Interviews

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

9062 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 20/10/2026. 596 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Ainara Vera • Director of Polaris

“I think that by making this film, I became less romantic about life”

Ainara Vera • Director of Polaris

The Spanish director breaks down how she made her fascinating documentary about two strong sisters who are poles apart – in more ways than one  

17/11/2022 | Zinebi 2022

Hana Nobis • Director of Polish Prayers

“The first time I saw Antek, I thought he had a face for filming; I liked the way he moved”

Hana Nobis • Director of Polish Prayers

The Polish filmmaker spoke to us about her first feature, which portrays her home country, its contrasts and the lack of communication between communities  

17/11/2022 | IDFA 2022

Elettra Fiumi • Director of Radical Landscapes

“What always inspired me about my father was his strong and original approach to things”

Elettra Fiumi • Director of Radical Landscapes

We met up with the Swiss-based Italian-American director to talk in depth about her first feature, revolving around the life of her father, architect...  

15/11/2022 | /Switzerland/Italy

Peter Monsaert • Director of Nowhere

"If we take the time to get to know someone, our differences are far less significant than we think"

Peter Monsaert • Director of Nowhere

The Belgian filmmaker spoke to us about his latest feature film - crowned with the Audience Award at the 23rd Arras Film Festival - and his new project 1989  

15/11/2022 | Arras 2022

Agnieszka Holland • Director

“Now, we have to be creative and courageous as we fight for the presence of real cinema in the theatres”

Agnieszka Holland • Director

The experienced Polish director and president of the European Film Academy has just been awarded an Honorary Mikeldi at Bilbao’s Zinebi, a gathering that...  

15/11/2022 | Zinebi 2022

João Pedro Rodrigues • Director of Will-o’-the-Wisp

“I wanted to make a fun and short feature film, because I think a lot of arthouse cinema nowadays is very long and very boring”

João Pedro Rodrigues • Director of Will-o’-the-Wisp

The Portuguese director told us about his ambitious, entertaining and short feature film  

14/11/2022 | Seville 2022

Maria Douza • Director of Listen

“People always have problems with adaptation, whether they are forced to move or they do it of their own free will”

Maria Douza • Director of Listen

The Greek filmmaker speaks about the process of adjusting to new realities, which is the profound leitmotif behind her second feature  

14/11/2022 | Thessaloniki 2022

Saralisa Volm • Director of The Silent Forest

“As an art historian, I have a large iconographic pool into which I dip for each project”

Saralisa Volm • Director of The Silent Forest

We met up with the German director to talk about her approach to adapting Wolfram Fleischhauer's historical-thriller novel for the big screen  

10/11/2022 | /Germany

Korney Gritsyuk • Director of Eurodonbas

“This territory is very much mythologised, and it is manipulated by the Russian authorities and the state”

Korney Gritsyuk • Director of Eurodonbas

The Ukrainian director sat down with us to discuss his research into the European roots of Donbas as well as its industrialisation  

08/11/2022 | Cottbus 2022

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson • Director of Beautiful Beings

“The shoot was like a dance between the cinematographer, me and the kids”

Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson • Director of Beautiful Beings

The Oscar entry from Iceland is a coming-of-age drama about violence among young people as well as a manifesto on the importance of friendship  

08/11/2022 | Thessaloniki 2022

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, Connecting Cottbus

“That’s what we want to address: how the hell do you fund arthouse films nowadays?”

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, Connecting Cottbus

The head of coco opens up about this year’s edition of the co-production market that focuses primarily on Eastern European cinema  

08/11/2022 | Cottbus 2022 | Connecting Cottbus

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson • Director

"When I start to think of a story, I listen to a lot of music, all kinds of music"

Friðrik Þór Friðriksson • Director

The Nordic Film Days dedicated an homage to the Icelandic director, who has brought international recognition to his national cinema over the years with his...  

07/11/2022 | /Iceland

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

"Cinemas aren’t supermarkets where you drop a product into your trolley and head to the checkout"

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

We met with the director of the French festival, whose 23rd edition is unspooling 4 – 13 November  

04/11/2022 | Arras 2022

Avelina Prat • Director of Vasil

"People tend to help, but only when it doesn't affect our own comfort"

Avelina Prat • Director of Vasil

We spoke to the Spanish director about her debut film, which has just screened at festivals in Poland and Spain, shortly before its Spanish premiere  

04/11/2022 | /Spain/Bulgaria

Dubravka Turić • Director of Traces

“I chose a small piece from universal reality that I wanted to communicate to the audience. Everything seen and heard in the film comes from that piece”

Dubravka Turić • Director of Traces

The filmmaker's feature-length debut follows an anthropologist obsessively studying an old ritual and its symbols and dealing with her often lonely life  

04/11/2022 | Zagreb 2022

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