Interviews

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

7820 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 12/10/2024. 596 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Brigitte Weich and Judith Benedikt • Director and director of photography of ...ned, tassot, yossot...

"North Korea made such an impression on me that it eventually made me a filmmaker"

Brigitte Weich and Judith Benedikt • Director and director of photography of ...ned, tassot, yossot...

The Austrian filmmakers talk to us about their documentary about four former players from North Korea’s women’s football national team that won the Asian...  

28/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Isabela Tent • Director of Alice On & Off

"It isn't easy to watch this character because all of us have our own emotional baggage – and it bothers us"

Isabela Tent • Director of Alice On & Off

The Romanian filmmaker discusses her first documentary feature, in which she follows an unloved girl trapped in the life of a young mother over ten years  

28/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Michiel Blanchart • Director of Night Call

"Mady fully represents our history and our times, yet he is a hero rarely seen in Belgian cinema"

Michiel Blanchart • Director of Night Call

An interview with the young Belgian filmmaker to mark the release in France and Belgium of his first feature film, a nocturnal urban thriller  

28/08/2024 | /Belgium/France

The winners of the CineLink Industry Days

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The winners of the CineLink Industry Days

We have a chat with the CineLink Co-Production Market's Eurimages Co-production Development Awards winners, as well as the winners of the CineLink Drama and...  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | CineLink Industry Days

Maja Novaković • Director of At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking

"I wanted to visualise inner landscapes in contrast with nature"

Maja Novaković • Director of At the Door of the House Who Will Come Knocking

The Bosnian filmmaker talks about depicting loss, grief and loneliness, and more importantly, nature, in her first feature, a documentary shot in the heart...  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Goran Dević • Director of Pavilion 6

"I wanted to capture the small talk in the waiting room of a COVID-19 vaccination institution"

Goran Dević • Director of Pavilion 6

The Croatian director discusses his documentary, a wide and a detailed look at the state of society and people's minds at the time of COVID-19  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Anna Rubi • Director of Your Life Without Me

"This film is about the strength of community and the place of fragility in our society"

Anna Rubi • Director of Your Life Without Me

The Hungarian director delves into her documentary, in which a group of elderly mothers join forces and sue the state to secure a dignified future for their...  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Documentary Competition

Vuk Ršumović and Fereshteh Hosseini • Director of and actress in Dwelling Among the Gods

"What makes my lead character unique is her love, dedication and resolve to restore dignity to herself and her brother"

Vuk Ršumović and Fereshteh Hosseini • Director of and actress in Dwelling Among the Gods

The Serbian director discusses his second feature, in which he follows an Afghan family after having stopped in a refugee centre in Serbia en route to Germany  

27/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Competition

Line Halvorsen • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

“I wanted this year's event to reflect both traditional strengths and emerging trends in the region's film industry”

Line Halvorsen • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

The programme director looks back at a rewarding experience as the 2024 edition of New Nordic Films in Haugesund marked the 30th anniversary of the film market  

27/08/2024 | Haugesund 2024 | New Nordic Films

Slobodan Maksimović • Director of Praslovan

"Everything Zoran Predin stands for in his songs, he applied to our relationship"

Slobodan Maksimović • Director of Praslovan

We chatted with the Slovenian filmmaker about his newest documentary and about Zoran Predin, one of the most important singer-songwriters of the former...  

22/08/2024 | Sarajevo 2024 | Out of Competition

Ása Baldursdóttir, Hrönn Sveinsdóttir • Distributors, Bíó Paradís

“Our relationship with the audience is like a great love affair”

Ása Baldursdóttir, Hrönn Sveinsdóttir • Distributors, Bíó Paradís

The two distributors talk us through bringing international and Scandi hits to their audience and their own theatre, Iceland’s only arthouse venue  

22/08/2024 | Distributor of the Month

Daphne Idiz • Researcher, University of Amsterdam

“It’s not just Netflix establishing standards and production styles; local producers and creatives also have a part to play”

Daphne Idiz • Researcher, University of Amsterdam

The scholar unpacks her latest journal article, which examines how Netflix’s increased production of local content is affecting Europe’s wider TV production...  

21/08/2024 | /Netherlands/Europe

Bertrand Mandico • Director of Dragon Dilatation

“I questioned the role of the screen within the context of live performance”

Bertrand Mandico • Director of Dragon Dilatation

The French director discusses the fusion of cinematic art and live performance, and his exploration of the abuse of power in the fashion and film industries  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Out of Competition

Denise Fernandes • Director of Hanami

“The location was like a canvas that allowed me to explore creativity unhindered”

Denise Fernandes • Director of Hanami

The Swiss-Cape Verdean director unpicks her coming-of-age story set on the shores of Cape Verde and explains how the landscape inspired her  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

Lucie Prost • Director of Fario

“It took me a while to find the right level of wonder and fantasy that would fit this story organically”

Lucie Prost • Director of Fario

The French director breaks down the tonal shifts in her film, and the psychological work that goes into depicting masculinity and trauma  

20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Cineasti del Presente

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