Interviews

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

8153 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 25/04/2025. 659 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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"I want film to be an almost physical experience”
Benjamín Naishtat  • ​​DirectorSAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Argentina's Benjamín Naishtat talks about his third film, Rojo, a co-production...  
25/09/2018 | San Sebastián 2018 | Competition
“It was really tragic what was happening, but it also inspired me because I could see the bravery of these people”
Ayat Najafi  • Director of The Sun Will RiseVENICE 2023: The director talks about his Iranian-shot film, which documents the trials and tribulations...  
31/08/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori
Eager to connect with the audience
Babak Najafi • DirectorBabak Najafi • Director Eager to connect with the audience  
10/03/2010
"Children should be living in a joyful, colourful world; they shouldn't be growing up too fast"
Jafar Najafi • Director of AloneVENICE 2022: The Iranian director talks about his documentary that centres on a child who fights with all...  
03/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Giornate degli Autori
“It was necessary to constantly refocus on this microcosm and find a way to express something bigger through it”
Lea Najjar • Director of Kash KashThe winner of Best Documentary Film at this year’s First Steps Awards talks about her approach to the...  
29/09/2022 | /Qatar/Lebanon/Germany
“We realised that the butterfly would be our entry point into the metaphysical and the subconscious”
Maksym Nakonechnyi • Director of Butterfly VisionCANNES 2022: The Ukrainian director gives us the low-down on his harsh and timely testimony to the women...  
25/05/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Un Certain Regard
"I want all of us to reflect on our own 'flat Earth theories' and prepare ourselves for the moment when objective reality crashes them one way or another"
Maksym Nakonechnyi • Director of The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw ItBERLINALE 2025: The Ukrainian director offers insights to his upcoming film, which won the Eurimages...  
04/03/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM
“We have a foreigner who becomes a part of the family, and when times are tough, he becomes a foreigner again”
Dimitris Nakos • Director of MeatThe writer-director breaks down his Greek tragedy-inspired story of countryside life, elaborating on his...  
07/11/2024 | Thessaloniki 2024
“Once I saw that the lead actors had a great chemistry, I was on board”
Cathal Nally • Director of Be Good or Be GoneWe spoke to the director of this Irish indie comedy revolving around the misfortunes of two petty-criminal...  
09/03/2021 | Dublin 2021
Deep Thoughts
Jean Luc NancyAn interview with the French philosopher about the long and impassioned conversation he had with Abbas...  
26/03/2003
“The most critical obstacle we faced during the production was the decision not to film with civilians”
Ibrahim Nash’at  • Director of HollywoodgateThe Berlin-based Egyptian director discusses his approach to balancing his personal vision as a filmmaker...  
13/01/2025 | /Germany/USA
Producers on the move 2012 - Macedonia
Robert Naskov • KINO OKO ProductionRobert Naskov began strongly in 2005, when he produced Darko Mitrevski’s comedy Bal-Can-Can, the highest...  
11/05/2012
“The film speaks to a very delicate subject – infertility – and how one deals with that”
Grímur Hákonarson, Sara Nassim • Director and producer of 200 KopavogurThe director-producer duo behind the project selected for the Nouveau Marché in Montreal unpick their...  
14/10/2024 | Nouveau Cinéma Montréal 2024 | Nouveau Marché
“I love it when it’s challenging”
Sara Nassim • Producer, S101 FilmsThe Icelandic producer is heading to the suburbs for her next project, but it’s no Wisteria Lane  
14/05/2024 | Producers on the Move 2024
“We like to work as a kind of ‘discovery’ label, serving as people who can help a filmmaker’s career to grow”
Jan Naszewski  • Sales agent, New Europe Film SalesThe Warsaw-based sales agent gives us an overview of the outfit’s editorial policy and how the team’s...  
23/08/2023 | /Poland
"It is important to have a discussion about marketing during a project’s early stages"
Jan Naszewski  • Sales agent, New Europe Film SalesCineuropa sat down with New Europe Film Sales owner Jan Naszewski during the CineLink Project Development...  
14/04/2017

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