Interviews

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

8327 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 18/07/2025. 662 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Luna Carmoon • Director of Hoard

“The door is always ajar when it comes to memories and grief”

Luna Carmoon • Director of Hoard

VENICE 2023: The debuting director proves there is no escaping the past, so we might as well just learn to accept it  

01/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Film Critics’ Week

Gábor Reisz • Director of Explanation for Everything

"We had to show every single side of these characters"

Gábor Reisz • Director of Explanation for Everything

VENICE 2023: The Hungarian filmmaker unpicks his new movie and explains its many nuances, painting a composite picture of modern-day society in his country  

31/08/2023 | Venice 2023 | Orizzonti

Ayat Najafi • Director of The Sun Will Rise

“It was really tragic what was happening, but it also inspired me because I could see the bravery of these people”

Ayat Najafi • Director of The Sun Will Rise

VENICE 2023: The director talks about his Iranian-shot film, which documents the trials and tribulations of a theatre company, while outside, in the...  

31/08/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Antonio Pisu • Director of Nina of the Wolves

“There are neither goodies nor baddies in this film; people do what they have to do in order to survive”

Antonio Pisu • Director of Nina of the Wolves

VENICE 2023: The director talks to us about his new film, a dystopian fantasy-thriller based on Alessandro Bertante's novel of the same name  

31/08/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori

Julia Fuhr Mann • Director of Life Is Not a Competition, but I’m Winning

“I didn’t want to focus on someone’s win; I wanted to focus on people being together”

Julia Fuhr Mann • Director of Life Is Not a Competition, but I’m Winning

VENICE 2023: Queer athletes take over an Olympic stadium, ready to change the game, in the German director’s first feature-length documentary  

31/08/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Film Critics’ Week

Maciej Jakubczyk • Department director and festival strategic director, Young Horizons

“We wanted to highlight the synergy between our projects, leading us to consolidate all our efforts for youngsters under a single brand”

Maciej Jakubczyk • Department director and festival strategic director, Young Horizons

The Polish professional offers a glimpse of the upcoming edition of Young Horizons, discussing the changes for this year and what the event brings to the...  

31/08/2023 | Young Horizons Industry 2023

Gyda Velvin Myklebust • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

“There are so many films here that we are now seeing at the start of their journeys”

Gyda Velvin Myklebust • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

The Norwegian film professional looks back at a strong edition of the industry event and says yes to optimism, nationally as well as internationally  

29/08/2023 | Haugesund 2023 | New Nordic Films

Beatrice Fiorentino • General delegate, Venice International Film Critics' Week

“We like to show that cinema is alive; we’re interested in the present of cinema, in relation to the present of the world”

Beatrice Fiorentino • General delegate, Venice International Film Critics' Week

The person responsible for the programme told us about the selection process for the 38th edition, current themes and trends, and discoveries from the...  

28/08/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Film Critics' Week

Sudabeh Mortezai • Director of Europa

"We don't have a script in real life"

Sudabeh Mortezai • Director of Europa

The filmmaker discusses her new film, which follows a businesswoman on her work trip to rural Albania to facilitate a deal between the local landowners and...  

23/08/2023 | Sarajevo 2023 | Competition

Giorgi Parkosadze • Director of Requiem to the Hot Days of Summer

"My film works on an intuitive level"

Giorgi Parkosadze • Director of Requiem to the Hot Days of Summer

The Georgian filmmaker discusses his film, which zooms in the subtle transformations people undergo in remote, rural Georgia  

23/08/2023 | Sarajevo 2023 | Documentary Competition

Jan Naszewski • Sales agent, New Europe Film Sales

“We like to work as a kind of ‘discovery’ label, serving as people who can help a filmmaker’s career to grow”

Jan Naszewski • Sales agent, New Europe Film Sales

The Warsaw-based sales agent gives us an overview of the outfit’s editorial policy and how the team’s workflow has changed over the last three years  

23/08/2023 | /Poland

Olivér Rudolf, Zsigmond Kungl and Genovéva Petrovits • Director, co-writer and producer of My Mother, The Monster

"This film is an oath to rebellion"

Olivér Rudolf, Zsigmond Kungl and Genovéva Petrovits • Director, co-writer and producer of My Mother, The Monster

The Hungarian team discusses what's behind their project, winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at CineLink Industry Days  

22/08/2023 | Sarajevo 2023 | CineLink Industry Days

Jakob Berg • Communication advisor, Norwegian Film Institute

“There are just so many things happening in a small geographical area, in a pretty town”

Jakob Berg • Communication advisor, Norwegian Film Institute

The man with many hats in the Norwegian film industry is usually totally immersed in everything Haugesund come August each year  

22/08/2023 | Haugesund 2023 | New Nordic Films

Irini Sarioglou • Creative director and president, Beyond Borders

“Beyond Borders focuses on highlighting films and filmmakers from countries that are usually under-represented”

Irini Sarioglou • Creative director and president, Beyond Borders

The Kastellorizo International Documentary Festival celebrates its eighth edition this week, once again underlining the importance of human rights, freedom...  

22/08/2023 | Beyond Borders 2023

Maša Marković • Head of industry, Sarajevo Film Festival

“The Sarajevo Film Festival has built its own ecosystem of returning talents”

Maša Marković • Head of industry, Sarajevo Film Festival

The head honcho of CineLink Industry Days sums up the focus of the event, discusses the challenges of the past and the present, and reveals the plans for...  

22/08/2023 | Sarajevo 2023 | CineLink Industry Days

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