Interviews

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

8473 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 09/10/2025. 653 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Aron Lehmann • Director of What You Can See From Here

“I tried to build the script like an okapi: things that seem strange at first glance turn into something beautiful later on”

Aron Lehmann • Director of What You Can See From Here

The German director has made a poetic and funny film based on a best-selling book by his fellow countrywoman Mariana Leky  

22/03/2023 | /Germany

Sami van Ingen, Mika Taanila • Directors of Monica in the South Seas

“We took this big pile of material and ‘massaged’ a film out of it”

Sami van Ingen, Mika Taanila • Directors of Monica in the South Seas

The directorial duo combine two films and two stories, following a woman attempting to return to a past that never was  

22/03/2023 | /Finland

Katarzyna Kuczyńska • Producer, Haka Films

“I only do films that I myself would like to watch”

Katarzyna Kuczyńska • Producer, Haka Films

The Emerging Producer from Poland tells us what she looks for in documentary projects to decide to work on them  

22/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Cédric Klapisch • Creator and director of Greek Salad

“Listening to what young Swedes, Croatians or Greeks thought of Europe today brought a whole new layer to what we decided to recount”

Cédric Klapisch • Creator and director of Greek Salad

The French director has opened the Series Mania Festival with a show serving as a sequel to the hit movie trilogy that he started back in 2003 with Pot Luck  

22/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023

Frédéric Sojcher • Director of Le Cours de la Vie

“The cathartic aspect of cinema is magical”

Frédéric Sojcher • Director of Le Cours de la Vie

The Belgian filmmaker based in France tells us about his fifth feature, which received the Cineuropa Award at the Love International Film Festival Mons  

21/03/2023 | Mons 2023

Ralitsa Golemanova • Producer, Smarty Pants Shooter

“Many viewers are not aware how engaging and powerful documentaries can be”

Ralitsa Golemanova • Producer, Smarty Pants Shooter

The Emerging Producer from Bulgaria discusses the power of documentaries, from the first one she saw to the ones she's producing now  

21/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Antoine Vitkine • Screenwriter of Asma and The Salvatore Mundi Case

"There’s an expectation that series explore the real world through fiction"

Antoine Vitkine • Screenwriter of Asma and The Salvatore Mundi Case

The French author chatted to us about his two series projects which have been selected for the Series Mania Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions  

21/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023 | Series Mania Forum

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

"There’s been an explosion in production; there’s a lot of competition right now and it’s difficult to stand out: setting yourself apart is incredibly important"

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

The head of the Series Mania Festival’s professional sidebar explains the current state of the series industry  

20/03/2023 | Series Mania 2023 | Series Mania Forum

Pasi Hakkio • Producer, Wacky Tie Films

“In documentaries we have more creative freedom than in the fiction world”

Pasi Hakkio • Producer, Wacky Tie Films

The Emerging Producer from Finland talks about how he tries to make films about themes that are important and relevant to him  

20/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Juha Suonpää • Director of Lynx Man

“It’s a political statement to be crazy”

Juha Suonpää • Director of Lynx Man

Who said that one man’s love for the lynx can’t save the world? The director’s protagonist, Hannu, is clearly trying to do so  

20/03/2023 | CPH:DOX 2023

Matheus Mello • Producer

“Filmmaking is the art of the encounter”

Matheus Mello • Producer

The Brazilian Emerging Producer, now based in Spain, talks about producing documentary films and finding audiences for his productions  

17/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Zeno Graton • Director of The Lost Boys

“Without love, we are not free”

Zeno Graton • Director of The Lost Boys

The young Belgian filmmaker talks about the origins, the details and the questions of his first feature, a free and dazzling love story between two young boys  

16/03/2023 | Mons 2023

Roisín Geraghty • Producer, Little Rose Films

“Documentary is one of the most vital tools in the fight for social and political change”

Roisín Geraghty • Producer, Little Rose Films

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

16/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Thierno Souleymane Diallo • Director of The Cemetery of Cinema

“As people say, a tree without roots cannot grow; films are also parts of these roots”

Thierno Souleymane Diallo • Director of The Cemetery of Cinema

The Guinean filmmaker is determined to find a lost movie, 1953’s Mouramani - or maybe even his own childhood  

16/03/2023 | CPH:DOX 2023

Annette Brejner • Senior creative advisor, m:brane

“This was a unique occasion to define some structures to work with, or – why not – against”

Annette Brejner • Senior creative advisor, m:brane

The m:brane co-founder and senior creative advisor unpicks the new Learning Think Tank initiative, and discusses the importance of science and research when...  

16/03/2023 | M:brane 2023

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