Interviews

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

8148 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 18/04/2025. 658 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Stephan Richter  • Director

“It was a case full of very radical opinions”

Stephan Richter • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2015: What is wrong with a society in which teenagers get shot for breaking into a...  

22/09/2015

Alan Rickman  • Director

Alan Rickman talks about A Little Chaos
Italian release June 4

Alan Rickman • Director

Alan Rickman’s second film as director A Little Chaos has been screened at festivals the world over and is...  

10/04/2015

Celia Rico Clavellino  • Director

"The film came out of a sense of unease"

Celia Rico Clavellino • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Spain's Celia Rico Clavellino presents her first film in New Directors — the very...  

29/09/2018 | San Sebastián 2018 | New Directors

Thomas Riedelsheimer • Director of Tracing Light

“Light is the language of the universe – it holds all the information about everything from all times within it”

Thomas Riedelsheimer • Director of Tracing Light

The German documentarian talks about light and our inability to understand it with our brains or describe...  

31/10/2024 | DOK Leipzig 2024

Kilian Riedhof  • Director of Stella. A Life

"We had to get viewers out of their comfort zone"

Kilian Riedhof • Director of Stella. A Life

The director discusses his new film, inspired by the true story of a Jewish girl in Berlin who was ready...  

13/11/2023 | Arras 2023

Kilian Riedhof • Director of You Will Not Have My Hate

"Three countries made this film as a European answer to terrorism. We have to stay together"

Kilian Riedhof • Director of You Will Not Have My Hate

In his film, the German director celebrates love  

22/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Piazza Grande

Agathe Riedinger • Director of Wild Diamond

"My character is consumed by her dream and her conviction that she is better than what life has to offer"

Agathe Riedinger • Director of Wild Diamond

CANNES 2024: The French filmmaker talks about her debut feature, which paints a vivid picture of a young...  

18/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Competition

Producers on the Move 2013 - Denmark

Mikael Chr. Rieks

Danish producer Mikael Chr Rieks has been on the move for a long time – ever since he decided he wanted to...  

02/05/2013

Report - Venice 2003, The Winners

Katja Riemann & Michael Shorr, actors

Interview with Katja Riemann, Best Actress and Michael Shorr, awarded with the Special Jury Award during...  

Ziska Riemann • Director

“I think people who were comic book artists become really good directors”

Ziska Riemann • Director

German Films interviews director Ziska Riemann (Lollipop Monster), who is in post-production with her new...  

30/03/2018

Shooting Stars 2003

Libero de Rienzo• Italy

Success came with Santa Maradona, whose role won a David di Donatello for best supporting actor  

Justus Riesenkampff  • Distributor

"It’s not our expectation, but rather our buyers’ expectation, that counts"

Justus Riesenkampff • Distributor

At the Série Series festival, distributor Justus Riesenkampff discussed Beta Film's strategy when it comes...  

04/07/2017

Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck • Directors of Eternal You

“Artificial intelligence is an entity you can project so much onto that it sometimes becomes kind of godlike”

Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck • Directors of Eternal You

We chatted to the German directors about their cinematic exploration of the newest artificial intelligence...  

29/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Simon Rieth • Director of Summer Scars

“Power and fantasy are metaphors for the very strong relationship between love and hate”

Simon Rieth • Director of Summer Scars

CANNES 2022: The young French filmmaker talks to us about his first feature film, which skillfully blends...  

24/05/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Critics’ Week

Dita Rietuma  • Head, National Film Centre of Latvia

“In 2018, we broke all of our admissions records and we produced the highest number of films ever”

Dita Rietuma • Head, National Film Centre of Latvia

We had a chat with Dita Rietuma, the head of the National Film Centre of Latvia, whose speech opened the...  

22/10/2019 | Magnetic Latvia 2019

Stefania Rifiordi • Distributor, Invisible Carpet

“Fruits should only be picked when they’re ripe, and waiting is the number-one rule for us”

Stefania Rifiordi • Distributor, Invisible Carpet

The founder of the distribution firm chatted with us about her mission of bringing arthouse films to...  

17/12/2024 | Distributor of the Month

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