Interviews

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

8235 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 25/05/2025. 663 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Samira Elagoz • Director

“My work has the potential to confront the audience with the power of femininity”

Samira Elagoz • Director

Cineuropa talked to up-and-coming artist Samira Elagoz about her feature debut Craigslist Allstars,...  

12/05/2017

Samira Elagoz • Director of and performer in Seek Bromance

"I wanted to make a real story where the trans protagonists are complex and troubled, progressive and admirable, problematic and relatable"

Samira Elagoz • Director of and performer in Seek Bromance

We discussed trans-masculinity and performative cinema with the director and protagonist of the cinematic...  

24/11/2021 | IDFA 2021

Benjamin Elalouf • Producer of Hormones

"I’ve always wanted to find a balance between projects with powerful concepts and directors with a singular vision"

Benjamin Elalouf • Producer of Hormones

The head of French company Moonshaker discusses the project presented at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions of...  

22/03/2022 | Series Mania 2022 | Series Mania Forum

Diana Elbaum  • Producer

"My job as a producer is to translate an artist’s work into a product that can be placed on the market"

Diana Elbaum • Producer

We met up with the Belgian producer Diana Elbaum, who embarked on a new adventure by founding Beluga Tree...  

26/11/2018

Ameer Fakher Eldin  • Director of The Stranger

"It's a character study of a man who is a stranger in his own community"

Ameer Fakher Eldin • Director of The Stranger

VENICE 2021: Fifty years after the Israeli occupation of the territories of the Golan Heights, the...  

09/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Giornate degli Autori

Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri  • Director of Amor

“The film is a positive mirror of a dark river, it’s another side of Rome”

Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri • Director of Amor

VENICE 2023: The Italian director and video artist chatted to us about her documentary which explores the...  

14/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Out of Competition

Iris Elezi • Director

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Iris Elezi • Director

Cineuropa met up with Albanian filmmaker Iris Elezi to talk about her film Bota (directed in collaboration...  

Lucien Pin, Alex Haugmard, Thibault Elie • Directors and producer of Becoming Lucien

“It’s an immersive self-portrait inviting you to experience my transition journey alongside me”

Lucien Pin, Alex Haugmard, Thibault Elie • Directors and producer of Becoming Lucien

The team behind the upcoming VR360 + XR installation, which won the Eurimages Outreach Award at CPH:DOX...  

08/04/2025 | CPH:DOX 2025 | CPH:DOX Industry

Video - Annecy Film Festival 2009

Adam Eliot - director of Mary and Max

Adam Eliot - director of Mary and Max  

Zviad Eliziani  • Manager, Batumi International Art-house Film Festival

"Georgia can be a perfect meeting point for film industries from the East and the West"

Zviad Eliziani • Manager, Batumi International Art-house Film Festival

We spoke to Batumi International Art-house Film Festival manager Zviad Eliziani about the Georgian...  

03/10/2018

Interview - Venice Days 2011

Shlomi Elkabetz • Director

In Shlomi Elkabetz’s Testemonies, Israeli soldiers and palestian civilians recount their memories of the...  

Hala Elkoussy • Director of East of Noon

“Art has to be pertinent”

Hala Elkoussy • Director of East of Noon

CANNES 2024: The visual artist-turned-director brings a satirical bite to the festival, as she shows...  

17/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Directors’ Fortnight

Simon Ellis  • Director of As Dead as It Gets

“If you have a new idea on set and deviate from the script, the whole house of cards might come tumbling down”

Simon Ellis • Director of As Dead as It Gets

Cineuropa speaks to Simon Ellis, the director of As Dead as It Gets, one of the new interactive movies...  

07/08/2020 | /UK

Tim Ellrich • Director of In My Parents’ House

“It’s important to show things we’re all afraid of”

Tim Ellrich • Director of In My Parents’ House

We sat down with the German director to delve into his story of a therapist who’s forced to balance the...  

05/02/2025 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition

Christine Eloy  • Managing director, Europa Distribution

“The audiovisual industry is a very fragile eco-system”

Christine Eloy • Managing director, Europa Distribution

We sat down with Christine Eloy to discuss the impact of the Brexit and the Digital Single Market for...  

13/07/2016

Daniela Elstner  • Executive director, Unifrance

"We want to tell young people about cinema in an entertaining way"

Daniela Elstner • Executive director, Unifrance

We discuss the innovative project organised by Unifrance, the festival of young European cinema...  

12/10/2023 | /France

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