Interviews

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

9044 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 25/09/2026. 610 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

"We had to show Alice’s path towards Milo, and Milo’s path towards Alice"

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

The French filmmaker talks us through the genesis of a film intertwining past and present which she sees as the starkest of her career

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

“Berlin became the film’s second character”

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

The Iranian-born, German-based filmmaker discusses male intimacy and the anxiety created by Europe’s increasingly hostile political climate

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

“This Solitude could almost be a film about exhaustion”

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

The Basque filmmaker explains his emotional return to his hometown, his fondness for imperfect characters, and the political dimension of intimacy

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

“The violence in those images also lies in the way they look at people”

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

The Chilean filmmaker talks about the violence inherent in archives and the need for cinema to resist formal standardisation

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra

“Queer stories aren’t niche; they’re much bigger than that”

Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra

The Spanish directorial duo talk about their film’s major international success, their connection with young audiences, and the value of telling a story...

24/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026

Hristo Simeonov • Director of My Father’s Shoes

“There is something about forgiving a person in death, and accepting them”

Hristo Simeonov • Director of My Father’s Shoes

The Bulgarian first-time director reveals the real absurdist story behind his tender feature, and elaborates on the creative process of transferring life on...

24/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Malika Rabahallah • Director, FilmFest Hamburg

“Cinema can’t solve the world’s problems, but it can help us understand them differently – and perhaps better”

Malika Rabahallah • Director, FilmFest Hamburg

FilmFest Hamburg's director speaks about the themes of this year’s programme, the aim of its industry events and the role of film festivals in the modern age

24/09/2026 | Hamburg 2026

Susanne Kovács, Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard • Director and protagonist of Techplomacy

“Europe can compete with the USA and China by delivering great technology rooted in different values”

Susanne Kovács, Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard • Director and protagonist of Techplomacy

We get a break-down of this documentary following Denmark’s tech ambassador during her work, as she goes from Silicon Valley to international summits

24/09/2026 | Zurich 2026

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

“It's a film which needs to be seen, as well as heard”

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

The Brazilian filmmaker focuses on Fukushima to probe an invisible, planetary catastrophe in a sensorial documentary where sound, time and images resonate...

23/09/2026 | /France/Brazil

Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

“This character did not choose what he is attracted to, but he has to learn how to live with it"

Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

The Norwegian director discusses her first feature and how to create empathy without neglecting a sense of responsibility

23/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass

“There is always a lot of truth in every untruth she creates”

Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass

The German filmmaker discusses her feature debut, the boundary between performance and truth, and the visibility of violence

23/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Kostadin Bonev • Director of She Who Remains

“I find powerful the transformation of a young woman who changes her identity to survive and is forced to live in someone else’s skin”

Kostadin Bonev • Director of She Who Remains

The Bulgarian director discusses his adaptation of René Karabash’s novel, and the challenge of turning a novel without much dialogue into a screenplay

23/09/2026 | Golden Rose 2026

Anna E Dziedzic • Head, Young Horizons Industry

“We want to remain specialised and create an environment where people can meet, exchange ideas and find opportunities to work together”

Anna E Dziedzic • Head, Young Horizons Industry

As Young Horizons Industry celebrates its tenth anniversary, its new head outlines her vision for the Warsaw-based forum

23/09/2026 | Young Horizons Industry 2026

Roberto Bueso • Director of El mal padre

“I try not to slip into either coldness or mawkishness”

Roberto Bueso • Director of El mal padre

The Spanish filmmaker, who is competing for the Golden Shell, tackles issues such as toxic fatherhood, the fear of becoming like one’s parent and the...

23/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Andrew Haigh • Director of A Long Winter

“As a viewer, I love feeling like I'm allowed into the film’s world”

Andrew Haigh • Director of A Long Winter

The British director chats to us about the dreamy landscape of his haunting new film set in the wintry Colorado Rocky Mountains

23/09/2026 | Toronto 2026 | Special Presentations

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