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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James Shapiro  • Distributor

“We don’t want to push the audience in a specific direction”

James Shapiro • Distributor

In the lead-up to the first edition of Brussels’ Frontières Market, Cineuropa talks to American...  

04/04/2014

"It is the personal stories that are interesting"

Omar Shargawi • Director

Palestinian-Danish director Omar Shargawi won a Tiger Award for his debut Go With Peace Jamil at the...  

27/05/2008

Faraz Shariat  • Director of No Hard Feelings

“People suffer everyday racism in the form of not being entitled to decide themselves who they are”

Faraz Shariat • Director of No Hard Feelings

BERLINALE 2020: We discussed the feature No Hard Feelings with its director, Faraz Shariat, to find out...  

04/03/2020 | Berlinale 2020 | Panorama

Ben Sharrock • Director

“Sometimes we all struggle to communicate how we feel”

Ben Sharrock • Director

Scottish director Ben Sharrock talks about his debut feature, Pikadero, the winner of the Cineuropa Prize...  

27/06/2016

Ben Sharrock  • Director of Limbo

“I started to question the dehumanising representations of refugees”

Ben Sharrock • Director of Limbo

Director Ben Sharrock reveals how his second feature, Limbo, became a refugee story told in a deadpan...  

28/09/2020 | San Sebastián 2020 | New Directors

Ahmed Shawky • Artistic advisor, Aswan International Women Film Festival

“When I am at a big European festival and I go to watch a French or a German film, I always have open expectations”

Ahmed Shawky • Artistic advisor, Aswan International Women Film Festival

We talked to the Egyptian gathering’s newly appointed artistic adviser about female-led filmmaking and the...  

02/03/2022 | /Egypt

Jim Sheridan • Director

“We all have to live together”

Jim Sheridan • Director

Irish director Jim Sheridan, whose film, The Secret Scripture, screened at the Rome Film Fest, sat down...  

21/10/2016

Klim Shipenko  • Director of Text

“Most often, family is the main reason for all our trauma”

Klim Shipenko • Director of Text

The Russian filmmaker talks about his psychological and dramatic thriller Text, playing as part of the...  

24/12/2020 | /Russia

Alex Shiriaieff  • Head of operations at B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network

“B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network is an unique organization to co-produce the documentaries and help filmmakers in all possible means in 6 Eastern Partnership countries”

Alex Shiriaieff • Head of operations at B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network

In this interview, Alex Shiriaieff talks about the organisation’s main objective which is to support the...  

09/12/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Shelter, how far a boy can go

Dragomir Sholev • Director

16/11/2010

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

“What interests me is the escapist mentality that avoids dealing with the issues at stake, as well as looking for their solutions”

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

We talked with the director about his new film and how its complex structure allows him to talk about...  

27/09/2021 | Golden Rose 2021

Dragomir Sholev • Director of The Pig

“When you leave school, you realise that aggression is everywhere”

Dragomir Sholev • Director of The Pig

Bulgarian director Dragomir Sholev talks to us about his second feature film, The Pig, which was screened...  

17/04/2019 | Lecce 2019

Nawara Shoukry  • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

“Commercially produced titles tend to fall short on the artistic front”

Nawara Shoukry • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

At the Venice Film Festival, where she attended a training seminar organised by CICAE, we talked to Nawara...  

20/09/2018

Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

“I wanted to be able to talk about politics and spirituality in a very open way, without pointing guns at anyone”

Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

The Indian director breaks down his exuberant and dystopian animation, also giving an insight into his...  

31/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Yuriy Shylov  • Director of Projectionist

“I saw the heroes as dinosaurs living in today’s world”

Yuriy Shylov • Director of Projectionist

We caught up with director Yuriy Shylov to get the low-down on his feature debut, Projectionist, which...  

08/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | Documentary Competition

Sydney Sibilia  • Director

"I just wanted to make people laugh"

Sydney Sibilia • Director

We met the director who made his debut with an exhilarating comedy that quickly won over the public and...  

11/07/2014

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