Interviews

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

9047 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 29/09/2026. 604 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Anna Tóth • Producer, ULab

“Films should reach broader audiences beyond just festival-goers”

Anna Tóth • Producer, ULab

The Hungarian producer explains why she works in the documentary field and how she sees its connection with the society  

19/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Ian Purnell • Director of Arctic Link

“I wanted the viewer to reflect on where the internet actually comes from”

Ian Purnell • Director of Arctic Link

We chatted to the Swiss-born director about creating an emotional experience in his doc focusing on a remote corner of Alaska that gets connected to the...  

19/03/2026 | CPH:DOX 2026

Yann Tonnar • Producer, Manufactura Pictures

“I have a particular fondness for television releases, and the way they surreptitiously sneak into people’s living rooms”

Yann Tonnar • Producer, Manufactura Pictures

The Luxembourgish producer explains that the social and political mission of documentary is one of the aspects that drew him to this field  

19/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

"Professionals need to find new ways of financing their projects"

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

The head of the Series Mania Festival’s professional sidebar, unspooling in Lille between 24 and 26 March, sheds light on the state of the series industry  

19/03/2026 | Series Mania 2026 | Series Mania Forum

Evi Stamou • Producer, Maketa Media

“Cinema in general – and filmmaking as a process – is inherently political”

Evi Stamou • Producer, Maketa Media

The Greek producer discusses her approach to documentary filmmaking, finding audiences for her work, and her upcoming projects  

18/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Tomáš Krupa • Director of We Have to Survive

“The world is not ending; it is changing, and humanity will have to find new ways to carry on”

Tomáš Krupa • Director of We Have to Survive

The Slovak director talks about his new documentary, filmed over six years, which follows communities that are already adapting to climate change  

18/03/2026 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2026

Eirini Vourloumis • Director of The Way Elsewhere

“Taxi drivers are like the lyrical voice of the city – you can confess anything to them”

Eirini Vourloumis • Director of The Way Elsewhere

The Greek-Indonesian filmmaker elaborates on her bittersweet collective portrait of three Athenian taxi drivers coping with the economic crisis and...  

18/03/2026 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2026

Nathan Grossman • Director of Amazomania

“The cinematic space is one of the last places we have where people can immerse themselves in fairly tricky questions”

Nathan Grossman • Director of Amazomania

We sat down with the director of a documentary that confronts the colonial legacy and exposes the long-term repercussions for the Korubo people  

18/03/2026 | CPH:DOX 2026

Mira Staleva • Head, Sofia Meetings

“Cinema begins where people can speak freely about cinema itself – not only about financing plans, but also about why they make films in the first place”

Mira Staleva • Head, Sofia Meetings

The head of the Bulgarian industry gathering discusses creative freedom and the secret ingredient in making the Meetings an unmissable rendezvous  

18/03/2026 | Sofia 2026 | Sofia Meetings

Xavier Giannoli  • Director of Rays and Shadows

“We had to strike a balance between a certain fascination with the evil at work and ensuring that the film was morally beyond reproach”

Xavier Giannoli • Director of Rays and Shadows

The French filmmaker recounts the making of his new film, which explores the murky areas of collaboration with the occupying forces in France during the...  

18/03/2026 | /France

Karl Friis Forchhammer • Director of Christiania

“I wanted to get to the core: what does Christiania say about society?”

Karl Friis Forchhammer • Director of Christiania

The documentary maker tells us what the story of the titular Danish commune can teach us about today’s world torn between democracy and authoritarianism  

17/03/2026 | CPH:DOX 2026

Filip Mašek, Kristina Husová, Fabian Driehorst • Director and producers of Acorn's Adventure

“Society often expects us to define ourselves very quickly, by a job, a talent or a clear role, but for many people, that search takes time"

Filip Mašek, Kristina Husová, Fabian Driehorst • Director and producers of Acorn's Adventure

The team that received the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cartoon Movie tell us about their new project, which blends humour, imagination and...  

17/03/2026 | Cartoon 2026 | Cartoon Movie

Dominic Spitaler • Producer, ostblok

“If you want to subvert a conservative right-wing audience, the arthouse cinema is the wrong place”

Dominic Spitaler • Producer, ostblok

The Austrian producer thinks documentary can change minds, but that requires knowing precisely who you are talking to  

17/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Juliette Binoche • Director of In-I In Motion

“If you're true to yourself, to your body and your sensations, you can never lie”

Juliette Binoche • Director of In-I In Motion

In her directorial debut, the iconic actress presents the creative process behind a collaborative dance performance she co-directed and staged in 2007  

17/03/2026 | CPH:DOX 2026

Ivana Shekutkoska • Producer, Minimal Collective

"Audiences are everywhere, but attention has to be earned"

Ivana Shekutkoska • Producer, Minimal Collective

The Macedonian producer discusses her approach to documentary filmmaking and her upcoming projects  

16/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

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