Interviews

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

8319 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 15/07/2025. 658 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Hamy Ramezan  • Director of Any Day Now

“Experiencing war doesn't make you less of a child. When I came to Finland, people my age were drinking; I was playing Nintendo”

Hamy Ramezan • Director of Any Day Now

BERLINALE 2021: You can do anything, it seems, in the Finnish-Iranian director’s Generation title. But never go against the family  

09/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Generation

Cathal Nally • Director of Be Good or Be Gone

“Once I saw that the lead actors had a great chemistry, I was on board”

Cathal Nally • Director of Be Good or Be Gone

We spoke to the director of this Irish indie comedy revolving around the misfortunes of two petty-criminal cousins, which is taking part in this year’s...  

09/03/2021 | Dublin 2021

Damien Odoul  • Director of Theo and the Metamorphosis

“I want to challenge the viewing habits of the public and to take a risk for it”

Damien Odoul • Director of Theo and the Metamorphosis

BERLINALE 2021: We talked to the French director about his new experimental film  

08/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Panorama

Alexandre Koberidze • Director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

"The plan was to tell simple stories with simple methods and forms"

Alexandre Koberidze • Director of What Do We See When We Look at the Sky?

BERLINALE 2021: The Georgian director, responsible for one of the most acclaimed titles of this edition of the festival, discusses love, curses and film...  

08/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

Laura Herrero Garvín  • Director of La Mami

“I never look for stories; they come to me”

Laura Herrero Garvín • Director of La Mami

The Spanish filmmaker headed to Mexico City to shoot this excellent documentary that explores the Barba Azul cabaret, a female-dominated world governed by...  

08/03/2021 | /Mexico/Spain

Hadas Ben Aroya  • Director of All Eyes Off Me

“It's a beautiful thing to open up”

Hadas Ben Aroya • Director of All Eyes Off Me

BERLINALE 2021: The Israeli director shows that sometimes, being vulnerable is the hardest challenge of all  

08/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Panorama

Sara Klimoska  • Actress

"I perceive my body as an instrument: whether I'm naked or with clothes on, it's the same thing to me as long as it’s justified"

Sara Klimoska • Actress

BERLINALE 2021: The young Macedonian actress talks to us about her career, acting beyond limits (and language borders) and who she would love to work with  

05/03/2021 | European Shooting Stars 2021

Vincent Meessen  • Director of Just A Movement

"I try to shift documentary ethics away from reporting truth to reporting otherness"

Vincent Meessen • Director of Just A Movement

BERLINALE 2021: We met with the contemporary Belgian artist who spoke to us about his new, hybrid film which hovers between documentary and filmed essay  

05/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Forum

Álvaro Gurrea  • Director of Ancient Soul

“I started filming like a man possessed”

Álvaro Gurrea • Director of Ancient Soul

BERLINALE 2021: We chatted to the first-time director, who shot his debut, hybrid film (half-fiction, half-reality) immersed in the stunning natural...  

05/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Forum

Dénes Nagy  • Director of Natural Light

"The essence of this story is happening everywhere, all the time"

Dénes Nagy • Director of Natural Light

BERLINALE 2021: The emerging Hungarian director has just won the Silver Bear for Best Director for his first fiction feature, which takes the viewer back to...  

05/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Competition

Christian Schwochow  • Director of Je Suis Karl

Je Suis Karl is a work of fiction, but it is based on research”

Christian Schwochow • Director of Je Suis Karl

BERLINALE 2021: The German director chatted to us to break down his study of infatuation, screening in Berlinale Special  

05/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Berlinale Special

Fred Baillif  • Director of The Fam

“What I want to say is: stop closing your eyes!”

Fred Baillif • Director of The Fam

BERLINALE 2021: We met with the Swiss director about his new film, which explores the world of teenagers and social workers  

04/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Generation

Chris Wright and Stefan Kolbe  • Directors of Anamnesis

“The story will never be finished”

Chris Wright and Stefan Kolbe • Directors of Anamnesis

BERLINALE 2021: The new documentary from the two German directors questions the nature of documentary filmmaking itself  

04/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Forum

Natasa Stork  • Actress

"Seeing myself on the screen was always hard for me, but I learned to accept myself"

Natasa Stork • Actress

BERLINALE 2021: The Hungarian actress talks to us about the beginning of her career, her work in Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time...  

04/03/2021 | European Shooting Stars 2021

Jacqueline Lentzou  • Director of Moon, 66 Questions

"This is a film from the heart, with heart"

Jacqueline Lentzou • Director of Moon, 66 Questions

BERLINALE 2021: We talked to the Greek filmmaker to try to unpick her daring approach to her first feature, screening in Encounters  

04/03/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | Encounters

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