Interviews

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

8353 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 16/08/2025. 660 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Paula Ďurinová • Director of Action Item

“I wanted to recognise how the politics of destruction, violence and a crumbling democracy affect our mental health”

Paula Ďurinová • Director of Action Item

The Slovak-born, Berlin-based director talks about the making of her film, and her shift from character-driven storytelling to a collage approach  

17/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Vojtěch Strakatý • Director of The Other Side of Summer

“The desire to discover new worlds naturally brings in the mysterious and the magical”

Vojtěch Strakatý • Director of The Other Side of Summer

The Czech director talks about subverting narrative clichés, experimenting with structure, and drawing inspiration from video games and vaporwave  

16/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Nina Knag • Director of Don't Call Me Mama

"I wanted to introduce a female character that would be complex and difficult to like"

Nina Knag • Director of Don't Call Me Mama

We sat down with the Norwegian director to chat about her film, which examines the fragile interplay of power, desire and vulnerability through an intimate...  

15/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor

"Sometimes, people watching a film see different movies — I like that idea, and that kind of film"

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor

The Lithuanian director gives us the low-down on his feature debut, in which a new father living in Norway returns to Lithuania to sell his parents’ flat...  

15/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild

"I focused on the wild elements within the twin brothers and was guided by magic moments"

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild

We sat down with the Slovak director, who won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary and who revealed that he went into €50,000 worth of debt when making his...  

15/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Ondřej Provazník • Director of Broken Voices

"We wanted to create a world that you can trust - one that would be fragile and gentle, yet also threatening and suspenseful"

Ondřej Provazník • Director of Broken Voices

We caught up with the Czech director to discuss his Special Jury Mention-winning film, a deeply affecting work about a scandal in a girls' choir  

15/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Gözde Kural • Director of Cinema Jazireh

“I didn’t want one story, but rather a small world of memory and resilience”

Gözde Kural • Director of Cinema Jazireh

The Turkish director unveils the challenges of filming her second feature in Afghanistan and speaks out about the oppression faced by both genders under the...  

14/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Abel Ferry • Director of Squealers

"Violence overwhelms everyone in my film, regardless of whether the cause is justified"

Abel Ferry • Director of Squealers

The French director chatted with us about his passion for genre films and unusual characters, but also about how films can sublimate violence  

14/07/2025 | NIFFF 2025

Gabrielė Urbonaitė • Director of Renovation

“There's something magical about the way celluloid captures not only light, but also the energy that people bring onto the set”

Gabrielė Urbonaitė • Director of Renovation

We talked to the Lithuanian director about her debut feature, hinging on a couple who move into a new flat amidst renovation works that upend their lives  

11/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Jan Krevatin • Director of Greek Apricots

“I think what’s important in any film is that multiple things are happening at the same time, in order to avoid one-dimensional readings”

Jan Krevatin • Director of Greek Apricots

At Karlovy Vary, the Slovenian director is screening his delicate and moving short about a transient world and two people who make a brief connection  

10/07/2025 | Future Frames 2025

Maria Rigel • Director of Thus Spoke the Wind

“The Armenian language is inherently poetic”

Maria Rigel • Director of Thus Spoke the Wind

The director discusses generational conflict, symbolic characters, Armenian identity and the emotional impact of music in her film  

10/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Proxima

Dmytro Hreshko • Director of Divia

“I didn’t want it to resonate only with documentary experts who know all the nuances of cinema; I wanted something more accessible”

Dmytro Hreshko • Director of Divia

The Ukrainian director discusses choosing his film’s title, the difficulties he encountered while shooting and his intended target audience  

09/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Competition

Jetske Lieber • Director of January

“I wanted the film to be simple and specific, and to feel like a hug”

Jetske Lieber • Director of January

The Amsterdam-based director unpicks the subtle yet powerful short film they are presenting as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

09/07/2025 | Future Frames 2025

Dužan Duong • Director of Summer School, 2001

“One of the main themes here is masculinity, as all of the male characters are struggling in different ways”

Dužan Duong • Director of Summer School, 2001

The Hanoi-born, Czech-raised filmmaker discusses his movie’s mosaic-like storytelling and genre-shifting structure  

09/07/2025 | Karlovy Vary 2025 | Special Screenings

Hugo David and Raphaël Quenard • Directors of I Love Peru

"It’s probably the most authentic film I’ve ever made, despite the fact it’s fiction"

Hugo David and Raphaël Quenard • Directors of I Love Peru

We met up with the directors behind the playful mockumentary revolving around a real/fake Raphaël Quenard: a young actor who rides high, all the way to Peru  

09/07/2025 | /France

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