Interviews

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

8486 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 20/10/2025. 654 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

“Cinemed is a key platform and must-attend rendezvous for all professionals across the Mediterranean basin”

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

The festival director unpacks the trends defining the 47th edition, from the strong presence of women filmmakers to the virtuous circle initiated prior to...  

17/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025

Christina Mitropoulou • Head of development, Athens Film Office

“Athens is becoming a protagonist in the collective unconscious, generating stories”

Christina Mitropoulou • Head of development, Athens Film Office

The producer reflects on how Athens is emerging as a hub for international screenwriting and production  

17/10/2025 | The OWL 2025

Mélissa Drigeard • Director of Le Gang des Amazones

"I needed actresses where you’d have no problem thinking: oh yeah, she could definitely rob a bank!"

Mélissa Drigeard • Director of Le Gang des Amazones

The French filmmaker chatted to us about her latest feature, inspired by a true story and buoyed by impeccable quintet of actresses  

17/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

“We all see ourselves as beautiful people, but maybe we are not in reality”

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

The Romanian filmmakers elaborate on inherited guilt, denial and shared responsibility, as addressed in their first jointly directed feature  

16/10/2025 | Warsaw 2025

Stelios Cotionis, Ferdinand Dohna • Producers, Foss Productions and Beta Film

The Great Chimera is a cornerstone of modern Greek literature, and adapting it has been a long, challenging journey”

Stelios Cotionis, Ferdinand Dohna • Producers, Foss Productions and Beta Film

The six-hour series brings Greece’s literary gem to the TV, blending historical authenticity, cinematic visual language and international collaboration  

15/10/2025 | /Greece/Germany/Italy

Vanja d’Alcantara • Director of Cap Farewell

"I almost feel a responsibility to make optimistic films"

Vanja d’Alcantara • Director of Cap Farewell

The Belgian director chatted with us about her third feature film, a family-focused drama about the emancipatory trajectory of a young woman who needs to...  

14/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Bérangère McNeese • Director of The Girls From Above

"I wanted to explore the limits of a group, how it can sometimes provide a home but one whose doors are locked and bolted"

Bérangère McNeese • Director of The Girls From Above

The Belgian actress chatted with us about her first feature-length directorial effort which follows a young woman who finds refuge with a gang of girls  

13/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Eliza Subotowicz  • Head of Industry, Warsaw Film Festival

"We want Warsaw to become a hub for international co-productions and a natural meeting place for filmmakers across Central and Eastern Europe"

Eliza Subotowicz • Head of Industry, Warsaw Film Festival

With the launch of Warsaw Industry Days, the Polish festival is reasserting its role as a key platform for national cinema while strengthening ties with...  

13/10/2025 | Warsaw 2025 | Warsaw Industry Days

Mascha Schilinski  • Director of Sound of Falling

"We wanted to talk about the way women have been perceived over a hundred years”

Mascha Schilinski • Director of Sound of Falling

Cineuropa met the German filmmaker, winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes and her country’s representative for the upcoming Best International Feature Oscar  

13/10/2025 | /Germany

Bartek Pulcyn  • Artistic director, Warsaw Film Festival

“The role of our festival is to shed light on what is valuable”

Bartek Pulcyn • Artistic director, Warsaw Film Festival

Warsaw’s new artistic director discusses the changes he has introduced to the structure of the event, unspooling from 10-19 October  

10/10/2025 | Warsaw 2025

Daniela Elstner  • Managing director, Unifrance

"We want to make cinema more accessible, to show that it’s not just a dusty old thing for old people and that it can reinvent itself"

Daniela Elstner • Managing director, Unifrance

The French agency head chatted with us about MyMetaStories, the highly original European film festival unspooling online and primarily within Minecraft  

09/10/2025 | /France

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'

“It’s important for me as a storyteller to entertain people and make them laugh before I make them cry”

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'

The Scotsman breaks down his directorial debut, a comedy based on the true story of a Scottish rapping duo who pretended to be American  

09/10/2025 | Zurich 2025

Veronika Hafner • Director of Obhut

“There was the big question of how we could show children in a way that wouldn’t reproduce what we were criticising”

Veronika Hafner • Director of Obhut

The Munich-based director explains how she created her debut feature, with a story informed heavily by her parallel career as a psychotherapist for children...  

09/10/2025 | Zurich 2025

Jonas Ulrich • Director of Wolves

“I always dreamed of a film taking place in the black metal world, which would also take it seriously”

Jonas Ulrich • Director of Wolves

The Zurich-based director shares the story behind his creative deep dive into the fascinating subculture of black metal, including building a real band from...  

09/10/2025 | Zurich 2025

Andrea Segre  • Director of The Great Ambition

"We wanted to make a film with Enrico Berlinguer, not about Enrico Berlinguer"

Andrea Segre • Director of The Great Ambition

The director talks about his film, charting the innovative project led by Italian politician Enrico Berlinguer, a little-known name from the world of deeply...  

08/10/2025 | /Italy/Belgium/Bulgaria

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