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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“There are people who can maintain their human face in any circumstances”
David Safarian  • DirectorWe met up with Armenian filmmaker David Safarian, who won the Best Film and Best Actress Awards at the...  
26/03/2018
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Yana Drouz & David Safarian  • Screenwriter and actress, DirectorCineuropa talked to Armenian screenwriter and actress Yana Drouz and director David Safarian, who...  
27/11/2015
“Aurora just refused to be reduced to a victim or to an object of history”
Inna Sahakyan • Director of Aurora’s SunriseThe Armenian documentary filmmaker reveals key details around the artistic decisions made throughout the...  
21/07/2022 | Golden Apricot 2022
Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival 2010
Ismaël Saïdi • directorInterview with Belgian director Isamaël Saïdi, whose Ahmed Gassiaux was presented at the 2010...  
"A blend of senses and pleasure"
Michel Saint-Jean • ProducerA hallmark of quality cinema, Diaphana has been producing and distributing films by Dominik Moll, Ken...  
04/07/2006
"It is our turn to re-envision the world"
GoCritic! Interview: Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre  • Director, scholar, founder of MJSTP FilmsWe interviewed the acclaimed Canadian feminist director, producer and scholar who presented her PhD...  
27/06/2019 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2019
“In my work, there is always something strange going on”
Éléonore Saintagnan  • Director of Camping du LacThe absurd meets the serious in the French director’s new film, in which she also plays the lead role  
14/08/2023 | Locarno 2023 | Cineasti del presente
“Refugees are victims of a corrupt system well orchestrated in destroying”
Yannis Sakaridis  • DirectorFirst unveiled in the Agora, Yannis Sakaridis’ well-travelled refugee drama Amerika Square returns to...  
10/11/2016
"It’s so great to be part of the European cinematic landscape"
Emilio Sakraya • ActorBERLINALE 2022: The German actor, who has recently finished shooting Fatih Akin's newest feature,...  
21/02/2022 | European Shooting Stars 2022
“I feel that saying that some people lack humanity is not right”
Amr Salama  • DirectorAt the Cairo Film Festival, Cineuropa talked to Amr Salama, the director of Sheikh Jackson, which...  
12/12/2017
"Separation leaves deep cuts in our lives"
Ayhan Salar  • DirectorCineuropa met up with Ayhan Salar, the co-writer, co-director, co-producer and DoP on Verge, his first...  
08/07/2016
"I wanted to uncover the memory of an innocent childhood in a remote, peaceful environment set against the political backdrop of post-revolutionary Iran"
GoCritic! Interview: Zahra Salarnia  • Director of No. 28Iranian filmmaker Zahra Salarnia presented her film and we were there to chat with her about this visual...  
12/12/2023 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2023
“There is something new happening, so come and take part in it”
Hrönn Kristinsdóttir, Carolina Salas  • Artistic director and managing director, Stockfish Film FestivalThe Icelandic festival’s new duo of directors want to attract both audiences and industry professionals to...  
29/03/2023 | Stockfish 2023
"I got the feeling that people were slowly disappearing"
Ivan Salatić  • DirectorVENICE 2018: Dubrovnik-born, Montenegro-raised director Ivan Salatić answered some questions about his...  
13/09/2018 | Venice 2018 | International Film Critics’ Week
"It's more about stripping things off than adding layers to the acting"
Ivan Salatić • Director of Wondrous Is the Silence of My MasterWe talked to the Montenegrin director about his second feature, its setting, its historical inspiration...  
06/02/2025 | IFFR 2025 | Tiger Competition
"Bodies have a story to tell"
João Salaviza  • DirectorPalme d’Or-winning filmmaker João Salaviza looks back at the experience of making his feature debut, Mountain  
18/04/2016

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