Interviews

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

8439 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 13/09/2025. 651 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Srđan Keča  • Director of Museum of the Revolution

“I'm trying to be nimble and open about what a film can be”

Srđan Keča • Director of Museum of the Revolution

The Serbian director breaks down how he made his feature, which references an unfinished project from Yugoslav times with its title but blossoms into a more...  

13/12/2021 | /Serbia/Croatia/Czech Republic

Jérémy Zelnik  • Director of Professional Events, Les Arcs Film Festival

"We look for films which aren’t on anyone’s radar"

Jérémy Zelnik • Director of Professional Events, Les Arcs Film Festival

With its much-loved Work in Progress and Co-Production Village sections, the overall feminisation of the event and its approach towards new talent, the Les...  

10/12/2021 | Les Arcs 2021 | Industry Village

Miguel Eek • Director of The First Woman

“You don’t know what film you’ve made until it’s projected on the big screen”

Miguel Eek • Director of The First Woman

The Spanish filmmaker delves into concepts such as mental health and second chances in his latest documentary, centring on Eva, who is forced to face up to...  

09/12/2021 | /Spain

Ivana Kostovska and Marlen Komorowski • Researchers, imec-SMIT-VUB

“We expect policy debates to be infused with ideas on how to better refine investment obligations for VoD providers”

Ivana Kostovska and Marlen Komorowski • Researchers, imec-SMIT-VUB

The two researchers talked us through the European Union’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive and how it is having an impact on the market  

09/12/2021 | /Belgium/Europe

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén and Nima Yousefi • Director and producer of The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

“A tropical, gothic drama about the historical colonization of the female body”

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén and Nima Yousefi • Director and producer of The Wolf Will Tear Your Immaculate Hands

The director of Clara Sola and her producer spoke to us about their new project, the winner of the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award, handed out at...  

07/12/2021 | TorinoFilmLab 2021

Mehdi Hmili • Director of Streams

“This proletarian type of character, struggling with reality, is my modern hero”

Mehdi Hmili • Director of Streams

We chatted to the director about his award-winning tale of a female victim of police injustice, who goes to prison for adultery  

07/12/2021 | Cairo 2021

Nora Martirosyan • Director of Should the Wind Drop

“My main question was: how, through cinema, can a country that has no international legitimacy exist visually and cinematographically?”

Nora Martirosyan • Director of Should the Wind Drop

Armenia's entry for the Oscar for Best International Feature Film is the portrait of a forgotten place seeking recognition  

06/12/2021 | /France/Armenia/Belgium

Greta Fornari • Co-ordinator, TFL Funds

“We believe it’s important to follow the road travelled by the directors we support”

Greta Fornari • Co-ordinator, TFL Funds

We chatted with the TFL Funds co-ordinator to find out more about the funds allocated by TorinoFilmLab to support the production and distribution of new...  

06/12/2021 | TorinoFilmLab 2021

Matthias Hartmann • Creator of The Net

“We don’t want to spoil the game for the fans; we are just going to open the curtain a bit”

Matthias Hartmann • Creator of The Net

We talked to the creator of the global event series, setting out to expose football’s darkest secrets  

06/12/2021 | /Austria/UK/Germany/Italy

Adam Donen • Director of Alice Through The Looking

"I like the wildness of the 60s and the 70s and I’m very keen to capture it in my work"

Adam Donen • Director of Alice Through The Looking

The director of the world’s first fully holographic theatre play presented his first feature film, a very free adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s classic, and...  

01/12/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Sigal Yehuda • Founder and executive director, Close-Up

“As human beings and as artists, we have the freedom to resist the realities in our region by means of creative work”

Sigal Yehuda • Founder and executive director, Close-Up

We chatted to the founder and executive director of this international co-production programme for documentary filmmakers hailing from a diverse range of...  

01/12/2021 | /Belgium/Middle East/Africa

Andrés Goteira • Director of Welcome to ma maison

“Everyone has their own madness and manages it the best they can”

Andrés Goteira • Director of Welcome to ma maison

The Galician filmmaker has surprised everyone with an unpredictable documentary, starring an actor in search of his favourite director, exposing...  

30/11/2021 | Gijón 2021

Dovile Sarutyte • Director of Feature Film About Life

"Right after the death of family member you suddenly turn in a event manager, a funeral organiser - and this is grotesque situation"

Dovile Sarutyte • Director of Feature Film About Life

There is no time to mourn in the first feature by the Lithuanian filmmaker, who tells us more about it and about turning a personal experience into a script  

30/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

Santi Amodeo • Director of The Gentiles

"People no longer say “I’m sad;” they save a song on TikTok"

Santi Amodeo • Director of The Gentiles

The Spanish filmmaker talks about his latest work, a film revolving around the teenage years and the use of social media  

30/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | Competition

Malachi Smyth • Director of The Score

“I like these small moments in time when lives are changed forever”

Malachi Smyth • Director of The Score

We talked to the director of this British musical set in a roadside café, which features music by Johnny Flynn  

30/11/2021 | Black Nights 2021 | First Feature Competition

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