Interviews

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

7801 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 25/09/2024. 609 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Maja Novaković • Director of At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking

"I wanted to visualise inner landscapes in contrast with nature"

Maja Novaković • Director of At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking

The Bosnian filmmaker talks about depicting loss, grief and loneliness, and more importantly, nature, in her first feature, a documentary shot in the heart...  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Goran Dević • Director of Pavilion 6

"I wanted to capture the small talk in the waiting room of a COVID-19 vaccination institution"

Goran Dević • Director of Pavilion 6

The Croatian director discusses his documentary, a wide and a detailed look at the state of society and people's minds at the time of COVID-19  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Anna Rubi • Director of Your Life Without Me

"This film is about the strength of community and the place of fragility in our society"

Anna Rubi • Director of Your Life Without Me

The Hungarian director delves into her documentary, in which a group of elderly mothers join forces and sue the state to secure a dignified future for their...  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Vuk Ršumović and Fereshteh Hosseini • Director of and actress in Dwelling Among the Gods

"What makes my lead character unique is her love, dedication and resolve to restore dignity to herself and her brother"

Vuk Ršumović and Fereshteh Hosseini • Director of and actress in Dwelling Among the Gods

The Serbian director discusses his second feature, in which he follows an Afghan family after having stopped in a refugee centre in Serbia en route to Germany  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Competition

Line Halvorsen • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

“I wanted this year's event to reflect both traditional strengths and emerging trends in the region's film industry”

Line Halvorsen • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

The programme director looks back at a rewarding experience as the 2024 edition of New Nordic Films in Haugesund marked the 30th anniversary of the film market  

27/08/2024 | Haugesund 2024 | New Nordic Films

Slobodan Maksimović • Director of Praslovan

"Everything Zoran Predin stands for in his songs, he applied to our relationship"

Slobodan Maksimović • Director of Praslovan

We chatted with the Slovenian filmmaker about his newest documentary and about Zoran Predin, one of the most important singer-songwriters of the former...  

22/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Out of Competition

Ása Baldursdóttir, Hrönn Sveinsdóttir • Distributors, Bíó Paradís

“Our relationship with the audience is like a great love affair”

Ása Baldursdóttir, Hrönn Sveinsdóttir • Distributors, Bíó Paradís

The two distributors talk us through bringing international and Scandi hits to their audience and their own theatre, Iceland’s only arthouse venue  

22/08/2024 | Distributor of the Month

Daphne Idiz • Researcher, University of Amsterdam

“It’s not just Netflix establishing standards and production styles; local producers and creatives also have a part to play”

Daphne Idiz • Researcher, University of Amsterdam

The scholar unpacks her latest journal article, which examines how Netflix’s increased production of local content is affecting Europe’s wider TV production...  

21/08/2024 | /Netherlands/Europe

Bertrand Mandico • Director of Dragon Dilatation

“I questioned the role of the screen within the context of live performance”

Bertrand Mandico • Director of Dragon Dilatation

The French director discusses the fusion of cinematic art and live performance, and his exploration of the abuse of power in the fashion and film industries  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Out of Competition

Denise Fernandes • Director of Hanami

“The location was like a canvas that allowed me to explore creativity unhindered”

Denise Fernandes • Director of Hanami

The Swiss-Cape Verdean director unpicks her coming-of-age story set on the shores of Cape Verde and explains how the landscape inspired her  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Lucie Prost • Director of Fario

“It took me a while to find the right level of wonder and fantasy that would fit this story organically”

Lucie Prost • Director of Fario

The French director breaks down the tonal shifts in her film, and the psychological work that goes into depicting masculinity and trauma  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Saulė Bliuvaitė • Director of Toxic

“When you're 13, you still haven't said goodbye to your toys: you play with Barbies, even though you also smoke cigarettes”

Saulė Bliuvaitė • Director of Toxic

The Golden Leopard-winning Lithuanian director tells us more about her story of two girls who try to make a better life for themselves by enrolling in a...  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Jessica Sarah Rinland • Director of Collective Monologue

“A collective monologue can exist between humans and animals or between workers and institutions”

Jessica Sarah Rinland • Director of Collective Monologue

The Argentinean-British director talks about her interest in ecology and museum conservation, her relationship with her protagonists and her artistic references  

19/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Edgar Pêra • Director of Telepathic Letters

“Lovecraft’s idea of alien gods that are indifferent to humanity mirrors the way AI can be seen”

Edgar Pêra • Director of Telepathic Letters

The pioneering Portuguese filmmaker discusses blending the worlds of Fernando Pessoa and HP Lovecraft, surreal imagery and the implications of AI in the...  

19/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Out of Competition

Ala Eddine Slim • Director of Agora

“I think the world is divided into two categories: the oppressors and the oppressed”

Ala Eddine Slim • Director of Agora

With his third feature, the Tunisian director expands on the political themes of liberation and resistance through animal dreams  

19/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

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