Interviews

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

8592 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 17/01/2026. 640 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Grégory Magne • Director of Perfumes

"It’s a case of underplaying things and placing faith in a look"

Grégory Magne • Director of Perfumes

French filmmaker Grégory Magne discusses his highly engaging work Perfumes, propelled by Emmanuelle Devos and Grégory Montel and released in French cinemas...  

01/07/2020 | /France

Jerôme Paillard  • Executive Director, Marché du Film

“We’re still seeing people sign up, even now the event has closed…”

Jerôme Paillard • Executive Director, Marché du Film

We met with the director of Cannes’ Marché du Film Jerôme Paillard in order to gather the organisers’ conclusions on this very unique edition  

01/07/2020 | Cannes 2020 | Marché du Film

Dimitris Tsakaleas, Lida Vartzioti  • Directors of Sad Girl Weekend

“We are really interested in talking about the coming of age problems we all face as we are growing up”

Dimitris Tsakaleas, Lida Vartzioti • Directors of Sad Girl Weekend

We caught up with Dimitris Tsakaleas and Lida Vartzioti to ask about Sad Girl Weekend, their short film selected for EFP’s Future Frames  

30/06/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Adam Martinec  • Director of Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon

“I look forward to the time when a live audience can see our movie"

Adam Martinec • Director of Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon

Adam Martinec, director of Anatomy of a Czech Afternoon, discusses with us about his short film now selected for EFP’s Future Frames  

30/06/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Svend Jensen  • Distributor, Arthaus

“We are hoping that there will be some compensation for the films that were going to be released”

Svend Jensen • Distributor, Arthaus

We spoke to Arthaus CEO Svend Jensen as the cinemas in Norway were beginning to reopen  

30/06/2020 | /Norway

Martin Šmatlák  • Head, Slovak Audiovisual Fund

“The top priority is the finalisation of the projects supported for production, even with a delay, given the current situation”

Martin Šmatlák • Head, Slovak Audiovisual Fund

Director of the Slovak Audiovisual Fund Martin Šmatlák talks to us about measures being taken in the aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak and the rebooting of...  

30/06/2020 | /Slovakia

Hülya Sungu  • Programme director, International Migration Film Festival

“Migration isn't something to be afraid of; on the contrary, it develops a sense of empathy”

Hülya Sungu • Programme director, International Migration Film Festival

We chatted to Hülya Sungu, programme director of Turkey’s International Migration Film Festival, about the takeaways from this year’s edition of the gathering  

30/06/2020 | /Turkey

Yaiza de Lamo, Juno Álvarez, Maria Lorente and Mariona Vázquez  • Directors of DIYSEX

“Why should film festivals get scared just because you can see some genitalia?”

Yaiza de Lamo, Juno Álvarez, Maria Lorente and Mariona Vázquez • Directors of DIYSEX

Spanish filmmakers Yaiza de Lamo, Juno Álvarez, Maria Lorente and Mariona Vázquez discuss their short film DIYSEX, selected for EFP’s Future Frames  

29/06/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Albert Yao  • Distributor, Swallow Wings

“I think the European sales agents are surprised that we are still releasing films”

Albert Yao • Distributor, Swallow Wings

We spoke to Albert Yao, head of acquisitions at Taiwanese distribution company Swallow Wings, which hasn’t stopped working during the pandemic  

25/06/2020 | /Taiwan

Charlène Favier  • Director of Slalom

"Speech had to be liberated"

Charlène Favier • Director of Slalom

CANNES 2020: French filmmaker Charlène Favier talks about her feature film debut, Slalom, a story of sexual abuse in high performance sport, recipient of...  

25/06/2020 | Cannes 2020

Aurel  • Director of Josep

"I wanted to pay homage to the profession and to the means of expression that links Josep and me: drawing”

Aurel • Director of Josep

CANNES 2020: We met with French cartoonist and director Aurel to discuss his first feature-length animated film, Josep, recipient of an Official Selection label  

25/06/2020 | Cannes 2020

Stefan Kitanov  • President, Sofia International Film Festival

“By having an online edition, we have the rare chance to share our content with the entire country”

Stefan Kitanov • President, Sofia International Film Festival

We talked to Stefan Kitanov, founder and president of the Sofia International Film Festival, about how to resurrect a festival that was forced to shut its...  

25/06/2020 | Sofia 2020

Radu Ciorniciuc  • Director of Acasă – My Home

"Art is one of the ways we can humanise the true savages of our time: ourselves"

Radu Ciorniciuc • Director of Acasă – My Home

We caught up with Romanian filmmaker Radu Ciorniciuc to discuss Acasă – My Home, his documentary focusing on a family forced out of the wilderness of the...  

24/06/2020 | Krakow 2020

Aistė Račaitytė  • Distributor, Kino Pavasaris Distribution

“The festival’s shift to digital really boosted the local VOD platforms”

Aistė Račaitytė • Distributor, Kino Pavasaris Distribution

After the Vilnius International Film Festival took place online, we talked to programmer Aistė Račaitytė, also Head of Acquisitions at their sister...  

23/06/2020 | /Lithuania

Magnus von Horn  • Director of Sweat

“We all want a platform to express ourselves”

Magnus von Horn • Director of Sweat

CANNES 2020: We talked about Sweat with Warsaw-based director Magnus von Horn, who, despite focusing on a social media celebrity, has only ever posted one...  

22/06/2020 | Cannes 2020

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