Interviews

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

8337 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 08/08/2025. 668 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Irina Malcea • Manager, Astra DocTank

“Participating in workshops like this is as important as a first test screening”

Irina Malcea • Manager, Astra DocTank

The Romanian producer, appointed as the new manager of Astra’s industry platform, breaks down how vital industry events are for developing a compelling...  

17/10/2023 | Astra 2023 | DocTank

Xavier Giannoli • Co-director of Of Money and Blood

"I’m not interested in the events, but in their shadow"

Xavier Giannoli • Co-director of Of Money and Blood

The director of Lost Illusions, along with Frederic Planchon, co-directed the series based on the book of the same title by journalist Fabrice Arfi and...  

13/10/2023 | South Series 2023

Naqqash Khalid • Director of In Camera

“The intention was to create this portrait of what it's like to exist in our late capitalist society”

Naqqash Khalid • Director of In Camera

The Manchester-based writer-director discusses his debut feature, centred on an actor desperate for a part to play  

13/10/2023 | London 2023

Giovanni Esposito • Member of the board of directors, AIR3 Associazione Italiana - Registi

“With this new initiative, we offer collaboration with foreign productions in Italy”

Giovanni Esposito • Member of the board of directors, AIR3 Associazione Italiana Registi

The directors' network, together with the Italian Film Commissions, offers the possibility of hiring an Italian director in the area  

13/10/2023 | MIA 2023

Daniela Elstner • Executive director, Unifrance

"We want to tell young people about cinema in an entertaining way"

Daniela Elstner • Executive director, Unifrance

We discuss the innovative project organised by Unifrance, the festival of young European cinema MyMetaStories, taking place in Minecraft from 13 to 16 October  

12/10/2023 | /France

Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress Cologne

“We want to create a real market and engage in serious conversations”

Torsten Frehse • CEO, European Work in Progress Cologne

In Cologne, 32 feature-length projects will be presented as works in progress to a wide network of industry professionals  

11/10/2023 | European Work in Progress Cologne 2023

Gísli Snær Erlingsson • Director, Icelandic Film Centre

“It’s a virtuous circle for all the Icelandic professionals whose abilities are enhanced when they work on their own projects”

Gísli Snær Erlingsson • Director, Icelandic Film Centre

The director of the Icelandic centre discusses the current boom of the local film industry  

11/10/2023 | Reykjavik 2023

Vivian Goffette • Director of Clenched Fists

"What interests me is to capture the things that people don’t want to say"

Vivian Goffette • Director of Clenched Fists

The Belgian filmmaker talks about his second feature film, which questions the construction of the identity of a boy whose father is a universally hated...  

11/10/2023 | Namur 2023

Nomintuya Baasankhuu • Founding director, Film Nomad

“Film Nomad will continue to provide invaluable support to both emerging and established filmmakers in Mongolia”

Nomintuya Baasankhuu • Founding director, Film Nomad

The founding director details the young film-development initiative, which aims to establish cooperation between Mongolia and the rest of the world  

11/10/2023 | /Mongolia

Bernard Bellefroid • Director of One of the Thousand Hills

"For the survivors, the genocide is still something they live in the present"

Bernard Bellefroid • Director of One of the Thousand Hills

The Belgian filmmaker tells us about his new documentary, about the search for truth and justice in Rwanda, 30 years after the genocide  

10/10/2023 | Namur 2023

Thomas Bidegain • Director of Suddenly

“Today, as if by chance, we’re realising that men have been ‘a little bit’ incompetent and that the contribution of women is helpful”

Thomas Bidegain • Director of Suddenly

The French screenwriter and director discusses his second feature film as a director, a visceral combination of survival film and love story  

09/10/2023 | Namur 2023

Aritz Moreno • Director of Flies

"Putting this character through suffering for 90 minutes is fun to do... and fun for the viewer to watch"

Aritz Moreno • Director of Flies

After Advantages of Travelling by Train, the Spanish director returns with another convoluted fable, bursting with black humour, shot in Buenos Aires  

09/10/2023 | Sitges 2023

Valentin Thurn • Producer, ThurnFilm

“An impact campaign does not fit every film”

Valentin Thurn • Producer, ThurnFilm

The German filmmaker’s extensive work on impact producing was the subject of our chat a few days ahead of this year’s Human Rights Film Festival Berlin  

09/10/2023 | Human Rights Film Festival Berlin 2023

Dominique Abel & Fiona Gordon • Directors of The Falling Star

"We see it as a black and white film with colours"

Dominique Abel & Fiona Gordon • Directors of The Falling Star

The uncategorisable duo spoke about their new feature film, which introduces a darker dimension into their universe  

06/10/2023 | Namur 2023

Yana Titova • Director of Dyad

“I wanted to recreate all this continuous chatter that drowns out the important talk about things that really matter”

Yana Titova • Director of Dyad

The Bulgarian second-time director reveals the concept behind the title of her film, while also sharing insights about her efforts to reflect reality as...  

04/10/2023 | Golden Rose 2023

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