Interviews

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

7457 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 19/03/2024. 584 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

"There is a sort of convergence between the art of cinema and the art of the series"

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

The head of the Series Mania Festival’s professional days, taking place in Lille from 19 to 21 March, discusses the current state of the series industry  

18/03/2024 | Series Mania 2023 | Series Mania Forum

Liis Nimik  • Producer, Klara Films

“I don't think documentary filmmakers should be going around trying to save the world”

Liis Nimik • Producer, Klara Films

The Estonian producer explains why it's important for documentary creation to start from home and to see what is around us  

18/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Elina Psykou  • Director of Stray Bodies

“We should think carefully whether a certain procedure is our genuine desire or if it is what capitalism wants from us”

Elina Psykou • Director of Stray Bodies

The Greek filmmaker elaborates on the issues she aims to tackle in her daring documentary, featuring various forms of medical tourism  

18/03/2024 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2024

Morten Kjærum  • Former director and affiliated professor, Raoul Wallenberg Institute

“I’m totally convinced that art can change things”

Morten Kjærum • Former director and affiliated professor, Raoul Wallenberg Institute

Human rights have been put under a special spotlight at the m:brane forum for youth content in Malmö, and the Danish legal expert tells us more about it  

15/03/2024 | M:brane 2024

Kristine Kintana  • Producer, Kamias Overground

"Documentaries force people to ask better questions"

Kristine Kintana • Producer, Kamias Overground

The producer from the Philippines, the guest country of this year's edition, delves into what it's like to make documentaries in her home country  

15/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Antonio Lukich  • Director of Screaming Girl

“I want to convey a sense of what it means to be a human today and how uncomfortable it is”

Antonio Lukich • Director of Screaming Girl

The Ukrainian writer-director offers up some details on his upcoming project, which won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the Berlinale...  

14/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | EFM

Lidia Duda  • Director of Forest

“The residents of border areas in Poland were put in a difficult situation – should they obey the law or save people?”

Lidia Duda • Director of Forest

The seasoned Polish documentarian provides insights into the creative process behind her latest feature, about a family that secretly helps refugees and...  

14/03/2024 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2024

Mariam Chachia  • Producer, OpyoDoc

“In a world where the past can be conveniently rewritten, documentaries emerge as a powerful medium"

Mariam Chachia • Producer, OpyoDoc

The Georgian producer explains how documentaries can be the most powerful tool to combat censorship  

14/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Birgit Oberkofler  • Head, IDM Film Commission Südtirol

“We promote international exchange, which suits us well as a chameleon embracing the German-speaking and Italian-speaking worlds”

Birgit Oberkofler • Head, IDM Film Commission Südtirol

South Tyrol's film-funding body aims to strengthen the local film industry and to stimulate international co-productions, as its head explained  

13/03/2024 | Incontri 2024

Sonia Méndez • Director of As Neves

"I was always curious what it's like to be a teenager with a mobile phone in your hand"

Sonia Méndez • Director of As Neves

The Galician filmmaker has used first-time actors and isolated landscapes to discuss digitalised youth, isolation and guilt  

13/03/2024 | Malaga 2024

Annette Brejner, Lennart Ström  • Heads, m:brane

“You will not see any pictures of cute, smiling children with balloons at m:brane”

Annette Brejner, Lennart Ström • Heads, m:brane

The managerial and creative helmers of Malmö’s youth content forum tell us more about the mission they have been on since day one  

13/03/2024 | M:brane 2024

Ed Owles  • Producer, Postcode Films

“It’s important to think creatively about how you can reach specific audiences”

Ed Owles • Producer, Postcode Films

The British producer tells us he started working in the documentary world to find a bridge between creativity and social advocacy  

13/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Cristina Haneș  • Producer, NoCut Film Collective and deFilm

“The pressure to achieve measurable impact can distort filmmaking”

Cristina Haneș • Producer, NoCut Film Collective and deFilm

The Romanian producer tackles the way films shape perspectives and how she tries to maintain a productive and fulfilling work-life balance  

13/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Sylvia Rothe  • Chair of AI in media production, HFF University of Television and Film Munich

“AI will do simple, trivial things, but it can't create emotionally moving works – it needs artists for that”

Sylvia Rothe • Chair of AI in media production, HFF University of Television and Film Munich

The artificial intelligence expert tells us more about a series of tools that should prove very useful for film productions in the near future  

13/03/2024 | Incontri 2024

Isabella Karhu  • Producer, Danish Bear Productions

“Documentaries are like Plato's Analogy of the Sun"

Isabella Karhu • Producer, Danish Bear Productions

The Finnish producer discusses how documentaries shine their light on us and the projects she has in the pipeline  

13/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

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