Interviews

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

7856 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 08/11/2024. 596 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas • Director of Luna

“The first thing I said was that we had to make a movie where they could never physically touch each other”

Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas • Director of Luna

The Spanish director talks about creating a film shot entirely with actors in spacesuits, drawing inspiration from independent work and making space magic...  

15/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress

“EWIP thinks about which projects can be interesting for the cinemas, mainly keeping the audience in mind”

Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress

The Cologne-based industry event will include the pitching of 29 feature-length projects at an advanced stage of production, alongside panels focused on...  

14/10/2024 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2024

Ronaldas Tomaševičius, Lineta Lasiauskaitė • Director and producer of Dead Among the Living

“When I first found a camera, it was transformative for me – it became my way of exploring this new post-addiction life”

Ronaldas Tomaševičius, Lineta Lasiauskaitė • Director and producer of Dead Among the Living

The director and producer discuss their project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal, about a former drug addict and homeless man who chronicles his...  

14/10/2024 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2024 | Nouveau Marché

Grímur Hákonarson, Sara Nassim • Director and producer of 200 Kopavogur

“The film speaks to a very delicate subject – infertility – and how one deals with that”

Grímur Hákonarson, Sara Nassim • Director and producer of 200 Kopavogur

The director-producer duo behind the project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal unpick their story set in 1960s Iceland, revolving around a complex...  

14/10/2024 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2024 | Nouveau Marché

Ariel Nasr, Yanick Létourneau • Director and producer of Daudistan

“The main focus is ensuring the story and characters resonate powerfully with the audience”

Ariel Nasr, Yanick Létourneau • Director and producer of Daudistan

The director and the producer of the project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal detail their motivations for telling this particular story as well...  

14/10/2024 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2024 | Nouveau Marché

Fabien Dao, Moustapha Sawadogo • Director and producer of Princesse Téné

“Horsemen are of great importance to Burkina Faso but remain absent from the screens”

Fabien Dao, Moustapha Sawadogo • Director and producer of Princesse Téné

The brains behind the project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal break down the origins of their film and what they hope to gain by attending the...  

14/10/2024 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2024 | Nouveau Marché

Nacho Vigalondo • Director of Daniela Forever

“I’m open to confessing that I remember depression through a Betacam camera in my mind”

Nacho Vigalondo • Director of Daniela Forever

The Spanish filmmaker and contemporary auteur of high-concept science fiction speaks about the personal connections to his latest film and making bold...  

10/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

David Oelhoffen  • Director of The Fourth Wall

"Art helps light to penetrate the worst of reality, in spite of everything"

David Oelhoffen • Director of The Fourth Wall

We met with the French filmmaker whose adaptation of Sorj Chaladon’s novel is a reflection on the role of art in the face of conflict, with dramatically...  

07/10/2024 | Namur 2024

Sarah Winkenstette • Director of Greetings from Mars

“There is nothing better than sitting in a cinema full of children, as you get to see their unfiltered reactions”

Sarah Winkenstette • Director of Greetings from Mars

The German director unpicks her comedy-drama film featuring a youthful protagonist and aimed at a young audience  

04/10/2024 | Zurich 2024

Lenny and Harpo Guit • Directors of Heads or Fails

"We wanted to create an anti-heroine that people love, despite the dirty tricks she plays on everyone"

Lenny and Harpo Guit • Directors of Heads or Fails

The Belgian duo talks about their second feature, revolving around a young generation fighting to keep their heads held high and their eyes smiling in spite...  

04/10/2024 | Namur 2024

Greg Childs • Director, Children’s Media Foundation

“Platforms need to acknowledge their responsibility to society, especially when it comes to content for children”

Greg Childs • Director, Children’s Media Foundation

The CMF director shares insights from the Young Horizons Think Tank on how broadcasters are adapting strategies to engage young audiences amid the shift to...  

04/10/2024 | Young Horizons Industry 2024

Antoine Besse • Director of Ollie

“Films that don’t position themselves clearly between arthouse and mainstream cinema don’t receive enough support, and that’s a real problem”

Antoine Besse • Director of Ollie

The French director tells us more about his skateboarding-themed feature debut, which was inspired by the tragic story of his friend  

03/10/2024 | Namur 2024

Bénédicte Lienard and Mary Jimenez  • Directors of Fuga

"It’s also our responsibility to talk about the past in the present"

Bénédicte Lienard and Mary Jimenez • Directors of Fuga

The directorial duo chatted to us about their new movie which sees them pursuing their journey in search of ghosts from Peru’s past  

03/10/2024 | Namur 2024

Piet Baumgartner • Director of Bagger Drama

“I don’t give a shit about categories; ultimately, every idea fits a format”

Piet Baumgartner • Director of Bagger Drama

The Swiss visual artist and director gives us the low-down on his first fiction feature, which he describes as his most personal film to date  

02/10/2024 | San Sebastián 2024 | New Directors

Anna Ramskogler-Witt, Vivian Schröder • Artistic director and impact director, Dokumentale

“We want to showcase the breadth of non-fiction storytelling”

Anna Ramskogler-Witt, Vivian Schröder • Artistic director and impact director, Dokumentale

We spoke to the artistic director and impact director of the Berlin-based non-fiction festival to delve into the programme of its inaugural edition  

01/10/2024 | /Germany

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