Interviews

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

7493 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 25/04/2024. 581 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“Dialogue is the most effective way to deal with extreme violence”
Mohamed Al-Daradji  • DirectorTORONTO 2017: We chatted to Iraqi filmmaker Mohamed Al-Daradji, who presented his third film, The Journey,...  
21/09/2017
EuroDoc 2011
Hazem Al Hamawi • Director and producer
"What it means to be a female performer in a conservative place like Saudi Arabia"
Haifaa Al-Mansour • DirectorVENICE 2018: Saudi Arabian director Haifaa Al-Mansour is taking part in the Miu Miu Women's Tales project...  
04/09/2018 | Venice 2018 | Giornate degli Autori
“It will take time to see actual change on the streets of Saudi Arabia”
Haifaa al-Mansour • Director of The Perfect CandidateVENICE 2019: Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour tells Cineuropa about her new work playing in competition...  
06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition
“The process of making documentaries requires wearing various hats, but what stands out is its therapeutic quality”
Shaima Al-Tamimi  • ProducerThe producer from Qatar, a guest country of this year's edition, explains why producing documentaries is a...  
21/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024
Festival Le Printemps du Cinéma Arabe 2011
Hala Alabdalla • DirectorHala Alabdalla tells us about her debut directorial film, I Am the One Who Brings Flowers to Her Grave,...  
Interview
Feo Aladag • DirectorCompeting for the first time in Berlin, the Austrian director Feo Aladag talks about Inbetween Worlds.  
11/02/2014
Powerful images and colors
Feo Aladag • DirectorAlready working on a new film, Später im Sommer, director Feo Aladag looks back to the success of When We...  
10/06/2013
Prix LUX 2010
Feo Aladag • DirectorInterview with Feo Aladag, the director of When We Leave, winner of the LUX Prize 2010.  
06/10/2010
“The universal necessity we have to be loved for ourselves”
Feo Aladag   • DirectorExtracts from the press conference at the Berlinale 2010 where the Austrian director unveiled the highly...  
24/08/2010
“Professionals now know where to find projects from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific that are credible and pre-financed”
Enrico Chiesa, Isabelle Fauvel and Dieudonné Alaka • Coordinators and experts, OuiCoprodCANNES 2021: The International Organisation of La Francophonie and the ACP (African States, Caribbean and...  
10/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Marché du Film
“The water is a place where my character is free, but it’s also where she can spill some blood”
Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović  • Director of MurinaCANNES 2021: It’s a cruel summer lying in wait for teenager Julija in this Directors’ Fortnight title by...  
07/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Directors’ Fortnight
“Sometimes acceptance comes with a price”
Milad Alami  • DirectorSAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: We chatted to Swedish-Iranian filmmaker Milad Alami, whose feature debut, The Charmer,...  
22/09/2017 | San Sebastián 2017 | New Directors 
“Wrestling is a sport with a lot of stereotypical male ideas attached to it, which I wanted to shatter completely”
Milad Alami • Director of OpponentBERLINALE 2023: We spoke to the Swedish-Iranian director about his drama revolving around freedom and the...  
20/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Panorama
“We have stuck Arab cinema in a pigeon-hole: I want to fight against these stereotypes”
Sofia Alaoui  • Director of AnimaliaWe spoke to the Moroccan-French filmmaker about her fantastical feature debut, set in Morocco and raising...  
20/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition
“The value in one’s life is not necessarily found in how perfectly you fit with society’s standards”
Irene Albanell Mellado • Director of Silent ClubAs part of EFP’s Future Frames, the Spanish director wends her to way to Karlovy Vary with the tale of a...  
26/08/2021 | Future Frames 2021

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