Interviews

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

8499 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 30/10/2025. 653 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Stefano Cipani  • Director of My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

"A book and a family that are worth watching on the big screen"

Stefano Cipani • Director of My Brother Chases Dinosaurs

VENICE 2019: Italian director Stefano Cipani talks to us about his feature debut, My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, presented as a special event in the Giornate...  

04/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Lynne Ramsay • Director of Brigitte

"I'm fascinated by photography, I studied as a photographer before I was a filmmaker"

Lynne Ramsay • Director of Brigitte

VENICE 2019: Lynne Ramsay presents a short documentary on French photographer Brigitte Lacombe in the Giornate degli Autori, as part of the Miu Miu Women's...  

04/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Phillip Youmans • Director of Burning Cane

"My intention was to create a sort of documentary-like style"

Phillip Youmans • Director of Burning Cane

VENICE 2019: We spoke to US director Phillip Youmans, whose astonishing debut film, Burning Cane, had its international premiere in the Giornate degli Autori  

04/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Pietro Marcello  • Director of Martin Eden

“I tried to create fiction by drawing from all available resources, while maintaining a part of unpredictability”

Pietro Marcello • Director of Martin Eden

VENICE 2019: Italian director Pietro Marcello is in competition with Martin Eden, inspired by Jack London’s famous 1908 novel  

03/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

Labina Mitevska • Actress in and producer of God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya

"The film is a universal story about a woman who tries to fight against the system"

Labina Mitevska • Actress in and producer of God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya

VENICE 2019: Labina Mitevska, who acted in and produced God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya, talks about the selection of the film, directed by her sister...  

03/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Mads Brügger • Director of Cold Case Hammarskjöld

"Hammarskjöld's is the most interesting and fascinating mystery you can deal with as a filmmaker"

Mads Brügger • Director of Cold Case Hammarskjöld

VENICE 2019: Danish director Mads Brügger talks to us about his documentary Cold Case Hammarskjöld, finalist for the 2019 LUX Prize and screened at the...  

03/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Rodrigo Sorogoyen • Director of The Realm

"The movie is a cry of desperation and incredulity against corruption"

Rodrigo Sorogoyen • Director of The Realm

VENICE 2019: Spain's Rodrigo Sorogoyen, director of The Realm, talks to us at the Giornate degli Autori about the selection of his film as a finalist for...  

03/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Jan Komasa  • Director of Corpus Christi

"Daniel wants to become somebody for once in his life"

Jan Komasa • Director of Corpus Christi

VENICE 2019: We spoke to Polish director Jan Komasa about his third film, Corpus Christi, which is world-premiering in competition in the Giornate degli Autori  

03/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Hailey Gates  • Director of Shako Mako

"A story of a young woman who wants to be an actress and she takes her job very seriously"

Hailey Gates • Director of Shako Mako

VENICE 2019: Journalist, model, actress and now director Hailey Gates talks about her short film Shako Mako, presented in the Giornate degli Autori, as part...  

03/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Marie Grahtø  • Director of Psychosia

“Say hello to the past”

Marie Grahtø • Director of Psychosia

VENICE 2019: Cineuropa talked to Copenhagen-based director Marie Grahtø, who is currently showing her feature debut, Psychosia, in the International Film...  

02/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | International Film Critics’ Week

Jayro Bustamante  • Director of La Llorona

"We wanted to take the myth of La Llorona and make it more powerful"

Jayro Bustamante • Director of La Llorona

VENICE 2019: Guatemalan director Jayro Bustamante talks to us about his new film, La Llorona, which is in competition in the Giornate degli Autori  

02/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Gianfranco Pannone, Ambrogio Sparagna  • Directors of Scherza con i fanti

"Italy isn't a hostile country, but we also thrive on falling in love unexpectedly"

Gianfranco Pannone, Ambrogio Sparagna • Directors of Scherza con i fanti

VENICE 2019: Gianfranco Pannone and Ambrogio Sparagna talk to us about their new documentary, the tragicomic Scherza con i fanti, screening in the Giornate...  

01/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Lucas Rosant | • Festival Expert

“The most important thing is to be able to identify the resources within the territory of the festival”

Lucas Rosant | • Festival Expert

Lucas Rosant talks to us about the biggest difficulties in developing a film festival and the importance of networking  

01/09/2019 | Euro Film Fest/France

Giorgio Gosseti  • Director, Giornate degli Autori

“You really need to have a feeling with a community and a place and to understand the cultural heritage of this place”

Giorgio Gosseti • Director, Giornate degli Autori

Giorgio Gosetti, director of Giornate degli Autori, underlines the importance of having a good editorial line for a film festival  

01/09/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Gaia Furrer | • Head of Programming, Giornate degli Autori

“We select films which are compelling in terms of acting in directing, films that we love”

Gaia Furrer | • Head of Programming, Giornate degli Autori

Gaia Furrer explains how she organises the programming and selection process at the Giornate degli Autori in Venice  

01/09/2019 | Euro Film Fest

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