Interviews

Weekly feature introducing you to film professionals from all over Europe sorted by name.

7478 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/03/2024. 582 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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“With humour, anything goes, even the most taboo subjects”

Nabil Ben Yadir • Director

Cinergie met with a film enthusiast who started his career as an actor before moving on to directing and...  

22/10/2009

Nabil Ben Yadir • Director

"France didn’t know how to accept the extended hand before it became a raised fist"

Nabil Ben Yadir • Director

After Les Barons, a surprise box-office success in Belgium in 2010, Nabil Ben Yadir returns with The...  

15/11/2013

Nabil Ben Yadir  • Director of Animals

"To tell this radical story, an equally radical form was needed"

Nabil Ben Yadir • Director of Animals

A meeting with the Belgian filmmaker, who delivers with his fourth feature a film that plunges into the...  

20/10/2021 | Ghent 2021

Samuel Benchetrit • Director of Love Songs for Tough Guys

“I think when we are in love, we go back to being children, we are vulnerable and insecure”

Samuel Benchetrit • Director of Love Songs for Tough Guys

CANNES 2021: The French filmmaker has presented his new tragicomedy starring a series of notable actors...  

17/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Cannes Premiere

Martín Benchimol  • Director of The Castle

“I need each scene to have its meaning”

Martín Benchimol • Director of The Castle

BERLINALE 2023: We spoke to the director about his protagonists as well as the location he used and the...  

28/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Panorama

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, Connecting Cottbus

“That’s what we want to address: how the hell do you fund arthouse films nowadays?”

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, Connecting Cottbus

The head of coco opens up about this year’s edition of the co-production market that focuses primarily on...  

08/11/2022 | Cottbus 2022 | Connecting Cottbus

Marjorie Bendeck  • Director, Connecting Cottbus

“A clear concept and consistency over the years are good ingredients in order to bind and engage the audience”

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, Connecting Cottbus

In this interview, Marjorie Bendeck, the director of Connecting Cottbus, breaks down the inner workings of...  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Marjorie Bendeck  • Director, connecting cottbus

"Now the participants get their feedback before the pitches"

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, connecting cottbus

Marjorie Bendeck, the new director of coco, looks back on the 20th edition of the event, which has just...  

13/11/2018 | Cottbus 2018 | Industry

Leonie Benesch  • Actress

"I try to figure out what each project needs and what kind of world we try to tell"

Leonie Benesch • Actress

BERLINALE 2023: The German actress talks about her acting method and her career, and about who she dreams...  

27/02/2023 | European Shooting Stars 2023

Guillermo Benet  • Director of Los inocentes

“Nobody prepares us to deal with extreme situations”

Guillermo Benet • Director of Los inocentes

The suspenseful film by the Spanish director earned a special mention in the Permanent Revolutions section...  

12/03/2021 | /Spain

Video - Cinéfondation in Cannes 2009

Dorte Bengtson and Noamir Castéra - Directors

Two young directors talk about their experience at Cinéfondation  

Liza Benguigui  • Producer of Invisibles

"A certain closeness, full of laughter, tears and emotion"

Liza Benguigui • Producer of Invisibles

Producer Liza Benguigui talks to us about the surprising popularity of Invisibles in France and the film’s...  

27/02/2019

Life is beautiful in Baghdad as well

Roberto Benigni • Director

11/10/2005

Interview

Roberto Benigni - director

Roberto Benigni is at the press conference together with the cast to presents his film Pinocchio (2002)  

I am Pinocchio

Roberto Benigni • Director

As Benigni Day approaches, the Oscar-winning director meets the press to talk about his new film that'll...  

04/10/2002

Producer out of passion

Cesar Benítez • Producer

César Benítez created Cristal Producciones in 1988. Soon after that, the company got kid-sisters and in...  

25/07/2005

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