Interviews
Immerse yourself in behind the scene brilliance with The Skinny’s film interviews. Directors, actors, musicians, and more share their stories and artistic approaches to film. You’ll also find interviews with film festival producers.
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InterviewsCharlotte Regan on new BBC crime drama Mint
Charlotte Regan's Mint is one of the best-looking, most visually inventive TV shows we've seen in ages. She discusses developing her style, playing with conventions and her love for shooting in Scotland Read more »| 28 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsOut of Time: Mark Jenkin on Rose of Nevada
Mark Jenkin returns with his stunning new film, Rose of Nevada. While visiting Glasgow Film Festival, the Cornish auteur discusses the beauty of the human face and his passion for capturing modern life with his ancient Bolex camera Read more »| 20 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsFrançois Ozon on The Stranger
François Ozon's latest is a gorgeous-looking adaptation of Albert Camus’ The Stranger. The French director explains why he wanted to give this literary classic an update that's both faithful and speaks to today Read more »| 07 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsJames McAvoy and his cast discuss California Schemin'
Ahead of releasing his directorial debut, James McAvoy discusses the directors he's learned from over the years. The talented young actors from California Schemin', meanwhile, reveal what they learned from their director Read more »| 07 Apr 2026 -
InterviewsHippFest: Dan Abrahams and Philippe Boudot on scoring Finis Terræ
Dan Abrahams and Philippe Boudot discuss their latest collaboration, a new folk-tinged score to Jean Epstein’s landmark experimental drama Finis Terræ, which they will be debuting live at this year's HippFest Read more »| 12 Mar 2026 -
InterviewsBi Gan on Resurrection
We are living in the Bi Gan era! This hugely talented Chinese filmmaker discusses his latest work, Resurrection, a dazzling epic spanning the history of cinema Read more »| 10 Mar 2026
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InterviewsHlynur Pálmason on The Love That Remains
Hlynur Pálmason's fourth feature is an idiosyncratic look at a family in crisis that's set over four seasons and regularly drifts from the quotidian to the surreal. The Icelandic writer-director discusses his unique approach to filmmaking Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
InterviewsGlasgow Short Film Festival: James Ley on Sleazy Tiger
Celebrated playwright James Ley discusses his debut short film, Sleazy Tiger, ahead of it competing in the Scottish Competition at the Glasgow Short Film Festival. We discuss queer crisis, flagrant film references and a horny Alan Cumming Read more »| 10 Mar 2026 -
ArtCCA Glasgow: What We've Lost
With the CCA in Glasgow now in liquidation, its staff left jobless, and its windows boarded up, we speak to some of the artists and programmers who use this space and ask what we've lost in the wreckage and what we can salvage if the CCA returns Read more »| 05 Mar 2026 -
Interviews"Hope is a Privilege": Raoul Peck on Orwell 2+2=5
In Orwell 2+2=5, Raoul Peck uses the life and writing of George Orwell as the connective tissue to tell a wider history of totalitarian power and media manipulation, past and present. We find out more from this trenchant political filmmaker Read more »| 02 Mar 2026 -
InterviewsSeán Dunn on The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford
Edinburgh-born, New York-based filmmaker Seán Dunn discusses his new comedy, The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford, the use of Scotland as a Hollywood backdrop and finding inspiration on a Harry Potter tour Read more »| 25 Feb 2026 -
InterviewsOliver Laxe on survivalist road movie Sirāt
Sirāt takes audiences on a wild, nerve-jangling journey through the Moroccan desert. Its director, Oliver Laxe, tells us that it was important that his survivalist road movie provided an existential trip as well as an intensely physical one Read more »| 23 Feb 2026 -
InterviewsNew GFF head Paul Gallagher on the future of Glasgow Film Festival
Paul Gallagher, the long-time programmer at Glasgow Film Theatre, recently took over as Head of Programme for all of Glasgow Film's operations, which include the annual festival. We chat to him about his hopes for GFF ahead of his first edition in charge Read more »| 19 Feb 2026 -
InterviewsKleber Mendonça Filho on The Secret Agent
Nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, The Secret Agent has been a huge success for its talented director, Kleber Mendonça Filho. Even world leaders are taking notice of it! The Brazilian filmmaker tells us more Read more »| 17 Feb 2026 -
InterviewsFelipe Bustos Sierra on Everybody to Kenmure Street
The Kenmure Street protest of 2021 saw a community save two of their neighbours from deportation through solidarity and collective action. Felipe Bustos Sierra's film Everybody to Kenmure Street immortalises this special day in Glasgow's history Read more »| 12 Feb 2026