Interviews

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

8226 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/05/2025. 660 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“By watching Picl, you directly support your favourite movie theatre and independent cinema”
Anke van Diejen and Noortje van de Sande  • Managing directors, PiclDuring our conversation, Picl’s managing directors talked us through their model of flexible digital...  
25/06/2021 | /Netherlands
"There is something about Ben that cannot be contained"
Guérin Van de Vorst • DirectorWe met up with Belgian director Guérin Van De Vorst on the occasion of the Belgian release of The Faithful Son  
14/03/2018
Directors’ Fortnight - Cannes 2010
Gust Van den Berghe, director of Little Baby Jesus of FlandrInterview with the director of the movie presented in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film...  
"I thought it would be interesting, in the era of superhero movies, to create a superhero who is actually not useful"
Gust Van den Berghe  • Director of The Magnet ManThe director of the Best Original Score winner at Tallinn breaks down his film about a human magnet who...  
19/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition
This film bears, without a doubt, the signature of a true professional director
Olivier Van den Broeck • DistributorIn the context of its partnership with Europa distribution, Cineuropa has interviewed some European...  
21/06/2013
“In a time where things are so challenging, it's great to see that quality continues to sell”
Olivier van den Broek  • Distributor, The SearchersCineuropa caught up with Olivier van den Broek of distribution company The Searchers, to discuss their...  
23/04/2020 | Belgium
"The audience is looking for something real and meaningful that can stir the mind and the soul"
Marit van den Elshout  • Head, IFFR Pro CineMart & Hubert Bals FundCineuropa chatted to Marit van den Elshout, head of IFFR Pro (25-30 January), about what to expect from...  
23/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | IFFR Pro
“We would like to become a partner for filmmakers from all over the globe”
Marit van den Elshout  • Head of CineMartCineuropa caught up with the head of CineMart, Marit van den Elshout, to discuss the upcoming edition of...  
28/01/2016
“If you really focus on how to bring the programme and make it balanced, you can really focus on younger audiences as well”
Marjan van der Haar  •  Managing Director International Film Festival RotterdamMarjan van der Haar describes the atmosphere and particularities of the International Film Festival in...  
11/07/2023 | Euro Film Fest
"Our aim is to contribute to the development of the Dutch film and media industry – the HFM is one of the efforts to achieve that"
Silvia van der Heiden  • Director, Nederlands Film FestivalWe chatted to the director of the Nederlands Film Festival, Silvia van der Heiden, to get the low-down on...  
19/09/2019 | Nederlands Film Festival 2019
“We won’t need VOD platforms anymore to share and monetize a film"
Kristian Van der Heyden  • Producer, Harald HouseThe 2022 Emerging Producer from Belgium talks about the impact documentary films can have, both in the...  
04/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022
“We no longer know if we should laugh or cry about it. But that’s life, isn’t it?”
Floor van der Meulen • Director of Pink MoonThe Dutch filmmaker talks to us about her Tribeca-awarded film, which is now in competition at Les Arcs...  
14/12/2022 | Les Arcs 2022
“Unleashed gives independent filmmakers a proactive way to find a new audience”
Melissa van der Schoor  • Content manager, IFFR UnleashedWe chatted to Melissa van der Schoor, content manager of IFFR Unleashed, about what the festival’s new...  
31/01/2018 | IFFR 2018
“Cinema is a solution to what I want to do, and that is to touch people”
Guido van der Werve • Director of The Breath of LifeWe spoke to the Dutch director about his intimate self-portrait, in which he processes a dramatic life...  
08/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition
“The challenge for me was to make the silence loud”
Leonardo van Dijl • Director of Julie Keeps QuietCANNES 2024: The director unpicks his first feature, an intimate portrait of a young tennis player who has...  
18/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Critics’ Week
"Spending time on a set with your friends is a fantastic job"
Jaco van Dormael  • DirectorCANNES 2015: Belgian director Jaco van Dormael sat down with Cineuropa following the world premiere of his...  
22/05/2015

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