Interviews

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

7534 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 16/05/2024. 584 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Josh Mond • Director of It Doesn’t Matter

“As my movies are so personal, it's important to be surrounded by people who are there for the right reasons”

Josh Mond • Director of It Doesn’t Matter

CANNES 2024: We sat down with the independent US helmer to discuss the collaborative filmmaking process, his central character and the European dream  

16/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | ACID

Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori • Directors of Johatsu – Into Thin Air

“For many of the protagonists, it was a chance for them to speak out for the first time, as they’d had no one to talk to beforehand”

Andreas Hartmann, Arata Mori • Directors of Johatsu – Into Thin Air

The directorial duo explain where the inspiration for their work came from and delve into their production decisions  

16/05/2024 | DOK.fest Munich 2024

Konstantin Bojanov • Director of The Shameless

“I am not interested in myself; I am interested in other people’s stories”

Konstantin Bojanov • Director of The Shameless

CANNES 2024: The Bulgarian director takes on real-life traditions and ends up with a fable  

16/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Jonathan Millet • Director of Ghost Trail

"My goal was to add tension using very simple things”

Jonathan Millet • Director of Ghost Trail

CANNES 2024: The French filmmaker talks about his first fiction feature, a fascinating piece combining the codes of the spy movie and psychological...  

15/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Critics’ Week

David Lambert • Director of Turtles

"I wanted to work with giants, it’s in the film’s DNA"

David Lambert • Director of Turtles

We met with the Belgian director to discuss his fourth feature film, which sees him continuing his exploration of the daily lives of queer men and which is...  

14/05/2024 | /Belgium/Canada

Carlos Fernández de Vigo and Lorena Ares • Filmmakers and animators

“New tools will take us to previously unexplored places"

Carlos Fernández de Vigo and Lorena Ares • Filmmakers and animators

The filmmakers were at Animayo Gran Canaria giving a workshop on Artificial Intelligence and talked about traditional and new animation techniques  

14/05/2024 | Animayo Gran Canaria 2024

Angela Nestorovska • Producer, Sektor Film

“Our narratives transcend mere national boundaries, embodying universal themes”

Angela Nestorovska • Producer, Sektor Film

The Macedonian producer details her expectations for the upcoming EFP rendezvous in Cannes and how she chooses her projects  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Anita Rehoff Larsen • Producer, Sant & Usant

“Even though we are a small country, Norwegian films are in a very good place – especially documentaries”

Anita Rehoff Larsen • Producer, Sant & Usant

The Norwegian professional zooms in on her work as a producer and the new projects she is working on, including Viktor Kossakovsky’s latest effort  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Nicolas Klotz and Élisabeth Perceval • Directors of New World! (The World Anew)

“We’re effectively on the verge of destroying all living things, and cinema’s responsibility is to take this into account”

Nicolas Klotz and Élisabeth Perceval • Directors of New World! (The World Anew)

We met with the French filmmaking duo to discuss their latest movie exploring the state of the world, and the effort they require from viewers  

14/05/2024 | /France

Alessandro Pugno • Director of Animal/Humano

“I wanted to capture the tragic side of these two characters, who are predestined to meet, who arrive in the arena and who become cogs in this theatre”

Alessandro Pugno • Director of Animal/Humano

We met with the director to chat about his movie which is shot in Italy and Spain, and which explores bullfighting and empathy between humans and animals  

14/05/2024 | /Spain/Italy/Mexico

Tibor Keser • Producer, KOMPOT

“Being a producer is not a job; it’s a calling”

Tibor Keser • Producer, KOMPOT

According to the Croatian producer, the boundaries between documentary and fiction are finally starting to blur  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Sara Nassim • Producer, S101 Films

“I love it when it’s challenging”

Sara Nassim • Producer, S101 Films

The Icelandic producer is heading to the suburbs for her next project, but it’s no Wisteria Lane  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Elisa Heene • Producer, Mirage

“When there is a personal aspect to the story, it has the capacity to become universal”

Elisa Heene • Producer, Mirage

The Belgian producer explains how she likes to bet on passion projects  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Eva Åkergren • Producer, Nordisk Film

"I have always wanted to tell stories"

Eva Åkergren • Producer, Nordisk Film

The Swedish producer shares her takes on producing and her thoughts on her country's film scene  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

Katharina Posch • Producer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

"All of the documentaries and feature films ever produced at the NGF are dedicated to socially relevant topics"

Katharina Posch • Producer, Nikolaus Geyrhalter Filmproduktion

The Austrian producer talks about her most successful productions, the philosophy of her company and her projects in the pipeline  

14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024

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