Interviews

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

8730 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 17/03/2026. 635 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Alexis Juncosa • Artistic director, Luxembourg City Film Festival

“I like the idea that LuxFilmFest is becoming one of those places where we can reflect collectively on what we do”

Alexis Juncosa • Artistic director, Luxembourg City Film Festival

The artistic director of the Grand Duchy’s renowned gathering discusses the 16th edition’s “Wild, Wild Rose” theme, immersive expansion and the event’s...  

04/03/2026 | Luxembourg 2026

Margherita Ferri • Director of The Boy with Pink Pants

“The solution to bullying lies in education, not only within the family, but also as a society”

Margherita Ferri • Director of The Boy with Pink Pants

The Italian filmmaker discusses her second feature film, which tackles violence and homophobia, as well as her upcoming project that once again explores the...  

03/03/2026 | Málaga 2026

Azra Djurdjevic • Producer, Filmgerberei

“Right now, more than ever, we need ways to understand the realities we live in”

Azra Djurdjevic • Producer, Filmgerberei

The producer of the Swiss company explains producing documentaries is her way of learning continuously and not accepting the world as given  

03/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Maarten D’Hollander • Producer, Krater Films

“Documentaries can shift perspectives”

Maarten D’Hollander • Producer, Krater Films

The Belgian producer explains why he is drawn to subjects and protagonists that rarely occupy the centre of dominant narratives  

02/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Abdallah Al-Khatib • Director of Chronicles from the Siege

“Human beings are complex everywhere in the world, and war does not erase that complexity”

Abdallah Al-Khatib • Director of Chronicles from the Siege

BERLINALE 2026: The director breaks down his creative process and shares how the fact that the film was produced independently freed him from external...  

27/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | Perspectives

Olive Nwosu • Director of Lady

“There’s a discovery of the sense of freedom that exists when you’ve broken all the rules”

Olive Nwosu • Director of Lady

BERLINALE 2026: The Nigerian director discussed the inspirations behind her debut, as well as the real life story that helped shape her heroine’s journey  

26/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026

Kilian Armando Friedrich • Director of I Understand Your Displeasure

“Cinema creates responsibility in the viewer”

Kilian Armando Friedrich • Director of I Understand Your Displeasure

BERLINALE 2026: The filmmaker explores Germany’s cleaning sector, highlighting its isolation due to systemic injustice in low-wage jobs  

25/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Ruth Beckermann  • Director of Wax & Gold

"It is always interesting to explore how close I can get to the other"

Ruth Beckermann • Director of Wax & Gold

BERLINALE 2026: The director discusses her film, which weaves archival footage, contemporary encounters and the her own reflections into a layered...  

25/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | Berlinale Special

Dara Van Dusen  • Director of A Prayer for the Dying

"There is a lot about faith and nature, forces in our existence we don’t fully understand"

Dara Van Dusen • Director of A Prayer for the Dying

BERLINALE 2026: The director discusses her debut, which merges biblical undertones and western elements while feeling uncannily contemporary  

25/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | Perspectives

Gabe Klinger, Marina Person  • Director of and actress in Isabel

"If you ask yourself who your audience should be, the first answer should always be yourself"

Gabe Klinger, Marina Person • Director of and actress in Isabel

BERLINALE 2026: The director and actress discuss their film, which grows from small gestures – and is about trying, creating, failing, and starting again...  

25/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Laurynas Bareiša • Director of Liberations

Liberations is about a family trying to escape an unseen threat, it’s essentially a survival film”

Laurynas Bareiša • Director of Liberations

BERLINALE 2026: The Lithuanian filmmaker chats with us about his upcoming film, which has just won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the...  

24/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | EFM

Ian de la Rosa • Director of Iván & Hadoum

"Almería is closely connected with trans representation in the sense that it has little representation in cinema"

Ian de la Rosa • Director of Iván & Hadoum

BERLINALE 2026: The Spanish director reflects on the transformative power of love, exploring trans representation in contemporary cinema  

24/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Marcelo Martinessi • Director of Narciso

“Cinema today has enormous potential to act as a bridge: to recount what happened and help us reflect so that it does not happen again”

Marcelo Martinessi • Director of Narciso

BERLINALE 2026: The Paraguayan director reflects on blending historical fact and fiction in his new film, exploring society and authoritarianism in Paraguay...  

24/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | Panorama

Martika Ramirez Escobar • Director of Daughters of the Sea

“I would like to imagine a place where people can learn to co-exist: somewhat like being in water, contained but not bounded”

Martika Ramirez Escobar • Director of Daughters of the Sea

The helmer, who won the Eurimages New Lab Innovation Award at this year’s IFFR, talks to Cineuropa about the future of her Filipino-Spanish coming-of-age...  

24/02/2026 | IFFR 2026 | IFFR Pro

Lucas Englander • Actor

"We don’t need to believe that we need immense amounts of money to tell the most incredible stories that bring us together"

Lucas Englander • Actor

BERLINALE 2026: We sat down with the Austrian actor to talk about responsibility, politics and the wider role an actor can play beyond the screen  

23/02/2026 | European Shooting Stars 2026

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