Interviews

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

9027 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 18/09/2026. 606 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Paolo Minuto • Distributor, Cineclub Internazionale

“Independent European films lose their emotional impact on streaming platforms”

Paolo Minuto • Distributor, Cineclub Internazionale

The independent Italian distributor talks about virtual markets, state subsidies and the risk posed by VOD...  

31/03/2021 | /Italy

Katriina Miola  • Project manager, European Film Business and Law, Erich Pommer Institut

“Many alumni have gone on to achieve leadership positions in the film and entertainment world”

Katriina Miola • Project manager, European Film Business and Law, Erich Pommer Institut

An in-depth look into the Erich Pommer Institut’s European Film Business & Law LL.M. | MBA and workshops,...  

07/03/2025 | Sponsored

Eric Miot • General Delegate, Arras Film Festival

"Exploring films that are not so well known in France"

Eric Miot • General Delegate, Arras Film Festival

We caught up with Eric Miot, the general delegate of the Arras Film Festival, the 17th edition of which...  

04/11/2016

Eugenio Mira  • Director

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Eugenio Mira • Director

Cineuropa met up with Spanish filmmaker Eugenio Mira to talk about his film Grand Piano, selected in...  

05/07/2014

Eugenio Mira • Director

"Cinema is a technique, just like playing the piano"

Eugenio Mira • Director

At the age of 36, the director from Alicante, helped by his colleague Rodrigo Cortes as a producer,...  

14/10/2013

"The current situation is a disgrace"

Alejandro Miranda • Distributor

Co-director of the independent company Versus Entertainment, Alejandro Miranda backs the original and...  

26/06/2008

Dominik Mirecki • Director of Kanaan

“I am immensely impressed by cinema that does not moralise”

Dominik Mirecki • Director of Kanaan

The Polish director discusses morality, survival and the importance of preserving one's sensitivity as a...  

07/08/2026 | /Poland

Dominik Mirecki • Director of Son of Happiness

“It’s a fight to simply be part of society, to belong to a group without being excluded”

Dominik Mirecki • Director of Son of Happiness

The Polish director talks about representation and parental love in his short, due to screen at Karlovy...  

08/07/2025 | Future Frames 2025

Bogdan Mirica • Director

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Bogdan Mirica • Director

CANNES 2016: Young Romanian filmmaker Bogdan Mirica talks about his first feature Dogs, screened in the Un...  

17/05/2016

Bogdan Mirică • Director of One Hand Jesus

"I wanted to combine this national trauma with my grandfather’s story"

Bogdan Mirică • Director of One Hand Jesus

The Romanian filmmaker chatted with us about his new project, which won the Eurimages Co-Production...  

17/12/2025 | Les Arcs 2025 | Industry Village

Reza Mirkarimi  • Director, Fajr International Film Festival

“It is the right time to start co-productions between Iran and Europe”

Reza Mirkarimi • Director, Fajr International Film Festival

Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi has been working as the director of the Fajr IFF in Tehran since 2015....  

05/05/2017

A pill for lethargy

Igor Mirković • Director

A committed journalist and documentary filmmaker, the director of the Motuvun Film Festival joins forces...  

20/02/2012

Igor Mirković • Director of Sweet Simona

“We wanted to prove that people, their desires and their need for love remain the same, despite all these changes in technology”

Igor Mirković • Director of Sweet Simona

The Croatian filmmaker delves into the desires, the technology and the motivations behind his sophomore...  

08/02/2024 | /Croatia

Sophie Mirouze • General Delegate, La Rochelle Film Festival

“The role of festivals is to recreate a desire”

Sophie Mirouze • General Delegate, La Rochelle Film Festival

Bringing audiences back to the cinema, defending diversity through the discovery or rediscovery of films...  

01/07/2022 | /France

Serge Mirzabekiantz • Director of Dark Heart of the Forest

“The forest brings mystery and ambivalence, which shifts the narrative”

Serge Mirzabekiantz • Director of Dark Heart of the Forest

The Belgian filmmaker tells us about his first feature, a sensitive and bewitching drama about the...  

05/09/2021 | BRIFF 2021

Natalia Mirzoyan • Director of Winter in March

"The film is not interested in glorifying anyone. At its core it’s about helplessness”

Natalia Mirzoyan • Director of Winter in March

The Anifilm award winner talks puppet animation and politically charged storytelling  

11/06/2026 | GoCritic! | Anifilm Liberec 2026

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