Interviews

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

8602 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/01/2026. 636 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Marek Šulík • Director of Ms. President

“People can hate women in power because they’ve been told to hate them”

Marek Šulík • Director of Ms. President

We talked to the Slovak filmmaker, whose documentary has already triumphed in Ji.hlava, about the challenges of filming the former leader of his country  

14/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Doc@PÖFF

Mirona Radu • Director, Mindful Photography and Cinema

"Through photography and film, patients not only express their emotions but also construct their own narratives"

Mirona Radu • Director, Mindful Photography and Cinema

The Romanian filmmaker and researcher discusses the programme of workshops, screenings and discussions that merges art with emotional healing  

14/11/2024 | /Romania

Kumjana Novakova • Director of Silence of Reason

"We have to get as close as possible to the ones who survived, to the ones who preserve life"

Kumjana Novakova • Director of Silence of Reason

The director tells us about her video essay made from the testimonies of women who suffered violence in the so-called "rape camp" in Foča during the Balkan war  

14/11/2024 | Bosnia and Herzegovina/North Macedonia

Rodrigo Brum • Head, Cairo Film Connection

"It was crucial to me that the selection reflected not my taste, but the diversity of stories and aesthetic approaches from the region"

Rodrigo Brum • Head, Cairo Film Connection

We sat down to discuss the 10th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival's platform presenting upcoming fiction and documentary feature projects...  

13/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

Vanja Juranić • Director of Only When I Laugh

“We need to stop telling women how to survive predators and instead tell predators not to be predators”

Vanja Juranić • Director of Only When I Laugh

We spoke with the Croatian director about her second film, the rampant patriarchy in her family and in her culture and the golden cages  

13/11/2024 | /Croatia/Serbia

Stefan Liberski • Director of Art or Fart?

"I actually always find it more interesting when comedy is on the edge"

Stefan Liberski • Director of Art or Fart?

The Belgian filmmaker and writer spoke to us about his new movie, which paints a funny yet melancholy portrait of an artist who’s lost his grip on reality  

13/11/2024 | Belgium/France

Elena Manrique • Director of The Party's Over

"We let the film flow in an organic way when we shot it"

Elena Manrique • Director of The Party's Over

The Spanish producer discusses her first feature as a director, a portray of the disruption of a wealthy divorcée's life when a young Senegalese immigrant...  

13/11/2024 | Seville 2024

Costa-Gavras • Director of Last Breath

“What would I do if I didn’t make movies?”

Costa-Gavras • Director of Last Breath

At 91, the cherished Greek-French director still has an active career and has just picked up the Stockholm Lifetime Achievement Award  

12/11/2024 | Stockholm 2024

Paola Cortellesi • Director of There Is Still Tomorrow

“Humour helped to show the cruelty of violence against women and their search for a way out with greater force”

Paola Cortellesi • Director of There Is Still Tomorrow

The director of the “film event” of the year spoke to us about the prize she won in Haugesund, the Eurimages Audentia Award which promotes gender equality...  

12/11/2024 | Italy

Dora García • Director of (Revolution, Fulfil Your Promise) Red Love

“Trans women have never been a threat, and it’s such bullshit to think they are”

Dora García • Director of (Revolution, Fulfil Your Promise) Red Love

The Spanish artist and filmmaker unpicks her Visions du Réel-awarded film, which draws parallels between Russian historical figure Alexandra Kollontai and...  

12/11/2024 | Zinebi 2024

Mirona Radu • Founder, Her Story, Her Future

"I would advise any woman not to neglect their own sensitivity to conform to the industry's tough standards"

Mirona Radu • Founder, Her Story, Her Future

The Romanian filmmaker and researcher discusses the mentorship programme for women in the film industry, whose second edition is nearing its end  

12/11/2024 | /Romania

Christos Pitharas • Director of Hunt

“Through the visual and sound design of the first scene, the intention was for the audience to dive into the psychology of the character”

Christos Pitharas • Director of Hunt

The Greek director shares his approach to the visuals, music and subject of his pensive character study, which tells the story of a man driven to the edge  

12/11/2024 | Thessaloniki 2024

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

"Our intention isn’t to screen niche films"

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

The festival director shed light on the event’s 25th edition, a form of European cinema sometimes insufficiently showcased, the emergence of new talent and...  

08/11/2024 | Arras 2024

Essam Zakarea • Artistic director, Cairo International Film Festival

“We’ve focused on selecting films that are artistically valuable and emotionally resonant, with stories that engage audiences”

Essam Zakarea • Artistic director, Cairo International Film Festival

The seasoned film critic, programmer and newly appointed artistic director of the Egyptian festival discusses practical challenges, programme highlights and...  

07/11/2024 | Cairo 2024

Dimitris Nakos • Director of Meat

“We have a foreigner who becomes a part of the family, and when times are tough, he becomes a foreigner again”

Dimitris Nakos • Director of Meat

The writer-director breaks down his Greek tragedy-inspired story of countryside life, elaborating on his stylistic choices and compelling characters  

07/11/2024 | Thessaloniki 2024

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