Interviews

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

8174 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 09/05/2025. 663 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“Unlike most TV shows about female friendships, we don’t shy away from feminism; we explore it”
Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes • Director and producer of AfterpartyWe asked Dora Šustic and Maja Pek-Brünjes, the winners of the MIDPOINT TV Launch HBO Award, about their...  
30/11/2020 | MIDPOINT 2020
"I am driven by stories that tell us something important about ourselves and the society we have built"
Danijel Pek  • Producer, AntitalentWe talked to Danijel Pek, producer for Croatian company Antitalent, on the occasion of his participation...  
15/05/2020 | Producers on the Move 2020
“We didn’t want to elicit feelings of pathos; these children bring a different kind of emotion”
Ivan Ostrochovský, Pavol Pekarčík  • Directors of PhotophobiaVENICE 2023: The Slovakian directors grab their video camera and head down to a Kharkiv Metro station in...  
02/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Giornate degli Autori
“The intention was to create a photograph containing a film within itself”
Pavol Pekarčík • Director of Silent DaysSlovakian filmmaker Pavol Pekarčík talks to Cineuropa about Silent Days, portraying a marginalised group...  
18/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | East of the West
“I wanted to make a film closer to the authenticity of life”
Rosanne Pel  • DirectorTORONTO 2018: We chatted to Dutch filmmaker Rosanne Pel to discuss the serious topic of sexual abuse that...  
14/09/2018 | Toronto 2018 | Discovery
"These admissions relate to the full range of French cinema"
Gilles Pélisson  • President, UnifranceThe new Unifrance president demystifies the results achieved by French films abroad in 2023  
17/01/2024 | /France
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Stojan Pelko • Former State Secretary at the Ministry of Culture of Slovenia10/11/2012
Producers on the Move 2011, Spain
Borja Pena • Vaca FilmsAfter the international success of Celda 211, Borja Pena’s company Vaca Films became one of the most solid...  
02/05/2011
“With Latin America, we share our culture, our language and many other things, but of course, Europe remains our natural market”
María Peña Mateos • Chief executive officer, ICEX/Animation from SpainOur chat focused on ICEX and Animation from Spain’s activities at this year’s Cartoon Forum and the...  
22/09/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Forum
“The horror genre is a very interesting vehicle in which you can use this kind of tale to tell a much deeper story”
Pedro Martín-Calero, Isabel Peña • Writer-director and writer of The WailingThe duo explains the creative process behind their film as well as their way of understanding and...  
26/09/2024 | San Sebastián 2024 | Competition
"The countryside offers the same highs and lows as the city”
Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Isabel Peña  • Director and screenwriter of The BeastsCANNES 2022: One of the most creative and prolific duos in Spanish cinema presents their sixth work on the...  
27/05/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Cannes Première
"We took the risk of talking about this issue because society is more and more ready for it"
Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña  • Director, screenwriterSAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: Director Rodrigo Sorogoyen and co-writer Isabel Peña talk about The Realm, which is...  
24/09/2018 | San Sebastián 2018 | Competition
Producers on the Move 2015 - Serbia
Snežana PenevFor Snežana Penev (This and That Productions), Monument to Michael Jackson was the 15th film she had...  
07/05/2015
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Pengfei • DirectorVENICE 2017: Chinese director Pengfei is back in Venice's Giornate degli Autori with his sophomore...  
07/09/2017
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Pengfei  • DirectorVENICE 2015: Chinese director Pengfei presents his film Underground Fragrance in competition in the Venice...  
06/09/2015
“The neglect I show in my doc mirrors the type we see in Europe”
Michele Pennetta • Director of Il mio corpoThe Italian director discusses the documentary he shot in Sicily, which is a Silver Ribbon nominee and is...  
26/02/2021 | /Switzerland/Italy

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