Interviews

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

8288 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 02/07/2025. 661 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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

Mirona Radu • Artistic director, ABIFF Animation Bucharest International Festival

“ABIFF is more than a festival; it’s a space for connection, imagination and dialogue”

Mirona Radu • Artistic director, ABIFF Animation Bucharest International Festival

The artistic director takes stock of the animation-focused gathering’s latest edition and shares her future goals  

19/06/2025 | /Romania

Orkhan Aghazadeh • Director of The Return of the Projectionist

“This is a story about persistence despite the obstacles”

Orkhan Aghazadeh • Director of The Return of the Projectionist

The Paris-based Azerbaijani filmmaker reveals behind-the-scenes details about his full-length documentary debut, featuring two cinephile dreamers in the...  

19/06/2025 | Transilvania 2025

Ivana Formanová • Manager, KineDok

“KineDok is about creating spaces where people can gather, engage with powerful stories and have meaningful conversations”

Ivana Formanová • Manager, KineDok

The manager shares how KineDok is expanding its community outreach through immersive storytelling, educational programmes and inclusive, technology-driven...  

19/06/2025 | Institute of Documentary Film 2025

Cassandra Han, Anders Nygaard, Laura Muccino, Sien Josephine Teijssen • Casting directors

"It's such a nice, interconnected space that's created here"

Cassandra Han, Anders Nygaard, Laura Muccino, Sien Josephine Teijssen • Casting directors

Now in its fourth edition, ReActing as a Star connects local talent from the former Yugoslav region with casting professionals, marking the starting point...  

18/06/2025 | /Slovenia

Félix Dufour-Laperrière • Director of Death Does Not Exist

“The qualities and flaws of the film have nothing to do with the budget we worked with – we gave our all”

Félix Dufour-Laperrière • Director of Death Does Not Exist

The rising Québécois director tells us about the complex process that brought his strange and beautiful ecological animation to life  

17/06/2025 | Annecy 2025

Giacomo Gatti • Director of Livio Garzanti, il Gran Viziato, La morale nascosta di un editore formidabile

“We have reconstructed the story of a narcissistic genius who concealed his boundless generosity”

Giacomo Gatti • Director of Livio Garzanti, il Gran Viziato, La morale nascosta di un editore formidabile

The Italian director, a student of Ermanno Olmi's, tells us how he collected the latest testimonies about the Milan editor who discovered Pier Paolo...  

17/06/2025 | Biografilm 2025

Dimitri Verhulst • Director of The Weeping Walk

“Modern cinema moves too fast, whereas I wanted to take the time to show an image and to let the actors truly perform”

Dimitri Verhulst • Director of The Weeping Walk

The Belgian poet, writer and first-time filmmaker explains his sudden shift to directing and his inclination to interpret life through dark humour  

17/06/2025 | Transilvania 2025

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