Interviews

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

8329 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 22/07/2025. 664 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Masako Kudo • Distributor, Child Film

“In Japan, family-orientated animation films from foreign countries are quite complicated to distribute”

Masako Kudo • Distributor, Child Film

The Japanese distributor talked through Child Film’s efforts to bring European arthouse animated films to the country and how the local audience has changed...  

16/03/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Movie

Edith Sepp • CEO, Estonian Film Institute

“Platforms are like what US-based studios used to be”

Edith Sepp • CEO, Estonian Film Institute

The CEO of Estonia’s national film agency answered some questions about the body’s schemes and activities, and shared her takes on Film i Väst’s recent...  

16/03/2022 | /Estonia

Daniela Persico • Manager, Locarno Residency

“We don’t want young directors’ approaches to become standardised, we look for diverse and unique approaches”

Daniela Persico • Manager, Locarno Residency

The manager of the new Locarno Residency project spoke to us with passion about the connection the Locarno Film Festival enjoys with young authors  

15/03/2022 | Locarno 2022

Silvia Panáková  • Producer, ARINA Film Production

“Each film is different and needs to be approached individually”

Silvia Panáková • Producer, ARINA Film Production

The 2022 Emerging Producer from Slovakia talks about how she selects the documentaries to produce and the projects she has underway  

15/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Tine Klint • Founder and CEO, LevelK

“The world is now more open than ever to different techniques, styles and formats”

Tine Klint • Founder and CEO, LevelK

The founder and CEO of the Danish sales and distribution firm spoke about animated content, working practices and the team’s activities at Cartoon Movie  

15/03/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Movie

Natalia Libet • Producer, DGTL RLGN

“I do believe in streaming and curated specialized platforms”

Natalia Libet • Producer, DGTL RLGN

The Emerging Producer 2022 from Ukraine discusses documentary filmmaking, the impact of the pandemic on the sector and the future that awaits  

14/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Adrien Desanges • Co-founder, Benshi

"We like the idea of films and cinema offering, as well as the urgency of meeting with an artist"

Adrien Desanges • Co-founder, Benshi

The co-founder of the French streaming platform talked through its mission and curation strategy as well as its activities at this year’s Cartoon Movie  

14/03/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Movie

Lennart Ström • Managing director, m:brane

“This year, it’s especially important to meet, to gain energy from the forum and to hope, in order to interact and collaborate in the democratic part of the world”

Lennart Ström • Managing director, m:brane

As the 16th edition of the Swedish event prepares to kick off, we get some inside info on the fresh initiatives being organised this year  

14/03/2022 | M:brane 2022

Dominiks Jarmakovičs • Producer, Studio Locomotive

“The duty of a documentary filmmaker is to be objective and creative at the same time”

Dominiks Jarmakovičs • Producer, Studio Locomotive

The Emerging Producer 2022 from Latvia discusses his approach to documentary filmmaking, a career he’s just begun, after having focused on fiction film  

11/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Sarah Noa Bozenhardt • Director of among us women

“I would like us white German filmmakers to help ensure the film industry reflects our society”

Sarah Noa Bozenhardt • Director of among us women

The German director shares her experiences of making her first feature-length documentary  

11/03/2022 | /Germany/Ethiopia

Pablo de María Díaz • Director, SACO

“What we’re interested in is stripping artistic offerings of their context in order to lend them a different form”

Pablo de María Díaz • Director, SACO

The eighth edition of the Oviedo Contemporary Audiovisual Week, an event where cinema exists alongside other artistic disciplines, is about to unspool,...  

10/03/2022 | /Spain

Franziska Sonder • Producer, Ensemble Film

“I believe in the power of storytelling”

Franziska Sonder • Producer, Ensemble Film

The 2022 Emerging Producer from Switzerland considers curated platforms and festivals to be crucial to get documentary out into the world  

10/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha  • Directors of My Favourite Cake

“For us, the Eurimages Award is the first sign that a promising film will be made”

Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha • Directors of My Favourite Cake

We chatted to the Iranian directors to get more information about their new project, which scooped the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the...  

10/03/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | EFM

Victor Ede  • Producer, Cinéphage Production

“I dream of a European distribution network within the universities”

Victor Ede • Producer, Cinéphage Production

The French 2022 Emerging Producer tells us what he thinks the future of documentary films might be like  

09/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Melissa Lindgren  • Producer, Story

“I rarely get as struck by fiction films as by documentaries”

Melissa Lindgren • Producer, Story

The 2022 Emerging Producer from Sweden believes that the strongest and most fascinating stories are found in reality  

08/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Privacy Policy