Interviews

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

8334 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 01/08/2025. 666 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Mattias J Skoglund • Director of The Home

“I wanted to create a tone that would be very raw, intimate and slightly uncanny”

Mattias J Skoglund • Director of The Home

The Swedish director breaks down his indie horror flick set in a retirement home, which is based on a novel by Mats Strandberg  

10/03/2025 | SXSW 2025

Uta Briesewitz • Director of American Sweatshop

"It's important how sexual violence against women is portrayed. You can do it in a way that serves the topic, but you can also do it in a way that makes it look like advertising"

Uta Briesewitz • Director of American Sweatshop

We talked to the German filmmaker about her latest film, which looks at the effects of social media on its consumers  

10/03/2025 | SXSW 2025

Loránd Balázs Imre • Producer, filmDOUGH Productions

“A documentary doesn’t have to be didactic or overtly political to be impactful”

Loránd Balázs Imre • Producer, filmDOUGH Productions

The Hungarian producer believes film has the power to plant seeds, shift perspectives and become part of a larger movement  

10/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025

Michael Kalb • Producer, Michael Kalb Filmproduktion

“Making films doesn't feel like work for me”

Michael Kalb • Producer, Michael Kalb Filmproduktion

The German producer is dedicated to documentary filmmaking because real life writes the best and most exciting stories  

07/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025

Katriina Miola • Project manager, European Film Business and Law, Erich Pommer Institut

“Many alumni have gone on to achieve leadership positions in the film and entertainment world”

Katriina Miola • Project manager, European Film Business and Law, Erich Pommer Institut

An in-depth look into the Erich Pommer Institut’s European Film Business & Law LL.M. | MBA and workshops, which launch applications for 2025  

07/03/2025 | Sponsored

Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani • Directors of Reflection in a Dead Diamond

"We approached the story as if it were a diamond and gave it different facets"

Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani • Directors of Reflection in a Dead Diamond

We met with the inspired filmmaking duo to talk about their latest film effort, a frenetic and psychedelic rereading of the Hero myth  

06/03/2025 | Luxembourg 2025

Xavier Romero Corminas • Head of Animated Co-Productions, Televisió de Catalunya

“I’ve been attending the Cartoon events for more than 20 years, and I’ve been witnessing the evolution of European animation”

Xavier Romero Corminas • Head of Animated Co-Productions, Televisió de Catalunya

At Cartoon Movie, the exec unpacked the new co-production projects and the editorial policy of the Catalan broadcaster  

06/03/2025 | Cartoon 2025 | Cartoon Movie

Elise Hug • Producer, Alter Ego Production

“What I love about creative documentaries is their polymorphic nature”

Elise Hug • Producer, Alter Ego Production

The French producer explains why she still has hope documentary films can make the world more beautiful  

06/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025

Alexis Juncosa • Artistic director, Luxembourg City Film Festival

“While others specialise in co-production, we want to be a ‘safe space’ where ethical or structural issues are discussed”

Alexis Juncosa • Artistic director, Luxembourg City Film Festival

The artistic director of the Grand Duchy’s renowned festival provides a sneak peek of what’s in store ahead of its anticipated opening  

06/03/2025 | Luxembourg 2025

Danai Anagnostou • Producer, Kenno Filmi

“No matter what we plan, audiences find films and films find audiences in surprising places, formats and occasions”

Danai Anagnostou • Producer, Kenno Filmi

The Finnish producer explains she became more drawn to documentaries after working with artist films and "weird fiction"  

05/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025

Stéphane Ly-Cuong • Director of In the Nguyen Kitchen

"It’s time we told other stories"

Stéphane Ly-Cuong • Director of In the Nguyen Kitchen

The director spoke to us about his first feature film exploring dual culture, diversity in film, cooking as a vehicle for sharing, and the joys of musicals  

05/03/2025 | /France

Maxime Dieu • Director general, Love International Film Festival Mons

"We like to use our programme to explore what our relationships with love and with others say about us"

Maxime Dieu • Director general, Love International Film Festival Mons

As its 40th edition gets ready to open its doors on 7 March, the festival’s director general looks back on the event’s history and its upcoming programme  

04/03/2025 | Mons 2025

Michal Sikora • Producer, Lonely Production

“It requires a complex and deeply engaged approach to truly make a difference”

Michal Sikora • Producer, Lonely Production

The Czech producer talks about the craft of filmmaking, work-life balance, audience hunting and his upcoming projects  

04/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025

Caroline Cassin, Milja Mikkola • Organisers, Women & Cocaine Festival in Helsinki

“This name, Women & Cocaine, is such a draw for people”

Caroline Cassin, Milja Mikkola • Organisers, Women & Cocaine Festival in Helsinki

We talked to the two organisers of the festival dedicated to Hollywood films from 1930 to 1934, and the empowering female narratives they spotlight  

04/03/2025 | /Finland

Maksym Nakonechnyi • Director of The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It

"I want all of us to reflect on our own 'flat Earth theories' and prepare ourselves for the moment when objective reality crashes them one way or another"

Maksym Nakonechnyi • Director of The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It

BERLINALE 2025: The Ukrainian director offers insights to his upcoming film, which won the Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award at the...  

04/03/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

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