Interviews

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

7500 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 07/05/2024. 575 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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

Oleksandra Kravchenko  • Producer, Moon Man

“How can you just jump in on a zoom call after spending all morning in the shelter under heavy missile strikes?”

Oleksandra Kravchenko • Producer, Moon Man

The Ukrainian producer gives us an insight on what her profession looks like during the current war situation  

19/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Amaury Ovise • Producer of Nanga Parbat

“I am captivated by the mountains, they present fascinating dramatic and human stakes”

Amaury Ovise • Producer of Nanga Parbat

The co-director of French company Kazak Productions discusses the project presented at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions of the Series Mania Forum  

19/03/2024 | Series Mania 2024 | Series Mania Forum

Matteo Pecorara  • Producer, Small Boss

"The production process behind each documentary is fascinating"

Matteo Pecorara • Producer, Small Boss

The Italian professional talks about why producing documentaries is resistance in the truest sense of the word  

19/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

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 2024 | Series Mania Forum

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