Interviews

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

7498 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 03/05/2024. 579 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Viggo Mortensen • Director of The Dead Don’t Hurt

“I wanted to make a film that was like the best classic westerns: shot in a way that seems simple, but isn’t, really”

Viggo Mortensen • Director of The Dead Don’t Hurt

The Danish-American actor-director discusses his western, starring Vicky Krieps as an independent woman in 1860s Nevada  

12/03/2024 | Luxembourg 2024

Marek Kozakiewicz • Director of We Are Perfect

“What surprised me was the openness and maturity that these young people had when they were talking about themselves”

Marek Kozakiewicz • Director of We Are Perfect

The helmer breaks down his tender and honest film about young people who know who they are, yet struggle to feel accepted by their families and the world  

11/03/2024 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2024

Niklas Engstrøm • Artistic director, CPH:DOX

“Our aim is to examine the body through the lens of its many complex issues”

Niklas Engstrøm • Artistic director, CPH:DOX

The artistic director explains the selection of “Body Politics” as a theme through which to explore societal norms and discusses the internationalisation of...  

11/03/2024 | CPH:DOX 2024

Andrea Jaurrieta • Director of Nina

"Women are expected to direct small, intimate films"

Andrea Jaurrieta • Director of Nina

The Spanish filmmaker presents her second film, a modern revenge western starring Patricia López Arnaiz and peppered with film references  

08/03/2024 | Malaga 2024

Laila Alonso Huarte and Laura Longobardi • Co-Directors, FIFDH

"This festival is a collective project"

Laila Alonso Huarte and Laura Longobardi • Co-Directors, FIFDH

The new co-directors of the Genevan festival take us behind the scenes of their first year heading up the event  

07/03/2024 | FIFDH Geneva 2024

Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer, Cordula Kablitz-Post  • Directors and screenwriter of Teaches of Peaches

"This film is bigger than a portrait of a single person – it stands for a world view, a movement"

Philipp Fussenegger, Judy Landkammer, Cordula Kablitz-Post • Directors and screenwriter of Teaches of Peaches

BERLINALE 2024: The filmmakers discuss their portrait of singer Peaches, who has always tackled issues of sexual and gender and identity, leaving an...  

07/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay  • Directors of The Empty Grave

"Our film is balancing between historical trauma and historical responsibility"

Agnes Lisa Wegner, Cece Mlay • Directors of The Empty Grave

BERLINALE 2024: The directors detail their documentary, which portrays the struggle of the Tanzanian families whose ancestors were executed by the German...  

07/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Berlinale Special

Jaime Puertas Castillo • Director of Tale of Shepherds

"Neighbourhood meetings are totally anti-establishment"

Jaime Puertas Castillo • Director of Tale of Shepherds

The young Spanish filmmaker discusses his unclassifiable and surprising debut feature, which explores his hometown  

06/03/2024 | Malaga 2024

Thomas Arslan • Director of Scorched Earth

"I love the heist genre, it gives you the opportunity to show people doing a very interesting work"

Thomas Arslan • Director of Scorched Earth

BERLINALE 2024: The German filmmaker analyses his latest film, a new entry in his crime saga centred on Berliner gangster Trojan, played by Mišel Matičević  

06/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Nelson Makengo • Director of Rising Up at Night

"After making my short film, I realised there was a need to tell a longer story together with the protagonists"

Nelson Makengo • Director of Rising Up at Night

BERLINALE 2024: The Congolese filmmaker delves into his portrait of the residents of Kinshasa as they face the challenges of life in an environment coloured...  

06/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Faraz Fesharaki  • Director of What Did You Dream Last Night, Parajanov?

"As a child in Iran, I always thought talking about politics was part of greeting people"

Faraz Fesharaki • Director of What Did You Dream Last Night, Parajanov?

BERLINALE 2024: The director discusses his film, a digital dialogue between him, who moved away to Germany, and his family, who stayed behind in the Iranian...  

06/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Forum

Tania Pinto Da Cunha • Sales agent, Pink Parrot Media

“Projects for the whole family, that’s our focus”

Tania Pinto Da Cunha • Sales agent, Pink Parrot Media

At Cartoon Movie, we spoke with the Montréal- and Madrid-based sales agent specialised in selling family-orientated animation and live-action productions  

06/03/2024 | Cartoon 2024 | Cartoon Movie

Džiugas Grinys  • Actor

"Acting is a tough sport, but sports taught me to lose and to win"

Džiugas Grinys • Actor

BERLINALE 2024: The emerging Lithuanian actor and former professional handball player talks about making the leap from theatre (and the sports field) to film  

04/03/2024 | European Shooting Stars 2024

Asli Özge  • Director of Faruk

"Fiction and reality meet in this film"

Asli Özge • Director of Faruk

BERLINALE 2024: The Turkish filmmaker portrays her own father in her new film, an insight into the life of an elderly man in the bustling metropolis of Istanbul  

04/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Dag Johan Haugerud • Director of Sex

“I wanted to prompt a reflection on the societal exploitation of sexuality, even in what may seem like liberated times”

Dag Johan Haugerud • Director of Sex

BERLINALE 2024: The Norwegian director delves into his exploration of sexuality and gender, winner of the festival’s Europa Cinemas Label and the CICAE Art...  

04/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

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