Interviews

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

8726 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 16/03/2026. 636 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Octav Chelaru • Director of A Higher Law

“I was interested in the struggle between freedom and our own inner voice”

Octav Chelaru • Director of A Higher Law

The promising Romanian newcomer shares his views on religion and the law of desire in his first, audience-orientated feature  

24/06/2022 | Transilvania 2022

Ligia Ciornei • Director of Clouds of Chernobyl

“I tried to portray the way in which Romanian society was functioning in 1986”

Ligia Ciornei • Director of Clouds of Chernobyl

We spoke to the Romanian newcomer about her feature debut, which touches on the situation for pregnant women in Eastern Romania in the aftermath of the...  

23/06/2022 | Transilvania 2022

Mihai Chirilov • Artistic director, Transilvania International Film Festival

“It’s inappropriate to apply political correctness to art”

Mihai Chirilov • Artistic director, Transilvania International Film Festival

Are boycotts the right path for film festivals to go down? It’s hard to find a more unambiguous answer than the one given by the artistic director, in his...  

23/06/2022 | Transilvania 2022

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“Establishing contact with viewers does not mean pleasing them at all costs, but rather connecting with their perception”

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The head honcho of the largest Czech film gathering talks about the festival’s evolution, new initiatives, national cinema and welcoming Ukrainian films  

21/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022

Anne Vierhout • Distributor, Cinema Delicatessen

“The question is whether things are still in transition or have changed permanently”

Anne Vierhout • Distributor, Cinema Delicatessen

The distributor spoke about her company’s editorial policy, the Dutch market and how her work has changed over the last two years  

17/06/2022 | /Netherlands

Alain Ughetto • Director of No Dogs or Italians Allowed

"Stop-motion animation is nothing like cartoons"

Alain Ughetto • Director of No Dogs or Italians Allowed

The French filmmaker discusses his highly original second feature film telling the story of a family of Italian migrants, and his approach to stop-motion...  

17/06/2022 | Annecy 2022

Alessandro Giacobbe • Managing Director, Academy Two

“Without regulation on media windows, buying quality films in foreign markets doesn’t make sense”

Alessandro Giacobbe • Managing Director, Academy Two

The independent cinema operator and distributor has written a letter to Italy's Minister of Culture to prevent the disappearance of movie theatres which...  

16/06/2022 | /Italy

Bernie Stampfer, Andrea Olsson, Ulrich Michel • Essential Legal Framework training series, Erich Pommer Institut

“We looked at the importance of drawing on insight and data to identify problems and design solutions that help you stay relevant in a changing market”

Bernie Stampfer, Andrea Olsson, Ulrich Michel • Essential Legal Framework training series, Erich Pommer Institut

Three experts from EPI’s international workshops reflect on the institute’s latest round of training activities, and the main takeaways and concerns  

16/06/2022 | /Germany

Daria Leygonie-Fialko and Kateryna Laskari • General producers and founders, SPACE Production

“Everything will be restored to how it was before and everything will be fine”

Daria Leygonie-Fialko and Kateryna Laskari • General producers and founders, SPACE Production

The two executives spoke about the current state of Ukrainian TV production, the opening of their Paris-based office and the future of Ukraine’s audiovisual...  

15/06/2022 | /Ukraine/France

Jonás Trueba • Director of You Have to Come and See It

“I applaud Tom Cruise for standing up for the movie theatres”

Jonás Trueba • Director of You Have to Come and See It

Before taking part in Karlovy Vary, the Madrilenian filmmaker releases his new film, lasting barely one hour but once again using a simple starting point to...  

15/06/2022 | /Spain

Signe Baumane • Director of My Love Affair With Marriage

“I do appreciate crowdfunding because it makes the journey of animating for seven years less lonely”

Signe Baumane • Director of My Love Affair With Marriage

The Latvian animator talks about her latest feature, which sets an examination of female rebellion within an animated and musical framework  

15/06/2022 | Tribeca 2022

Banu Akseki • Director of Sans soleil

"It’s a film that’s more immersive than narrative"

Banu Akseki • Director of Sans soleil

We met with the Belgian director to talk about her atmospheric coming-of-age movie, which she devised in order to show a deteriorating world  

14/06/2022 | Belgium/Netherlands/France

Eva Dzhyshyashvili • Director of Plai. A Mountain Path

“I wanted to tell this story through the children, because they are such wise kids”

Eva Dzhyshyashvili • Director of Plai. A Mountain Path

The Ukrainian director breaks down her feature-length documentary debut, which revolves around the life of the Malkovych family  

14/06/2022 | Docudays 2022

Horacio Alcalá • Director of Finlandia

"Plagiarism occurs in all sectors and industries”

Horacio Alcalá • Director of Finlandia

The Mexican filmmaker based in Madrid makes his fictional debut, after several documentaries, with a film that vindicates the so-called third sex in Oaxaca,...  

13/06/2022 | Spain/Mexico

Frédéric Fiore • Chairman, Logical Pictures

"If we want to fund more atypical, provocative and “outstanding” content then private finance is key to this"

Frédéric Fiore • Chairman, Logical Pictures

The French group is continuing its growth, from the field of financing through to distribution, with its incorporation of The Jokers and its investment fund...  

13/06/2022 | /France

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