Interviews

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

8472 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 08/10/2025. 652 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Pierluigi Ferrandini  • Director of Percoco - Il primo mostro d’Italia

“Horrendous acts are like short-circuits which help you to realise the entire system is malfunctioning”

Pierluigi Ferrandini • Director of Percoco - Il primo mostro d’Italia

The Bari-born director spoke to us about his debut feature film about the man behind the first ever Italian family massacre of the 20th century and the...  

29/03/2023 | Bif&st 2023

Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Carolina Salas  • Artistic director and managing director, Stockfish Film Festival

“There is something new happening, so come and take part in it”

Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Carolina Salas • Artistic director and managing director, Stockfish Film Festival

The Icelandic festival’s new duo of directors want to attract both audiences and industry professionals to the Reykjavík-based gathering  

29/03/2023 | Stockfish 2023

Carmen Julia García, Erika Chávez  • Head of the Office for Image and Nation Branding Strategy, and manager of the Peruvian Directorate of Audiovisual, Sound Production and New Media

“Our public funds facilitate shoots and film-related training”

Carmen Julia García, Erika Chávez • Head of the Office for Image and Nation Branding Strategy, and manager of the Peruvian Directorate of Audiovisual, Sound Production and New Media

The two representatives of Peru, the guest country at MAFIZ, visited Málaga to strengthen ties with Europe and invite foreign crews to film in its diverse...  

28/03/2023 | Málaga 2023 | MAFIZ

Ruslan Batytskyi  • Director of The Blindsight

“We hope that our film will be an important part of the discussion and vision of post-war Ukraine”

Ruslan Batytskyi • Director of The Blindsight

BERLINALE 2023: The Ukrainian project homes in on a war veteran whose dedication to coaching a goalball team for the Paralympic Games is called into question  

28/03/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | EFM

Petri Luukkainen, Jesse Jokinen  • Directors of The Gamer

“Gamers have to struggle with stress even more than football players”

Petri Luukkainen, Jesse Jokinen • Directors of The Gamer

The directorial duo break down their documentary on a Finnish gamer working his way to the top, who gets help from a top e-sports psychologist  

28/03/2023 | CPH:DOX 2023

Rūta Adelė Jekentaitė  • Producer, Baltic Productions

“Documentaries invite you to discover”

Rūta Adelė Jekentaitė • Producer, Baltic Productions

The Emerging Producer from Lithuania discusses her approach to her favourite story-telling medium  

28/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

John Kare Raake  • Screenwriter of The Fortress

“In Norway, we've felt like a little brother to Denmark for decades”

John Kare Raake • Screenwriter of The Fortress

We delve deeper into the Norwegian sci-fi series that has just taken home the Best Screenplay Award from Lille’s Series Mania Festival  

28/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023

Christian Dyekjaer  • Director of Call Me Dad

“The show is about the most tolerant guy you'll ever meet”

Christian Dyekjaer • Director of Call Me Dad

In his new series, the director pushes a young, progressive man to the absolute limits of his tolerance as his mum starts up a relationship with his best friend  

28/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023

Esther García  • Showrunner on Fleeting Lies

“The 'showrunner' title doesn't have any meaning in Spain”

Esther García • Showrunner on Fleeting Lies

The Spanish satirical show, produced by the Almodóvar brothers and their El Deseo outfit, unleashed a wave of laughter when it was screened in Lille  

27/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023

Genovéva Petrovits  • Producer, Kino Alfa

“It’s not about reaching those who are cinemagoers but reaching those who have free time”

Genovéva Petrovits • Producer, Kino Alfa

The Hungarian Emerging Producer talks about producing documentary films and finding audiences for her productions  

27/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Ian de la Rosa  • Director of Iván & Hadoum

“My wish is to explore the concept of 'trans' beyond that of transgender”

Ian de la Rosa • Director of Iván & Hadoum

BERLINALE 2023: The Spanish first-time director breaks down his Avalon PC-produced film, which won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the...  

24/03/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | EFM

Danièle and Christopher Thompson  • Creators and co-directors of Bardot

“We knew the whole thing would be built on the shoulders of a gem”

Danièle and Christopher Thompson • Creators and co-directors of Bardot

The French mother-and-son duo explore the series format for their very first biopic, dedicated to the legendary titular actress  

24/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023

Tereza Tokárová  • Producer, CinePunkt

“The reality around us is often incredible, absurd and surprising”

Tereza Tokárová • Producer, CinePunkt

The Slovakian Emerging Producer talks about producing documentary films and finding audiences for her productions  

24/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Oksana Syhareva  • Producer

“Art has a different purpose than to change politics or society”

Oksana Syhareva • Producer

The Emerging Producer from Ukraine doesn't see film as a weapon for social and political change, but a piece of art that touches souls  

23/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Vasilis Kekatos  • Showrunner and director of Milky Way

“We wanted to tell our own version of the New Testament”

Vasilis Kekatos • Showrunner and director of Milky Way

The Short Film Palme d'Or winner is poised to shake up the Greek series industry with the first Hellenic show to be selected at Series Mania  

23/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023

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