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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Václav Marhoul • Director of The Painted Bird

“During these 11 years, I’ve had the best producer in the world: Václav Marhoul”

Václav Marhoul • Director of The Painted Bird

VENICE 2019: We chatted to Czech director Václav Marhoul about his gutsy and divisive competition entry,...  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

"Learning how to let go"

Benoît Mariage • Director

Cowboy reunites the director of The Carriers Are Waiting with his faithful sidekick, actor Benoît...  

05/12/2007

Benoît Mariage • Director of Habib, la grande aventure

"I wanted to make a comedy about an eternally torn human being"

Benoît Mariage • Director of Habib, la grande aventure

The Belgian filmmaker spoke to us about the origins and “heroic journey” of the lead character in his...  

06/06/2023 | /Belgium/France/Switzerland

Luis Marías  • Director

“There’s nothing more fun than directing a movie”

Luis Marías • Director

Fuego, the second movie by the Basque director, is a dramatic thriller about the violence caused by...  

24/11/2014

Milan Maric • Actor

"Every time I try to find a strong relation between me and the character"

Milan Maric • Actor

BERLIN 2019: We sat down with Serbian actor Milan Maric, selected for the 2019 Shooting Stars  

19/02/2019 | European Shooting Stars 2019

Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment

“It’s all about using AI ethically, and making the most of its tools to boost efficiency in animation and distribution”

Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment

During our chat, the exec shared key insights from this year’s Cartoon Next and touched on the current...  

30/04/2025 | Cartoon 2025 | Cartoon Next

Mickaël Marin • Director, Annecy Film Festival and MIFA

"The desire for face-to-face events has never been stronger"

Mickaël Marin • Director, Annecy Film Festival and MIFA

The director of the International Animation Film Festival and its accompanying market, discusses the 2021...  

26/05/2021 | Annecy 2021

Mickaël Marin  • Director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and MIFA

"Arguably, the unifying role played by Annecy has never been so strong”

Mickaël Marin • Director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and MIFA

Mickaël Marin, the director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and its market, MIFA,...  

11/06/2020 | Annecy 2020

Action needs sacrifice

Vardis Marinakis • Director

After studying with Stephen Frears, Vardis Marinakis is the newest talent to arrive on the Greek film...  

02/02/2010

Vardis Marinakis  • Director of Zizotek

"Longing for love is the main core of the film"

Vardis Marinakis • Director of Zizotek

Greek filmmaker Vardis Marinakis returned to Karlovy Vary to present his new film, Zizotek, in the East of...  

06/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | East of the West

Shooting Star 2008 - Romania

Anamaria Marinca

01/02/2008

Interview - Shooting Stars 2013 - Italy

Luca Marinelli • actor

Luca Marinelli attracted wide attention after his first role in The Solitude of Prime Numbers  

10/02/2013

Hrönn Marinósdóttir  • Director of Reykjavik International Film Festival

In Iceland we have this special regulation which allows the cinema owners to also be distributors

Hrönn Marinósdóttir • Director of Reykjavik International Film Festival

Hrönn Marinósdóttir tells us how she founded the Reykjavik International Film Festival in 2004  

23/02/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Hrönn Marinósdóttir  • Director, Reykjavik International Film Festival

"The festival’s primary focus has always been new talent"

Hrönn Marinósdóttir • Director, Reykjavik International Film Festival

We met with the co-founder and director of the Icelandic event, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary...  

29/09/2023 | Reykjavik 2023

Paolo Marinou-Blanco • Director of Dreaming of Lions

"How do we answer the question of what makes life worth living?"

Paolo Marinou-Blanco • Director of Dreaming of Lions

The Portuguese director shares some insights into his film, a surreal and heartwarming comedy about euthanasia  

26/11/2024 | Black Nights 2024 | Critics' Picks

Ivan Marinovic • Director

"The only way to make an ambitious film on a low budget is to use the obstacles to your advantage"

Ivan Marinovic • Director

Cineuropa interviewed young Montenegrin director Ivan Marinovic, who entered his first feature film, The...  

24/08/2016

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