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.

 
Charles Tesson  • Artistic Director, Critics’ Week

"Stories seem to unfold out of private, family predicaments"

Charles Tesson • Artistic Director, Critics’ Week

The artistic director of Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week comments on his selection for this year’s revival edition, following the various peaks of the...  

07/06/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

Eoin Macken  • Director of Here Are the Young Men

“When you’re in a night club, listening to music, nothing else matters apart from your world and its orbit”

Eoin Macken • Director of Here Are the Young Men

DMovies sat down with the Irish filmmaker to talk about the adaptation of Rob Doyle’s novel, the challenges involved in transposing it to the silver screen,...  

07/06/2021 | /Ireland/USA

Minnie Ferrara  • Director, Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti

“It’s essential that education establishes a direct link with the world of work and that we focus on training the professionals demanded by the market”

Minnie Ferrara • Director, Civica Scuola di Cinema Luchino Visconti

We seized the opportunity to chat with the film school director about the options offered by the prestigious Milanese institution  

04/06/2021 | /Italy

Zuzana Piussi  • Director of Unbalanced

“Rather than thematise mental illness and diagnoses, I see a question about the value of a shared world and what holds it together”

Zuzana Piussi • Director of Unbalanced

The acclaimed veteran Slovak documentarian, who is preparing her feature-length fiction debut, discusses the story of the film and the means of bringing it...  

02/06/2021 | Febiofest Bratislava 2021 | Febiofest Industry Days

Carlos Conceição  • Director

"Cinema is what we want it to be"

Carlos Conceição • Director

The Portuguese director details some of the several projects currently on his plate  

02/06/2021 | /Portugal

Nine Antico  • Director of Playlist

"It’s similar to lots of women who are trying to enjoy their freedom"

Nine Antico • Director of Playlist

A well-known name in the world of French comic books, Antico tells us about her first steps as a director and explains her heart-warming film exploring a...  

02/06/2021 | /France

Mathieu Béjot  • Director of strategy and development, Sunny Side of the Doc

"The platforms are shaking up the formats and narrative modes of the documentary"

Mathieu Béjot • Director of strategy and development, Sunny Side of the Doc

The director of strategy and development of the event discusses the 32nd edition (from 21 to 24 June) and current trends in the market and financing of...  

01/06/2021 | Sunny Side of the Doc 2021

Alexis Mas  • Distributor, Condor Distribution

“Arthouse cinema is not a niche in France, it is a real industry”

Alexis Mas • Distributor, Condor Distribution

The CEO of the French company shares how his particular approach as an independent distributor was affected by the situation in 2020 and the first half of 2021  

01/06/2021 | /France

Rafa Russo • Director of The Year of Fury

“You never know which projects will end up moving forward”

Rafa Russo • Director of The Year of Fury

We talked to the filmmaker, who has returned to direct a feature again after a 15-year hiatus; the movie reconstructs the moments prior to the dawn of the...  

31/05/2021 | /Spain/Uruguay

Nicolangelo Gelormini • Director of Fortuna – The Girl and the Giants

“My aim was for viewers to feel the same sense of discomfort, bewilderment and uncertainty as the protagonist”

Nicolangelo Gelormini • Director of Fortuna – The Girl and the Giants

The Neapolitan director discusses the approach he took towards his debut film which recounts a terrible real-life event  

28/05/2021 | /Italy

Pernille Rose Grønkjær • Director of Solutions

“Before making this documentary, I didn’t think we could actually change the foundations of our economic system”

Pernille Rose Grønkjær • Director of Solutions

Cinema Femme chatted to the Danish filmmaker, who spoke about her latest, thought-provoking documentary screened at this year’s CPH:DOX  

27/05/2021 | CPH:DOX 2021

Mickaël Marin • Director, Annecy Film Festival and MIFA

"The desire for face-to-face events has never been stronger"

Mickaël Marin • Director, Annecy Film Festival and MIFA

The director of the International Animation Film Festival and its accompanying market, discusses the 2021 edition of the event which will unfold in hybrid...  

26/05/2021 | Annecy 2021

Aldo Gugolz  • Director of Cows on the Roof

“At some point, you can't get out of the valley of your own life”

Aldo Gugolz • Director of Cows on the Roof

The new documentary by the Swiss director depicts the tough life of a man working on a mountain farm  

26/05/2021 | /Switzerland

Florent Bugeau  • Distributor, Rezo Films

“The most important thing is to help companies stay alive after the pandemic”

Florent Bugeau • Distributor, Rezo Films

The head of sales and acquisitions of the French company talks about his concerns about the situation of the cinemas after having reopened  

25/05/2021 | /France

Lysann Windisch • Head of programme, NEXT WAVE

“The goal is to enable and empower young talents to shape the future of film exhibition”

Lysann Windisch • Head of programme, NEXT WAVE

The Berlin-based, nine-month professional training programme focused on the cinephilia of the future is accepting applications until 31 May 2021  

25/05/2021 | /Germany

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