Interviews

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

7477 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/03/2024. 581 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Rising star of German auteur film

Christian Petzold • Director

After his participation in competition at Berlin with Ghosts and Yella, the selection of Jerichow at...  

06/01/2009

Christian Petzold • Director of Afire

“Most of the time sex scenes don't bring anything of value to the story"

Christian Petzold • Director of Afire

BERLINALE 2023: We talked to the director about his portrait of an unsecure artist and his journey to...  

23/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Competition

Christian Petzold  • Director of Undine

“Undine exists only through men, and that is a horrible curse”

Christian Petzold • Director of Undine

BERLINALE 2020: We sat down with Christian Petzold, the director of Undine, shown in the competition of...  

29/02/2020 | Berlinale 2020 | Competition

"Our feelings and our mistakes"

Metod Pevec • Director

In Trieste, we met the director of Estrellita, who first came to attention in 1995 with Carmen, before...  

23/01/2008

Metod Pevec • Director of I Am Frank

“The European left is unsure of leftist thought and embarrassed about its own, Marxist, roots”

Metod Pevec • Director of I Am Frank

We chatted to Metod Pevec, one of the leading voices from the first generation of filmmakers who emerged...  

25/09/2019

Andrés Peyrot  • Director of God Is A Woman

"This combination of time periods and viewpoints would lead to a combination of different materials"

Andrés Peyrot • Director of God Is A Woman

VENICE 2023: The Swiss filmmaker of Panamanian origin spoke to us about the adventure involved in making...  

01/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | International Film Critics’ Week

Benjamin Pfohl  • Director of Jupiter

"These new cults in our world can suddenly drive “normal” people towards extremes"

Benjamin Pfohl • Director of Jupiter

The German director spoke to us about his debut feature film, an astonishing movie about a teenage girl...  

20/12/2023 | Les Arcs 2023

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Nicholas Philibert - director

French director Nicholas Philibert talks about his film To Be and To Have  

School according to Nicolas

Nicolas Philibert

After earlier documentaries about the theatrical exploits the French director is back with a new...  

04/02/2003

Nicolas Philibert • Director of Averroes & Rosa Parks

"These conversations go beyond the psychiatry setting, because we all share the same fears and anxieties"

Nicolas Philibert • Director of Averroes & Rosa Parks

BERLINALE 2024: The French documentary-maker tells us why and how he immersed himself in a psychiatric...  

17/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Berlinale Special

Nicolas Philibert • Director of On The Adamant

"The film aims to change the image and representations we often associate with 'madness'"

Nicolas Philibert • Director of On The Adamant

BERLINALE 2023: The famous French documentary-maker discusses his work centred on The Adamant, a very...  

24/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Competition

Just Philippot • Director of The Swarm

"To create a bridge between realism and fantasy, I decided to start from a true story"

Just Philippot • Director of The Swarm

Recipient of a 2020 Cannes Critics’ Week Label and winner at Sitges and Gérardmer, the film finally...  

09/04/2021 | /France

Jaclyn Philpott  • Executive Director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)

“Collaboration, co-operation and communication are vital to the success of bringing any vision to reality”

Jaclyn Philpott • Executive Director, Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI)

The head of the only global organisation representing film commission professionals reveals the...  

31/10/2023 | Shooting Locations Marketplace 2023

Paola Piacenza • Director

Interview

Paola Piacenza • Director

VENICE 2016: Italian director and reporter Paola Piacenza follows war correspondent Domenico Quirico in...  

09/09/2016

Producer on the Move 2007 - France

Sylvie Pialat

23/04/2007

Matteo Pianezzi • Artistic Director, Olbia Film Network

“Olbia is home to the spring of cinema”

Matteo Pianezzi • Artistic Director, Olbia Film Network

The director of the Olbia Film Network, whose fifth edition took place on 25 and 26 June, talks about what...  

29/06/2021 | /Italy

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