Interviews

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

8481 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 14/10/2025. 654 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Vincent Kelner • Director of A Taste of Whale

"In the Faroe Islands, they are close to nature and they don’t lie"

Vincent Kelner • Director of A Taste of Whale

We talked with the French filmmaker about his documentary and his decision to listen to whale hunters when others are quick to accuse them  

05/04/2022 | CPH:DOX 2022

Einari Paakkanen • Director of Karaoke Paradise

“I was afraid it was going to be a film about drunken Finns howling in bars”

Einari Paakkanen • Director of Karaoke Paradise

We talked with the Finnish director about his film, which explores his country's love for karaoke  

05/04/2022 | CPH:DOX 2022

Nataša Urban • Director of The Eclipse

"My film asks questions about how we deal with the pain in the world"

Nataša Urban • Director of The Eclipse

We talked with the filmmaker about her documentary, which uses different film formats and her father's journals to retrace the events of Serbia's recent past  

05/04/2022 | CPH:DOX 2022

Domenico Croce • Director of Crystal Girl

“If there is a dark side somewhere inside of us, we need to look into it”

Domenico Croce • Director of Crystal Girl

The director chatted with us about his first feature film, a psychological thriller about a young woman who never steps outside of her bedroom, which is...  

01/04/2022 | Bif&st 2022

Peter Todorov • Head, Bulgarian National Film Centre

“Bulgarians love their national cinema”

Peter Todorov • Head, Bulgarian National Film Centre

We talked to the new head of the Bulgarian National Film Center, who seems determined to modernise the institution responsible for the well-being of the...  

31/03/2022 | /Bulgaria

Aurélie Réveillaud and Charlotte Monnier • Alentours Forum

"Producers from all walks of life, hailing from our five partner countries"

Aurélie Réveillaud and Charlotte Monnier • Alentours Forum

Working on behalf of the Strasbourg Eurométropole and the Grand Est Region, the project heads discussed the upcoming edition of the Alentours Forum –...  

31/03/2022 | Alentours Forum 2022

Susanne Regina Meures • Director of Girl Gang

“The gang is still there. But it’s not those girls in parks any more; it’s the millions of girls congregating online”

Susanne Regina Meures • Director of Girl Gang

The German director takes on a contemporary kind of girl gang by homing in on Leonie, a teenage influencer  

31/03/2022 | CPH:DOX 2022

Alejandro Loayza • Director of Utama

“I have more of a knack for images, rather than words”

Alejandro Loayza • Director of Utama

At the Málaga Film Festival, the Bolivian filmmaker scooped four awards with his feature debut, a sensitive movie that merges western codes with...  

30/03/2022 | Málaga 2022

Carl Rijsbrack • CMO, Cinionic

“We are seeing exhibitors worldwide embrace laser projection to create unparalleled cinemagoing experiences”

Carl Rijsbrack • CMO, Cinionic

During our chat, we delved into the reasons for the present and future success of laser projection, and Cinionic’s mission to make theatrical exhibition greener  

30/03/2022 | /Belgium

Dominique Santana • Director of A colônia luxemburguesa

"While retracing my own Brazilian roots, I stumbled across this strange century-old story about migrations brought about by steel"

Dominique Santana • Director of A colônia luxemburguesa

The Luxembourgish director’s new project reminds us that engaging with history gives people a sense of responsibility and is a prerequisite for creating a...  

30/03/2022 | Luxembourg 2022

Diastème • Director of The World of Yesterday

"A political thriller, a gothic tale"

Diastème • Director of The World of Yesterday

After French Blood, the filmmaker is diving into the political cauldron once again with his crepuscular work The World of Yesterday, which hits French...  

30/03/2022 | /France

Tomas Eskilsson • Author of Public Film Funding at a Crossroads

“Over time, more public film financiers have developed a more complex and perhaps more nuanced approach to global streaming services”

Tomas Eskilsson • Author of Public Film Funding at a Crossroads

The film producer answered a few questions about his report on public financing, recently published by Sweden’s Film i Väst  

24/03/2022 | /Sweden/Europe

Nikolaj Nikitin  • Head of studies and Director of SOFA - School of Film Advancement

“The streamers will not destroy the cinema as a venue, neither film as an art form”

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head of studies and Director of SOFA - School of Film Advancement

Nikolaj Nikitin, the head of studies and Director of SOFA, explains what is the School of Film Advancement and its programme  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Martina Bleis  • Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market

“In Berlin you have to make sure that your project stands out because otherwise nobody will notice you”

Martina Bleis • Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market

Martina Bleis talks about her work all year long and the selection criteria for the projects selected for the co-production market  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

José Luis Rebordinos   • Director San Sebastian Film Festival

“Our interest lies in the themes. A film can be less interesting formally but still deal with an interesting theme”

José Luis Rebordinos • Director San Sebastian Film Festival

The director of the San Sebastian Film Festival José Luis Rebordinos clarifies the list of criteria they use at the festival to judge the quality of a film  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

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