Interviews

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

8601 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/01/2026. 636 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

“Our programme doesn’t simply mirror reality as framed by existing power structures; it proposes other, fairer and more imaginative ways of living”

Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

The IFFR head describes the upcoming edition as a meeting point between emerging voices, returning auteurs and films that challenge dominant narratives  

23/01/2026 | IFFR 2026

Josef Kullengård, Cia Edström • Head of Industry and head of TV Drama Vision, Göteborg Film Festival

“Audiences are often far more open than the market assumes”

Josef Kullengård, Cia Edström • Head of Industry and head of TV Drama Vision, Göteborg Film Festival

At a time of market uncertainty and format fluidity, the heads of Göteborg Industry discuss audience-first thinking, creative risk and the evolving role of...  

22/01/2026 | Göteborg 2026 | Göteborg Industry

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi • Actress in Duse

"Empathy is not a religious or sentimental word; it is the only way we can survive"

Valeria Bruni Tedeschi • Actress in Duse

The European Actress nominee reflected on the relevance of art as a vital force, linking Eleonora Duse’s era to our own moment  

22/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Kamal Aljafari • Director of With Hasan in Gaza

"The film leaves the viewer a lot of space to connect with the reality of today"

Kamal Aljafari • Director of With Hasan in Gaza

The Palestinian filmmaker spoke about transforming found footage into a film that invites viewers to engage with the present  

22/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Andres Veiel • Director of Riefenstahl

"Riefenstahl was very contemporary on many levels, not only in relation to the production of fake news"

Andres Veiel • Director of Riefenstahl

The German director speaks about why a figure like Leni Riefenstahl still hits a nerve today, and why her story refuses to stay in the past  

22/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Irene Iborra Rizo • Director of Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

"It’s better to talk about problems rather than hide them — even when the audience is children"

Irene Iborra Rizo • Director of Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake

The Spanish director speaks about using animation to openly address social issues, even for young audiences, and about stop motion as a personal way of...  

22/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Sergi López • Actor in Sirāt

"It’s a privilege to read a script that can’t be compared to anything else"

Sergi López • Actor in Sirāt

The European Actor nominee described the rare pull of a script that stands on its own, and the total physical and emotional immersion it called for  

21/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!

"History is not just assembly of different facts, history is storytelling"

Igor Bezinović • Director of Fiume o morte!

We caught up with the Croatian filmmaker, who used his local community network to question how history is constructed and remembered  

21/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Laura Carreira • Director of On Falling

"There is immense power in being able to look at the world in a fresh way, and cinema does that"

Laura Carreira • Director of On Falling

Winner of the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI, the Portuguese director speaks about cinema as a social force  

21/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Ada Solomon • Producer and Chair of European Film Academy board

"Arthouse cinema will be less affected by upcoming crisis than large-scale commercial productions"

Ada Solomon • Producer and Chair of European Film Academy board

We sat down with the newly elected Chair of the European Film Academy board to discuss her priorities and future plans for the institution  

21/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Mike Downey • Producer

“If we dig our heels in and celebrate our cultural diversity and artistic independence, we can survive”

Mike Downey • Producer

Cineuropa sat down with the former chairman of the European Film Academy to look back at his 25-year involvement with the institution  

15/01/2026 | /Europe

Alberto Valverde • Coordinator, ECAM Forum

"The combination of strong projects, prestigious guests and a friendly atmosphere makes ECAM Forum particularly attractive to key figures"

Alberto Valverde • Coordinator, ECAM Forum

The coordinator of the market, already established as a benchmark for international co-production, explores its identity, its ambitions and its achievements  

15/01/2026 | /Spain

Jean-Paul Salomé • Director of The Money Maker

"Great crime films are not just films with action scenes"

Jean-Paul Salomé • Director of The Money Maker

The French filmmaker recounts the genesis of his new film, inspired by the story of a counterfeiter who made headlines in France in the 1950s and 1960s  

14/01/2026 | France/Belgium

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale

“We want to bring the market and the public programme together to make sure they don’t become separate universes”

Tricia Tuttle • Director, Berlinale

The festival director gives a first glimpse of their strategy for this year’s edition and the new approaches adopted to attract the next generation of...  

13/01/2026 | Berlinale 2026

John Nein • Senior programmer and director of strategic initiatives, Sundance Film Festival

“When you accumulate these stories over 15 years or so, you start to build a sense of opportunity and what's possible for these filmmakers”

John Nein • Senior programmer and director of strategic initiatives, Sundance Film Festival

Cineuropa chatted with the longtime Sundance programmer to learn more about this edition’s world cinema selections and the opportunities the festival offers...  

13/01/2026 | Sundance 2026

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