Interviews

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

8702 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 04/03/2026. 634 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Arild Fröhlich • Director

"Have fun when you can, be serious when you have to"

Arild Fröhlich • Director

Norwegian filmmaker Arild Fröhlich talks about his comedic approach to the Norwegian release of his sixth feature film, Opportunity Knocks  

20/02/2018

Laura Bispuri  • Director

“Cinema is made of women standing in the background”

Laura Bispuri • Director

BERLIN 2018: Cineuropa talks to Italian director Laura Bispuri, who after 2015’s Sworn Virgin returns to Berlin’s main competition with the Sardinia-set...  

20/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Competition

Alba August • Actress

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Alba August • Actress

BERLIN 2018: Swedish Shooting Star Alba August talks to us about her emerging film career  

20/02/2018 | European Shooting Stars 2018

Michaela Coel • Actress

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Michaela Coel • Actress

BERLIN 2018: We have chatted to Michaela Coel, the British participant in the 2018 Shooting Stars, about her career  

20/02/2018 | European Shooting Stars 2018

Franz Rogowski • Actor

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Franz Rogowski • Actor

BERLIN 2018: German Shooting Star Franz Rogowski talks to us about himself, his work and where his career might lead him to  

20/02/2018 | European Shooting Stars 2018

Diana Toucedo  • Director

“I champion long research processes”

Diana Toucedo • Director

BERLIN 2018: With Thirty Souls, presented in Berlin’s Panorama, Spanish filmmaker Diana Toucedo walks us through the harmonious coexistence of life and...  

19/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Panorama

Cédric Kahn  • Director

"The film is all about the rebuilding of social bonds"

Cédric Kahn • Director

BERLIN 2018: French filmmaker Cédric Kahn talks to us about his new film The Prayer, presented in competition at the 68th Berlin Film Festival  

18/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Competition

Lance Daly  • Director

“The Great Famine has affected the whole country”

Lance Daly • Director

BERLIN 2018: We chatted to Irish director Lance Daly, whose Black 47, presented out of competition at the Berlin Film Festival, takes a closer look at the...  

18/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Out of competition

Árpád Bogdán, Andrea Taschler  • Director and producer of Genesis

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Árpád Bogdán, Andrea Taschler • Director and producer of Genesis

BERLIN 2018: We met up with Hungarian director Árpád Bogdán and producer Andrea Taschler to talk about their film Genesis  

18/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Panorama

Jagoda Szelc  • Director

“Watching a film is a form of ritual”

Jagoda Szelc • Director

BERLIN 2018: We talked to Jagoda Szelc, whose debut film, Tower. A Bright Day, has had its world premiere in the Berlinale’s Forum  

17/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Forum

Maike Mia Höhne  • Curator, Berlinale Shorts

“The future is here. The short form has a lot more to offer!”

Maike Mia Höhne • Curator, Berlinale Shorts

BERLIN 2018: Maike Mia Höhne, curator of Berlinale Shorts, gave us an insight into what we can look forward to in this year’s programme  

16/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Shorts

Martina Bleis and Kathi Bildhauer  • Co-directors, Berlinale Co-Production Market

“The projects benefit from having a stamp of approval from a big festival”

Martina Bleis and Kathi Bildhauer • Co-directors, Berlinale Co-Production Market

BERLIN 2018: We spoke to Martina Bleis and Kathi Bildhauer, co-directors of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, about the new focal points of the...  

16/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Market

Matthijs Wouter Knol  • Director, European Film Market

"We've made the EFM one of the most important business events in the film industry"

Matthijs Wouter Knol • Director, European Film Market

BERLIN 2018: As the EFM kicks off, its director, Matthijs Wouter Knol, lifts the lid on new trends and changes in the industry  

15/02/2018 | Berlinale 2018 | Market

Domenico Dinoia • President, FICE – Italian Federation of Arts Cinema

"The content is there, but the distribution system isn’t growing the market"

Domenico Dinoia • President, FICE – Italian Federation of Arts Cinema

FICE president Domenico Dinoia talks about the excellent results obtained by auteur films at the beginning of the year, and compares Italy to other European...  

14/02/2018

David Verbeek  • Director

“It took me a few days to get to know myself”

David Verbeek • Director

We chatted to Dutch director David Verbeek about his seventh feature, An Impossibly Small Object, which screened at Rotterdam and has spawned an exhibition...  

14/02/2018 | IFFR 2018

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