Interviews

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Jūratė Pazikaite • Head, Vilnius Film Office

“Film crews often cite three advantages of filming in Vilnius: attractive tax incentives, versatile locations and experienced, professional crews”

Jūratė Pazikaite • Head, Vilnius Film Office

In March, Vilnius welcomed 11 international film productions; we spoke with the head of the Vilnius Film Office to learn more about this growing interest in...

02/06/2025 | /Lithuania

Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam

“Online distribution and film circulation are complex processes to understand because there are so many routes to market”

Roderik Smits • Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam

The academic researcher’s latest report focuses on European film visibility on streaming platforms, comparing national markets and distributor strategies

30/05/2025 | /Netherlands

Emilie Boucheteil • Director of Audience and Engagement, Art Explora

"Everything we organise is for and with audiences, and here we’re preparing content of tomorrow to which we want to give audiences access"

Emilie Boucheteil • Director of Audience and Engagement, Art Explora

CANNES 2025: With a career spanning cinema and cultural networks, the expert has been instrumental in developing initiatives that bridge the gap between art...

27/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Liselott Forsman • CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond

"We have to challenge the big trends all the time, we have to keep searching for the new ways and stay truthful to the real art of cinema"

Liselott Forsman • CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond

CANNES 2025: The CEO of Nordisk Film & TV Fond reflected on the evolving landscape of Nordic cinema and the importance of resistance and challenging the system

27/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Thomas Ngijol • Director of Untamable

“My wish was to be in life, at the heart of Cameroon society”

Thomas Ngijol • Director of Untamable

CANNES 2025: The actor-director tells us about how he combined his Cameroon roots with genre cinema to create a intimate crime film blending investigation,...

27/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Directors' Fortnight

Pedro Pinho • Director of I Only Rest in the Storm

“I do a lot of casting on Instagram – I only created my account to cast!”

Pedro Pinho • Director of I Only Rest in the Storm

CANNES 2025: The Portuguese director sheds light on his epic, complex film, following a troubled NGO worker in Guinea-Bissau and his failing attempts to do good

27/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

“There were strong signs of collective therapy while making this film”

Yelizaveta Smith, Alina Gorlova, Simon Mozgovyi • Directors of Militantropos

CANNES 2025: The directors from the Tabor collective discuss the existential stakes of their documentary and how they transform the filmmaking process in...

27/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Marion Guillard • Director of We Had Fun Yesterday

"While I wanted to talk about shaping fake wildlife images, I realised that I’ve been shaping myself according to the patriarchal gaze from the outside"

Marion Guillard • Director of We Had Fun Yesterday

CANNES 2025: The Belgian filmmaker discusses her autobiographical work, winner of the Doc Alliance Award for Best Short Film

26/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Masha Chernaya • Director of The Shards

"I wanted this film to work on the level of general human emotions, without explaining facts"

Masha Chernaya • Director of The Shards

CANNES 2025: The director discusses her film, a fragmentary portrait of life in Moscow during the spring of 2022, winner of the Doc Alliance Award for Best...

26/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Marché du Film

Zuzana Kirchnerová • Director of Caravan

"I wanted to show a mother who is also a sexual being — someone who protests, who desires, and who loves freedom"

Zuzana Kirchnerová • Director of Caravan

CANNES 2025: The Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerová discusses her first feature, the return of Czech cinema to the festival's official selection after more...

26/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret • Directors of Summer Beats

“We wanted to make a film about childhood”

Lise Akoka, Romane Gueret • Directors of Summer Beats

CANNES 2025: Get ready for summer camp – and a bit of soul-searching – in the directors’ light summer film that’s not entirely without darkness

26/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Cannes Première

Christian Petzold • Director of Mirrors No. 3

“I want to feel, not to rely on words”

Christian Petzold • Director of Mirrors No. 3

CANNES 2025: In light of his first time on the Croisette, the German director discusses the merits of making simpler films with strong emotional resonance

26/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Directors’ Fortnight

Sylvain Chomet • Director of A Magnificent Life

“I love films about how people become who they are, about the mistakes they make and the doubts they have”

Sylvain Chomet • Director of A Magnificent Life

CANNES 2025: The Belleville Rendez-vous creator discusses his animated biopic following Marcel Pagnol – also before he became Marcel Pagnol

26/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Special Screenings

Tarzan Nasser • Director of Once Upon a Time in Gaza

"Is the hero the one who gets the credit — or the one who endures and adapts to inhuman conditions?"

Tarzan Nasser • Director of Once Upon a Time in Gaza

CANNES 2025: The Palestinian filmmaker, director of the film alongside with brother Arab, discusses their story of survival, politics and filmmaking set in...

24/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Prïncia Car • Director of The Girls We Want

"When women are together, a kind of sisterhood emerges — one that offers more freedom than masculinity’s frameworks"

Prïncia Car • Director of The Girls We Want

CANNES 2025: The French filmmaker discusses her first feature, as well as directing an ensemble made of non-professional actors and the connection between...

24/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Directors' Fortnight

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