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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“The depth of the characters counts, no matter what kind of story is being told”
Christiane Siemen  • CEO, Creative Europe Desk HamburgWe spoke to Christiane Siemen, CEO of Creative Europe Desk Hamburg, about the benefits that the Series Lab...  
05/10/2017
Slipping into the producer’s role 2Pilots Filmproduction
Jörg Siepmann • ProducerAs 2Pilots Filmproduction approached its 15th anniversary this year, the company has had one of its...  
30/09/2013
"We are not only an international competition, but also a talent development programme supporting creators long after they finish their competition journey"
Kasia Siewko • Project lead, Papaya Young CreatorsOur chat revolved around this groundbreaking international competition for young creative talents, set to...  
21/02/2022 | /Poland
"We’ve always wanted We Have Never Been Modern to look modern"
Matěj Chlupáček and Miro Šifra  • Director and screenwriter of We Have Never Been ModernThe Czech duo zooms in on the very topical theme of gender, as well as creating links between the past and...  
05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition
"We came to realise that the truth really is under threat"
Tereza Nvotová and Miro Šifra • Director and screenwriters of Our PeopleWe met with the Slovakian duo who triumphed in the Series Mania Forum Co-Pro Pitching Sessions with their...  
22/03/2024 | Series Mania 2024 | Series Mania Forum
Head of Marketing at Alta Classics
Alina Sigaro • Alta Films17/07/2006
“We need to respond to the crisis by working together to cope with change”
Carlo A Sigon • President, AIR3 - Italian Directors GuildWe discussed the crisis and new product preferences emerging within the industry with the president of the...  
04/02/2021 | /Italy
Interview - 10 European Directors To Watch
Hafstein Gunnar Sigurdsson • DirectorHafstein Gunnar Sigurdsson, Either Way’s director describes what an Icelandic comedy looks like  
03/06/2013
“We just need to compromise”
Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson  • DirectorVENICE 2017: Cineuropa talked to Icelandic director Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson, whose third feature,...  
30/08/2017
“I’m all about mixing genres: one eye should be laughing and the other one crying”
Moonika Siimets  • Director of The Black HoleThe Estonian director tells three stories in her new film, which follows people and other creatures...  
08/04/2025 | Night Visions 2025
"These were the years when we didn’t live, but merely existed"
Ismet Sijarina  • DirectorSAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: We chatted to Kosovar director Ismet Sijarina, whose debut feature, Cold November, has...  
01/10/2018 | San Sebastián 2018 | New Directors
"I’m involved in the creative process from the beginning till the end"
Jasmina Sijerčić • ProducerBocalupo Films' Jasmina Sijerčić, Emerging Producer 2017 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, discusses her work  
02/03/2017
"I was interested in exploring the clash between a young boy's soul and his exploding sexuality"
George Sikharulidze  • Director of PanopticonThe Georgian filmmaker discusses his first film, about an introvert teenager embarking on a journey of...  
05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition
“It requires a complex and deeply engaged approach to truly make a difference”
Michal Sikora • Producer, Lonely ProductionThe Czech producer talks about the craft of filmmaking, work-life balance, audience hunting and his...  
04/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025
Producer on the Move 2007 - Estonia
Riina Sildos03/05/2007
“I don’t have to chase projects anymore”
Riina Sildos • Head of Baltic Event30/11/2010

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