Interviews

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

7492 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/04/2024. 580 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Daniele Luchetti  • Director of Trust

“I believe in the monstrousness of people, especially in people’s ability to do harm to themselves”

Daniele Luchetti • Director of Trust

The Italian director chatted with us about his new movie, which sees him tackling thriller codes for the very first time and revolves around a man trying to...  

23/04/2024 | /Italy

Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa • Producers, Vivo Film

“We strongly believe in the value of co-productions, which are a great way to grow projects”

Marta Donzelli, Gregorio Paonessa • Producers, Vivo Film

The pair of Italian producers have been presented with one of Bolzano Film Festival Bozen’s Lifetime Achievement Awards  

23/04/2024 | /Italy

Julien Rejl • General delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

“We will go from surprise to surprise, from unexpected to unexpected”

Julien Rejl • General delegate, Directors’ Fortnight

The general delegate of the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes discusses the 2024 selection and sheds light on the debate regarding its editorial line  

18/04/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Directors’ Fortnight

Salvador Simó • Director of Dragonkeeper

“Today’s audiences opt for digital animation for family films, whereas traditional animation is reserved for grown-ups”

Salvador Simó • Director of Dragonkeeper

The Spanish co-director of the animated family flick, based on Carole Wilkinson’s book of the same name, and which he took on as a commission, breaks down...  

18/04/2024 | /Spain/China

Èric Motjer • Director, DocsBarcelona Industry

“We must contribute to guaranteeing a future for documentary that will involve a more diverse social and class-based representation”

Èric Motjer • Director, DocsBarcelona Industry

The director of the professional sidebar of the Barcelona-based documentary festival analyses the current landscape of the sector and the event’s position...  

16/04/2024 | DocsBarcelona 2024

Tina Gharavi  • Writer-director and showrunner

“The issue for most people is that the core of their story is not solid or they’re not absolutely sure what they are expressing”

Tina Gharavi • Writer-director and showrunner

At Stockfish, the BAFTA-nominated creative led the Writers Lab, open to select participants with a prior feature or TV episode credit  

10/04/2024 | Stockfish 2024

Vincenzo Bugno  • Artistic director, Bolzano Film Festival Bozen

“It is important to me never to underestimate the audience and to offer them a sophisticated programme”

Vincenzo Bugno • Artistic director, Bolzano Film Festival Bozen

The 37th edition of the festival in South Tyrol is looking beyond borders, as its artistic director explains  

08/04/2024 | /Italy

Nare Leone Ter-Gabrielyan, Sareen Hairabedian  • Directors

“The film industry in Armenia has historically been dominated by men, but in the past half-decade, there has been a drastic shift”

Nare Leone Ter-Gabrielyan, Sareen Hairabedian • Directors

The two filmmakers break down what it’s like being women in the Armenian film industry, their latest works and their mission to tell timely war stories  

05/04/2024 | /Armenia

Apolena Rychlíková  • Director of Limits of Europe

“The main interest for me and Sasha was to make those invisible people visible – at least for 98 minutes”

Apolena Rychlíková • Director of Limits of Europe

The Czech director delves into her close collaboration with her protagonist as they blew the lid off the working conditions of migrant labourers in Europe  

05/04/2024 | One World Prague 2024

Nikolaj Nikitin  • Head of finance and operations, T-Port

“It is difficult to get the industry’s attention nowadays without a clear strategy and successful distribution concept”

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head of finance and operations, T-Port

We chatted to the recently appointed head of finance and operations at the Berlin-based, independent non-profit association aimed at promoting emerging talent  

03/04/2024 | /Germany

Soňa G Lutherová  • Director of Sláva

“I was taken aback by Sláva’s authenticity and vulnerability, and how openly she revealed her sensitivities”

Soňa G Lutherová • Director of Sláva

The Slovak filmmaker unpicks her latest project, exploring themes of personal happiness, gender identity, and the nuanced balance between personal and...  

02/04/2024 | Febiofest Bratislava 2024 | Bratislava Industry Days

Mónica Hernández Rejón  • Producer, Pråmfilm

“I see a big risk in assuming that changing the world is a given mission of documentaries”

Mónica Hernández Rejón • Producer, Pråmfilm

The Mexican-born, Sweden-based producer thinks working in documentaries is a unique opportunity through which she gets to explore questions and topics she...  

28/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Zdenek Blaha  • Programme director, IDF, and manager, East Doc Platform

“The only thing that unites all of the documentaries we have selected is that they all have international potential”

Zdenek Blaha • Programme director, IDF, and manager, East Doc Platform

The documentary expert comments on the programme of this year’s East Doc Platform, which features training sessions, panels and master classes prepared...  

28/03/2024 | One World Prague 2024

Thomas Kaske  • Producer, Kaske Film

“Compelling stories, driven by authentic enthusiasm, will naturally find their audience”

Thomas Kaske • Producer, Kaske Film

The German producer tells us how he works to convince others to believe in his directors' visions  

27/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Jukka-Pekka Laakso  •  Festival Director Tampere Film Festival

"Through decades, we have managed to grow into one of the significant festivals in Finland through interesting programming and events"

Jukka-Pekka Laakso • Festival Director Tampere Film Festival

Jukka-Pekka Laakso talks about the different programmes and competitions of the Tampere Film Festival.  

26/03/2024 | Euro Film Fest

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