Interviews

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

8494 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/10/2025. 654 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

“With the Sony Ericsson, I could film people without taking something away from them”

Alexandre Koberidze • Director of Dry Leaf

The director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? discusses the intricacies of making a road movie with pixelated images  

18/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Naomi Kawase • Director of Yakushima’s Illusion

“I think the sensitivity and emotions that are part of our work go beyond spoken language”

Naomi Kawase • Director of Yakushima’s Illusion

The Japanese director explains the reasons which prompted her to tell us the story of a French paediatric doctor working in Kobe, and why she chose Vicky...  

18/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Ivana Mladenović • Director of Sorella di Clausura

“It’s not just reality or just fiction; it’s that middle ground where both come together to create something that can’t be separated”

Ivana Mladenović • Director of Sorella di Clausura

The Serbian-Romanian filmmaker talks about her fourth feature, which follows a self-aware young woman in her pursuit of happiness at a time of crisis  

14/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Valentina and Nicole Bertani • Directors of Mosquitoes

“A sisterly relationship developed between us and our screenwriter, feeding into a screenplay which we see as feminist rather than feminine”

Valentina and Nicole Bertani • Directors of Mosquitoes

The two Italian directors spoke to us with infectious joy about what drove them to tell a story both personal – based on their childhood - and universal  

14/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Janicke Askevold • Director of Solomamma

"It was really important to everyone in the team that we respect the women who make this particular life choice and who inspired the film"

Janicke Askevold • Director of Solomamma

The Norwegian director sat down with us to discuss the women who inspired her film and her lead actress  

14/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Radu Jude • Director of Dracula

“I like to work around myths”

Radu Jude • Director of Dracula

The Romanian helmer talks to us about using “bad” AI images, Dracula’s legacy and shooting on an iPhone in Sighisoara  

14/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Ion de Sosa • Director of Balearic

“When I work I feel at home, with no restrictions on creativity or form"

Ion de Sosa • Director of Balearic

The Basque director talks about his psychedelic tale that sits halfway between comedy and terror  

14/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Jacqueline Zünd • Director of Don’t Let the Sun

“In this film, I discovered what it really means to work with actors, and I found it liberating”

Jacqueline Zünd • Director of Don’t Let the Sun

The Swiss director discusses her debut fiction feature, a fusion of climate dystopia and human connection, influenced by her documentary background  

14/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Dane Komljen • Director of Desire Lines

“Branko’s character embodies a disobedient part of the human experience that resists being boxed in”

Dane Komljen • Director of Desire Lines

The Yugoslavia-born and Berlin-based director breaks down his third feature, which navigates between genres, identities, and both urban and natural spaces  

13/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Maureen Fazendeiro • Director of The Seasons

"The political is already in the poetry"

Maureen Fazendeiro • Director of The Seasons

The Portuguese filmmaker discusses blending archaeology, oral history and local myth into a docu-fiction, and how her approach reflects the layered...  

13/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Rosanne Pel • Director of Donkey Days

“The need for control comes from within a social construct that has been shaped over time”

Rosanne Pel • Director of Donkey Days

The Dutch filmmaker speaks about her unconventional process for making her latest movie, zooming in on the internalised conflicts that many women face  

13/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Ben Rivers • Director of Mare’s Nest

“I wanted to make a film that has that unease beneath it because that’s the world we live in”

Ben Rivers • Director of Mare’s Nest

The British filmmaker talks about fusing Don DeLillo’s play with a child’s perspective, and how the film’s shifting styles reflect its protagonist’s journey...  

13/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Jafar Panahi • Director of It Was Just an Accident

“I wanted to show young directors that it’s impossible to stop a filmmaker”

Jafar Panahi • Director of It Was Just an Accident

At Cinehill, where he was presented with the Maverick Award, the Iranian filmmaker broke down his reflection on trauma and violence, and the fragile hope of...  

12/08/2025 | /France/Luxembourg/Iran

Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter • Directors of White Snail

“These two people never had the privilege of being truly understood, and that’s the reason they need to meet”

Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter • Directors of White Snail

The Austrian directors discuss their film dealing with urban isolation and poor mental health and starring the real-life protagonists of the true stores...  

11/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Hana Jušić • Director of God Will Not Help

“When people want to possess – whether a person, a status, or a sense of belonging – it often kills the possibility for real solidarity”

Hana Jušić • Director of God Will Not Help

The Croatian filmmaker breaks down her second feature, which is set in a historical context but which refers to contemporary, local realities  

11/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

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