Interviews

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

8226 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/05/2025. 660 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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"We look for originality of thought"
Felice Laudadio • Artistic Director, Bif&stWe jumped at the chance to chat with Felice Laudadio, artistic director of the Bari International Film...  
20/04/2018
“We cater for a number of various tastes”
Stefan Laudyn  • Director, Warsaw Film FestivalWarsaw Film Festival director Stefan Laudyn sat down with Cineuropa to discuss the festival's upcoming...  
04/10/2016
“It’s important for filmmakers to keep on changing the way they look at things”
Niels Laupert • DirectorGerman Films interviews director Niels Laupert, who has recently unveiled his sophomore feature Whatever...  
04/01/2018
Shooting Star 2007 – France
Mélanie Laurent • Actress16/01/2007
“Directors had to completely rethink their films and these reflections are fascinating”
Quentin Laurent • Producer, Les Films de l’œil sauvageSelected for the 2021 Emerging Producers, the French producer explains what drives him to making...  
15/03/2021 | Emerging Producers 2021
“I don't like it when the main characters act in a totally classical way”
Leni Lauritsch • Director of RubikonWe chatted with the Austrian director about refusing to meet expectations and shooting a genre film on a...  
29/09/2022 | Zurich 2022
Interview
Carlo Lavagna  • DirectorVENICE 2015: The search for one's sexual identity lies at the heart of the feature debut by Carlo Lavagna,...  
04/09/2015
“Directors must showcase their original visions in genre films”
Carlo Lavagna • Director of ShadowsCarlo Lavagna’s second feature film Shadows is a tense psychological thriller shot in English, which is...  
17/11/2020 | /Italy/Ireland
"Our main chance to make our films circulate is to write them well"
Yves Lavandier • Screenwriter17/07/2009
“Film and series are two fundamentally different things”
Frédéric Lavigne  • Artistic director of the Séries Mania FestivalCineuropa interviewed the artistic director of the Séries Mania Festival, Frédéric Lavigne, on the latest...  
30/04/2017
“I spent a year watching nearly 1,000 hours of this footage and ultimately only used about 1% for the final film”
Nikita Lavretski • Director of UlyssesThe Belarusian director talks about transforming video diaries into a structured narrative and drawing up...  
05/11/2024 | Jihlava 2024
“We don't like displays of acting”
Joe  Lawlor and Christine Molloy  • DirectorsThe writer/producer/director pair makes the leap from acclaimed shorts to an accomplished, award-winning...  
21/04/2009
“When people feel passionate about something and see no results, they turn to action”
Christine Molloy, Joe Lawlor  • Directors of BaltimoreThe Irish directors discuss their Imogen Poots-starring non-biopic and the “bonkers” true story behind it  
29/02/2024 | Dublin 2024
"Mimosas enabled me to grow as a director"
Oliver Laxe  • DirectorYoung Galician director Óliver Laxe shares the details of Mimosas, his surprising second film, Grand Prix...  
05/07/2016
"Beauty has its laws, and you have to suffer to get some of it"
Óliver Laxe • Director of Fire Will ComeCANNES 2019: Spanish filmmaker Óliver Laxe discusses everything behind his acclaimed Un Certain Regard...  
24/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Un Certain Regard
"The solution is always to trust in the power of images — and in how they affect human metabolism"
Óliver Laxe • Director of SirâtCANNES 2025: The Spanish filmmaker explains why his film was born to build a rite of passage for himself,...  
20/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Competition

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