Interviews

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

8322 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 17/07/2025. 659 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Loïc Valceschini • Acting artistic director, NIFFF

"These last few years, fantasy cinema has become a very productive incubator for young creation"

Loïc Valceschini • Acting artistic director, NIFFF

The acting artistic director of the innovating festival which defends fantasy cinema analyses its 20th edition  

02/07/2021 | NIFFF 2021

Alina Gorlova • Director of This Rain Will Never Stop

“I wanted to create a dream, more than anything else”

Alina Gorlova • Director of This Rain Will Never Stop

In her IceDocs-winning film, the Ukrainian director shows the endless circle of conflict  

30/06/2021 | IceDocs 2021

Alessandro Grande • Director of Regina

“The greater the problem for a young person, the stronger the relief is when it is resolved”

Alessandro Grande • Director of Regina

The director tells us about his feature debut, presented last November at the 38th Torino Film Festival and now winner of the Best Feature Debut award at...  

30/06/2021 | /Italy

Nicola Ruffo • Director, Swiss Films

“My aim is to incorporate a greater sense of playfulness in spite of the challenges we may face”

Nicola Ruffo • Director, Swiss Films

We had a chance to talk to the charismatic new director of Swiss Films, an experienced interdisciplinary networker active in the fields of film, digital...  

30/06/2021 | /Switzerland

Matteo Pianezzi • Artistic Director, Olbia Film Network

“Olbia is home to the spring of cinema”

Matteo Pianezzi • Artistic Director, Olbia Film Network

The director of the Olbia Film Network, whose fifth edition took place on 25 and 26 June, talks about what makes this co-production market special and its...  

29/06/2021 | /Italy

Annekatrin Hendel • Director of Banished to Paradise

“Every film needs its own approach and visual concept”

Annekatrin Hendel • Director of Banished to Paradise

The German director seized the opportunity to overcome coronavirus-related insecurities by making a film that tackles them head-on  

29/06/2021 | /Germany

Benjamin Martins • Director of The Shadow Hour

“I want to make visible what we can't see and what lies behind people”

Benjamin Martins • Director of The Shadow Hour

At this year's First Steps Awards, the young German filmmaker received the prize for the best feature-length film  

28/06/2021 | /Germany

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

“We are doing this because we love documentaries”

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

The Akranes-based IceDocs wrapped its third edition on 27 June, and its co-founder opens up about what’s next for the event  

28/06/2021 | IceDocs 2021

Álex Montoya • Director of Lucas

“Deep down, we’re animals”

Álex Montoya • Director of Lucas

The filmmaker talks about his second feature, which is being released in Spanish theatres after taking part in the Málaga Film Festival and Cinema Jove  

25/06/2021 | Cinema Jove 2021

Anke van Diejen and Noortje van de Sande • Managing directors, Picl

“By watching Picl, you directly support your favourite movie theatre and independent cinema”

Anke van Diejen and Noortje van de Sande • Managing directors, Picl

During our conversation, Picl’s managing directors talked us through their model of flexible digital distribution for newly released titles  

25/06/2021 | /Netherlands

Sarah Blaßkiewitz • Director of Precious Ivie

“For me, being a filmmaker in Germany means being involved in shaping the present and having an impact”

Sarah Blaßkiewitz • Director of Precious Ivie

The German director has just completed her first feature film, premiering at this year's Filmfest München  

24/06/2021 | /Germany

Erol Mintaş • Founder and artistic director, Academy of Moving People and Images

“The initiative has stimulated debate on diversity issues and inclusion within the Finnish industry”

Erol Mintaş • Founder and artistic director, Academy of Moving People and Images

The non-institutional academy founded by the Helsinki-based filmmaker is an open platform teaching “mobile people” the crafts of filmmaking  

24/06/2021 | /Finland

Martin Šulík • Director of The Man with Hare Ears

“I think that the life of every auteur director is reflected in his films, whether directly or not”

Martin Šulík • Director of The Man with Hare Ears

In his latest movie, the Slovak filmmaker takes a closer look at the titular man with hare ears, urging the audience not to be afraid of laughing  

24/06/2021 | Art Film Fest 2021

Jérémy Clapin • Director

"Without this spotlight from the Critics' Week, you can easily end up staying under the radar"

Jérémy Clapin • Director

The French filmmaker, who won the Grand Prix in the 2019 Critics' Week, is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival's parallel section...  

24/06/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics' Week

Tiha K Gudac • Director of The Wire

“None of the people in my film are activists; they just had to respond to the crisis they were caught up in”

Tiha K Gudac • Director of The Wire

The Croatian director takes on yet another makeshift border dividing Europe, showing how important it is to just listen sometimes  

23/06/2021 | ZagrebDox 2021

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