Interview
Dive into our interviews with film directors, actors, curators and other talents who shape the world of independent cinema.
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Ji.hlava 2026
Ji.hlava 2026: Interview with Festival Director Marek Hovorka
“People became lonelier”: Ji.hlava’s Marek Hovorka on the festival’s 30th anniversary and why we still need spaces to meet and…
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Spotlight: Female and Non-Binary Filmmakers
TIFF 2026: Ah Girl | Interview with Ang Geck Geck Priscilla
From the International Film Festival Rotterdam to TIFF, Ang Geck Geck Priscilla’s "Ah Girl" continues to shine. We had the…
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TIFF 2026
TIFF 2026: Strong Son | Interview with Ian Bawa
“It's about my life. This movie is probably the closest thing to a documentary, without it being a documentary.” –…
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TIFF 2026
TIFF 2026: A Talent for Murder | Interview with Marc Furmie
Producer Marc Furmie reflects on premiering Anton Corbijn's "A Talent for Murder" at TIFF and why being in Toronto feels…
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Venice Film Festival 2026
Venice 2026: Dear Ajayi | Interview with Damilola Orimogunje
“There is beauty in sadness”: Damilola Orimogunje discusses the colours, conflicts, and contradictions that shape "Dear Ajayi."
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Spotlight: Documentary
TIFF 2026: Cheyenne | Interview with Taimi Arvidson
“You don’t need to be on a horse to be a cowgirl”: Taimi Arvidson on finding the fearless spirit within…
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Locarno Film Festival 2026
Locarno 2026: Revolutionaries Never Die | Interview with Mohanad Yaqubi
"Looking at [Jocelyne Saab's archives] from today creates a temporal anomaly that brings the two timelines together somewhere beneath the…
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Shanghai IFF 2026
Shanghai IFF 2026: Halima | Interview with Yassine El Idrissi
Winner of Best Director and Best Actress at Shanghai International Film Festival for his feature film "Halima," Moroccan director Yassine…
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Karlovy Vary IFF 2026
KVIFF 2026: Fruit Gathering | Interview with Aung Phyoe & Thu Thu Shein
Director Aung Phyoe and Producer Thu Thu Shein on the Crystal Globe Grand Prix Winner, "Fruit Gathering," Myanmar’s first film…
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Karlovy Vary IFF 2026
KVIFF 2026: The Ink-Stained Hand and the Missing Thumb | Interview with Yashasvi Juyal
Yashasvi Juhyal’s debut feature turns migration into a haunting meditation on memory, belonging, and the places that refuse to disappear.
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