Interviews

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

8556 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 29/11/2025. 639 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Damien Manivel • Director of Magdala

"What moved me most about her character was the radical decision she made to leave human society behind her"

Damien Manivel • Director of Magdala

The French filmmaker speaks about his latest film, which scooped the Eurimages Lab Project Award at the Work in Progress event hosted by the 12th Les Arcs...  

25/01/2021 | Les Arcs 2020 | Industry Village

Suvi West • Director of Eatnameamet - Our Silent Struggle

“Every Sámi generation had people who fought”

Suvi West • Director of Eatnameamet - Our Silent Struggle

We chatted to the director of the DocPoint title about what many would rather not talk about  

25/01/2021 | DocPoint 2021

Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros • Directors of Isaac

“Everything that happens in the film we have experienced ourselves”

Ángeles Hernández and David Matamoros • Directors of Isaac

We chatted to the Spanish producers, who made their feature-length directorial debut with a character drama that’s now touring the festival circuit  

22/01/2021 | /Spain

Jonas Holmberg • Artistic director, Göteborg Film Festival

“It's time to celebrate, dance and fall in love”

Jonas Holmberg • Artistic director, Göteborg Film Festival

We talked to the artistic director of the Swedish festival about the upcoming digital edition – and remote islands  

21/01/2021 | Göteborg 2021

Lennart Ström • Managing director, M:brane

“We are greatly looking forward to our comeback or – why not – our revenge!”

Lennart Ström • Managing director, M:brane

We caught up with the head of the Malmö-based co-production forum, for a chat about the forthcoming March edition  

21/01/2021 | M:brane 2021

Hannaleena Hauru • Director of Fucking with Nobody

“I am used to navigating different worlds”

Hannaleena Hauru • Director of Fucking with Nobody

We talked to the filmmaker behind the Venice Biennale College title, now showing in its native Finland  

19/01/2021 | /Finland

Fabrizio Maltese • Director of I fiori persi and Visage(s) d’Afrique

"I fiori persi was born out of a personal tragedy, set against the backdrop of a collective tragedy: Covid"

Fabrizio Maltese • Director of I fiori persi and Visage(s) d’Afrique

We met with the photographer-director, who is currently finishing post-production on his two projects, which were shot in Luxembourg, Mauritania and Italy  

19/01/2021 | /Luxembourg

Anita Hugi • Director, Solothurn Film Festival

"It was very important for each film to have its time to shine and to be visible"

Anita Hugi • Director, Solothurn Film Festival

The director of the Swiss festival for the second year talks about the 2021 edition, which will unspool online from 20-27 January  

18/01/2021 | Solothurn 2021

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"The question isn’t just whether or not people will want to return to cinemas, but what they will want to see"

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival

The selector for the French festival talks us through the Work in Progress sessions unfolding online between 20 - 22 January as part of the Industry Village...  

18/01/2021 | Les Arcs 2020

Chiara Viale • Director of The New Music

“Maybe the fact that I’d experienced a similar family situation lent my story a degree of authenticity”

Chiara Viale • Director of The New Music

We interviewed the Italian director to discuss her debut feature, which is released in Ireland and the UK on 18 January via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and...  

18/01/2021 | /Ireland

Giancarlo Leone • President, APA – Association of Audiovisual Producers

“A real team effort is needed between cinemas and streaming platforms”

Giancarlo Leone • President, APA – Association of Audiovisual Producers

The chair of the Italian association explains his opinion on the future of film production in relation to the crisis which is changing consumer habits  

15/01/2021 | /Italy

Paddy Slattery  • Director of Broken Law

“I felt that the beating heart of the story was between two brothers on opposite sides of the law”

Paddy Slattery • Director of Broken Law

We chatted to the Irish writer-director, whose film set for release on Netflix in the UK and Ireland tomorrow, 13 January  

12/01/2021 | /Ireland

Miguel Morales  • Distributor, Wanda Visión

“I think people will slowly go back to theatres”

Miguel Morales • Distributor, Wanda Visión

We talked to the distributor about the landscape of film distribution in Spain and his company's strategy  

12/01/2021 | /Spain

Thomas Rosso • Programme Manager, Critics’ Week

"We’re working with the future in mind"

Thomas Rosso • Programme Manager, Critics’ Week

The new programme manager for Cannes’ Critics’ Week looks back on the 7th edition of Next Step which unfurled in December, and also touches upon Critics’...  

08/01/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

Christian Thomas  • Distributor, Imagine Film

“Auteur cinema is about films that are not ready-made products”

Christian Thomas • Distributor, Imagine Film

We talked to the distributor about the landscape of film distribution in Belgium and the Netherlands, the strategy of his company, and the impact of the...  

07/01/2021 | /Belgium/Netherlands

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