Interviews

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

9061 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 17/10/2026. 598 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

“It matters to me that women have more space in areas we haven’t been able to occupy before”

Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

The Argentinian filmmaker talks about her second feature, a co-production with Spain that has picked up the DALE! Award after taking part in the...  

28/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

“Robberies have that ritual-like component, of something done on the sly, in silence”

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

The Basque filmmaker talks about his drama revolving around families, caregiving and heists, steeped in religious iconography and shot in his neighbourhood...  

28/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

"We had to show Alice’s path towards Milo, and Milo’s path towards Alice"

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

The French filmmaker talks us through the genesis of a film intertwining past and present which she sees as the starkest of her career  

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

“Berlin became the film’s second character”

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

The Iranian-born, German-based filmmaker discusses male intimacy and the anxiety created by Europe’s increasingly hostile political climate  

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

“This Solitude could almost be a film about exhaustion”

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

The Basque filmmaker explains his emotional return to his hometown, his fondness for imperfect characters, and the political dimension of intimacy  

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

“The violence in those images also lies in the way they look at people”

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

The Chilean filmmaker talks about the violence inherent in archives and the need for cinema to resist formal standardisation  

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra

“Queer stories aren’t niche; they’re much bigger than that”

Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra

The Spanish directorial duo talk about their film’s major international success, their connection with young audiences, and the value of telling a story...  

24/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026

Hristo Simeonov • Director of My Father’s Shoes

“There is something about forgiving a person in death, and accepting them”

Hristo Simeonov • Director of My Father’s Shoes

The Bulgarian first-time director reveals the real absurdist story behind his tender feature, and elaborates on the creative process of transferring life on...  

24/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Malika Rabahallah • Director, FilmFest Hamburg

“Cinema can’t solve the world’s problems, but it can help us understand them differently – and perhaps better”

Malika Rabahallah • Director, FilmFest Hamburg

FilmFest Hamburg's director speaks about the themes of this year’s programme, the aim of its industry events and the role of film festivals in the modern age  

24/09/2026 | Hamburg 2026

Susanne Kovács, Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard • Director and protagonist of Techplomacy

“Europe can compete with the USA and China by delivering great technology rooted in different values”

Susanne Kovács, Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard • Director and protagonist of Techplomacy

We get a break-down of this documentary following Denmark’s tech ambassador during her work, as she goes from Silicon Valley to international summits  

24/09/2026 | Zurich 2026

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

“It's a film which needs to be seen, as well as heard”

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

The Brazilian filmmaker focuses on Fukushima to probe an invisible, planetary catastrophe in a sensorial documentary where sound, time and images resonate...  

23/09/2026 | /France/Brazil

Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

“This character did not choose what he is attracted to, but he has to learn how to live with it"

Marlene Emilie Lyngstad • Director of Cute

The Norwegian director discusses her first feature and how to create empathy without neglecting a sense of responsibility  

23/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass

“There is always a lot of truth in every untruth she creates”

Naëmi Ada • Director of Body of Glass

The German filmmaker discusses her feature debut, the boundary between performance and truth, and the visibility of violence  

23/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Kostadin Bonev • Director of She Who Remains

“I find powerful the transformation of a young woman who changes her identity to survive and is forced to live in someone else’s skin”

Kostadin Bonev • Director of She Who Remains

The Bulgarian director discusses his adaptation of René Karabash’s novel, and the challenge of turning a novel without much dialogue into a screenplay  

23/09/2026 | Golden Rose 2026

Anna E Dziedzic • Head, Young Horizons Industry

“We want to remain specialised and create an environment where people can meet, exchange ideas and find opportunities to work together”

Anna E Dziedzic • Head, Young Horizons Industry

As Young Horizons Industry celebrates its tenth anniversary, its new head outlines her vision for the Warsaw-based forum  

23/09/2026 | Young Horizons Industry 2026

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