Interviews

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

8323 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 17/07/2025. 660 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Ginella Vocca • Founder and artistic director, MedFilm Festival

“The festival’s themes are listening to and welcoming others, and culture as a unifying element”

Ginella Vocca • Founder and artistic director, MedFilm Festival

We chatted with the director of the Roman gathering - dedicated to Mediterranean and European film - about the protagonists of this 29th edition  

07/11/2023 | /Italy

Mikko Aromaa • Director, Night Visions

“We are actively pursuing the ‘think outside the box’ mentality”

Mikko Aromaa • Director, Night Visions

The head honcho of the Helsinki-based event details how important he thinks genre festivals are  

07/11/2023 | /Finland

Matei Truţa • Distributor, August Film

“There is room in an individual for both commercial and arthouse cinema”

Matei Truţa • Distributor, August Film

The co-founder of Romania’s youngest film distributor, which seems determined to dedicate itself to the distribution of arthouse cinema, gives us the...  

06/11/2023 | /Romania

Mladen Djordjević • Director of Working Class Goes to Hell

“I wanted to depict the never-ending cycle of violence and harassment”

Mladen Djordjević • Director of Working Class Goes to Hell

The Serbian director discusses his aesthetics, the difficulty of filming certain types of scenes, as well as his view of society and how his films reflect it  

06/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

"The films which prevail are the ones which speak to us, which we like and which we want to carry forwards and champion"

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

The director unpicks the 24th edition of the festival, notably the European competition and the focus sessions, as well as the current state of distribution  

03/11/2023 | Arras 2023

Anaïs Emery • Managing and artistic director, GIFF

"Digital creation is a domain where we’re seeing fascinating artistic developments"

Anaïs Emery • Managing and artistic director, GIFF

The director of the Genevan festival gave her opinion on crucial questions such as parity and inclusion in film festivals, and the attraction of digital...  

03/11/2023 | Geneva 2023

Mirona Radu • Founder, Her Story, Her Future

“We are more than just a career; we are sources of creativity, courage and change”

Mirona Radu • Founder, Her Story, Her Future

We spoke to the founder of the mentorship programme about the efforts and the mission behind creating a new, empowering platform for women in film  

02/11/2023 | /Romania

Carlo D’Ursi • President, Madrid Audiovisual Association

“Our lineup is a testament to our belief that talent knows no gender”

Carlo D’Ursi • President, Madrid Audiovisual Association

The president of the organising body behind the Ventana CineMad International Co-production Forum and Laboratory discusses this year’s edition  

02/11/2023 | /Spain

Petr Jančárek • Director of Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

“Václav Havel asked if I wanted to film the rest of his life, so of course I said yes”

Petr Jančárek • Director of Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

The director talks about his doc centred on the twilight years of the former Czech president, who refused to slow down before passing away in 2011  

02/11/2023 | Jihlava 2023

Matthijs Wouter Knol • CEO and director, European Film Academy

“By expanding the Month of European Film, we’re creating a longer window for promoting European films”

Matthijs Wouter Knol • CEO and director, European Film Academy

The director of the European Film Academy offers some insights into the second edition of the promotional project and shares his long-term plans for it  

01/11/2023 | /Europe

Jaclyn Philpott • Executive director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)

“Collaboration, co-operation and communication are vital to the success of bringing any vision to reality”

Jaclyn Philpott • Executive director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)

The head of the only global organisation representing film commission professionals reveals the association’s goals and shares impressions on the 3rd...  

31/10/2023 | Shooting Locations Marketplace 2023

Tomáš Mašín • Director of Brothers

"I envisioned this project as a cinematic experience rather than a mere ideological exploration"

Tomáš Mašín • Director of Brothers

The Czech director discusses significant female roles, the shift to action-oriented and character-driven storytelling, and genre-blending in his...  

31/10/2023 | /Czech Republic/Slovakia/Germany

Štěpán Pech • Director of You Will Never See It All

“Maybe when you know you are about to die, you just go on and enjoy it?”

Štěpán Pech • Director of You Will Never See It All

Late artist Ján Mančuška comes back to life in the Czech filmmaker’s documentary  

31/10/2023 | Jihlava 2023

Massimiliano Zanin • Director of The Cage - Nella gabbia

“This film is about our desire to escape the cages we’re locked up in”

Massimiliano Zanin • Director of The Cage - Nella gabbia

The Italian director chatted to us about his first fiction film, toplined by the talented Aurora Giovinazzo who plays an MMA wrestler  

27/10/2023 | Rome 2023

Antonio Méndez Esparza • Director of Something Is About to Happen

"We all make up stories in our head"

Antonio Méndez Esparza • Director of Something Is About to Happen

The American-based Spanish filmmaker talks about his co-production between his home country and Romania, which adapts the novel of the same name by Juan...  

26/10/2023 | Seminci 2023

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