Finnish Director Selma Vilhunen and screenwriter Kirsikka Saari discuss their new film Stupid Young Heart, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. They tell us about creating realistic teenagers on screen and responsibly portraying white supremacist groups.
Film Interviews
Interviews with female directors / Index of Interviews
Here you will find all of our interviews with film directors, actors, cinematographers, and more.
Interview: One woman’s experience of the Dublin housing crisis in Rosie
Director Paddy Breathnach on Rosie, building the characters and family dynamic in a film that makes the political personal, and crafting an immediate, engaging visual style. Read all our TIFF coverage here.
Jessica Forever interview: ‘In video games, it’s more about what you do in between the shootouts.’
French directors Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel, together with star Aomi Muyock, discuss Jessica Forever, a film as inspired by video games as it is by the work of Claire Denis.
Amma Asante: ‘These black children were walking a strange tightrope’
Amma Asante details the long road to making her passion project, Where Hands Touch, and explains the importance of nuance in her controversial love story.
Interview: Richard Eyre on the real-life stages on screen in The Children Act
Stage and screen directing legend Richard Eyre discusses the real-life stage that is the courtroom in The Children Act and directing for stage vs. screen. Read our review of the film here.
Director Tuva Novotny and actress Pia Tjelta discuss one-take wonder Blind Spot
Director Tuva Novotny and lead actress Pia Tjelta discuss Blind Spot, a technically and conceptually dazzling feature debut about the stigma around mental illness.