Interviews

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

9036 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/09/2026. 611 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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US in Progress #2

“You can make a movie well, cheaply or quickly, but not all three”

US in Progress #2

Cineuropa sat down with Laura Teodosio, Matthew Smaglik, David Mandel and James Morrison at US in Progress...  

11/06/2015

US in Progress #3

"European audiences are more film-educated"

US in Progress #3

Cineuropa sat down with Jamund Washington, Nana Mensah, Baff Akoto and Gabe Klinger at US in Progress...  

11/06/2015

Tommaso Usberti • Director of Before the War

"I wanted to talk about violence and toxic masculinity from the point of view of someone who is immersed in those flaws"

Tommaso Usberti • Director of Before the War

VENICE 2026: The Italian filmmaker talks to us about his debut feature, in which he explores a disoriented...  

08/09/2026 | Venice 2026 | International Film Critics’ Week

Yesim Ustaoğlu • Director of What Remains

"The main character strives for a kind of purity that allows her to be herself and to fear nothing"

Yesim Ustaoğlu • Director of What Remains

The Turkish filmmaker sheds light on her new movie, centred on a woman who takes to the road to try to...  

16/09/2026 | San Sebastián 2026 | Competition

Sultan Usuvaliev • Film programmer, Central Asia Competition, Bishkek International Film Festival

“I want Central Asian cinema to speak with one voice”

Sultan Usuvaliev • Film programmer, Central Asia Competition, Bishkek International Film Festival

The festival programmer explains more about his background and the criteria that guided him in selecting...  

11/06/2026 | Bishkek 2026

Roar Uthaug  • Director

"I didn't want to favour the spectacular aspect to the detriment of the human element"

Roar Uthaug • Director

Cineuropa met up with Norwegian director Roar Uthaug, whose fourth feature, The Wave, screened at Toronto,...  

16/09/2015

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Roar Uthaug • Director

Roar Uthaug, whose filmography includes Magic Silver and Escape is one of the TEN EUROPEAN DIRECTORS TO...  

30/06/2013

Joern Utkilen • Director

"I have no interest in faithfully reproducing reality by creating a simple copy"

Joern Utkilen • Director

Norwegian director Joern Utkilen tells us about his debut feature film Lake over Fire and invites us to...  

05/06/2018

Industry Report - The Documentary Market

Charlotte Uzu • Head of International Development, Les Films D’Ici, Paris, France

The editorial policy of a small French production company: number od films produced, co-production policy,...  

16/07/2009

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André Vaara • Director of Sister of Mine

“I’m probably a big dreamer at heart, but I’m also a proper realist”

André Vaara • Director of Sister of Mine

The Swedish director talks to us about his sensitive short film, which will soon screen in EFP’s Future...  

06/07/2026 | Future Frames 2026

Petr Vaclav  • Director

“The finished films I received grants for are only the tip of the iceberg”

Petr Vaclav • Director

Cineuropa sat down with Czech filmmaker Petr Vaclav on the occasion of the North American premiere of his...  

09/09/2016

Petr Václav  • Director

“A profound study of the reality and the people”

Petr Václav • Director

CANNES 2014: Cineuropa met up with Czech director Petr Václav to talk about his film The Way Out,...  

21/05/2014

Petr Vaclav • Director of Il Boemo

“This Icarian story of a rise and fall excited me”

Petr Vaclav • Director of Il Boemo

Cineuropa talked to the Czech director about his biggest film to date and about the origins of this period...  

19/09/2022 | San Sebastián 2022 | Competition

Tony Vahl • Director of Krux

“I reflected on how it’s so easy to say yes to everything, but also how powerful it is to say no against the masses”

Tony Vahl • Director of Krux

The writer-director shares her approach to her dark debut feature, an entanglement of moral dilemmas in a...  

18/09/2026 | Toronto 2026 | Discovery

Saša Vajda • Director of The Lights, They Fall

“There’s a lot of invisible pain in our society”

Saša Vajda • Director of The Lights, They Fall

BERLINALE 2026: We sat down with the German director to get the low-down on his film about a teenage boy...  

14/02/2026 | Berlinale 2026 | Generation

"We are alive and well"

Andrew G. Vajna • Hungarian Film Commissioner

A meeting with the current main man of a Hungarian industry that has seen financial difficulty during the...  

02/12/2011

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