Interviews

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

7115 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 22/08/2023. 625 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Stephan Komandarev • Director of Blaga’s Lessons

“We wanted to dedicate the film to our parents’ generation, which turned out to be the most heavily affected by the political transition in Bulgaria”

Stephan Komandarev • Director of Blaga’s Lessons

The seasoned Bulgarian director unpicks the personal motivation underpinning his sixth feature and reveals insights about his lead actress, amongst other topics  

06/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Matěj Chlupáček and Miro Šifra • Director and screenwriter of We Have Never Been Modern

"We’ve always wanted We Have Never Been Modern to look modern"

Matěj Chlupáček and Miro Šifra • Director and screenwriter of We Have Never Been Modern

The Czech duo zooms in on the very topical theme of gender, as well as creating links between the past and the present, when discussing their latest film  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Itsaso Arana • Director of The Girls Are Alright

"The film is a blend of bravery and fear"

Itsaso Arana • Director of The Girls Are Alright

The Spanish performer, screenwriter and now first-time director talks about her film, starring herself and four actress friends, which she presented at the...  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Jean-Gabriel Périot • Director of Facing Darkness

"I needed to understand how, in certain situations, film can save lives"

Jean-Gabriel Périot • Director of Facing Darkness

The director’s latest documentary speaks of those who were brave enough to use their cameras to document the horrors of war  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Special Screenings

Christian Avilés • Director of Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays

“So many times, I have felt depressed when I’ve woken up to another sunny day and wished for rain”

Christian Avilés • Director of Daydreaming So Vividly About Our Spanish Holidays

The ethereal short, unspooling at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, plays with stereotypes as youthful bad behaviour is converted into a paean to...  

04/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Inês Pedrosa e Melo • Director of Home, revised

“The idea of the archival image as a way to connect with someone through time and space was quite appealing to me”

Inês Pedrosa e Melo • Director of Home, revised

The Lisbon-born director’s documentary is a meditation on the use of archive footage and will have its European premiere at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s...  

03/07/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Kim Allamand • Director of Heart Fruit

“Romance leaves doubts when infatuation flags”

Kim Allamand • Director of Heart Fruit

After a successful run on the festival circuit, including a premiere at Locarno, the Swiss short will now screen at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

30/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Ivana Kostovoska • Researcher, imec-SMIT-VUB

“As growth in content investment is expected to slow in the coming years, market conditions are likely to become more challenging”

Ivana Kostovoska • Researcher, imec-SMIT-VUB

The researcher talked us through the findings of a recent study on the so-called “Netflix taxes”  

30/06/2023 | /Belgium

Elise Jalladeau • General director, Thessaloniki Film Festival

“Evia boasts an impressive gamut of locations, fit for a multitude of film settings”

Elise Jalladeau • General director, Thessaloniki Film Festival

We get the inside info from the Greek festival’s general director on the second edition of the Evia Film Project, an event focused on green cinema and...  

30/06/2023 | Thessaloniki 2023

Anna Wowra • Director of Stuck Together

“The core of the film is the depiction of emotions and the transformation of years of accumulated frustration into evil”

Anna Wowra • Director of Stuck Together

The Polish director zooms in on small-town life as her newest short gets set to world-premiere as part of EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary  

29/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Marta Savina • Director of The Girl From Tomorrow

“It’s a story about female emancipation for audiences of all different geographical and cultural backgrounds”

Marta Savina • Director of The Girl From Tomorrow

We met with the Italian director who was taking part in the EFP’s “Europe! Voices of Women in Film” event at the Sydney Film Festival  

29/06/2023 | /Italy/France

Monika Mahútová • Director of Standing Still

“I had a situation in my mind: a woman, approximately 50 years old, goes into a frenzy and smashes furniture with an axe”

Monika Mahútová • Director of Standing Still

As she gears up for her short film to have its world premiere at Karlovy Vary as part of EFP’s Future Frames, the Slovak director chats about the origins of...  

29/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Rinaldas Tomasevicius • Director of -15

“I had been living in that world myself for more than half of my life, so it is very familiar to me”

Rinaldas Tomasevicius • Director of -15

The Lithuanian director describes how living life on the streets affected his point of view as his short film prepares to screen as part of EFP’s Future Frames  

28/06/2023 | Future Frames 2023

Inés París • Director of Olvido

“Honesty is still a very dangerous attitude”

Inés París • Director of Olvido

The filmmaker gives us the low-down on her new movie, a thriller with a highly allegorical title that unfolds during the tragic floods which turned the city...  

27/06/2023 | Cinema Jove 2023

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

“Variety, in all its forms, is the essence of our selection process”

Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

In anticipation of the 57th edition of the KVIFF, the artistic director broke down his programming choices and discussed the rise of the new generation of...  

26/06/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023

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