Interviews

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

8160 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 03/05/2025. 661 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Interview - African Film Festival 2003, Milan
Michel Ocelot • DirectorThe french writer and director Michel Ocelot talks about Kirikou et la Sorcière (1998) and Princes et...  
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Karel OchThe artistic director of the Karlovy Vary IFF tells Cineuropa what to expect from this year's edition,...  
"Even a country with economic trouble can succeed if the people work together"
Karel Och • artistic director, Karlovy Vary Film Festival04/03/2011
“I wish arthouse films were produced faster”
Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary IFFKarlovy Vary’s artistic director, Karel Och, talks to Cineuropa about the 52nd edition of the festival as...  
27/06/2017
"Central and Eastern Europe is being watched closely by professionals from around the world"
Karel Och   • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary IFFCineuropa sat down with Karel Och, artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, to...  
30/06/2016
“This willingness to engage with and sometimes polemicise against established canons lends Proxima vibrancy”
Karel Och  • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalWe sat down with the Czech festival's artistic director to discuss the Proxima competition, the...  
27/06/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024
“Variety, in all its forms, is the essence of our selection process”
Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalIn anticipation of the 57th edition of the KVIFF, the artistic director broke down his programming choices...  
26/06/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023
“Establishing contact with viewers does not mean pleasing them at all costs, but rather connecting with their perception”
Karel Och • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalThe head honcho of the largest Czech film gathering talks about the festival’s evolution, new initiatives,...  
21/06/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022
“KVIFF is a strong brand which has been through a lot since 1946”
Karel Och • Artistic Director, Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalThe artistic director of the largest Czech film gathering talks about the current edition and the...  
20/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021
“We want to challenge the audience with a charming attack on the brain and the heart”
Karel Och  • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalKarel Och, the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, discusses the expansion...  
26/06/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019
“Czech and Slovak film producers have done a great deal of work in the last ten years”
Karel Och  • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalKARLOVY VARY 2018: Cineuropa talked to Karel Och, the artistic director of the KVIFF, about the emergence...  
02/07/2018 | Karlovy Vary 2018
“I firmly believe in the original raison d’être of festivals”
Karel Och  • Artistic director, Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalWe caught up with Karlovy Vary’s Karel Och to discuss his career so far and his involvement in 28 Times...  
31/07/2017
"It's exciting how a film festival can help young filmmakers at the start of their career"
Karel Och  • Artistic director, KVIFFCineuropa sat down with Karel Och, the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival,...  
15/06/2015
"We've been working to present as many remarkable films from Central and Eastern Europe as possible"
Karel Och  • Artistic director, KVIFFCineuropa met up with Karel Och, the artistic director of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, to...  
30/06/2014
"The bridge is useful for people, but like that a beautiful culture is going to disappear"
Joe Odagiri • Director of They Say Nothing Stays the SameVENICE 2019: Japanese star Joe Odagiri presents his feature-length directorial debut, They Say Nothing...  
10/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori
"The best place to sell Italian films is Italy"
Mattia Oddone  • Head of Cinema and TV International Sales, Rai ComRai Com, international sales arm of Italy's pubcaster Rai, brings a powerful slate to Rome's The Business...  
19/10/2014

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