Interviews

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

7501 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 07/05/2024. 576 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Kristýna Michálek Květová • Producer, Cinémotif Films

“We aim to normalise the presence of mothers in the workforce”

Kristýna Michálek Květová • Producer, Cinémotif Films

The Czech Producer on the Move talks about the evolution of her film production strategies, having moved from debut features to more complex international...  

07/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Nicola Ruffo • Director, Swiss Films

"Switzerland's strong network and geographical location provide a big potential for international collaborations"

Nicola Ruffo • Director, Swiss Films

Ahead of the Marché du Film, where Switzerland is a guest of honour, the director of the promotional agency talked to us about his country's potential and...  

07/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Marché du Film

Clare Stronge, Vadym Ilkov and Oleksandra Kravchenko • Directors and producer of Fixing the War

"One of the amazing things about fixers in Ukraine is how much of a community they are"

Clare Stronge, Vadym Ilkov and Oleksandra Kravchenko • Directors and producer of Fixing the War

The award-winning Ukrainian director and the Emmy- and IFDA-winning documentary filmmaker reveal some aspects of their upcoming project which won the...  

07/05/2024 | Visions du Réel 2024 | VdR-Industry

Paula Iglesias, Marta Gómez • Directors of Flying Hands

“In order to tackle any project, we need to find a strong personal connection with it”

Paula Iglesias, Marta Gómez • Directors of Flying Hands

The Spanish filmmakers show the work of a woman who is able to fight against societal obstacles and avoid the discrimination afflicting the hard of hearing...  

03/05/2024 | Hot Docs 2024

Stefano Finesi and Gianluca Buttari • Distributors, Teodora Film

“To promote Anatomy of a Fall, we purchased a lot of advertising space at the beginning of the major national true crime podcasts”

Stefano Finesi and Gianluca Buttari • Distributors, Teodora Film

The two representatives of the Roman outfit talked to us about their arthouse distribution work, as well as their commercial and marketing strategies  

02/05/2024 | Distributor of the Month

Shoghakat Vardanyan • Director of 1489

“It is not easy to talk when the world isn’t on your side”

Shoghakat Vardanyan • Director of 1489

The Armenian first-time filmmaker provides an insight into the emotional approach to finding the right artistic language for expressing her family’s grief  

02/05/2024 | goEast 2024

Anna Petrus  • Director, DocsBarcelona

“The documentary genre is a way to tackle topics that lie at the epicentre of our public agenda, in all their complexity”

Anna Petrus • Director, DocsBarcelona

The director of the Barcelona-based documentary festival breaks down the centrepieces of its 27th edition, which unspools from 2-12 May  

30/04/2024 | DocsBarcelona 2024

Helmut Jänes • Festival and programme director, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

“All of our films show the colourful world of genre”

Helmut Jänes • Festival and programme director, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

HÕFF’s festival and programme director, also known as Doctor Frankenstein, hopes his audience will get to dress up and discover some good genre flicks  

26/04/2024 | HOFF 2024

Lorena Morín • Director, MECAS

“We see MECAS not as a traditional co-production forum, but more of an event where people can meet in a relaxed environment”

Lorena Morín • Director, MECAS

The director discusses the Las Palmas-based industry gathering’s efforts to support fragile, auteur-driven projects from Europe and Latin America  

24/04/2024 | Las Palmas 2024 | MECAS

Daniele Luchetti  • Director of Trust

“I believe in the monstrousness of people, especially in people’s ability to do harm to themselves”

Daniele Luchetti • Director of Trust

The Italian director chatted with us about his new movie, which sees him tackling thriller codes for the very first time and revolves around a man trying to...  

23/04/2024 | /Italy

Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa • Producers, Vivo Film

“We strongly believe in the value of co-productions, which are a great way to grow projects”

Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa • Producers, Vivo Film

The pair of Italian producers have been presented with one of Bolzano Film Festival Bozen’s Lifetime Achievement Awards  

23/04/2024 | /Italy

Julien Rejl • General delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

“We will go from surprise to surprise, from unexpected to unexpected”

Julien Rejl • General delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

The general delegate of the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes discusses the 2024 selection and sheds light on the debate regarding its editorial line  

18/04/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Directors’ Fortnight

Salvador Simó • Director of Dragonkeeper

“Today’s audiences opt for digital animation for family films, whereas traditional animation is reserved for grown-ups”

Salvador Simó • Director of Dragonkeeper

The Spanish co-director of the animated family flick, based on Carole Wilkinson’s book of the same name, and which he took on as a commission, breaks down...  

18/04/2024 | /Spain/China

Èric Motjer • Director, DocsBarcelona Industry

“We must contribute to guaranteeing a future for documentary that will involve a more diverse social and class-based representation”

Èric Motjer • Director, DocsBarcelona Industry

The director of the professional sidebar of the Barcelona-based documentary festival analyses the current landscape of the sector and the event’s position...  

16/04/2024 | DocsBarcelona 2024

Tina Gharavi  • Writer-director and showrunner

“The issue for most people is that the core of their story is not solid or they’re not absolutely sure what they are expressing”

Tina Gharavi • Writer-director and showrunner

At Stockfish, the BAFTA-nominated creative led the Writers Lab, open to select participants with a prior feature or TV episode credit  

10/04/2024 | Stockfish 2024

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