Interviews

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

8295 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 05/07/2025. 650 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

"The aim is to help these homeless women, but we’re also making them weaker"

Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

The director chatted with us about her intense yet brilliant portrayal of a woman who finds refuge in an emergency shelter following a brutal change in...  

25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Jean-Pascal Zadi • Director of Black to the Future

"I wanted to write science fiction, but from a new perspective: African and environmental"

Jean-Pascal Zadi • Director of Black to the Future

The actor-director talks to us about his adventure comedy, which imagines that the race to conquer space is led by a crew trained and financed in Africa  

25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Song Pham, Martin Laurent • Producers, Temps noir

"What our films have in common is that they question the way the world works by seeking out the political dimension"

Song Pham, Martin Laurent • Producers, Temps noir

Selected for the Sunny Side of the Doc pitch with Greenland, The Icy Eldorado, the Parisian production company is brimming with projects  

24/06/2025 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2025

Lucas Belvaux • Director of The Haunted Minds

"Genre allows you to smuggle ideas in, to tell stories about society without appearing to do so"

Lucas Belvaux • Director of The Haunted Minds

The Belgian filmmaker talks to us about his latest film, the story of a disturbing manhunt that ventures into metaphysical reflections on life  

24/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner

“The Mediterrane Film Festival is not only a business opportunity, but also a chance to raise awareness, engage the public and celebrate the art of cinema”

Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner

The professional breaks down how Malta has transitioned into a full-fledged film industry under his administration as well as the growing strategic role of...  

24/06/2025 | /Malta

Giovanni Columbu • Director of Balentes

“You can’t rely solely on words; you have to be prepared to pay attention to emotions and to the material itself”

Giovanni Columbu • Director of Balentes

The Sardinian director spoke with us about his latest animated movie which was seven years in the making  

24/06/2025 | Annecy 2025

Angeliki Vergou • Head, Agora

“Even if we had the budget to bring more people to Evia, the aim would always be to maintain a small bubble of connections”

Angeliki Vergou • Head, Agora

We spoke to the head of the Agora industry section about the Evia Film Project's focus on sustainability, wellbeing, creativity, slow networking and...  

24/06/2025 | Thessaloniki 2025

Christoph Gröner, Julia Weigl • Festival director/CEO/artistic co-director and artistic co-director, Filmfest München

“We love the sense of surprise, and when different filmmaking approaches challenge and expand our idea of what cinema can be”

Christoph Gröner, Julia Weigl • Festival director/CEO/artistic co-director and artistic co-director, Filmfest München

The festival’s artistic co-directors continue to shape the identity and extend the reach of Germany’s most prominent summer gathering  

23/06/2025 | Filmfest München 2025

Guérin Van de Vorst, Sophie Muselle • Co-directors of On the Edge

"We wanted the film to be an immersive experience from the viewpoint of our heroine in the heart of a psychiatric hospital"

Guérin Van de Vorst, Sophie Muselle • Co-directors of On the Edge

The co-directors chatted with us about their story of a young trainee psychiatric nurse thrust into the beating heart of this institution, who learns about...  

23/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Eloy Calvo • Director of The Van

“Drawing is an intrinsic language in how I see the world”

Eloy Calvo • Director of The Van

Animation runs through the debut feature by this Catalan filmmaker, who explores themes such as precariousness, urban suburbs and the challenges of being a...  

20/06/2025 | /Spain

Teodora Ana Mihai • Director of Traffic

“If people are offended instead of reflecting, then maybe they are missing the point”

Teodora Ana Mihai • Director of Traffic

The Romanian-Belgian filmmaker discusses the still-unbridgeable gap between Eastern and Western Europe, and shares details of her collaboration with...  

20/06/2025 | Transilvania 2025

Reinis Kalnaellis • Director of Thelma’s Perfect Birthday

“Animation has always felt like home”

Reinis Kalnaellis • Director of Thelma’s Perfect Birthday

In the Latvian director’s latest film, a young penguin’s birthday is far from perfect, but it still turns out to be a wonderful adventure all the same  

19/06/2025 | Annecy 2025

Momoko Seto • Director of Dandelion’s Odyssey

“When you are watching this film, you are no longer human”

Momoko Seto • Director of Dandelion’s Odyssey

Four surprising characters go on a real odyssey in this ambitious, dialogue-free movie that asks the audience to change their perspective  

19/06/2025 | Annecy 2025

Rémi Tereszkiewicz • CSO, BetaSeries

“A great series isn’t just a story”

Rémi Tereszkiewicz • CSO, BetaSeries

The expert delved into the latest streaming trends, including bundling, search fatigue and discoverability  

19/06/2025 | Monte Carlo TV Festival 2025

Dominik Galizia • Director of Rock’n’Roll Ringo

“Men often see manliness the wrong way”

Dominik Galizia • Director of Rock’n’Roll Ringo

The German filmmaker travelled to Madrid to present his latest film, which combines adventure with drama, about an accidental boxer who is far from being a...  

19/06/2025 | /Germany

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