Interviews

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

8160 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 03/05/2025. 661 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Stéphane Ly-Cuong • Director of In the Nguyen Kitchen

"It’s time we told other stories"

Stéphane Ly-Cuong • Director of In the Nguyen Kitchen

The director spoke to us about his first feature film exploring dual culture, diversity in film, cooking...  

05/03/2025 | /France

Ladj Ly  • Director of Les Misérables

"People tend to tell our story in our name"

Ladj Ly • Director of Les Misérables

CANNES 2019: We have met up with French director Ladj Ly, whose debut feature Les Misérables has been...  

18/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

Ektoras Lygizoz • Director

'It's hard to devote to your art when you don't have good professional conditions'

Ektoras Lygizoz • Director

Boy Eating Bird’s Food: ‘Austerity cinema’ made in Greece and totally recommendable (unlike the country’s...  

25/06/2013

Tadeusz Łysiak • Director of The Dress

“Millions of hearts die every day – and people just idly walk by”

Tadeusz Łysiak • Director of The Dress

We talked to Polish director Tadeusz Łysiak, whose short film The Dress will screen as part of this year’s...  

07/07/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Tetyana Dorodnitsyna, Andrii Lytvynenko • Directors of Everything Needs to Live

"It's difficult to make a film when you see your homes being destroyed and loved ones killed, but having a mission and seeing how Anna kept going helped us stay sane"

Tetyana Dorodnitsyna, Andrii Lytvynenko • Directors of Everything Needs to Live

The Ukrainian filmmakers talk about the event that inspired them to make a documentary about Anna...  

01/04/2025 | One World Prague 2025

Antoaneta Bachurova, Vladimir Lyutskanov • Producers

"Six stories of personal apocalypse"

Antoaneta Bachurova, Vladimir Lyutskanov • Producers

The producers Antoaneta Bachurova and Vladimir Lyutskanov – guests at the 11th Festa del cinema bulgaro in...  

09/07/2018

Documentary Campus, Krakow, June 2010

Erkko Lyytinen - Artistic director of DocPoint Documentary Film Festival

Interview with Erkko Lyytinen, artistic director of Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, at Documentary Campus  

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Irene M. Borrego • Producer, 59 en Conserva

“We are surrounded by thousands of potentially fascinating films”

Irene M. Borrego • Producer, 59 en Conserva

Interview with Irene M. Borrego, producer for Spanish company 59 en Conserva and selected for the 2020...  

26/02/2020 | Emerging Producers 2020

Ivo M Ferreira  • Director

"A story of love and survival"

Ivo M Ferreira • Director

BERLIN 2016: Portuguese filmmaker Ivo M Ferreira talks about Letters from War, screened in competition at...  

17/02/2016

Andrés M Koppel • Director

“Investigating a serious crime takes tremendous patience”

Andrés M Koppel • Director

Andrés M Koppel is presenting his feature-length debut, La niebla y la doncella, at the 20th Malaga...  

21/03/2017

Dan Maag • Producer

“Our goal is to reach a wide audience with our productions”

Dan Maag • Producer

German Films chatted to producer Dan Maag about his production company along with Marco Beckmann and...  

27/06/2017

Vincent Macaigne  ­• Actor, director

“I wanted to revive the anger that Molière portrayed in his original text”

Vincent Macaigne ­• Actor, director

LOCARNO 2015: Actor Vincent Macaigne talks to us about his first feature film as a director, Dom Juan, a...  

14/08/2015

Germano Maccioni • Director

”Impermanence helps us to live in a more conscious and lively way”

Germano Maccioni • Director

LOCARNO 2017: We got the chance to talk to Italian filmmaker Germano Maccioni, whose debut fiction film...  

16/08/2017

The courage of quality

AndrewMacdonald • Producer

The "golden boy" of UK cinema looks fearlessly into the sun  

10/04/2007

Isabel Machado • Producer, C.R.I.M. Productions

"Making films with their auteur's vision – our ultimate goal"

Isabel Machado • Producer, C.R.I.M. Productions

The Portuguese producer talks about her outfit's approach, her take on documentary production models and...  

13/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 
2024

Tekla Machavariani • Producer, Nushi Film

“The most important for a producer is to not lose the sense of empathy”

Tekla Machavariani • Producer, Nushi Film

Interview with Tekla Machavariani, producer for Georgian company Nushi Film and selected for the 2020...  

24/02/2020 | Emerging Producers 2020

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