Interviews

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

7492 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/04/2024. 580 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Haifaa al-Mansour • Director of The Perfect Candidate

“It will take time to see actual change on the streets of Saudi Arabia”

Haifaa al-Mansour • Director of The Perfect Candidate

VENICE 2019: Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour tells Cineuropa about her new work playing in competition...  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

Shaima Al-Tamimi  • Producer

“The process of making documentaries requires wearing various hats, but what stands out is its therapeutic quality”

Shaima Al-Tamimi • Producer

The producer from Qatar, a guest country of this year's edition, explains why producing documentaries is a...  

21/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

Festival Le Printemps du Cinéma Arabe 2011

Hala Alabdalla • Director

Hala Alabdalla tells us about her debut directorial film, I Am the One Who Brings Flowers to Her Grave,...  

Feo Aladag • Director

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Feo Aladag • Director

Competing for the first time in Berlin, the Austrian director Feo Aladag talks about Inbetween Worlds.  

11/02/2014

Powerful images and colors

Feo Aladag • Director

Already working on a new film, Später im Sommer, director Feo Aladag looks back to the success of When We...  

10/06/2013

Prix LUX 2010

Feo Aladag • Director

Interview with Feo Aladag, the director of When We Leave, winner of the LUX Prize 2010.  

06/10/2010

“The universal necessity we have to be loved for ourselves”

Feo Aladag • Director

Extracts from the press conference at the Berlinale 2010 where the Austrian director unveiled the highly...  

24/08/2010

Enrico Chiesa, Isabelle Fauvel and Dieudonné Alaka • Coordinators and experts, OuiCoprod

“Professionals now know where to find projects from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific that are credible and pre-financed”

Enrico Chiesa, Isabelle Fauvel and Dieudonné Alaka • Coordinators and experts, OuiCoprod

CANNES 2021: The International Organisation of La Francophonie and the ACP (African States, Caribbean and...  

10/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Marché du Film

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović  • Director of Murina

“The water is a place where my character is free, but it’s also where she can spill some blood”

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović • Director of Murina

CANNES 2021: It’s a cruel summer lying in wait for teenager Julija in this Directors’ Fortnight title by...  

07/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Directors’ Fortnight

Milad Alami  • Director

“Sometimes acceptance comes with a price”

Milad Alami • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: We chatted to Swedish-Iranian filmmaker Milad Alami, whose feature debut, The Charmer,...  

22/09/2017 | San Sebastián 2017 | New Directors

Milad Alami • Director of Opponent

“Wrestling is a sport with a lot of stereotypical male ideas attached to it, which I wanted to shatter completely”

Milad Alami • Director of Opponent

BERLINALE 2023: We spoke to the Swedish-Iranian director about his drama revolving around freedom and the...  

20/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | Panorama

Sofia Alaoui  • Director of Animalia

“We have stuck Arab cinema in a pigeon-hole: I want to fight against these stereotypes”

Sofia Alaoui • Director of Animalia

We spoke to the Moroccan-French filmmaker about her fantastical feature debut, set in Morocco and raising...  

20/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Irene Albanell Mellado • Director of Silent Club

“The value in one’s life is not necessarily found in how perfectly you fit with society’s standards”

Irene Albanell Mellado • Director of Silent Club

As part of EFP’s Future Frames, the Spanish director wends her to way to Karlovy Vary with the tale of a...  

26/08/2021 | Future Frames 2021

Maite Alberdi  • Director of The Mole Agent

“Old people dare to say what they think”

Maite Alberdi • Director of The Mole Agent

Between its enthusiastic reception at Sundance and San Sebastián and an Oscar nomination for Best...  

17/03/2021 | /Chile/USA/Germany/Netherlands/Spain

Niels Alberg  • Partner, Publikum

“Publikum can be used both for creative decision-making during the writing phase and in post-production”

Niels Alberg • Partner, Publikum

The Danish expert explained how Publikum can assist creators during the early-development stages and help...  

10/07/2021 | /Denmark

Barbara Albert  • Director

“We talk a lot about assimilation and seem to forget about diversity”

Barbara Albert • Director

TORONTO 2017: Acclaimed Austrian director Barbara Albert explained her fifth feature, Mademoiselle...  

14/09/2017 | Toronto 2017 | Platform

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