Interviews

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

7478 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/03/2024. 582 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay  • Director of Hysteria

“I wanted to describe my world as I know it, and this film is a continuation of that”

Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay • Director of Hysteria

The German-Turkish director breaks down his upcoming drama feature and the need for humans to be able to communicate  

29/02/2024 | /Germany

Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor  • Directors of Baltimore

“When people feel passionate about something and see no results, they turn to action”

Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor • Directors of Baltimore

The Irish directors discuss their Imogen Poots-starring non-biopic and the “bonkers” true story behind it  

29/02/2024 | Dublin 2024

Grainne Humphreys  • Director, Dublin International Film Festival

“I love our independence”

Grainne Humphreys • Director, Dublin International Film Festival

The DIFF director delves into how her team retains its core audience while continuing to experiment  

29/02/2024 | Dublin 2024

Anna Cornudella  • Director of The Human Hibernation

"I wanted to strip human beings of their control over nature and tie them to biological cycles"

Anna Cornudella • Director of The Human Hibernation

BERLINALE 2024: The Catalan director talks to us about her first feature film, in which she suggests we reflect on the relationship between human beings and...  

28/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Forum

Roman Bondarchuk  • Director of The Editorial Office

"This film is a response to the surreal reality of the media, not just Ukrainian, but universal"

Roman Bondarchuk • Director of The Editorial Office

BERLINALE 2024: The Ukrainian filmmaker discusses his playful media and political satire, shot in Kherson shortly before the Russian invasion  

28/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Forum

Birgitte Stærmose  • Director of Afterwar

"People who live in bad predicaments need our empathy and emotion, but not sentimentality and pity"

Birgitte Stærmose • Director of Afterwar

BERLINALE 2024: The Danish filmmaker delves into the process of making her documentary, filmed over 15 years in order to document the depths of the...  

28/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Gladys Lazareff  • Managing director, Luxembourg City Film Festival

“Luxembourg is keen on maintaining its attractiveness to international talents, and it recognises that a film festival is a significant asset in this regard”

Gladys Lazareff • Managing director, Luxembourg City Film Festival

The managing director of the grand duchy’s important festival offers a glimpse of what to expect just before it lifts its curtain  

28/02/2024 | Luxembourg 2024

Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham  • Directors of No Other Land

“None of us have any experience with documentaries, so we just decided to go on this journey together as part of our activism”

Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham • Directors of No Other Land

Two of the four-strong team of directors explain why they made a project documenting the forced resettlement of a Palestinian community in the occupied West...  

28/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Éanna Hardwicke  • Actor

"I'm trying to be open to everybody else's way of working"

Éanna Hardwicke • Actor

BERLINALE 2024: The Irish actor explains the biggest challenges and rewards of his budding career, which has already landed him major roles in both films...  

27/02/2024 | European Shooting Stars 2024

Salome Demuria  • Actress

"I just listen and then follow my instinct - it never lies"

Salome Demuria • Actress

BERLINALE 2024: The Georgian actress discusses her past and upcoming works, as well as her interest in playing more genre roles  

27/02/2024 | European Shooting Stars 2024

Alejandra García  • Producer of The Meltdown

"Making films implies a social responsibility"

Alejandra García • Producer of The Meltdown

In the wake of 1976, the head of Wood Producciones continues working with director Manuela Martelli on the winner of the Coprocity Development Prize  

27/02/2024 | Coprocity 2023

Matías Piñeiro  • Director of You Burn Me

“There was something about not knowing how to do things and just having a magnetic attraction to the text”

Matías Piñeiro • Director of You Burn Me

BERLINALE 2024: The Argentinian director, known for interweaving experimental tropes and Shakespeare, breaks down his newest film inspired by Cesare Pavese...  

27/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Encounters

Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo  • Directors of Dostoyevsky

“We wanted to talk about a man who has given up on himself, who is in the process of abandonment”

Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo • Directors of Dostoyevsky

BERLINALE 2024: The Italian siblings discuss their first foray into the series format, a crime story following a rather unusual detective  

27/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Berlinale Special

Thibaud Dooms  • Actor

"My work on Skunk has a lot to do with releasing tension"

Thibaud Dooms • Actor

BERLINALE 2024: The Belgian actor explains how he felt he wanted to make a career in film and where it has taken him so far  

26/02/2024 | European Shooting Stars 2024

Valentina Bellè  • Actress

"It's fascinating to find your own way to be free within the confined space of your role"

Valentina Bellè • Actress

BERLINALE 2024: The young actress discusses her acting and her career, which has already taken her from her native Italy to Hollywood  

26/02/2024 | European Shooting Stars 2024

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