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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Manuel Martín Cuenca • Director of Andrea’s Love

“All families are constantly being built and rebuilt”

Manuel Martín Cuenca • Director of Andrea’s Love

The Spanish director unpicks his latest work, which features young first-timers in the lead roles  

09/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Lucie Girre • General delegate, ARP

"Are our strategic cultural assets sufficiently defended?"

Lucie Girre • General delegate, ARP

The general delegate of the association discusses bipolarisation, extra-European capital and artificial intelligence, hot topics in the French cinema industry  

08/11/2023 | ARP Film Meetings 2023

Joost Daamen • Head of programme, IDFA

“This year’s films and themes are broader, although the personal sphere may still be a starting point”

Joost Daamen • Head of programme, IDFA

The head of programme of the world’s largest doc festival talks us through this year’s line-up, its new venue and the creation of the Signed strand  

08/11/2023 | IDFA 2023

Frédéric Tellier • Director of Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion

"He wasn’t a legend anymore, he was a human being"

Frédéric Tellier • Director of Abbé Pierre – A Century of Devotion

The French filmmaker chatted to us about his new film, which centres on the famous, revolutionary and iconoclast priest who was at once a Resistance...  

07/11/2023 | /France

Ginella Vocca • Founder and artistic director, MedFilm Festival

“The festival’s themes are listening to and welcoming others, and culture as a unifying element”

Ginella Vocca • Founder and artistic director, MedFilm Festival

We chatted with the director of the Roman gathering - dedicated to Mediterranean and European film - about the protagonists of this 29th edition  

07/11/2023 | /Italy

Mikko Aromaa • Director, Night Visions

“We are actively pursuing the ‘think outside the box’ mentality”

Mikko Aromaa • Director, Night Visions

The head honcho of the Helsinki-based event details how important he thinks genre festivals are  

07/11/2023 | /Finland

Matei Truţa • Distributor, August Film

“There is room in an individual for both commercial and arthouse cinema”

Matei Truţa • Distributor, August Film

The co-founder of Romania’s youngest film distributor, which seems determined to dedicate itself to the distribution of arthouse cinema, gives us the...  

06/11/2023 | /Romania

Mladen Djordjević • Director of Working Class Goes to Hell

“I wanted to depict the never-ending cycle of violence and harassment”

Mladen Djordjević • Director of Working Class Goes to Hell

The Serbian director discusses his aesthetics, the difficulty of filming certain types of scenes, as well as his view of society and how his films reflect it  

06/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

"The films which prevail are the ones which speak to us, which we like and which we want to carry forwards and champion"

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

The director unpicks the 24th edition of the festival, notably the European competition and the focus sessions, as well as the current state of distribution  

03/11/2023 | Arras 2023

Anaïs Emery • Managing and artistic director, GIFF

"Digital creation is a domain where we’re seeing fascinating artistic developments"

Anaïs Emery • Managing and artistic director, GIFF

The director of the Genevan festival gave her opinion on crucial questions such as parity and inclusion in film festivals, and the attraction of digital...  

03/11/2023 | Geneva 2023

Mirona Radu • Founder, Her Story, Her Future

“We are more than just a career; we are sources of creativity, courage and change”

Mirona Radu • Founder, Her Story, Her Future

We spoke to the founder of the mentorship programme about the efforts and the mission behind creating a new, empowering platform for women in film  

02/11/2023 | /Romania

Carlo D’Ursi • President, Madrid Audiovisual Association

“Our lineup is a testament to our belief that talent knows no gender”

Carlo D’Ursi • President, Madrid Audiovisual Association

The president of the organising body behind the Ventana CineMad International Co-production Forum and Laboratory discusses this year’s edition  

02/11/2023 | /Spain

Petr Jančárek • Director of Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

“Václav Havel asked if I wanted to film the rest of his life, so of course I said yes”

Petr Jančárek • Director of Havel Speaking, Can You Hear Me?

The director talks about his doc centred on the twilight years of the former Czech president, who refused to slow down before passing away in 2011  

02/11/2023 | Jihlava 2023

Matthijs Wouter Knol • CEO and director, European Film Academy

“By expanding the Month of European Film, we’re creating a longer window for promoting European films”

Matthijs Wouter Knol • CEO and director, European Film Academy

The director of the European Film Academy offers some insights into the second edition of the promotional project and shares his long-term plans for it  

01/11/2023 | /Europe

Jaclyn Philpott • Executive director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)

“Collaboration, co-operation and communication are vital to the success of bringing any vision to reality”

Jaclyn Philpott • Executive director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)

The head of the only global organisation representing film commission professionals reveals the association’s goals and shares impressions on the 3rd...  

31/10/2023 | Shooting Locations Marketplace 2023

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