Interviews

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

8477 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 10/10/2025. 656 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Mareike Wegener  • Producer, Petrolio Film

“Art can support change”

Mareike Wegener • Producer, Petrolio Film

The Emerging Producer from Germany explains how she produces films to create space for as much artistic freedom as possible  

14/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Saskia Boddeke  • Director of Inside My Heart

“The first time I saw the Kamak group on stage, it felt like I’d been hit in the face”

Saskia Boddeke • Director of Inside My Heart

The renowned Dutch multimedia artist and stage director’s astonishing second documentary explores the process of artistic embodiment and its impact on an...  

14/03/2023 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2023

Hana Blaha Šilarová  • Producer, Frame Films

“Cinema reflects and mirrors our world”

Hana Blaha Šilarová • Producer, Frame Films

The Emerging Producer from Czech Republic discusses her approach to cinema and her future projects  

13/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Jasper Boon • Producer, boondocs

“My main reason for producing documentaries is exploring cinematic languages”

Jasper Boon • Producer, boondocs

The Emerging Producer from the Netherlands talks about the social impact of documentaries and the ways he uses to get to audiences  

10/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Rachel Close  • Director of One of Us

"This is a personal story but it has a universal connotation in terms of identity, belonging and searching"

Rachel Close • Director of One of Us

The winner of the Cineuropa Marketing Award at this year's WEMW discusses her project, which combines a personal investigation against a background with an...  

09/03/2023 | Trieste 2023 | WEMW

Nida Manzoor  • Director of Polite Society

“I have never seen myself represented in the films I love”

Nida Manzoor • Director of Polite Society

The British director breaks down her action-packed satire of martial-arts and Bollywood movies  

09/03/2023 | Glasgow 2023

Beata Saboova  • Producer, Naoko Films

“The documentary audience has more political awareness and seeks to expand their minds”

Beata Saboova • Producer, Naoko Films

The Emerging Producer from Belgium addresses the relation between documentary, experimentation, low budget and the audience's interest  

09/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Anete Ruperte  • Producer, Mistrus Media

“Even if we change or impact two peoples’ perspective, the goal is complete”

Anete Ruperte • Producer, Mistrus Media

The Emerging Producer from Latvia talks about the main job of the documentary filmmaker, as well as her future projects  

08/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

François Ozon • Director of The Crime Is Mine

"This is a film about the triumph of the sisterhood"

François Ozon • Director of The Crime Is Mine

The French filmmaker unpicks his 22nd feature film, a sharp period comedy resonating with the modern-day world  

08/03/2023 | /France/Belgium

Andrijana Sofranić Šućur • Producer, Set Sail Films

“Each story dictates what kind of a film will be made”

Andrijana Sofranić Šućur • Producer, Set Sail Films

The Emerging Producer from Serbia explains how the stories that she's passionate about very often become documentary films  

07/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Michael P Aust  • Director, SoundTrack Cologne Festival

“It’s about how to know more about your own audience and also how to improve the situation for film festivals”

Michael P Aust • Director, SoundTrack Cologne Festival

We get the low-down on the RED project, which is intended to create a model for analysing festival audiences; its third workshop was just held at Turin’s...  

07/03/2023 | /Germany

Christoph Hochhäusler  • Director of Till the End of the Night

“‘No happy ending’ is also a possible life scenario”

Christoph Hochhäusler • Director of Till the End of the Night

BERLINALE 2023: Our discussion revolved around the distance inherent in modern-day romances and what it really means to stay true to yourself  

07/03/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Competition

Florent Coulon  • Producer, VraiVrai Films

"I like the spectator to discover a political issue in a very intimate way”

Florent Coulon • Producer, VraiVrai Films

The Emerging Producer coming from France discusses how he sees documentary cinema as an instrument of social and political change, as well as his upcoming...  

06/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Barbora Struss and Angelica Cantisani  • CEO, MIDPOINT Institute, and programmes coordinator, TorinoFilmLab

"This is the first activity of many to come where we want to create an accessible pool of writing talents"

Barbora Struss and Angelica Cantisani • CEO, MIDPOINT Institute, and programmes coordinator, TorinoFilmLab

BERLINALE 2023: The two experts discuss the "Only Writers in the Building" initiative, a unique showcase of ten promising European writers committed to...  

06/03/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | EFM

Tonislav Hristov  • Director of The Last Seagull

“My film portrays a man who is not treated well by women – something we don’t see often on screen”

Tonislav Hristov • Director of The Last Seagull

The Bulgarian helmer discloses some insights into a social phenomenon that emerged at the Bulgarian seaside in the latter decades of communism  

06/03/2023 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2023

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