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.

 
Hafsia Herzi  • Director of Good Mother

“In this place where I grew up, great poverty reigns”

Hafsia Herzi • Director of Good Mother

CANNES 2021: The French director discusses her second feature, a neorealist immersion into a Marseille family, unveiled in Un Certain Regard  

12/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Vincent Maël Cardona  • Director of Magnetic Beats

"What we learned was that something quite strange was going on"

Vincent Maël Cardona • Director of Magnetic Beats

CANNES 2021: The French filmmaker explains the genesis of his first feature film, unveiled in the Directors’ Fortnight  

12/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Directors’ Fortnight

Tomer Heymann  • Director of I Am Not

“Oren's perspective provides a unique glimpse into his inner world”

Tomer Heymann • Director of I Am Not

The Israeli helmer talks us through his documentary, which scooped two awards at the recent Docaviv  

12/07/2021 | Docaviv 2021

Juho Kuosmanen  • Director of Compartment No. 6

“I always like to remember a good rule that some wise film person said: try to lie as little as possible”

Juho Kuosmanen • Director of Compartment No. 6

CANNES 2021: The Finnish director talks us through his latest effort, which follows his 2016 Un Certain Regard-winning The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki  

12/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Competition

Luana Bajrami  • Director of The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

"My film paints the unknown picture of Kosovo"

Luana Bajrami • Director of The Hill Where Lionesses Roar

CANNES 2021: The French-Kosovar actress discusses her first feature as a director, which follows a gang of likeable (and perfectly cast) girls  

12/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Directors' Fortnight

Laura Samani  • Director of Small Body

“Now the film is not mine any more; it belongs to others, and I am curious to know what the viewer feels while watching it”

Laura Samani • Director of Small Body

CANNES 2021: The Italian director presents her first feature, a drama about a woman whose baby daughter is stillborn, in the Critics’ Week  

11/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

Samuel Theis  • Director of Softie

“This film is a child’s portrait, but most of all it is about the question of defecting from one’s class”

Samuel Theis • Director of Softie

CANNES 2021: The French filmmaker discusses his second feature, a very endearing, simple and subtle work presented in Critics’ Week  

11/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics' Week

Laura Wandel  • Director of Playground

"I thought it would be interesting to take the viewpoint of the witness who feels torn"

Laura Wandel • Director of Playground

CANNES 2021: The Belgian filmmaker explains the immersive approach characterising her remarkable and incredibly intense first feature film, which was...  

11/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Catherine Corsini  • Director of The Divide

“To consider oneself, to consider others and have some hope in the fact that people can talk to each other”

Catherine Corsini • Director of The Divide

CANNES 2021: The French filmmaker discusses her at once funny and dramatic film unveiled in competition, which through fiction delves into a very agitated...  

11/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Competition

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén  • Director of Clara Sola

“We have definitely raised the volume when it comes to addressing the patriarchal side of religion”

Nathalie Álvarez Mesén • Director of Clara Sola

CANNES 2021: The director shares some of her thoughts and memories from a journey that started years ago in both Costa Rica and Sweden  

11/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Directors’ Fortnight

Joachim Trier  • Director of The Worst Person in the World

“At the end of the day, all three of them feel like the worst person in the world; that’s my conclusion”

Joachim Trier • Director of The Worst Person in the World

CANNES 2021: The Norwegian director unpicks his seemingly cute, seemingly romantic comedy-drama  

11/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Competition

Yé Yé  • Director of H6

“I wanted to show the behaviour of the Chinese towards life, death and love”

Yé Yé • Director of H6

CANNES 2021: The Chinese-French director breaks down her new documentary film, which she shot in a large hospital in Shanghai  

11/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Special Screenings

Enrico Chiesa, Isabelle Fauvel and Dieudonné Alaka • Coordinators and experts, OuiCoprod

“Professionals now know where to find projects from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific that are credible and pre-financed”

Enrico Chiesa, Isabelle Fauvel and Dieudonné Alaka • Coordinators and experts, OuiCoprod

CANNES 2021: The International Organisation of La Francophonie and the ACP (African States, Caribbean and Pacific Organisation) are launching the new...  

10/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Marché du Film

Niels Alberg  • Partner, Publikum

“Publikum can be used both for creative decision-making during the writing phase and in post-production”

Niels Alberg • Partner, Publikum

The Danish expert explained how Publikum can assist creators during the early-development stages and help them build their audience  

10/07/2021 | /Denmark

Clara Roquet  • Director of Libertad

“You can forge your own style of directing”

Clara Roquet • Director of Libertad

CANNES 2021: The screenwriter who has teamed up with filmmakers such as Jaime Rosales and Carlos Marqués-Marcet makes her feature-length directorial debut...  

09/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

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