Interview
Dive into our interviews with film directors, actors, curators and other talents who shape the world of independent cinema.
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RIDM 2025
RIDM 2025: CycleMahesh | Interview with Suhel Banerjee
“There is no innocent filmmaker,” says Suhel Banerjee, who turns a young migrant worker’s odyssey into a deep, hybrid work…
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
PÖFF 2025: China Sea | Interview with Jurgis Matulevičius
"China Sea" probes the wounds of a generation as Jurgis Matulevičius follows an angry young man “trying to change” in…
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RIDM 2025
RIDM 2025: Chronicle of a City | Interview with Nadine Gomez
“My pleasure in observing the city is constant and infinite,” Nadine Gomez told us after the Canadian premiere of her…
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RIDM 2025
RIDM 2025: The World Upside Down | Interview with Agostina Di Luciano & Leon Schwitter
Filmmakers Agostina Di Luciano and Leon Schwitter told us how they created "a dreamy experience” from the myths, hopes, and…
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RIDM 2025
RIDM 2025: Letters from Wolf Street | Interview with Arjun Talwar & Bigna Tomschin
Arjun Talwar’s "Letters from Wolf Street," which opened RIDM 2025, is a tender, Varda-inspired portrait of everyday encounters that “turns…
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
PÖFF 2025: Pretty Young Love | Interview with Mogens Hagedorn
"You are a fantastic human being, whoever you are — listen to your inner voice," says director Mogens Hagedorn, sharing…
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
PÖFF 2025: 18 Holes to Paradise | Interview with João Nuno Pinto
“We are walking to the edge of existence and it doesn’t stop,” João Nuno Pinto observes, as his third feature…
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EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025
EnergaCAMERIMAGE 2025: Sand City | Interview with Mahde Hasan
“I wanted to explore urban fragility and human connection,” director Mahde Hasan told us, as "Sand City" was presented at…
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CINEMANIA 2025
CINEMANIA 2025: Untamable | Interview with Thomas Ngijol
“For a child of immigrants, to return to the country and make this film is an accomplishment for me,” Thomas…
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) 2025
PÖFF 2025: Goodbye Sisters | Interview with Alexander Murphy
“I wanted to show what it was like to leave your own country,” Alexander Murphy says, as his debut "Goodbye…
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