Interviews

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

8602 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/01/2026. 636 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Gust Van den Berghe  • Director of The Magnet Man

"I thought it would be interesting, in the era of superhero movies, to create a superhero who is actually not useful"

Gust Van den Berghe • Director of The Magnet Man

The director of the Best Original Score winner at Tallinn breaks down his film about a human magnet who struggles to find his place as an artist  

19/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Phedon Papamichael  • Director of Light Falls

"It's a very violent film where the First World clashes with the Third World"

Phedon Papamichael • Director of Light Falls

The Greek helmer follows a young couple on holiday as they explore an abandoned hotel; however, an accident and a clash of different worlds set off a spiral...  

19/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics' Picks

Batbayar Chogsom  • Director of White Flag

"In this film, nobody loses anything, but they do find something - their real selves"

Batbayar Chogsom • Director of White Flag

The Mongolian director delves into his Tallinn Competition entry, which hinges on two young women trying to start a new life in the steppe as nomads  

19/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Ivan Tymchenko  • Director of Oxygen Station

"The main message of the film is still relevant, regardless of the war"

Ivan Tymchenko • Director of Oxygen Station

The Ukrainian helmer discusses his Tallinn Competition entry, which follows a Crimean Tatar political activist who is now a people’s deputy of the Ukrainian...  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

David Baute  • Artistic Director, FICMEC

"Environmental film festivals are important, they are a necessity and they help to raise awareness"

David Baute • Artistic Director, FICMEC

The head of the programme of the International Environmental Film Festival of the Canary Islands talks about the event and its next edition  

17/11/2023 | /Spain

Călin Peter Netzer • Director of Familiar

"This is a personal story, but with fictional elements"

Călin Peter Netzer • Director of Familiar

The Romanian Golden Bear winner discusses his latest work, which follows a filmmaker trying to make a film about the lives of his parents in the most...  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Rita Azevedo Gomes  • Director

“I don’t care who I am any more; I will never find the answer”

Rita Azevedo Gomes • Director

The experienced Portuguese director is picking up an Honorary Mikeldi Award at Zinebi, and we took the opportunity to chat to her about her sprawling career  

17/11/2023 | Zinebi 2023

Petr Hátle  • Director of Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

"The suggestion or imagination of violence can be far more interesting and horrifying"

Petr Hátle • Director of Mr. and Mrs. Stodola

We talked to the Czech director about making the transition from documentary to fiction, true crime and violence, and the casting process for notorious...  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Tomas Vengris • Director of Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania

“We deny it, we want to think we are more complex, but everyone wants to love and be loved”

Tomas Vengris • Director of Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania

Already behind Motherland, the Lithuanian-American filmmaker turns to his own flat for inspiration  

17/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Rebels with a Cause

Ivan Marinović • Director of Forever Hold Your Peace

"It's a comedy, but it's almost like a disaster movie, where the 'Godzilla' is a traditional Montenegrin wedding"

Ivan Marinović • Director of Forever Hold Your Peace

The Montenegrin director discusses his heartwarming and explosive comedy about a very special wedding  

16/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

Virginia García del Pino • Director of Romance Scam

"Deceiving someone is so stupid; it has no merit"

Virginia García del Pino • Director of Romance Scam

The director explains the process behind her documentary, her first feature film since 2015, and what it has taught her about love  

16/11/2023 | Zinebi 2023

Iryna Kostyuk and Tetiana Ruban • Producer, FILM.UA Group/Animagrad Studio, and CEO, Nerd Licensing Agency

“The project’s uniqueness lies also in its promotion and export of Ukrainian culture, values and traditions”

Iryna Kostyuk and Tetiana Ruban • Producer, FILM.UA Group/Animagrad Studio, and CEO, Nerd Licensing Agency

At Cartoon Business, the two reps spoke about the ground-breaking success of Mavka. The Forest Song in Ukraine and internationally  

16/11/2023 | Cartoon 2023 | Cartoon Business

Miguel Faus  • Director of The Quiet Maid

“I hope that everyone is more than their job”

Miguel Faus • Director of The Quiet Maid

We talked to the Spanish filmmaker about his debut feature, centred on a maid stuck in a luxurious villa with her employers  

16/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | First Feature Competition

Szabolcs Hajdu  • Director of Kalman's Day

“We go where the audiences are”

Szabolcs Hajdu • Director of Kalman's Day

The Hungarian director has made a new chamber film about the nature of relationships, which he himself stars in  

16/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Critics’ Picks

Emma Dante  • Director of Misericordia

“This story came about in the darkness and obscurity of the theatre, on a very stripped-back stage”

Emma Dante • Director of Misericordia

The Sicilian theatre and film director chatted to us about the origins of her latest project, based on the 2020 play of the same name  

15/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

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