Interviews

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

8502 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 04/11/2025. 654 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo

“I’m interested in discussing sensitive and controversial topics through genre cinema”

Fernando Franco • Director of Subsuelo

The Spanish filmmaker explains how he tackled the adaptation of Marcelo Luján's novel, his family secrets, mobile phones and even a psychopath in a wheelchair  

04/11/2025 | Seminci 2025

Barbora Chalupová • Director of Virtual Girlfriends

"My goal wasn’t to moralise but to explore the mechanisms and motivations, how intimacy becomes labour"

Barbora Chalupová • Director of Virtual Girlfriends

The Czech filmmaker discusses the ethical and aesthetic challenges of portraying online intimacy and the reality behind the OnlyFans phenomenon  

03/11/2025 | Jihlava 2025

Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films

"As distributors, our goal is to find gems and then make them visible"

Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films

The Swiss distributor talks about the challenges faced by the profession in his country  

30/10/2025 | Distributor of the Month

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

“Children possess qualities that can cut through the barriers of the complex adult world”

Saar Ponsioen, Iris Otten • Screenwriter and producer of Dreamscape

The team behind the Dutch hybrid project which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cinekid share insights into their unique family film  

30/10/2025 | Cinekid 2025 | Cinekid for Professionals

Aboozar Amini  • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

“What struck me most on this return to Kabul was exhaustion — people are tired, not just physically, but historically”

Aboozar Amini • Director of Kabul, Between Prayers

The filmmaker, who left Afghanistan in 2001, breaks down how he made the second part of his documentary trilogy about Kabul  

30/10/2025 | Astra 2025

Trương Minh Quý  • Co-director of Hair, Paper, Water…

“You can always create something meaningful out of minimal things”

Trương Minh Quý • Co-director of Hair, Paper, Water…

The Vietnamese director explains the origins of his immersive and hypnotic new documentary, and mulls over his illustrious career to date  

29/10/2025 | Doclisboa 2025

Maurizio Sciarra  • Conference curator, Euro Balkan Film Festival

“European films and audiovisual products have been great when they’ve been able to express different sensibilities and perspectives”

Maurizio Sciarra • Conference curator, Euro Balkan Film Festival

Unspooling in the heart of Rome, this year’s Euro Balkan Film Festival is becoming a political and cultural laboratory on the future of European cinema  

29/10/2025 | /Italy

Guy Deleiden  • Director, Film Fund Luxembourg

“The return of the Francophone Co-production Meetings to Luxembourg symbolises the country's desire to consolidate its role as a hub for Francophone players”

Guy Deleiden • Director, Film Fund Luxembourg

A meeting on the occasion of the 21st edition of this unmissable event to strengthen ties with North America and Africa  

28/10/2025 | /Luxembourg

Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

“Documentary today is one of the most vital and transformative areas of cinema”

Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

The festival director discusses the refined competition structure, the gathering’s commitment to nurturing emerging voices, and its continued focus on...  

24/10/2025 | Jihlava 2025

Sara Mansanet • Director, Mostra de València

“It’s a good time to grow the festival”

Sara Mansanet • Director, Mostra de València

The new head of the Mediterranean gathering talks us through the ambitions of a festival that is now turning 40, strengthening its industry arm and...  

23/10/2025 | Valencia 2025

Olena Yershova • Producer of Dream Girl

“It always starts with faith in a filmmaker”

Olena Yershova • Producer of Dream Girl

Meeting with the Ukrainian producer based in Turkey, who discusses Kaan Mujdeci's new project, which she is spearheading with her company TatoFilm  

23/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025 | Cinemed Meetings

Adriano Chiarelli • Director of Le piranha

"The characters are bound by fate, but they don't give up"

Adriano Chiarelli • Director of Le piranha

Meeting with the co-writer of the 2026 Italian Oscar submission Familia, who discusses his first feature film project as a director, produced by Ombre Rosse  

23/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025 | Cinemed Meetings

Montse Pujol-Solà • Producer of The Eels’ Dilemma

"I really like Elena Molina's ability to talk about our harsh reality in a luminous way"

Montse Pujol-Solà • Producer of The Eels’ Dilemma

Meeting with the producer from Guspira Films, who discusses the Spanish director's project, which she is presenting at the Montpellier festival  

22/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025 | Cinemed Meetings

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

“If you want good things to happen, you have to think about them first”

Ugo Bienvenu • Director of Arco

The French filmmaker discusses his remarkable first animated feature film, a futuristic exploration of the critical state of the world and humanity's means...  

22/10/2025 | /France

Johanna Hébert • Industry director, Montréal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma

“The Nouveau Marché is a bridge between our emerging talents and the international scene”

Johanna Hébert • Industry director, Montréal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma

The director of the industry section of the Canadian festival exposes the vision and the evolution of the now unmissable professional pole  

21/10/2025 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2025 | Nouveau Marché

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