Interviews

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

9046 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/09/2026. 605 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Lili Horvát • Director of My Notes on Mars

“I am drawn to exceptionally intelligent female characters who dare to make bold and surprising decisions”

Lili Horvát • Director of My Notes on Mars

VENICE 2026: The Hungarian director talks about her third feature, a film that, while intertwining science fiction and intimacy, investigates the fear of...  

05/09/2026 | Venice 2026 | Giornate degli Autori

Cédric Kahn • Director of A Place to Heal

"I wanted to make a visceral, joyful film about a terrible subject"

Cédric Kahn • Director of A Place to Heal

VENICE 2026: The French filmmaker explains why he decided to tackle young people's mental health and how he infused documentary material with fiction  

05/09/2026 | Venice 2026 | Competition

Werner Herzog • Director of Bucking Fastard

“The film is unique in its form of narration – it has the logic of a dream”

Werner Herzog • Director of Bucking Fastard

VENICE 2026: The legendary German director tells us about his return to fiction filmmaking, his collaboration with Rooney and Kate Mara, and the movie’s...  

05/09/2026 | Venice 2026 | Competition

Alina Marazzi • Director of The Girl with the Leica

"We wanted to restore visibility to a woman forgotten by history"

Alina Marazzi • Director of The Girl with the Leica

VENICE 2026: The Italian director talks to us about her portrait of Gerda Taro, Robert Capa’s partner and colleague, and the first female photojournalist to...  

04/09/2026 | Venice 2026 | Orizzonti

Igor Jelinović • Director of Honey Bunny

“Family is the most precious thing until something more profitable comes along”

Igor Jelinović • Director of Honey Bunny

The Croatian filmmaker discusses turning a real family dispute into his feature debut and exploring the conflicting perspectives at the heart of the story  

01/09/2026 | /Croatia/Serbia

Dragana Jurišić • Director of The Balkan Cowboy

"By using elements of naivety and kitsch from the western genre, I wanted to make a mainstream film that would reach a wide audience"

Dragana Jurišić • Director of The Balkan Cowboy

We caught up with the Croatian director to talk about her film, which takes her to Bijeljina in search of Hari Džekson, a local amateur filmmaker who made...  

28/08/2026 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

Martin Genovski • Director of Bear With Me

"What I learnt during the process of making this film is that we shouldn't judge a book by its cover"

Martin Genovski • Director of Bear With Me

The Bulgarian director explores human-animal friendship and the fading world of traditional circuses, approaching its problematic legacy from his own...  

28/08/2026 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

Kike Maíllo • Director of La superviviente

“I think that, deep down, people want to be deceived”

Kike Maíllo • Director of La superviviente

The filmmaker delves into aspects of his documentary, in which he investigates a Spanish woman who hid behind the persona of a victim of the Twin Towers attack  

28/08/2026 | /Spain

Aleksandra Božović • Managing director, Film Centre of Montenegro, and head, Montenegro Film Rendezvous

“We have some healthy foundations to build on, we have made significant progress, and we are ready for new challenges”

Aleksandra Božović • Managing director, Film Centre of Montenegro, and head, Montenegro Film Rendezvous

The film professional tells us more about the success of Montenegrin cinema, the overhauling of the Montenegro Film Rendezvous and her plans for the future  

27/08/2026 | Herceg Novi 2026

Erik Poppe • Director of Beloved

“It’s a powerful script and a story that the world needs right now"

Erik Poppe • Director of Beloved

We sat down with the Norwegian filmmaker to ask a few questions about his new movie, on which he worked in tandem with Nobel Prize-winning dramatist Jon Fosse  

27/08/2026 | Haugesund 2026

Anita Lee • Chief programming officer, Toronto International Film Festival

“Our audience is growing younger, and we are seeing increased interest in international arthouse cinema and animation”

Anita Lee • Chief programming officer, Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto's chief programming officer discusses the new chapter that is opening for the festival, its approach to European cinema and the growing appetite...  

26/08/2026 | Toronto 2026

Bojana Novaković • Director of The Forbidden Aunt

"This is a film about sexual violence in the Balkans - and it’s funny"

Bojana Novaković • Director of The Forbidden Aunt

The Serbian-Australian actor and filmmaker discusses the complicated legacy of female strength and the role of humour when dealing with trauma  

26/08/2026 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

Danna Stern • Expert, SERIES' WOMEN

“Leadership means being able to move between the creative side, the business side, the market and the people”

Danna Stern • Expert, SERIES' WOMEN

The Israeli-born, Berlin-based content executive talks to us about confidence, leadership and the value of building a professional network across borders  

26/08/2026 | /Germany/Israel

Enrique Gato • Director of Tad and the Magic Lamp

“The films in this saga were conceived to travel the world”

Enrique Gato • Director of Tad and the Magic Lamp

The Spanish filmmaker, a five-time Goya winner thanks to his charismatic adventurer character, breaks down the key elements of the new instalment in his...  

26/08/2026 | /Spain

Helena Maksyom • Director of Don't Ask Me if I Killed

"I realised that I could be killed at any moment, and I wanted my friends to have some kind of memory of me"

Helena Maksyom • Director of Don't Ask Me if I Killed

The Ukrainian filmmaker shares her experience of war trauma and what she thinks it takes to remain at least a little sane in an extreme reality  

26/08/2026 | Sarajevo 2026 | Documentary Competition

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