Interviews

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

9051 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 05/10/2026. 605 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Andrina Mračnikar • Director of Mila/Marija

“Deciding on the story I wanted, out of all of those I read, became one of the most important things for me”

Andrina Mračnikar • Director of Mila/Marija

The Austrian director of Carinthian Slovenian descent discusses her latest film, about a young Slovenian partisan woman immersed in her anti-fascist fight...  

02/10/2026 | Zurich 2026

Fabian Stumm • Director of The Ideas

“Like in a piece of music, I see a rhythm that connects these stories”

Fabian Stumm • Director of The Ideas

The German director breaks down his new movie, which thematically continues his tragicomic, ironic and touching explorations of interpersonal relationships  

02/10/2026 | Zurich 2026

Levan Koguashvili • Director of Guria

“You don't see that much friendship on screen any more”

Levan Koguashvili • Director of Guria

The Georgian filmmaker tells us about his love of shooting in the provinces, combining actors with non-professionals, setting his story in the 1990s and...  

02/10/2026 | Batumi 2026

Martin Gonda • Director of Flood

“It’s about two people whose desires pull them in opposite directions”

Martin Gonda • Director of Flood

The Slovak director discusses his debut feature, which is the country’s Oscar submission, and how it revisits the forced displacement of Rusyn communities  

01/10/2026 | /Slovakia/Poland/Czech Republic/Belgium

Miguel Ángel Blanca • Co-creator and director of Second Season

“Our infinite scrolling on Instagram and TikTok has infected our reality”

Miguel Ángel Blanca • Co-creator and director of Second Season

The director talks about his new work, in which he once again teams up with actress Berta Prieto to explore moral contradictions, awkward comedy and a fluid...  

29/09/2026 | Santander 2026

Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

“It matters to me that women have more space in areas we haven’t been able to occupy before”

Ingrid Pokropek • Director of The Illusions

The Argentinian filmmaker talks about her second feature, a co-production with Spain that has picked up the DALE! Award after taking part in the...  

28/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | San Sebastián Industry

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

“Robberies have that ritual-like component, of something done on the sly, in silence”

Mikel Gurrea • Director of Saints

The Basque filmmaker talks about his drama revolving around families, caregiving and heists, steeped in religious iconography and shot in his neighbourhood...  

28/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

"We had to show Alice’s path towards Milo, and Milo’s path towards Alice"

Nicole Garcia • Director of Milo

The French filmmaker talks us through the genesis of a film intertwining past and present which she sees as the starkest of her career  

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

“Berlin became the film’s second character”

Massih Parsaei • Director of Lovers Sleep Alone

The Iranian-born, German-based filmmaker discusses male intimacy and the anxiety created by Europe’s increasingly hostile political climate  

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

“This Solitude could almost be a film about exhaustion”

Javier Giner • Director of This Solitude

The Basque filmmaker explains his emotional return to his hometown, his fondness for imperfect characters, and the political dimension of intimacy  

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

“The violence in those images also lies in the way they look at people”

Thomas Woodroffe • Director of Erratics

The Chilean filmmaker talks about the violence inherent in archives and the need for cinema to resist formal standardisation  

25/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra

“Queer stories aren’t niche; they’re much bigger than that”

Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi • Directors of La bola negra

The Spanish directorial duo talk about their film’s major international success, their connection with young audiences, and the value of telling a story...  

24/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026

Hristo Simeonov • Director of My Father’s Shoes

“There is something about forgiving a person in death, and accepting them”

Hristo Simeonov • Director of My Father’s Shoes

The Bulgarian first-time director reveals the real absurdist story behind his tender feature, and elaborates on the creative process of transferring life on...  

24/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | New Directors

Malika Rabahallah • Director, FilmFest Hamburg

“Cinema can’t solve the world’s problems, but it can help us understand them differently – and perhaps better”

Malika Rabahallah • Director, FilmFest Hamburg

FilmFest Hamburg's director speaks about the themes of this year’s programme, the aim of its industry events and the role of film festivals in the modern age  

24/09/2026 | Hamburg 2026

Susanne Kovács, Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard • Director and protagonist of Techplomacy

“Europe can compete with the USA and China by delivering great technology rooted in different values”

Susanne Kovács, Anne Marie Engtoft Meldgaard • Director and protagonist of Techplomacy

We get a break-down of this documentary following Denmark’s tech ambassador during her work, as she goes from Silicon Valley to international summits  

24/09/2026 | Zurich 2026

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