed Meetings  
25/10/2017
“Being trapped in a society that can’t muster up any positive values”
Veiko Õunpuu • DirectorEncounter with the Estonian director who deciphers Free Range and offers a striking view on today's...  
27/01/2013
“I wish we could return to a sort of animism in our thinking”
Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last OnesWe chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of...  
30/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Baltic Film Competition
“Our market is a melting pot of various industry players”
Jarmila Outratová  • Head of Industry, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film FestivalThe Industry head homes in on the festival's market transition from virtual to physical, its emphasis on...  
20/10/2023 | Jihlava 2023 | Jihlava Industry
"Maybe the public will return as film professionals"
Jarmila Outratova  • Head of industry, Jihlava IDFFAhead of the 19th edition of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (27 October–1 November),...  
26/10/2015
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George Ovashvili • DirectorKARLOVY VARY 2017: We caught up with Georgian director George Ovashvili, who is in the Official...  
03/07/2017
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George Ovashvili  • DirectorCineuropa met up with Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili to talk about his film Corn Island, which won...  
09/07/2014
"It's a story about fear and a reluctance to let go of a phase in life, and entering another that is new and unknown"
Max Ovaska • Director of CarrierAs he prepares to take part in EFP's Future Frames and screen his film, we talk to the Finnish director...  
04/07/2022 | Future Frames 2022
“If there’s one message that I want this film to convey, it’s: ‘Let your friend help you if you’re facing hardship’”
Fanny Ovesen • Director of Live a LittleThe Swedish director breaks down her debut feature, which dwells on the exploration of boundaries and...  
03/02/2025 | Göteborg 2025
“I am captivated by the mountains, they present fascinating dramatic and human stakes”
Amaury Ovise • Producer of Nanga ParbatThe co-director of French company Kazak Productions discusses the project presented at the Co-Pro Pitching...  
19/03/2024 | Series Mania 2024 | Series Mania Forum
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Andre Øvredal • DirectorThe Norwegian director talks about his directorial choices for the mockumentary The Troll Hunter, his...  

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