Interviews

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

8507 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 08/11/2025. 649 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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GoCritic! Interview: Chris Robinson • Artistic director, Ottawa International Animation Festival

“I write to figure out what I actually think. The reader goes on this journey with me”

GoCritic! Interview: Chris Robinson • Artistic director, Ottawa International Animation Festival

We caught up with Chris Robinson, one of the world's foremost experts on animation and director of Ottawa International Animation Festival  

13/12/2023 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2023

GoCritic! Interview: Zahra Salarnia • Director of No. 28

"I wanted to uncover the memory of an innocent childhood in a remote, peaceful environment set against the political backdrop of post-revolutionary Iran"

GoCritic! Interview: Zahra Salarnia • Director of No. 28

Iranian filmmaker Zahra Salarnia presented her film and we were there to chat with her about this visual journey through the memories of a child born in a...  

12/12/2023 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2023

Konstantinos Frangopoulos • Director of Nico Finds a Treasure

“Exploring the real world can help children deal with the complexities of our digital age – and this is also a gift I want to give my child”

Konstantinos Frangopoulos • Director of Nico Finds a Treasure

The Greek director breaks down his upcoming film, which won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the Amsterdam-based Cinekid  

12/12/2023 | Cinekid 2023

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"We’re not looking for standardised films"

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival

The film selector for the Alpine festival sheds light on the Work in Progress section which will unspool on 17 December, and gives his opinion on the state...  

11/12/2023 | Les Arcs 2023

Rémi Tereszkiewicz • General director, BetaSeries

“Series have become important levers for the platforms to recruit and retain their subscribers in a tense competitive environment”

Rémi Tereszkiewicz • General director, BetaSeries

The general director of the French firm explains how it helps producers and writers understand their potential target audience, and better pitch their...  

08/12/2023 | /France

Mohamed Ben Attia • Director of Behind the Mountains

“What was on my mind was the anger and rage of someone who wants to explode”

Mohamed Ben Attia • Director of Behind the Mountains

The Tunisian director delves into his mysterious fantasy-drama, first shown in Venice’s Orizzonti, but without unveiling all its secrets  

06/12/2023 | Red Sea 2023

Emad Z Eskander • Head, Red Sea Fund

“We have so much to offer, and this is just the beginning – not even the first page, but the contents page”

Emad Z Eskander • Head, Red Sea Fund

The filmmaker and fund head discusses the projects supported so far and why it’s worth working with the Saudi Arabian industry  

06/12/2023 | Red Sea 2023 | Red Sea Souk

Ladj Ly and Giordano Gederlini • Director and screenwriters of Les Indésirables

"Building 5 is the tower I grew up in, but we were subsequently evicted"

Ladj Ly and Giordano Gederlini • Director and screenwriters of Les Indésirables

The French filmmaker explains the genesis of his follow-up to Les Misérables, which revolves around a mayor, a community activist, a neighbourhood and the...  

05/12/2023 | /France

Tana Gilbert • Director of Malqueridas

"We had a lot of confidence in these images, we knew we had a treasure that had to be protected"

Tana Gilbert • Director of Malqueridas

We spoke to the Chilean director about her film debut, a story full of humanity and respect about women who experience motherhood from prison  

05/12/2023 | Lanzarote 2023

Magnus Martens • Director of There’s Something in the Barn

“We thought: ‘Let’s make a fucked-up tourist guide to Norway’”

Magnus Martens • Director of There’s Something in the Barn

Get ready for a different kind of Christmas movie as the Norwegian director puts his own spin on awkward culture clashes and barn elves on the verge of a...  

05/12/2023 | /Norway

Elena Duque • Programmer, Doc’s Kingdom

“As a programmer, you also have a responsibility to change what is considered to be the canon of film history”

Elena Duque • Programmer, Doc’s Kingdom

As the 2023 edition of the Portuguese event kicked off, this year’s programmer, selected in the first-ever call opened by the seminar, broke down what is...  

01/12/2023 | /Portugal

Eduardo Escudero • Distributor, A Contracorriente Films

“We should treat streamers as allies, not as enemies”

Eduardo Escudero • Distributor, A Contracorriente Films

We caught up with one of the founders of the Catalan outfit to zoom in on its complex business model and its relationship with VoD platforms  

30/11/2023 | /Spain

Peter Luisi • Director of Bon Schuur Ticino

“I have realised that a lot of decisions that fall to the producer are extremely important for the creative process”

Peter Luisi • Director of Bon Schuur Ticino

On the eve of the release of his newest opus, the director and producer discusses the process of making comedies on a reduced budget in Switzerland  

29/11/2023 | /Switzerland

Anaïs Clanet • Sales agent, Reservoir Docs

"The marketing has to be brought to the buyers on a platter"

Anaïs Clanet • Sales agent, Reservoir Docs

The French sales agent discusses the strain of documentary markets, frustrated acquisition strategies, the standardisation of Crime Stories and the gap...  

29/11/2023 | /France

Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó • Directors of White Plastic Sky

“We wanted to study the paradox of sacrifice”

Tibor Bánóczki, Sarolta Szabó • Directors of White Plastic Sky

First presented in the Berlinale’s Encounters section, the film is a spectacular post-apocalyptic animated feature that deals with key environmental issues...  

28/11/2023 | /Hungary/Slovakia

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