Interviews

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

8660 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 18/02/2026. 634 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Ana Urushadze • Director of Supporting Role

“This character’s inner struggle is manifested as an outer journey”

Ana Urushadze • Director of Supporting Role

The Georgian helmer’s movie sees a forgotten film star fighting for another role – and for all the people he left behind during his glory days  

06/02/2026 | IFFR 2026 | Tiger Competition

Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market

“The goal is to challenge existing social, political and economic hierarchies by proposing fresh stories that can also reach audiences internationally”

Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production Market

The market head reflects on this year’s focus on genre, international co-production trends and the growing impact of younger audiences  

06/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Marijana Jankovic • Director of Home

“The hardest part was convincing the industry this story mattered”

Marijana Jankovic • Director of Home

The actress-turned-director talks about her multi-layered and sensitive story of a immigrant family from former Yugoslavia which moved to Denmark  

06/02/2026 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

Tanja Meissner • Director, Berlinale Pro

“Innovation is not only technological; it’s about questioning business models”

Tanja Meissner • Director, Berlinale Pro

Amid a shifting global marketplace, the Berlinale Pro director reflects on innovation, cross-IP strategies and how the EFM supports European producers  

05/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Triin Tramberg • Artistic director, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

“This isn’t a moment of crisis management; it’s a time of transition into a new decade”

Triin Tramberg • Artistic director, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

The Estonian curator is stepping into her new role, signalling a generational shift grounded in long-term discovery, trust in audiences and a renewed,...  

05/02/2026 | Black Nights 2026

Angelica Ruffier • Director of La Belle Année

“I was honouring my younger self and her fascination and drive”

Angelica Ruffier • Director of La Belle Année

The Swedish filmmaker returns to her past, and her teenage crush, in her tender documentary  

05/02/2026 | IFFR 2026 | Tiger Competition

Ivo M Ferreira • Director of Projecto Global

“It’s a pacifist film”

Ivo M Ferreira • Director of Projecto Global

The Portuguese director talks about his newest feature, set in the past yet mirroring the present  

05/02/2026 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

Volkan Üce • Director of 2m²

“I’m as Belgian as it gets, why would I want to be buried in Turkey?”

Volkan Üce • Director of 2m²

In the Turkish-Belgian director's frequently absurd, frequently heart-breaking documentary, death is only the start of one's troubles  

05/02/2026 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

Łukasz Ronduda • Director of Tell Me What You Feel

“I wanted to portray modern love in all its temporality”

Łukasz Ronduda • Director of Tell Me What You Feel

The Polish filmmaker shares his intense observations on therapeutic relationships which surface through various motifs in his new movie  

05/02/2026 | IFFR 2026 | Big Screen Competition

Leni Huyghe • Director of Real Faces

“Actors knew it was a fiction film, but they could choose to play themselves, a version of themselves, or invent a character”

Leni Huyghe • Director of Real Faces

In her debut feature, the Belgian director explores authenticity, vulnerability and emotional exposure  

05/02/2026 | Oostende 2026

Claude Schmitz • Director of Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems

"The investigative film is a pretext for telling the story of a region"

Claude Schmitz • Director of Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems

The Belgian director talks to us about his new film, a sort of sequel or spin-off to his previous film, The Other Laurens  

04/02/2026 | IFFR 2026 | Harbour

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen • Director of Butterfly

“‘How about Renate?’ my producer asked – to which I responded with an immediate rejection”

Itonje Søimer Guttormsen • Director of Butterfly

The Norwegian helmer enlightens us on performance art, Nordic family dysfunction and Renate Reinsve  

03/02/2026 | Göteborg 2026

Ben Voit • Director of Gropiusstadt Supernova

“I can’t sit isolated in a room and invent a story - I let myself be strongly influenced by people, by situations”

Ben Voit • Director of Gropiusstadt Supernova

The German director speaks about his first feature film, winner of the Best Feature Film award at the this year's Max Ophüls Prize  

02/02/2026 | Max Ophüls Prize 2026

Alli Haapasalo • Director of Tell Everyone

“The tragedy is that their freedom is taken away despite the beautiful surroundings”

Alli Haapasalo • Director of Tell Everyone

The Finnish director explains to us how she sees contemporary relevance in the story of psychiatric hospital resident Amanda Altonen  

02/02/2026 | Göteborg 2026

Simone Manetti • Director of Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo

“Our job was to lay all the cards down on the table, but also to tell a story which would stir up emotions”

Simone Manetti • Director of Giulio Regeni - Tutto il male del mondo

The director chatted to us about his documentary dedicated to the young Italian researcher killed in Egypt in 2016, which is based on court proceedings,...  

02/02/2026 | Italy

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