Interviews

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

8513 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 14/11/2025. 637 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Jean-Benoît Ugeux • Director of Maturity

"Family is the common thread running through all my work"

Jean-Benoît Ugeux • Director of Maturity

The Belgian actor and filmmaker talks to us about his debut fiction feature, which paints a sensitive portrait of a man whose neatly ordered life is called...  

14/11/2025 | Arras 2025

Tova Mozard • Director of ILOVERUSS

“Someone has to love Russ; I’m the one doing it, and it’s worth shouting about”

Tova Mozard • Director of ILOVERUSS

The director and visual artist shares some thoughts about art, film and her main subject, a Hollywood extra and extraordinary friend of hers  

14/11/2025 | Stockholm 2025

Koldo Almandoz • Director of Mouths of Sky

“Misfits tend to be more awkward, but more genuine”

Koldo Almandoz • Director of Mouths of Sky

The Basque filmmaker champions series imbued with a cinematic spirit, characters that go against the grain and, as throughout his filmography, landscapes...  

14/11/2025 | /Spain

Jens Jonsson • Director of We Come in Peace

“We tried to play by Swedish rules as much as possible”

Jens Jonsson • Director of We Come in Peace

The well-travelled Swedish director checks something major off his bucket list with a grand piece of domestic science-fiction  

14/11/2025 | Stockholm 2025

Andrei Epure • Director of Don’t Let Me Die

“I wanted to make a visual testimony to somehow archive a life that passed by in anonymity and indifference”

Andrei Epure • Director of Don’t Let Me Die

The Romanian director talks about his first feature, which, by blending reality, dreams, comedy and horror, reflects on the traces that people leave behind...  

12/11/2025 | /Romania/Bulgaria/France

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo • Director of Silent Rebellion

"We went back in time to explore just how complicated it was for women to assert their autonomy"

Marie-Elsa Sgualdo • Director of Silent Rebellion

The Swiss filmmaker looks back on the making of her first feature, a period drama charting the courageous path to emancipation walked by a very young woman...  

12/11/2025 | Arras 2025

Manuel Cristóbal • Director, Seville European Film Festival

“We try to pass on the pleasure of enjoying cinema in a theatre to new generations”

Manuel Cristóbal • Director, Seville European Film Festival

The director of the event talks to us about this, his third iteration at the helm, as well as its new activities and partnerships, and even offers a few...  

07/11/2025 | Seville 2025

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

"It’s now or never if we want to win over this new audience"

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

The festival director chats high-quality European cinema, winning over young audiences and project pitching sessions as she sheds light on the event’s 26th...  

07/11/2025 | Arras 2025

Marie Masmonteil  • Producer, Elzévir Films

"The house is a little less on fire than we’d feared"

Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films

The president of the French Union of Independent Producers’ feature films board sheds light on the new funding landscape for French film, referencing...  

06/11/2025 | ARP Film Meetings 2025

Aurélie Godet • Director of programming, Cork International Film Festival

“We don’t programme in a bubble; we programme for an audience”

Aurélie Godet • Director of programming, Cork International Film Festival

As the Irish gathering turns 70, the director of programming reflects on legacy, renewal, and a festival rooted in both community and cinematic discovery  

06/11/2025 | /Ireland

Enrico Saller, Marina Hoeft • Directors of The Sign of the Dragon

“As a filmmaker, you have to be prepared to put in many years of hard work - and we wouldn't be able to do it without each other”

Enrico Saller, Marina Hoeft • Directors of The Sign of the Dragon

The German filmmaking duo discuss the challenges and the advantages of filming in rural Bavaria and what makes this film stand out from traditional German...  

05/11/2025 | /Germany

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo

“I’m interested in discussing sensitive and controversial topics through genre cinema”

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo

The Spanish filmmaker explains how he tackled the adaptation of Marcelo Luján's novel, his family secrets, mobile phones and even a psychopath in a wheelchair  

04/11/2025 | Seminci 2025

Barbora Chalupová • Director of Virtual Girlfriends

"My goal wasn’t to moralise but to explore the mechanisms and motivations, how intimacy becomes labour"

Barbora Chalupová • Director of Virtual Girlfriends

The Czech filmmaker discusses the ethical and aesthetic challenges of portraying online intimacy and the reality behind the OnlyFans phenomenon  

03/11/2025 | Jihlava 2025

Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films

"As distributors, our goal is to find gems and then make them visible"

Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films

The Swiss distributor talks about the challenges faced by the profession in his country  

30/10/2025 | Distributor of the Month

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

“Children possess qualities that can cut through the barriers of the complex adult world”

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

The team behind the Dutch hybrid project which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cinekid share insights into their unique family film  

30/10/2025 | Cinekid 2025 | Cinekid for Professionals

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