Interviews

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

8592 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 21/01/2026. 638 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Gianluca Matarrese and Mattia Colombo • Directors of Il posto – A Steady Job

“I like to dive into a story and a topic without knowing from the beginning where it will lead me”

Gianluca Matarrese and Mattia Colombo • Directors of Il posto – A Steady Job

The healthcare system in Italy has certainly not improved during the pandemic, as is evident from this documentary  

21/04/2022 | Visions du Réel 2022 | Grand Angle

Jussi Hiltunen • Director of Evilside

“This series features many dark situations, but these days, I am trying to find warmth in such scenes”

Jussi Hiltunen • Director of Evilside

Following its bow at MIPDrama in Cannes, the six-episode Finnish series is now set for a local release, and we caught up with the director to find out more...  

21/04/2022 | /Finland/Norway

Paolo Moretti • Artistic director, Directors’ Fortnight

"It’s my way of interpreting the Directors’ Fortnight mission"

Paolo Moretti • Artistic director, Directors’ Fortnight

The artistic director of Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight explains the choices made in the 2022 selection and describes his take on the parallel section’s...  

21/04/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

Dušan Milić • Director of Darkling

“Many conflicts still haven’t been resolved, there’s an ongoing sense of danger”

Dušan Milić • Director of Darkling

The Serbian director chatted with us about his thriller set in post-war Kosovo  

21/04/2022 | /Serbia/Italy/Bulgaria/Denmark/Greece

Estephania Bonnett • Creative producer and director, Playlab Films

“Each participant will make a short film, getting involved in all stages of the process”

Estephania Bonnett • Creative producer and director, Playlab Films

We talked to the creative producer and director of Playlab Films about “Filming in the Amazon”, a unique seminar with master of cinema Apichatpong Weerasethakul  

21/04/2022 | /Europe/Latin America

Volker Sattel and Francesca Bertin • Directors of Tara

"What I think is missing in many documentary films is a more democratic view"

Volker Sattel and Francesca Bertin • Directors of Tara

In their dynamic and powerful documentary, the directors explore the social and physical spaces around the river Tara  

20/04/2022 | Visions du Réel 2022 | Competition

Ava Cahen • Artistic director, Critics’ Week

"Getting close to emerging talents and revealing them to the world"

Ava Cahen • Artistic director, Critics’ Week

The new artistic director of Cannes’ Critics’ Week explains her 2022 film selection  

20/04/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Critics’ Week

Mikko Aromaa • Director, Night Visions

“We are not getting softer; we are broadening our horizons”

Mikko Aromaa • Director, Night Visions

According to the head honcho of Night Visions, the Helsinki-based genre festival is ready to party like it’s 2019  

19/04/2022 | /Finland

Ruben Östlund • Director of Triangle of Sadness

“I’ll be a much better father now than I would have been, had I not been entered in the main competition at Cannes this year”

Ruben Östlund • Director of Triangle of Sadness

The 2017 Palme d’Or winner shares a few choice titbits of information about his new film, freshly selected for Cannes  

15/04/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Competition

Lucie Králová • Director of Kapr Code

“We wanted to be as honest as possible and to find our own place in the story”

Lucie Králová • Director of Kapr Code

The Czech director’s documentary opera tells the life of composer Jan Kapr  

13/04/2022 | Visions du Réel 2022 | Burning Lights Competition

José Corral Llorente • Director of Contando ovejas

"I have a very dark side”

José Corral Llorente • Director of Contando ovejas

For his debut feature, the filmmaker who is a veteran of animation has benefitted from the production of Pedro Hernández and performances from Eneko...  

13/04/2022 | /Spain/Argentina

Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić • Director and producer and co-director of The Last Nomads

“It’s a story set on the outskirts of Europe, in Montenegro, which many know only as a new tourist destination of stunning natural beauty”

Biljana Tutorov and Petar Glomazić • Director and producer and co-director of The Last Nomads

After scooping up the Eurimages Award at CPH:FORUM, the two filmmakers talked through the winning project, which focuses on a mother and a daughter who...  

12/04/2022 | CPH:DOX 2022

Brendan Muldowney • Director of The Cellar

"The audience expects to see something, not complete darkness"

Brendan Muldowney • Director of The Cellar

We talked with the filmmaker about turning his successful short film into a feature and working during the pandemic  

12/04/2022 | SXSW 2022

Michael Steiner  • Director of And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead

“Daniela and David hoped that I could really make a film to tell their truth”

Michael Steiner • Director of And Tomorrow We Will Be Dead

We talk to the Swiss director about his film, in which he reconstructs the kidnapping of two Swiss tourists in Pakistan and their controversial release...  

12/04/2022 | Bif&st 2022

Emilie Bujès  • Artistic director, Visions du Réel

"The pandemic taught us something essential, which is that a festival can totally reinvent itself"

Emilie Bujès • Artistic director, Visions du Réel

We talked to the artistic director of the Swiss festival since 2018  

08/04/2022 | Visions du Réel 2022

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