Interviews

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

8706 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 06/03/2026. 630 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Salvador Calvo • Director of To The Max

“We must enjoy every second, because we don't know how long we’ll be able to”

Salvador Calvo • Director of To The Max

The Spanish director explains how special effects and performance came together in his film, based on real events involving extreme-sports enthusiasts  

06/02/2026 | /Spain

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

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