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Jun 30, 2021

Writer, director, producer, and actress Isabel Sandoval sat down with HFPA journalist Janet Nepales to discuss finding her voice as an artist during the making and editing  of her film Lingua Franca, which is about an undocumented Filipina trans woman who works as a caregiver for an elderly Russian woman in Brooklyn....


Jun 23, 2021

Director Jenni Kivistö sat down with HFPA journalist Greet Raemekers to discuss her latest documentary Colombia In My Arms, which she co-directed with Jussi Rastas. They also discuss what drew her to Colombia, the lottery system of funding films in Finland, the blurred line between documentary and fiction, and more.


Jun 16, 2021

Writer, director, and producer Joshua Coates sat down with HFPA journalist Michele Manelis to discuss his newest film Ageless Love and the pressures he placed on himself to complete it in a timely manner. They also discuss his upbringing, what inspires him, watching Eddie Murphy work, the work ethic and thoughts of...


Jun 9, 2021

Brazillian producer/director/screenwriter Allan Deberton sat down with HFPA journalist Ana Maria Bahiana to discuss his latest film Pacarrete and the challenges and joys of bringing the story to the screen. They also discuss his love of musicals and Steven Spielberg, his aversion to war films, the current state of...


Jun 2, 2021

Writer-director-actor Tinna Hrafnsdóttir sat down with HFPA journalist Tina Jøhnk Christensen about the the upcoming release of her first feature film Quake, which she adapted from the best-selling novel, Grand Mal by Audur Jónsdóttir. They also discuss her love of stories based around the "one pivotal moment" in...