Interviews

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

7490 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 18/04/2024. 579 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Veronika Janatková  • Producer, Pandistan

“Empathy created by storytelling can be powerful fuel for action”

Veronika Janatková • Producer, Pandistan

The Czech producer delves into her approach to documentaries as a tool for activism  

26/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Vincent Perez • Director of Edge of the Blade

“The link between the characters is that they're all reconstructing themselves”

Vincent Perez • Director of Edge of the Blade

The Swiss actor discusses his fourth directorial effort, screened at Bari’s Bif&st, which takes us back to the golden age of duels, in a world going through...  

26/03/2024 | Bif&st 2024

Kateryna Gornostai • Director of Timestamp

“The main instrument of our work is observation”

Kateryna Gornostai • Director of Timestamp

The Ukrainian helmer breaks down the current status of her feature-length project, which won the prestigious Eurimages New Lab Award for Outreach at CPH:DOX  

25/03/2024 | CPH:DOX 2024 | CPH:DOX Industry

Svetislav Dragomirović  • Producer, Gray Tree Film

“I can't really remember a film that influenced any kind of a mass change”

Svetislav Dragomirović • Producer, Gray Tree Film

The Serbian producer sees documentary creation as a desire to broach something personal rather than one to make a political instrument of change  

25/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Tereza Nvotová and Miro Šifra • Director and Screenwriters of Our People

"We came to realise that the truth really is under threat"

Tereza Nvotová and Miro Šifra • Director and Screenwriters of Our People

We met with the Slovakian duo who triumphed in the Series Mania Forum Co-Pro Pitching Sessions with their series project, telling the true story of a...  

22/03/2024 | Series Mania 2024 | Series Mania Forum

Michelle Kranot • Co-director of Garden Alchemy

“Sharing knowledge is a key element in such an innovative and novel medium”

Michelle Kranot • Co-director of Garden Alchemy

The co-director breaks down the current status of her project, which won the prestigious Eurimages New Lab Award for Innovation at CPH:DOX  

22/03/2024 | CPH:DOX 2024 | CPH:DOX Industry

Rita Balogh  • Producer, Other Films

“Documentary is the most authentic language for expression”

Rita Balogh • Producer, Other Films

The Hungarian producer discusses facing challenges and being hard-working, brave and persistent to get her documentaries out there  

22/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Håvard Bustnes • Director of Phantoms of the Sierra Madre

“Our idea was to make a road movie, a bit in the style of Twin Peaks, with the protagonist meeting some strange people”

Håvard Bustnes • Director of Phantoms of the Sierra Madre

The Norwegian director assures us that everything we see in his surprising and twist-laden documentary happened just as he shows it  

22/03/2024 | CPH:DOX 2024

Orlane Dumas  • Producer, L'image d'après

“I work on films as if they were a work of art”

Orlane Dumas • Producer, L'image d'après

The French producer explains why she produces documentaries and where she finds audiences for them  

21/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Shaima Al-Tamimi  • Producer

“The process of making documentaries requires wearing various hats, but what stands out is its therapeutic quality”

Shaima Al-Tamimi • Producer

The producer from Qatar, a guest country of this year's edition, explains why producing documentaries is a deeply personal journey for her  

21/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin • Producer of Antilia

"All of this is encouraging creativity, with a French series industry going through a period of growth"

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin • Producer of Antilia

The co-director of French company Ego Productions discusses his project, presented at the Series Mania Forum’s Co-Pro Pitching Sessions  

20/03/2024 | Series Mania 2024 | Series Mania Forum

Lone Scherfig • Director of The Movie Teller

“With Sara Becker, I had the sensation of seeing a star growing up, the same as I had when I directed Carey Mulligan in An Education

Lone Scherfig • Director of The Movie Teller

We met up with the Danish director to get the low-down on her new film, an ode to cinema shot in a mining village in the Chilean desert  

20/03/2024 | Bif&st 2024

Matej Sotník  • Producer, guča films

“The ways in which documentaries reach their audiences are certainly not narrowing, but on the contrary, multiplying”

Matej Sotník • Producer, guča films

The Slovakian professional thinks a documentary producer has to be open to a high degree of organicity in the creative process  

20/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Serra Ciliv • Psychotherapist, producer and curator, Film in Mind

“As with any institutional and structural change, first comes an awareness of the needs, and then commitment and accountability”

Serra Ciliv • Psychotherapist, producer and curator, Film in Mind

During our chat, the expert shared her take on creating a healthier film industry, and building awareness of mental health and inclusion  

20/03/2024 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2024

Xavier Seron • Director of Life's a Bitch

“The film is about our fundamental need to be loved, and our loneliness, which are two sides of the same coin”

Xavier Seron • Director of Life's a Bitch

We met with the Belgian filmmaker, who continues his exploration of our contemporary neuroses through the unique relationship between three pairs of humans...  

19/03/2024 | /Belgium/France

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