Interviews

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

8300 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 08/07/2025. 655 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama • Director of Têtes Brûlées

"I was interested in showing how much more responsible a 12-year-old can be than an adult"

Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama • Director of Têtes Brûlées

BERLINALE 2025: The young filmmaker chatted with us about her first feature film, which paints the portrait of a young girl having to face the loss of her...  

28/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Generation

Andrea Štaka • Director of IBICABA – Visions of Paradise

"It's a challenge to shoot a period film - set in the 19th century - with a European arthouse budget"

Andrea Štaka • Director of IBICABA – Visions of Paradise

BERLINALE 2025: The Swiss director breaks down her upcoming film, which won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market  

27/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

Arnaud Dufeys and Charlotte Devillers • Directors of We Believe You

"It was important to us to leave plenty of time for her to speak, for us to hear her"

Arnaud Dufeys and Charlotte Devillers • Directors of We Believe You

BERLINALE 2025: We met with the Belgian directors to discuss their first feature film, which paints a subtle yet intense portrait of a morning spent in...  

27/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Luce Grosjean • Distributor, Miyu Distribution

"Having a strong brand and making sure that people are going to see something they’re ready to take the risk for is important"

Luce Grosjean • Distributor, Miyu Distribution

The head of one of Europe's most trusted indie animation distributors speaks about the company's filmmaker-centric approach and the importance of festivals...  

27/02/2025 | Distributor of the Month

Sarah Miro Fischer & Marie Bloching • Director of and actress in The Good Sister

"We bring a close look at a sexual abuser through a person who is deeply connected with him"

Sarah Miro Fischer & Marie Bloching • Director of and actress in The Good Sister

BERLINALE 2025: The first-time director and the actress delve into the making and the ethical questions of their film, about a girl whose older brother is...  

26/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Cağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Confidante

"Our main character is like Scheherazade in One Thousand and One Nights — she has to tell stories to survive"

Cağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Confidante

BERLINALE 2025: The Turkish-French directing duo discuss their new film, which follows a woman working in an erotic call centre who is suddenly trying to...  

26/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Boris Tilquin and Christophe Hermans • Directors of Merckx

"We work with idols by looking for their ambiguities, as we would with any kind of fictional character"

Boris Tilquin and Christophe Hermans • Directors of Merckx

We met with the authors and directors of the documentary about Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx, a study of an extraordinary hero  

26/02/2025 | /Belgium

Florian Pochlatko • Director of How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World

“Mental health has become such a big issue in recent years, but I didn't want it to be portrayed as ‘cool’”

Florian Pochlatko • Director of How to Be Normal and the Oddness of the Other World

BERLINALE 2025: The Austrian director follows a young woman beset by psychotic episodes, who is trying to fit the pattern of a mentally normative life  

25/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Nele Mueller-Stöfen • Director of Delicious

“I didn't want to point the finger at my characters, because social inequality is a global problem and can't be solved on an individual level”

Nele Mueller-Stöfen • Director of Delicious

BERLINALE 2025: The writer-director of the Netflix pic discussed the idea for her feature debut, the social background to it and its ultimate goals  

25/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Jan Schomburg, Dustin Loose • Showrunner and director of Other People’s Money

“There is no Wolf of Wall Street in Germany”

Jan Schomburg, Dustin Loose • Showrunner and director of Other People’s Money

BERLINALE 2025: The pair behind the series based on a real-life scandal discuss the genesis of the show and its production, as well as its political...  

24/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Frédéric Hambalek • Director of What Marielle Knows

"What would happen if starting from now, very suddenly, the privacy is gone?"

Frédéric Hambalek • Director of What Marielle Knows

BERLINALE 2025: The German director delves into his new film, in which he follows a mother and a father whose child is able to hear and see everything that...  

22/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

Burhan Qurbani • Director of No Beast. So Fierce.

"Rashida, aka Richard III, represents a wound that we in the Western world don’t want to see"

Burhan Qurbani • Director of No Beast. So Fierce.

BERLINALE 2025: The German director details his retelling of Richard III, in which the families are Arab and have been fighting a war for years on the...  

22/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Berlinale Special

Dag Johan Haugerud • Director of Dreams (Sex Love)

"When you tell me about your life, I will perceive it in a completely different way than you do"

Dag Johan Haugerud • Director of Dreams (Sex Love)

BERLINALE 2025: The Norwegian director discusses his Golden Bear winning film, the last installment of his trilogy, which demonstrates hierarchies have no...  

22/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

Ido Fluk • Director of Köln 75

"It’s a movie about a jazz concert, but it’s a punk rock story"

Ido Fluk • Director of Köln 75

BERLINALE 2025: The director delves into his film about one of the best-selling jazz records of all time, Keith Jarrett's Köln Concert from 1975, made...  

22/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Berlinale Special

Vicente Wallenstein  • Actor

"For me, it’s always about the movie, not the character"

Vicente Wallenstein • Actor

BERLINALE 2025: The emerging Portuguese actor delves into his approach to roles, his most exciting acting experiences and even playing piano  

22/02/2025 | European Shooting Stars 2025

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