Interviews

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

8481 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 14/10/2025. 653 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Katerina Patroni • Director of The Fourth Character

“You never know how people experience loss”

Katerina Patroni • Director of The Fourth Character

We talked to Katerina Patroni, the director of The Fourth Character, about the art of opening up  

27/05/2020 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2020

Xènia Puiggrós • Distributor, Segarra Films

"If you have different lines of work you won’t be completely stopped"

Xènia Puiggrós • Distributor, Segarra Films

We talked to Xènia Puiggrós, distribution coordinator of Segarra Films, to discuss the company's work and the current situation in Spain  

26/05/2020 | /Spain

Valentina Pedicini • Director of Faith

"My idea was to make a film without judgement but not lacking a perspective”

Valentina Pedicini • Director of Faith

Italy’s Valentina Pedicini had the chance to chat to Cinema Femme and talk through the making of her documentary Faith, now selected for DocsBarcelona  

26/05/2020 | DocsBarcelona 2020

Stefanía Thors • Director of The School of Housewives

“We don’t give ourselves time to just do things any more”

Stefanía Thors • Director of The School of Housewives

We talked to Reykjavik-born director Stefanía Thors about The School of Housewives, the titular old educational institution and how it aroused her curiosity  

26/05/2020 | Hot Docs 2020

Paul Manate • Director of Paradise

"In Tahiti, there is a respect for ancestral beliefs: ghosts, the powers of the Tahu’a, taboos"

Paul Manate • Director of Paradise

France's Paul Manate talks about his first feature Paradise, shot in Tahiti and mixing ancestral magic together with contemporary realism, against a...  

25/05/2020 | /France/French Polynesia

Fabrice du Welz • Director

"It’s high time for us to get back to work and to carry on with our lives"

Fabrice du Welz • Director

In light of the lack of commitment over any possible resumption of film activities in Belgium, director Fabrice du Welz reflects on a situation which he...  

25/05/2020 | /Belgium

Seppe Vanhaecke • Distributor, MOOOV

“As a subsidised organisation we want to support cinemas as much as possible”

Seppe Vanhaecke • Distributor, MOOOV

We caught up with Seppe Vanhaecke, responsible for distribution at MOOOV, to discuss the Benelux distribution and the current situation  

21/05/2020 | Belgium

Marcin Pieńkowski • Artistic director, New Horizons Film Festival

“Festivals are not just about showing movies”

Marcin Pieńkowski • Artistic director, New Horizons Film Festival

We talked to the artistic director of Poland’s New Horizons Film Festival, Marcin Pieńkowski, about the gathering’s new November dates – and his kids’ love...  

21/05/2020 | New Horizons 2020

Joan Gonzàlez • Director, DocsBarcelona

"There’s a documentary for every single viewer"

Joan Gonzàlez • Director, DocsBarcelona

We chatted to Joan Gonzàlez, the head of the Barcelona International Documentary Film Festival, the 23rd edition of which kicks off today on Filmin  

19/05/2020 | DocsBarcelona 2020

Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann • Co-directors of Davos

“Dialogue between the public and the world leaders doesn’t happen”

Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann • Co-directors of Davos

We chatted to Austrian filmmakers Daniel Hoesl and Julia Niemann about their latest documentary, Davos, which looks at the everyday life of people living in...  

19/05/2020 | Visions du Réel 2020

Vesela Kazakova • Producer, Activist38

“Producing is a skill that will always be applicable and that’s where my ambition lies”

Vesela Kazakova • Producer, Activist38

Part of the EFP’s Producers on the Move, UK-based Bulgarian producer Vesela Kazakova talks about the advantages of being part of two worlds  

18/05/2020 | Producers on the Move 2020

Manuel Chiche • Distributor, The Jokers

"We’re not trying to predict the future anymore"

Manuel Chiche • Distributor, The Jokers

French firm The Jokers head Manuel Chiche sheds light on the dilemmas currently faced by independent distributors who must either wait for cinemas to...  

18/05/2020 | France

Danijel Pek • Producer, Antitalent

"I am driven by stories that tell us something important about ourselves and the society we have built"

Danijel Pek • Producer, Antitalent

We talked to Danijel Pek, producer for Croatian company Antitalent, on the occasion of his participation in EFP's Producers on the Move  

15/05/2020 | Producers on the Move 2020

Aleksi Hyvärinen • Producer, Don Films

“I am a guy from Finland and everything I do stems from that”

Aleksi Hyvärinen • Producer, Don Films

Cineuropa caught up with Don Films’ Aleksi Hyvärinen, selected for EFP’s 2020 Producers on the Move, now working on the upcoming horror The Twin  

15/05/2020 | Producers on the Move 2020

Hans Kok • Distributor, Arti Film

“VOD is not yet an alternative, so we are missing a lot of things at the moment"

Hans Kok • Distributor, Arti Film

We chatted with Hans Kok of Dutch distribution company Arti Film about their strategies, the challenges of the market and the lockdown caused by the coronavirus  

14/05/2020 | Netherlands

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