INTERVIEWS

Conversations, chats, and critical thoughts with filmmakers and all those involved with the moving image.

bfi-flare-diana-cipriano
'This is a festival for a specific community': Diana Cipriano, BFI Flare programmer
BFI FLARE 2026: As the famed queer film festival celebrate its 40th birthday, we learn about trends, highlights, and curatorial perspectives in creating an event specifically for the queer community.
anima-intv-dominique-seutin
'In Brussels, animation and the queer community have been linked since the beginning': Dominique Seutin, co-director of Anima
ANIMA 2026: In our newest curator discussion, we learn about the interconnectedness of Brussels’ queer community and the animation scene, which come together at this beloved Belgian festival.
kai-stänicke-trial-of-hein-interview-cover
'It was always the queer experience at its core': Kai Stänicke on 'Trial of Hein'
BERLINALE 2026: The Berlin-based filmmaker shares the importance of using a personal story for his first feature, exploring the tension between the past and present—as well as the memories that come embedded within them.
carly beath inside out executive director
‘I hope people start to feel that queer film is for everyone’: Carly Beath, executive director of Inside Out
INSIDE OUT 2026: In this conversation, we learn where she hopes to take Canada's largest queer film festival, now celebrating its 36th year and continuing to create more opportunities for filmmakers, audience, and queer community in Toronto and beyon...
Brydie O'Connor, director of 'Barbara Forever'
‘How do I experience my queerness in time?’: Brydie O’Connor on ‘Barbara Forever’
SUNDANCE 2026: The US director opens us up to more than just the life and work of Barbara Hammer, lesbian experimental filmmaker extraordinaire, by sharing how personal and cinematic queer lives are more than intertwined.
Jamie Kiernan O'Brien, writer-director of 'Gender Studies'
‘Many movies I love are not explicitly queer in content, but more in tone’: Jamie Kiernan O’Brien on ‘Gender Studies’
SUNDANCE 2026: The NYC-based filmmaker discusses the inception behind her first short at the festival, finding a balance in tone, and wanting to be seen by all types of audiences.
1 2 3 4 5