Interviews

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

7525 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 14/05/2024. 577 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Alessandro Pugno • Director of Animale/Umano

“I wanted to capture the tragic side of these two characters, who are predestined to meet, who arrive in the arena and who become cogs in this theatre”

Alessandro Pugno • Director of Animale/Umano

We met with the director to chat about his movie which is shot in Italy and Spain, and which explores bullfighting and empathy between humans and animals  

14/05/2024 | /Spain/Italy/Mexico

Tibor Keser • Producer, KOMPOT

“Being a producer is not a job; it’s a calling”

Tibor Keser • Producer, KOMPOT

According to the Croatian producer, the boundaries between documentary and fiction are finally starting to blur  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Sara Nassim • Producer, S101 Films

“I love it when it’s challenging”

Sara Nassim • Producer, S101 Films

The Icelandic producer is heading to the suburbs for her next project, but it’s no Wisteria Lane  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Elisa Heene • Producer, Mirage

“When there is a personal aspect to the story, it has the capacity to become universal”

Elisa Heene • Producer, Mirage

The Belgian producer explains how she likes to bet on passion projects  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Eva Åkergren • Producer, Nordisk Film

"I have always wanted to tell stories"

Eva Åkergren • Producer, Nordisk Film

The Swedish producer shares her takes on producing and her thoughts on her country's film scene  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Katharina Posch • Producer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

"All of the documentaries and feature films ever produced at the NGF are dedicated to socially relevant topics"

Katharina Posch • Producer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

The Austrian producer talks about her most successful productions, the philosophy of her company and her projects in the pipeline  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Kalin Kalinov • Producer, Invictus

“Producing films with profound themes that also have the potential to appeal to a wider audience is quite risky”

Kalin Kalinov • Producer, Invictus

The prominent Bulgarian producer elaborates on the concept behind his project selection policy and on the challenges ahead  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Isaki Lacuesta • Director of Saturn Return

"Granada is the birthplace of many of my artistic influences"

Isaki Lacuesta • Director of Saturn Return

The filmmaker talks about the making of his latest film, winner at Malaga Film Festival, and his experience as a tutor at the second Conecta Lab  

13/05/2024 | /Spain/France

Dragana Jovović • Producer, Non-Aligned Films

"We are producing the films of an upcoming generation of filmmakers interested in experimenting on a formal and narrative level"

Dragana Jovović • Producer, Non-Aligned Films

The Serbian producer discusses her company's goals, the biggest producing challenge in her country, the ethos of co-producing, and her next projects  

13/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Tonia Mishiali • Producer, Bark Like a Cat Films

“A smart festival strategy is crucial for the success of every film”

Tonia Mishiali • Producer, Bark Like a Cat Films

The Cypriot director-producer discusses the challenges inherent in international co-productions, distribution strategies and the influence of professional...  

13/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Maria Kontogianni • Producer, Wild at Heart

“The magic of co-producing with different cultures is about discovering differences and bridging them”

Maria Kontogianni • Producer, Wild at Heart

The Greek producer discusses the complexities of managing international co-productions, and balancing regulatory, cultural and financial elements across nations  

13/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Giovanni C Lorusso • Director of Song of all Ends

“I believe in long, calm, reflective experiences, where things aren’t brutally projected onto our brains and we take the time to understand them"

Giovanni C Lorusso • Director of Song of all Ends

The Italian director chatted with us about his documentary shot in the Shatila refugee camp following the explosion at the Port of Beirut in 2020  

13/05/2024 | /Italy/France/Lebanon

Isabel Machado • Producer, C.R.I.M. Productions

"Making films with their auteur's vision – our ultimate goal"

Isabel Machado • Producer, C.R.I.M. Productions

The Portuguese producer talks about her outfit's approach, her take on documentary production models and support for debuts, plus some of the most visible...  

13/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 
2024

Roderik Smits, Christopher Meir • Lecturers, Carlos III University of Madrid

“There is reason to believe that European features will also be important parts of platform content strategies in years to come”

Roderik Smits, Christopher Meir • Lecturers, Carlos III University of Madrid

The two lecturers break down their edited collection of essays titled European Cinema in the Streaming Era  

13/05/2024 | /Europe

Karol Piekarczyk • Artistic director, Millennium Docs Against Gravity

"Documentaries can have genres too – they can be crime films, love stories, or be very surrealist"

Karol Piekarczyk • Artistic director, Millennium Docs Against Gravity

The artistic director of the Poland-based documentary film festival breaks down this year's edition's programme  

10/05/2024 | Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2024

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