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.

 
Amélie van Elmbt & Maya Duverdier • Directors of Dreaming Walls

“We wanted to welcome the audience through the backdoor of the Chelsea Hotel”

Amélie van Elmbt & Maya Duverdier • Directors of Dreaming Walls

BERLINALE 2022: The Belgian directors reflect on the transformation process of this mythical artistic hub of the 20th century, which mirrors the demise of...  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Panorama

Kurdwin Ayub • Director of Sonne

“I know how Yesmin and girls from a migratory background feel; that’s why I wanted to make this film for them”

Kurdwin Ayub • Director of Sonne

BERLINALE 2022: In her first feature, the Kurdish-Austrian director deals with questions of identity, religion and complex social norms  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters

Ruth Beckermann • Director of Mutzenbacher

“It was interesting how relaxed and how playful the men were as they interacted with each other”

Ruth Beckermann • Director of Mutzenbacher

BERLINALE 2022: The Austrian helmer confronts men of different ages with a controversial text about the sexual adventures of a fictitious female prostitute...  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters

Rithy Panh • Director of Everything Will Be OK

"I’m not here to guide the audience with a super interesting story, but to inspire reflection on image and sound"

Rithy Panh • Director of Everything Will Be OK

BERLINALE 2022: The Cambodian director tells us more about his latest diorama-driven film essay, which has received the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic...  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Ursula Meier • Director of The Line

“Usually in cinema, violence is shown through male protagonists, and when there are women, they’re mostly teenagers”

Ursula Meier • Director of The Line

BERLINALE 2022: The French-Swiss director’s tragicomedy deals with the representation of female violence, casting aside the usual stereotypes  

18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Francesco Costabile • Director of Una femmina – The Code of Silence

“Real film experiences can only take place in cinemas, with the lights out”

Francesco Costabile • Director of Una femmina – The Code of Silence

BERLINALE 2022: The Calabrian director presents a film about women who rebel against the mafia’s archaic structures  

17/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Panorama

Mikhaël Hers • Director of The Passengers of the Night

"I wanted to show the trivial moments in life and their certain grace and make them as poetic as possible"

Mikhaël Hers • Director of The Passengers of the Night

BERLINALE 2022: The French director discusses family, politics and cinema while talking about his latest film, a nostalgic saga of self-invention  

17/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Souheila Yacoub  • Actress

"Normally I like to hide myself behind the character but in The Braves it was really my nature"

Souheila Yacoub • Actress

BERLINALE 2022: The Geneva-born actress talks about her career and her approach to acting, as well as her participation in the recent film The Braves  

17/02/2022 | European Shooting Stars 2022

Cem Kaya • Director of Love, Deutschmarks and Death

“All generations of artists comment on their life in Germany”

Cem Kaya • Director of Love, Deutschmarks and Death

BERLINALE 2022: The Panorama-screened documentary shows how closely connected the history of Turkish music is to that of Turkish immigration in Germany  

17/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Panorama

Carla Simón • Director of Alcarràs

“In this film, it’s the men who cry”

Carla Simón • Director of Alcarràs

BERLINALE 2022: The kids are alright in the film by the Spanish filmmaker, but the adults are a whole other story  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Andreas Dresen • Director of Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

"I fell in love with the real Rabiye Kurnaz, who showed that is possible to win against the most powerful forces of our world"

Andreas Dresen • Director of Rabiye Kurnaz vs. George W. Bush

BERLINALE 2022: The German director discusses his latest film, which depicts the battle of a Turkish housewife for the release of her son from Guantanamo  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Isaki Lacuesta • Director of One Year, One Night

“This film is not looking for motivations”

Isaki Lacuesta • Director of One Year, One Night

BERLINALE 2022: In the Spanish director’s film, a couple tries to deal with the aftermath of the terrorist attack at the Bataclan theatre together, but not...  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Competition

Ben Stassen and Benjamin Mousquet • Directors of Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness

"An action scene only takes up half a page in the script, but it takes 6 months to animate!"

Ben Stassen and Benjamin Mousquet • Directors of Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness

We met with the directors of this family adventure film, a brand-new offering from Belgian film studio nWave, which is the flagship of exported European...  

16/02/2022 | /Belgium/France/USA

Laurent Larivière  • Director of About Joan

“It was also a way to directly achieve a certain intimacy and to commit to a pact of trust”

Laurent Larivière • Director of About Joan

BERLINALE 2022: Isabelle Huppert and Lars Eidinger star in this intriguing drama about loss and the power of love  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Berlinale Special

Jöns Jönsson • Director of Axiom

“I guess we shouldn't underestimate how much we adapt to our environment”

Jöns Jönsson • Director of Axiom

BERLINALE 2022: The German-based Swedish director presents a very ambiguous, but also very human, protagonist in his new feature  

16/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters

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