Interviews

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

8507 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 10/11/2025. 645 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Franka Potente • Director of Home

“It's about people who don't have the luxury of building a facade around themselves”

Franka Potente • Director of Home

The actress's directorial debut is a German-French-Dutch-US co-production that will be released in German cinemas by the end of July  

07/07/2021 | /Germany/France/Netherlands/USA

Christian Krönes and Florian Weigensamer • Directors of A Jewish Life

“We made this film because there is a new type of political leader taking over”

Christian Krönes and Florian Weigensamer • Directors of A Jewish Life

The Austrian directors unpick their latest Docaviv-screened documentary and the process behind making it together with two other helmers  

07/07/2021 | Docaviv 2021

Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova • Directors of Women Do Cry

“This is not a normal film”

Mina Mileva, Vesela Kazakova • Directors of Women Do Cry

CANNES 2021: The women in this Un Certain Regard entry have a lot on their minds and have to learn to stop sweeping things under the carpet  

06/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Mark Cousins • Director of The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

“We are all aliens from the planet Cinema”

Mark Cousins • Director of The Storms of Jeremy Thomas

CANNES 2021: With this and The Story of Film: A New Generation, the festival is giving the Northern Irish director the ultimate double bill this year  

06/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Cannes Classics

Karin Rywkind Segal • Artistic director, Docaviv

"The ability to question and raise one's voice is crucial for democracy"

Karin Rywkind Segal • Artistic director, Docaviv

Docaviv's artistic director talked us through the festival's 23rd edition, unspooling from 1-10 July  

05/07/2021 | Docaviv 2021

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

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