Interviews

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

9027 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 18/09/2026. 608 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Šimon Holý • Director of Chica Checa

“This film has become a highly political appeal for individual freedom”

Šimon Holý • Director of Chica Checa

The Czech director chatted with us about turning queer identity, drag culture and rural family comedy into mainstream cinema, shaped by “radical positivity”...  

09/07/2026 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | Competition

Chiara Sbarigia  • President, Italian Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA)

“Series deserve their own dedicated space, especially at a time when formats are rapidly changing”

Chiara Sbarigia • President, Italian Association of Audiovisual Producers (APA)

We chatted with the Italian industry leader about series, the new challenges for independent producers, and international co-production  

09/07/2026 | Italian Global Series 2026

Stéphane Demoustier  • Director of La Chaleur

“This is a languid thriller, shaped by the character’s state of mind”

Stéphane Demoustier • Director of La Chaleur

The French filmmaker analyses a film which, against a backdrop of tense suspense and a sense of uncertainty, explores contemporary youth and the...  

08/07/2026 | /France/Italy/Belgium/Switzerland

Sally Wainwright • Creator, writer and director of Riot Women

“Punk seemed to be the right musical style for 50-plus women suddenly feeling invisible in the world”

Sally Wainwright • Creator, writer and director of Riot Women

We met the multi-award-winning British television writer to discuss her new series, a surprising feminist manifesto starring five middle-aged women who form...  

07/07/2026 | Italian Global Series 2026

Christine Berg, Peter Schauerte • Chairwoman, HDF Kino, and managing director, AllScreens

“The great thing about the cinema is that it remains the cinema, yet it constantly reinvents itself”

Christine Berg, Peter Schauerte • Chairwoman, HDF Kino, and managing director, AllScreens

The representatives of the leading German cinema and distribution associations talk about the development of the theatrical market in Germany, as well as...  

07/07/2026 | /Germany

Florian Reignier • Co-director of Susurros

"The subject is very sensitive, so it was important for us to make our message as clear as possible, leaving no room for misinterpretation"

Florian Reignier • Co-director of Susurros

This collaborative ASIFA Student Award-winning graduation film examines the enduring struggle around women's reproductive rights  

07/07/2026 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

Jozo Schmuch • Director of Shallow Ground

“The tragedy of Vukovar should never be used to sow hatred, but should rather serve as a lesson so that nothing like it ever happens again"

Jozo Schmuch • Director of Shallow Ground

Blending the dreamlike with realism, the Croatian director's work is a personal story of those who have disappeared, and will screen as part of EFP's Future...  

06/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Marie Lukáčová • Director of Orla

“I want my children to be able to watch a fairy tale that speaks their language”

Marie Lukáčová • Director of Orla

Czech filmmaker Marie Lukáčová will make a triumphant homecoming as her film will screen at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

06/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

André Vaara • Director of Sister of Mine

“I’m probably a big dreamer at heart, but I’m also a proper realist”

André Vaara • Director of Sister of Mine

The Swedish director talks to us about his sensitive short film, which will soon screen in EFP’s Future Frames line-up in Karlovy Vary  

06/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Elsa Moulin • Director of Acid Echo

“I wanted to move beyond the narration and pay more attention to sensations”

Elsa Moulin • Director of Acid Echo

The French animator tells us about her graduation work at the École des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation in Angoulême  

06/07/2026 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

Arnas Balčiūnas • Director of Past The Hill Of Napoleon's Hat

“You can’t escape your upbringing or your genes, no matter how you feel about them”

Arnas Balčiūnas • Director of Past The Hill Of Napoleon's Hat

The Lithuanian director, fresh from unspooling a short at Cannes Critics' Week, talks about utilising the short form ahead of the screening of another of...  

03/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Hae-Sup Sin • Director of Half Moon

“It was not easy to take multiple roles on set, but I learned so much about directing in the process”

Hae-Sup Sin • Director of Half Moon

The Swiss-Korean director talks to us about his moving and thoughtful exploration of identity and loss before it screens at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s...  

03/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Mathilde Henrot  •  Co-founder of Festival Scope and film programmer

“There is a limit to physical events and there is less limits in digital events. Our idea is to explore how they compliment each other.”

Mathilde Henrot • Co-founder of Festival Scope and film programmer

Mathilde Henrot talks about the ongoing collaboration between Festival Scope and the European film festival project.  

03/07/2026 | Euro Film Fest

Teilo Quillard • Director of Zampano

“Just like circus, cinema is all about creating an illusion”

Teilo Quillard • Director of Zampano

As part of EFP’s Future Frames, the French director is ready to unspool his short circus drama about the fractured relationship between the title character...  

03/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Ollie Launspach • Director of kiss kiss bang bang

“Everything in our relationship was potential material; that was an interesting but also an uncomfortable place to be”

Ollie Launspach • Director of kiss kiss bang bang

The Dutch director makes his own life the subject of a documentary as this short charting his gender transition comes to EFP’s Future Frames  

03/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

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