Interviews

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

8573 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 15/12/2025. 635 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Pasi Hakkio  • Producer, Wacky Tie Films

“In documentaries we have more creative freedom than in the fiction world”

Pasi Hakkio • Producer, Wacky Tie Films

The Emerging Producer from Finland talks about how he tries to make films about themes that are important...  

20/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023

Grimur Hakonarson  • Director

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Grimur Hakonarson • Director

CANNES 2015: Cineuropa met up with Icelandic director Grimur Hakonarson to talk about Rams, winner of the...  

16/05/2015

Grímur Hákonarson  • Director of The County

“Corruption is part of this community’s life”

Grímur Hákonarson • Director of The County

We chatted to Icelandic writer-director Grímur Hákonarson, whose third feature, The County, was presented...  

11/09/2019 | Toronto 2019 | Contemporary World Cinema

Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf

"I find the environment of male striptease to be a good metaphor for a film about a search for identity and an exploration of vanity"

Terézia Halamová • Director of Dog and Wolf

After being a part of Karlovy Vary's Talent Pool initiative, the Slovak director returns to the festival...  

07/07/2025 | Future Frames 2025

Mascha Halberstad • Director of Fox and Hare Save the Forest

“Children should be taken seriously”

Mascha Halberstad • Director of Fox and Hare Save the Forest

BERLINALE 2024: The Dutch director breaks down her new film, in which weird twists abound and Apocalypse...  

16/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Generation

Mascha Halberstad  • Director of Oink

“It always upsets me when people underestimate children”

Mascha Halberstad • Director of Oink

BERLINALE 2022: There is more to life than the title of “Sausage King” in this delightful stop-motion...  

10/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Generation

Pnina Halfon Lang • Executive director, CoPro, and head, DocuShuk

“The Israeli documentary scene offers a huge variety of stories told by local filmmakers”

Pnina Halfon Lang • Executive director, CoPro, and head, DocuShuk

We talked to Pnina Halfon Lang, executive director of CoPro and head of DocuShuk, to discover how the...  

10/12/2020 | /Israel

Siiri Halko • Director of The Well

“I aim to create moments where your mind questions what is happening on screen, but your senses accept it as real”

Siiri Halko • Director of The Well

The Finnish filmmaker discusses her psychological drama, which has just picked up the Eurimages...  

02/12/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Edward Lovelace and James Hall  • Directors

"This movie takes a more subjective approach than usual for a documentary"

Edward Lovelace and James Hall • Directors

Edward Lovelace and James Hall screened their documentary The Possibilities Are Endless, about English...  

22/10/2014

Elín Hall  • Actress

"The most challenging part was staying in this very fragile emotional state for weeks"

Elín Hall • Actress

BERLINALE 2025: The Icelandic rising star discusses straddling the line between music, with two albums...  

20/02/2025 | European Shooting Stars 2025

Lillah Halla  • Director of Power Alley

"This film is not only a portrait of intolerance"

Lillah Halla • Director of Power Alley

CANNES 2023: The Brazilian filmmaker discusses her first feature, centred on a promising volleyball player...  

25/05/2023 | Cannes 2023 | Critics' Week

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

“We try our best to showcase how broad a medium creative documentary can be”

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

The fourth edition of the Akranes-based documentary festival wrapped on 26 June, and we chatted to one of...  

01/07/2022 | IceDocs 2022

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir  • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

“We are doing this because we love documentaries”

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

The Akranes-based IceDocs wrapped its third edition on 27 June, and its co-founder opens up about what’s...  

28/06/2021 | IceDocs 2021

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir  • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

“We are just going to show our audience the world”

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

Cineuropa met up with Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir, co-founder of the Akranes-based Iceland Documentary Film...  

09/07/2020 | IceDocs 2020

Hannes Þór Halldòrsson • Director of Cop Secret

“It's the kind of film I like to watch myself, so it's the genre I felt the most comfortable with”

Hannes Þór Halldòrsson • Director of Cop Secret

This clever satire of an action film offers several layers of complexity and an intelligent way of dealing...  

13/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Fionnuala Halligan • Director of international film programming, Red Sea International Film Festival

“This year, it became clear that many stories are about people finding their place or those who never manage to”

Fionnuala Halligan • Director of international film programming, Red Sea International Film Festival

The programmer breaks down this year’s selection process and how she works with Saudi audiences  

02/12/2025 | Red Sea 2025

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