Interviews

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

9046 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/09/2026. 605 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Hae-Sup Sin • Director of Half Moon

“It was not easy to take multiple roles on set, but I learned so much about directing in the process”

Hae-Sup Sin • Director of Half Moon

The Swiss-Korean director talks to us about his moving and thoughtful exploration of identity and loss before it screens at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s...  

03/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Mathilde Henrot  •  Co-founder of Festival Scope and film programmer

“There is a limit to physical events and there is less limits in digital events. Our idea is to explore how they compliment each other.”

Mathilde Henrot • Co-founder of Festival Scope and film programmer

Mathilde Henrot talks about the ongoing collaboration between Festival Scope and the European film festival project.  

03/07/2026 | Euro Film Fest

Teilo Quillard • Director of Zampano

“Just like circus, cinema is all about creating an illusion”

Teilo Quillard • Director of Zampano

As part of EFP’s Future Frames, the French director is ready to unspool his short circus drama about the fractured relationship between the title character...  

03/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Ollie Launspach • Director of kiss kiss bang bang

“Everything in our relationship was potential material; that was an interesting but also an uncomfortable place to be”

Ollie Launspach • Director of kiss kiss bang bang

The Dutch director makes his own life the subject of a documentary as this short charting his gender transition comes to EFP’s Future Frames  

03/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Hugo Rosák • Head of Industry Programmes, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“We decided to put more energy into the places where we can genuinely help, and that usually means earlier in the process”

Hugo Rosák • Head of Industry Programmes, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The industry strand head talks about the changes to KVIFF Industry, and the festival’s ambition to cultivate a broader ecosystem for filmmakers and...  

02/07/2026 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | KVIFF Industry Days

Shozo Ichiyama  •  Programming Director of the Tokyo International Film Festival

“Being the country of honour is a very good news for the young Japanese filmmakers.”

Shozo Ichiyama • Programming Director of the Tokyo International Film Festival

Shozo Ichiyama explains how the Tokyo International Film Festival programming team works year-round to look for films and build their programme.  

02/07/2026 | Euro Film Fest

Riccardo Costantini & Massimo Iannetti  •  Director & head of industry at Pordenone Docs Fest

“We believe that docs will change the world, this is our motto.”

Riccardo Costantini & Massimo Iannetti • Director & head of industry at Pordenone Docs Fest

Riccardo Costantini and Massimo Iannetti talk about the different programmes and industry events of Pordenone Docs Fest.  

02/07/2026 | Euro Film Fest

Mathias Noschis  •  Marketing Strategist at Alphapanda

“Audiences are looking for that communal experience, that is the number one strength of a festival”

Mathias Noschis • Marketing Strategist at Alphapanda

Mathias Noschis talks about social media campaigns and the different marketing strategies depending on the platforms.  

02/07/2026 | Euro Film Fest

Cristóbal Escobar  •  Film programmer at the Santiago International Documentary Film Festival (FIDOCS)

“Playing with the frontier between fiction and non-fiction cinema is one of the key characteristics of FIDOCS”

Cristóbal Escobar • Film programmer at the Santiago International Documentary Film Festival (FIDOCS)

Cristóbal Escobar talks about the programming of FIDOCS and how they like to mix fiction and documentary films.  

02/07/2026 | Euro Film Fest

David Champaigne • Director of Self-Sown

“This film is strongly connected to my personal reality and is deeply rooted in the memories of my youth”

David Champaigne • Director of Self-Sown

The Slovenian-US director is poised to see his short film, a sweat-drenched coming-of-age tale, premiere as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

02/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Júlia Coldwell Serra • Director of Nobody Barks

“How far can a person go in maintaining a lie in order to protect someone they love?”

Júlia Coldwell Serra • Director of Nobody Barks

The director unpicks her short film about a woman who accidentally runs over her nephew’s dog, which is part of EFP’s Future Frames initiative  

02/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Leo Černic • Director of Cosmonauts

“Queerness is accepted in the mainstream only in the context of specific connotations”

Leo Černic • Director of Cosmonauts

We chatted with the Slovenian filmmaker about his short animated film, which has become a hit on the festival circuit  

02/07/2026 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

Helmi Donner • Director of The Lightning Rod

“I wanted to convey an experience that would contain the magical and the mundane because that reflects how I see life”

Helmi Donner • Director of The Lightning Rod

After it saw success on the circuit – including a screening at Cannes as part of La Cinef in 2025 – the Finnish director takes her short film to Karlovy...  

01/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Mike Chang • Distributor, Andrews Film

“Our ambition is not only to distribute films in Taiwan, but to grow alongside our audience”

Mike Chang • Distributor, Andrews Film

The managing director of the Taiwanese outfit speaks about distribution as a form of curation, and about building collections of films that create an...  

30/06/2026 | Distributor of the Month

Shahrbanoo Sadat • Director of No Good Men

“The patriarchy is like a cactus field”

Shahrbanoo Sadat • Director of No Good Men

The German-based Afghani filmmaker talks about the symbolism of flowers, romantic comedies, concealed dildos, feminism and traumatised men  

30/06/2026 | Cinema Jove 2026

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