Interviews

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

8189 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 14/05/2025. 658 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“We always try to be on top of what producers and their projects need”
Martina Bleis  • Director, Berlinale Co-Production MarketBERLINALE 2020: We spoke to the head of the Berlinale Co-Production Market, Martina Bleis, to find out...  
21/02/2020 | Berlinale 2020 | EFM
“Supporting underrepresented voices means ensuring these projects have both artistic and structural strength”
Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production MarketBERLINALE 2025: The head of the market offers some insights into this year’s diverse selection and the...  
13/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM
“We always aim to adjust and refresh our focus by bringing in new perspectives to our selection teams”
Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production MarketThe woman at the helm of the Berlinale Co-Production Market shares some insights into this year’s...  
13/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | EFM
“Cinema brings people together – not only for the sake of art and visual joy, but it also has a hugely important communal and social effect”
Martina Bleis • Head, Berlinale Co-Production MarketBERLINALE 2023: We had a chat to get the low-down on what’s in store for the 20th edition of the EFM’s...  
18/02/2023 | Berlinale 2023 | EFM
“Despite all the challenges, people are hopeful and are continuing to focus on their projects”
Martina Bleis  • Head, Berlinale Co-Production MarketAs the 18th edition of the Berlinale Co-Production Market gears up to run online from 1-5 March, its head...  
23/02/2021 | Berlinale 2021 | EFM
“In Berlin you have to make sure that your project stands out because otherwise nobody will notice you”
Martina Bleis  • Head of Berlinale Co-Production MarketMartina Bleis talks about her work all year long and the selection criteria for the projects selected for...  
24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest
"My film explores the phenomenon of making a profit out of an accident, a clash between city and village, and mother-son relationships in each of them"
Ioseb 'Soso' Bliadze  • Director of Otar's DeathThe Georgian director discusses his first feature film, which homes in on a mother and son in the...  
27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West
“Sometimes it’s better to wait”
Maria Blicharska • ProducerWe interview Polish producer Maria Blicharska, one of European Film Promotion's Producers on the Move for...  
18/05/2017
"I wanted to make the film look like a fairy-tale in the ghetto, with a lot of colours and depth, symbolising hope"
Marianne Blicher • Director of Miss ViborgThe Danish director tells a story set in a social housing area of her country, and she discusses the...  
01/02/2022 | Göteborg 2022
Venice Days 2010
Bertrand Blier • DirectorInterview with Bertrand Blier, director of The Clink of Ice, which opened the seventh edition of Venice Days  
As provocative as ever
Bertrand Blier • DirectorThe French director presents his 16th film, in competition at Cannes 2003: Les Côtelettes, starring...  
13/05/2003
“When you're 13, you still haven't said goodbye to your toys: you play with Barbies, even though you also smoke cigarettes”
Saulė Bliuvaitė • Director of ToxicThe Golden Leopard-winning Lithuanian director tells us more about her story of two girls who try to make...  
20/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition
"We bring a close look at a sexual abuser through a person who is deeply connected with him"
Sarah Miro Fischer & Marie Bloching • Director of and actress in The Good SisterBERLINALE 2025: The first-time director and the actress delve into the making and the ethical questions of...  
26/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama
"Home sweet home is nice, but celebrating is even better"
Charlotte Blom  • DirectorCineuropa met with Charlotte Blom, the young Norwegian director who has just shot her first feature,...  
20/01/2015
Citizen of Dalecarlia
Maria Blom • DirectorOne of the 'new faces of Swedish cinema', Maria Blom tells Cineuropa about her first experience behind the...  
02/06/2005
“I have a note in my office that says, ‘Make the film that only you can make’”
Patrik Blomberg Book • Director of Love Will Save UsThe Swedish helmer shares some thoughts on his movie’s journey as well as his own experiences back in the...  
30/01/2024 | Göteborg 2024

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