interviews Archives

«We noticed quite early on that this year’s films would be a challenge to thematise»
NORDISK PANORAMA: Documentary programmers Cecilia Lidin and Hawa Sanneh on the festival's 32nd edition.
September 14, 2021
Steve Rickinson
«The Central and Eastern European Documentary industry is still healthy, despite damages that pandemic may have infused.»
DOKUFEST: Artistic Director Veton Nurkollari on the festival's jubilee edition.
August 9, 2021
Steve Rickinson
«Out of 11 bioregions in the European Union, Romania has 5. More than any other country»
TIFF: Modern Times Review speaks with Wild Romania director Dan Dinu ahead of the epic nature documentary's world premiere.
July 22, 2021
Steve Rickinson
Freedom, equality and sisterhood
SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGIST: With topics such as forced marriage, child marriage, rape, and honour killings, Professor Unni Wikan has studied people all her life, but…
July 21, 2021
Truls Lie
«We’re born storytellers»
CANNES DOCS: International Film Initiative of Bangladesh President Samia Zaman speaks with Modern Times Review on documentary from Bangladesh and the 2021 Cannes Docs…
July 5, 2021
Steve Rickinson
«It is important for us to give a voice to different film forms and storytelling»
DOCAVIV: Artistic Director Karin Rywkind Segal on the festival's 23rd edition.
June 28, 2021
Steve Rickinson
«We try to make sure the projects we select stand out and impact»
SUNNY SIDE OF THE DOC: Director of Strategy & Development Mathieu Béjot on the La Rochelle market's 32nd edition.
June 18, 2021
Steve Rickinson
«We are very happy to come back to the natural festival’s environment»
KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL: Head of Programme's Barbara Orlicz-Szczypuła on the festival's 61st edition.
May 30, 2021
Steve Rickinson
Unusual perspectives on stigmatised subjects: Interview with Frida and Lasse Barkfors
GUNS: Jan Kinzl speaks with Frida and Lasse Barkfors on the third part of their social stigma trilogy, Raising a School Shooter.
May 15, 2021
Jan Kinzl