Interviews

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

8313 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 12/07/2025. 654 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Simon Jaquemet • Director of Electric Child

“I don't fear the end of the world, but the consequences for our society will surely be dire if power is distributed unequally”

Simon Jaquemet • Director of Electric Child

In his third feature, the Swiss director dives into the abyss of an AI-generated world  

09/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Piazza Grande

Gianluca Jodice • Director of The Flood

“Showing everything without indulging in sentimentalism meant taking a big risk, and I was perfectly aware of that”

Gianluca Jodice • Director of The Flood

The Naples-born director zooms in on the final months of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI’s lives during the French Revolution  

09/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Piazza Grande

Christoph Hochhäusler • Director of Death Will Come

“I find it easier to set fiction, like a gangster film, in a city that I don't know so well”

Christoph Hochhäusler • Director of Death Will Come

The German director follows a gangster through Brussels in his new movie, a mixture of crime story and existentialist drama  

08/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition

Olivier Masset-Depasse • Director of The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

"We wanted each and every action scene to play a part in telling the story"

Olivier Masset-Depasse • Director of The Price of Money: A Largo Winch Adventure

We met with the Belgian filmmaker upon the release of the third movie about the adventures embarked upon by the billionaire hero created by Jean Van Hamme,...  

31/07/2024 | /France/Belgium

Rozálie Kohoutová  • Director and writer of Antonie

“Humour is essential, especially when dealing with heavy topics”

Rozálie Kohoutová • Director and writer of Antonie

The director of the Czech project that won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at KVIFF discusses her documentary background, humour and how to...  

18/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Ewa Szabłowska  • Artistic director, mBank New Horizons IFF

“Our competition this year is more about psychonautic exploration”

Ewa Szabłowska • Artistic director, mBank New Horizons IFF

One of the artistic directors of the Polish gathering outlines this year’s programme and explains the festival’s theme of “cinema that leads”  

18/07/2024 | New Horizons 2024

Emily Mkrtichian  • Director of There Was, There Was Not

“I hope these images of Artsakh will be more than just an archive of the past, but also a dream for the future”

Emily Mkrtichian • Director of There Was, There Was Not

The Armenian filmmaker provides insights into her relationship with her characters and into the complex process of documenting living history  

17/07/2024 | Golden Apricot 2024

Christos Nikou  • Director of Fingernails

“I strongly believe that films belong in theatres, not on streaming platforms”

Christos Nikou • Director of Fingernails

The Greek director opens up about his career and about working with Apple TV on his second feature, starring Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed, which closed...  

16/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024

Bassam Alasad  • Head of industry, Amman Film Days

“There is a huge network of great producers in Europe who work with Arab films and who understand the culture”

Bassam Alasad • Head of industry, Amman Film Days

The head of industry talks about crafting the Amman Film Days’ programme for up-and-coming filmmakers from Jordan and the Arab region, and its relevance to...  

15/07/2024 | /Jordan/Europe/Middle East

Vladimir Katcharava  • Head of industry selection, Svaneti International Film Festival

“This year, we focused on selecting projects whose auteurs do not have extensive international experience”

Vladimir Katcharava • Head of industry selection, Svaneti International Film Festival

The Georgian industry professional reveals the strategic concepts behind the event and elaborates on the possible domestic contribution to the international...  

15/07/2024 | /Georgia

Frank L Stavik • Distributor, Fidalgo

“Today, it’s more about popcorn than it is about art”

Frank L Stavik • Distributor, Fidalgo

We spoke to the Norwegian distributor, who touched on his company’s editorial policy, his country’s theatrical market and the role of festivals, among other...  

11/07/2024 | Distributor of the Month

José Manuel Zamora • Director, Abycine

“We’ve made it so that films that need their TLC can be exhibited under better conditions”

José Manuel Zamora • Director, Abycine

The director of the Albacete-based indie film festival talks about its Abycine Lanza on the Road initiative, which releases movies on a circuit of...  

11/07/2024 | /Spain

Anja Kreis  • Director of The Alienated

"The power of evil is not only in the government but also in the mentality of people"

Anja Kreis • Director of The Alienated

The Russian-born filmmaker discusses her second feature and the uncomfortable questions it raises, about human conscience and morality, as well as the...  

11/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Iveta Grófová  • Director of The Hungarian Dressmaker

"I wanted to get under the skin of my characters"

Iveta Grófová • Director of The Hungarian Dressmaker

The Slovak filmmaker discusses her period drama set in the challenging wartime, which forced people to confront highly complex dilemmas  

11/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Vadim Jendreyko  • Director of The Song of Others – A Search for Europe

"This was a very personal research into other options for living together as a society"

Vadim Jendreyko • Director of The Song of Others – A Search for Europe

The German filmmaker unpicks his topical essay, in which he travels through the European identity, wondering if the continent is condemned to be stuck in a...  

11/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

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