Interviews

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

8330 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/07/2025. 665 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf

"I find the environment of male striptease to be a good metaphor for a film about a search for identity and an exploration of vanity"

Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf

After being a part of Karlovy Vary's Talent Pool initiative, the Slovak director returns to the festival to screen her short film as part of EFP's Future Frames  

07/07/2025 | Future Frames 2025

Stefan Haupt • Director of I’m Not Stiller

“I think that sometimes, through the lens of the past, one can get closer to the present”

Stefan Haupt • Director of I’m Not Stiller

We spoke to the Swiss director about literature, the attention he pays to his actors and his love for Zurich  

04/07/2025 | Filmfest München 2025

Nausica Serra • Director of Dissection of an Incoherence in Crisis

“Even though we adults cover up our conflicts with sophistication and intellectualism, the primal root of them is the same”

Nausica Serra • Director of Dissection of an Incoherence in Crisis

The Spanish director talks about her carefully crafted short, a subtle examination of the clash between id and ego, as it is poised to screen as part of...  

04/07/2025 | Future Frames 2025

Quentin Dupieux • Director of The Piano Accident

"I feel like it’s the first time the absurdity in one of my films perfectly matches the absurdity of real-life"

Quentin Dupieux • Director of The Piano Accident

We met with the French director on the release of his fourteenth feature film, which is a biting satire about the content creator age  

02/07/2025 | /France

Ruairi Bradley • Director of We Beg to Differ

“I saw people just doing their best to survive and to make something of their lives, and I wanted to share that”

Ruairi Bradley • Director of We Beg to Differ

The Irish director’s moving documentary about a subculture of car racing will surely continue its remarkable streak of success at EFP’s Future Frames at...  

02/07/2025 | Future Frames 2025

Nikias Chryssos, Viktor Jakovleski • Directors of Rave On

“We wanted to make a cinematic monument to celebrate club culture and raving”

Nikias Chryssos, Viktor Jakovleski • Directors of Rave On

We spoke to the German directors, who teamed up to capture a symbolic night at a techno club, about their visual concept and working method  

02/07/2025 | Filmfest München 2025

Hugo Rosák • Head of Industry Office, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“We decided to narrow our focus to Central Europe and build a sense of community that supports visibility, collaboration and mutual support”

Hugo Rosák • Head of Industry Office, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

As Karlovy Vary’s Industry Days evolve with fresh formats and a sharper regional focus, the festival reaffirms its role as Central Europe’s key meeting...  

02/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | KVIFF Industry Days

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“We have given a bit more space to films that are more provocative, both in form and in subject”

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

We spoke to the Czech gathering’s artistic director about its renewed embrace of provocative cinema, emerging Central European voices and the launch of a...  

02/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025

Pau Freixas • Director of The Nameless

“I seek both sensationalism and depth”

Pau Freixas • Director of The Nameless

The Spanish filmmaker discusses the filming of his episodic drama, inspired by the tone of 1970s cinema, and his decision to cast actors typically typecast...  

01/07/2025 | /Spain

Christina Tournatzés • Director of Karla

“You reach the point where you realise that the details don’t matter, because Karla gets to tell her story”

Christina Tournatzés • Director of Karla

The German director breaks down her approach to the topic of child abuse, and also discusses her cast and her narrative concept  

01/07/2025 | Filmfest München 2025

Korek Bojanowski • Director of Loss of Balance

“The most damaging form of abuse wasn't necessarily physical or verbal; it was psychological”

Korek Bojanowski • Director of Loss of Balance

The Polish director’s debut feature is a bold exploration of psychological manipulation and power dynamics in acting schools – and beyond  

01/07/2025 | /Poland

Javier Polo • Director of Pet Peeves

“We cannot escape ourselves”

Javier Polo • Director of Pet Peeves

The Spanish filmmaker reflects on the challenges of production, the experience of directing seasoned actors, and the need to let go of references to find...  

27/06/2025 | Cinema Jove 2025

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

"The idea wasn’t to make a propaganda film, but to lend real human form to asylum requests"

Olivier Meys • Director of Jahia’s Summer

The Belgian director spoke to us about his sensitive portrayal of a young female asylum seeker who’s living her life in limbo and whose fate changes through...  

27/06/2025 | BRIFF 2025

Anita Lee • Chief Programming Officer TIFF

"TIFF is not only a significant international film festival, we also focus on providing a launch for Canadian films and the Canadian film industry"

Anita Lee • Chief Programming Officer TIFF

Anita Lee who is chief programming officer at TIFF talks about the different film programmes and the special events for TIFF 50th edition this autumn 2025.  

25/06/2025 | Euro Film Fest

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

"Documentary is the key genre of democracy; otherwise, we will have image taps, without reflection, without perspective"

Cyrille Perez and Emmanuelle Mauger • President of the Audiovisual College and Deputy General Delegate, France's Union of Independent Producers

The members of France's Union of Independent Producers (SPI) examine all the issues surrounding documentary production: public service, platforms, export,...  

25/06/2025 | Sunny Side of The Doc 2025

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