Interviews

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

8439 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 13/09/2025. 651 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Dane Komljen • Director of Desire Lines

“Branko’s character embodies a disobedient part of the human experience that resists being boxed in”

Dane Komljen • Director of Desire Lines

The Yugoslavia-born and Berlin-based director breaks down his third feature, which navigates between genres, identities, and both urban and natural spaces  

13/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Maureen Fazendeiro • Director of The Seasons

"The political is already in the poetry"

Maureen Fazendeiro • Director of The Seasons

The Portuguese filmmaker discusses blending archaeology, oral history and local myth into a docu-fiction, and how her approach reflects the layered...  

13/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Rosanne Pel • Director of Donkey Days

“The need for control comes from within a social construct that has been shaped over time”

Rosanne Pel • Director of Donkey Days

The Dutch filmmaker speaks about her unconventional process for making her latest movie, zooming in on the internalised conflicts that many women face  

13/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Ben Rivers • Director of Mare’s Nest

“I wanted to make a film that has that unease beneath it because that’s the world we live in”

Ben Rivers • Director of Mare’s Nest

The British filmmaker talks about fusing Don DeLillo’s play with a child’s perspective, and how the film’s shifting styles reflect its protagonist’s journey...  

13/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Jafar Panahi • Director of It Was Just an Accident

“I wanted to show young directors that it’s impossible to stop a filmmaker”

Jafar Panahi • Director of It Was Just an Accident

At Cinehill, where he was presented with the Maverick Award, the Iranian filmmaker broke down his reflection on trauma and violence, and the fragile hope of...  

12/08/2025 | /France/Luxembourg/Iran

Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter • Directors of White Snail

“These two people never had the privilege of being truly understood, and that’s the reason they need to meet”

Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter • Directors of White Snail

The Austrian directors discuss their film dealing with urban isolation and poor mental health and starring the real-life protagonists of the true stores...  

11/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Hana Jušić • Director of God Will Not Help

“When people want to possess – whether a person, a status, or a sense of belonging – it often kills the possibility for real solidarity”

Hana Jušić • Director of God Will Not Help

The Croatian filmmaker breaks down her second feature, which is set in a historical context but which refers to contemporary, local realities  

11/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Julian Radlmaier • Director of Phantoms of July

“Themes like immigration, loneliness, class and economic struggles are universal, and I hope the film resonates that way”

Julian Radlmaier • Director of Phantoms of July

The French-German director tells us more about the starting point for his new fiction feature as well as the main influences underpinning it  

11/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Hugo Latulippe • Director of Québec City Film Festival

“At Québec City Film Festival we like to connect citizenship and art”

Hugo Latulippe • Director of Québec City Film Festival

Hugo Latulippe explains the thematic focus of this year’s festival and what the festival puts into place regarding diversity in their film programme.  

11/08/2025 | Euro Film Fest

Kamal Aljafari • Director of With Hasan in Gaza

“As strange as it might sound, I still don’t remember having shot all this material”

Kamal Aljafari • Director of With Hasan in Gaza

The Palestinian director explains the peculiar circumstances which led to him turning some lost tapes of life in Gaza in the early 2000s into a film  

07/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Competition

Tamara Stepanyan • Director of In the Land of Arto

“I wanted to recall trauma gently, without actually showing the war”

Tamara Stepanyan • Director of In the Land of Arto

The Armenian-French director discusses her first fiction feature, sharing insights on the casting process and on how she weaves real-life elements into fiction  

07/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Piazza Grande

Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival

“Today, Locarno is an indispensable observatory to understand where contemporary cinema is at”

Giona A Nazzaro • Artistic director, Locarno Film Festival

The artistic director of the Swiss gathering talked to us about this year’s programme and about the importance of building an offering that adequately...  

05/08/2025 | Locarno 2025

Sonora Broka • Artistic Director of Riga International Film Festival

“Film festivals are a celebration, it gives us the opportunity to meet and gather”

Sonora Broka • Artistic Director of Riga International Film Festival

Sonora Broka talks about shaping the film programme and the criteria that in her opinion makes for a good film to show at a festival.  

04/08/2025 | Euro Film Fest

Tilda Grossel Bogdanović • Director, Ponta Lopud Film Festival

"There are many competitive festivals, but we’re not part of that group"

Tilda Grossel Bogdanović • Director, Ponta Lopud Film Festival

We sat with the director of the Croatian festival to discuss their unique approach to small events with an accessible, high-profile guest list for young...  

31/07/2025 | /Croatia

Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub

“We don’t make adverts, we make original content, entertainment, and edutainment projects”

Luigi Sales • Head of Content and Original Productions, Giffoni Innovation Hub

The expert discusses the role of the Giffoni Innovation Hub initiative, which is a key resource for audiovisual production and strategic planning aimed at...  

30/07/2025 | Giffoni 2025

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