Interviews

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

8469 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 03/10/2025. 652 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Javier Polo • Director of Pet Peeves

“We cannot escape ourselves”

Javier Polo • Director of Pet Peeves

The Spanish filmmaker reflects on the challenges of production, the experience of directing seasoned actors, and the need to let go of references to find...  

27/06/2025 | Cinema Jove 2025

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

"The idea wasn’t to make a propaganda film, but to lend real human form to asylum requests"

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

The Belgian director spoke to us about his sensitive portrayal of a young female asylum seeker who’s living her life in limbo and whose fate changes through...  

27/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Anita Lee •  Chief Programming Officer TIFF

"TIFF is not only a significant international film festival, we also focus on providing a launch for Canadian films and the Canadian film industry"

Anita Lee • Chief Programming Officer TIFF

Anita Lee who is chief programming officer at TIFF talks about the different film programmes and the special events for TIFF 50th edition this autumn 2025.  

25/06/2025 | Euro Film Fest

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

"Documentary is the key genre of democracy; otherwise, we will have image taps, without reflection, without perspective"

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

The members of France's Union of Independent Producers (SPI) examine all the issues surrounding documentary production: public service, platforms, export,...  

25/06/2025 | Sunny Side of The Doc 2025

David  Duponchel  •  Festival Director Al Este Festival

The three festivals have all similiraties but each are adaptated to the country

David Duponchel • Festival Director Al Este Festival

The director of Al Este David Duponchel talks about the three different editions of the festival, their locations, their similarities and their differences  

25/06/2025 | Euro Film Fest

Pauliina Ståhlberg & Outi _Rehn  •  CEO and Programme director of Helsinki Film Festival

“What is special about Love & Anarchy is that we strive to bring diversity and gender equality into our programme”

Pauliina Ståhlberg & Outi _Rehn • CEO and Programme director of Helsinki Film Festival

Pauliina Ståhlberg and Outi Rehn talk about the 38th edition of the Helsinki film festival.  

25/06/2025 | Euro Film Fest

Manon Kerjean  •  Founder of Lost in Frenchlation

"Today we have screened more than 500 films with English subtitles"

Manon Kerjean • Founder of Lost in Frenchlation

Manon Kerjean is the founder of Lost in Frenchlation which is a cineclub organising French films screenings with English subtitles in France  

25/06/2025 | Euro Film Fest

Alberto Morais • Director of La terra negra

“I do not love my neighbour, but my fellow man”

Alberto Morais • Director of La terra negra

The Spanish director discusses his co-production with Panama, imbued with humanism and featuring actors who have become friends  

25/06/2025 | Cinema Jove 2025

Valéry Rosier • Director of Rano

“Water represents the characters’ feminine side, a side they have to learn to embrace as the story advances”

Valéry Rosier • Director of Rano

The Belgian filmmaker chatted to us about his new movie, which is co-directed by Farellia Tahina Venance and which focuses on two grieving characters in a...  

25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

"The aim is to help these homeless women, but we’re also making them weaker"

Eve Duchemin • Director of Petit Rempart

The director chatted with us about her intense yet brilliant portrayal of a woman who finds refuge in an emergency shelter following a brutal change in...  

25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Jean-Pascal Zadi • Director of Black to the Future

"I wanted to write science fiction, but from a new perspective: African and environmental"

Jean-Pascal Zadi • Director of Black to the Future

The actor-director talks to us about his adventure comedy, which imagines that the race to conquer space is led by a crew trained and financed in Africa  

25/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Song Pham, Martin Laurent • Producers, Temps noir

"What our films have in common is that they question the way the world works by seeking out the political dimension"

Song Pham, Martin Laurent • Producers, Temps noir

Selected for the Sunny Side of the Doc pitch with Greenland, The Icy Eldorado, the Parisian production company is brimming with projects  

24/06/2025 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2025

Lucas Belvaux • Director of The Haunted Minds

"Genre allows you to smuggle ideas in, to tell stories about society without appearing to do so"

Lucas Belvaux • Director of The Haunted Minds

The Belgian filmmaker talks to us about his latest film, the story of a disturbing manhunt that ventures into metaphysical reflections on life  

24/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner

“The Mediterrane Film Festival is not only a business opportunity, but also a chance to raise awareness, engage the public and celebrate the art of cinema”

Johann Grech • Malta film commissioner

The professional breaks down how Malta has transitioned into a full-fledged film industry under his administration as well as the growing strategic role of...  

24/06/2025 | /Malta

Giovanni Columbu • Director of Balentes

“You can’t rely solely on words; you have to be prepared to pay attention to emotions and to the material itself”

Giovanni Columbu • Director of Balentes

The Sardinian director spoke with us about his latest animated movie which was seven years in the making  

24/06/2025 | Annecy 2025

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