Interviews

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

7196 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 27/09/2023. 607 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Hanna Slak • Director of Not a Word

“What I was interested in was this immanent story of confronting darkness during the search for a place where the healing process can start”

Hanna Slak • Director of Not a Word

The filmmaker homes in on the parent-child themes central to her new movie, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No 5, and how genre influences her dramas  

13/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Platform

Héléna Klotz • Director of Spirit of Ecstasy

"What’s the alternative for modern-day youth?"

Héléna Klotz • Director of Spirit of Ecstasy

The French filmmaker explains the inner workings of a highly singular character and of an intimate thriller about an ambitious woman moving from a...  

12/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Platform

Sara Summa • Director of Arthur & Diana

“I always begin a project with an image that engraves itself on my mind”

Sara Summa • Director of Arthur & Diana

For her second feature, the French-Italian director has crafted a multilayered brother-and-sister story, containing certain autobiographical elements  

12/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Discovery

Edhem Fočo • Festival director, AJB DOC

“AJB DOC now proudly ranks among the best documentary festivals in the region”

Edhem Fočo • Festival director, AJB DOC

The head honcho of the Bosnian documentary gathering sums up the achievements of the previous editions and reveals his plans for the future  

12/09/2023 | AJB DOC 2023

Sébastien Vaniček • Director of Vermin

"I wanted to explore people being judged solely based on appearances and on origins"

Sébastien Vaniček • Director of Vermin

VENICE 2023: The French director chatted with us about his energy-filled first feature, which uses a horror film exterior to explore the malaise of young...  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Critics' Week

Marco Amenta • Director of Anna

"The violence perpetrated against the film's protagonist is comparable with the brutality of the way the land is treated"

Marco Amenta • Director of Anna

VENICA 2023: The director discusses his film, which tells of the one-woman fight undertaken by a young Sardinian, who strives to protect her land from...  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Gianluca Matarrese  • Director of The Zola Experience

"What fascinates me about cinema is the creative process"

Gianluca Matarrese • Director of The Zola Experience

VENICE 2023: The director follows the trials and tribulations of a theatre director getting to grips with the preparations for his new show and with a new...  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Alix Delaporte  • Director of On the Pulse

“My characters are all vivants – full of joy, of energy, of passion”

Alix Delaporte • Director of On the Pulse

VENICE 2023: The French director homes in on an energetic editorial desk at a Paris television news station, where she follows a young intern  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Out of Competition

Adrien Beau  • Director of The Vourdalak

"I wanted to create a vampire who exudes an artisanal and childlike air"

Adrien Beau • Director of The Vourdalak

VENICE 2023: The French director spoke to us about his debut feature film, which was adapted from a vampire novella written by Russian author Aleksey...  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Critics’ Week

Luca Barbareschi  • Director of The Penitent - A Rational Man

“I want blood”

Luca Barbareschi • Director of The Penitent - A Rational Man

VENICE 2023: Already behind Roman Polański’s The Palace, the Italian producer turns director with a film based on a David Mamet play  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Out of Competition

Mika Gustafson  • Director of Paradise Is Burning

“Gradually, a thought started to grow inside of me: what if I can paint this picture myself, that of female friendship at a young age, of sisterhood?”

Mika Gustafson • Director of Paradise Is Burning

VENICE 2023: The director shares some thoughts on her vision for this film centring on three young sisters left to their own devices, with no parents around  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Orizzonti

Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert  • Directors of Woman Of

“We hope this movie can change something”

Małgorzata Szumowska, Michał Englert • Directors of Woman Of

VENICE 2023: The longstanding Polish directorial duo explained how they conducted their research for this film about a trans woman in a small, hostile town  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Competition

JA Bayona  • Director of Society of the Snow

“Through fiction, we try to give meaning to reality”

JA Bayona • Director of Society of the Snow

VENICE 2023: The Spanish helmer delves into the intricacies of his new project, telling the story of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which crashed in the...  

11/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Out of Competition

Zacharias Mavroeidis  • Director of The Summer With Carmen

"For queer people, friends stand in for their families in many different ways"

Zacharias Mavroeidis • Director of The Summer With Carmen

VENICE 2023: The Greek director discusses his queer comedy that talks about cinema and the rules of storytelling, where the main characters are two friends...  

09/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Giorgio Diritti  • Director of Lubo

“When I saw him doing a breakdance on YouTube, I knew I had my Lubo”

Giorgio Diritti • Director of Lubo

VENICE 2023: The Italian director shares some thoughts and knowledge on the subject of the Yenish minority in Switzerland, which his film revolves around  

09/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Competition

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