Interviews

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

7476 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 27/03/2024. 582 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

“What interests me is the escapist mentality that avoids dealing with the issues at stake, as well as looking for their solutions”

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

We talked with the director about his new film and how its complex structure allows him to talk about...  

27/09/2021 | Golden Rose 2021

Dragomir Sholev • Director of The Pig

“When you leave school, you realise that aggression is everywhere”

Dragomir Sholev • Director of The Pig

Bulgarian director Dragomir Sholev talks to us about his second feature film, The Pig, which was screened...  

17/04/2019 | Lecce 2019

Nawara Shoukry  • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

“Commercially produced titles tend to fall short on the artistic front”

Nawara Shoukry • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

At the Venice Film Festival, where she attended a training seminar organised by CICAE, we talked to Nawara...  

20/09/2018

Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

“I wanted to be able to talk about politics and spirituality in a very open way, without pointing guns at anyone”

Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

The Indian director breaks down his exuberant and dystopian animation, also giving an insight into his...  

31/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Yuriy Shylov  • Director of Projectionist

“I saw the heroes as dinosaurs living in today’s world”

Yuriy Shylov • Director of Projectionist

We caught up with director Yuriy Shylov to get the low-down on his feature debut, Projectionist, which...  

08/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | Documentary Competition

Sydney Sibilia  • Director

"I just wanted to make people laugh"

Sydney Sibilia • Director

We met the director who made his debut with an exhilarating comedy that quickly won over the public and...  

11/07/2014

Radovan Síbrt • Producer

“I am more concerned about topics than country of origin”

Radovan Síbrt • Producer

The Czech co-producer of the Golden Bear-winning Touch Me Not, Radovan Síbrt, has been picked for the...  

12/05/2018 | Producers on the Move 2018

Hubertus Siegert • Producer of A German Party

"We wanted to show the rise of the far-right party in Germany as well its structure from bottom to top"

Hubertus Siegert • Producer of A German Party

BERLINALE 2022: The documentary directed by Simon Brückner portrays the controversial German right-wing...  

25/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Berlinale Special

Charlotte Sieling • Director

"I decided to exaggerate a little bit and to push certain situations to the extreme"

Charlotte Sieling • Director

We met up with Danish director Charlotte Sieling, whose latest film The Man is released in cinemas in Norway  

24/08/2017

Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

“Don’t mention the ending when you write about our film, ever. It should be treated as a crime mystery – ‘The Mystery of False Olof’”

Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

The Danish director discusses her film about the monarch that ruled Scandinavia  

30/08/2021 | Haugesund 2021

Christiane Siemen  • CEO, Creative Europe Desk Hamburg

“The depth of the characters counts, no matter what kind of story is being told”

Christiane Siemen • CEO, Creative Europe Desk Hamburg

We spoke to Christiane Siemen, CEO of Creative Europe Desk Hamburg, about the benefits that the Series Lab...  

05/10/2017

Jörg Siepmann • Producer

Slipping into the producer’s role 2Pilots Filmproduction

Jörg Siepmann • Producer

As 2Pilots Filmproduction approached its 15th anniversary this year, the company has had one of its...  

30/09/2013

Kasia Siewko • Project lead, Papaya Young Creators

"We are not only an international competition, but also a talent development programme supporting creators long after they finish their competition journey"

Kasia Siewko • Project lead, Papaya Young Creators

Our chat revolved around this groundbreaking international competition for young creative talents, set to...  

21/02/2022 | /Poland

Matěj Chlupáček and Miro Šifra  • Director and screenwriter of We Have Never Been Modern

"We’ve always wanted We Have Never Been Modern to look modern"

Matěj Chlupáček and Miro Šifra • Director and screenwriter of We Have Never Been Modern

The Czech duo zooms in on the very topical theme of gender, as well as creating links between the past and...  

05/07/2023 | Karlovy Vary 2023 | Competition

Tereza Nvotová and Miro Šifra • Director and Screenwriters of Our People

"We came to realise that the truth really is under threat"

Tereza Nvotová and Miro Šifra • Director and Screenwriters of Our People

We met with the Slovakian duo who triumphed in the Series Mania Forum Co-Pro Pitching Sessions with their...  

22/03/2024 | Series Mania 2024 | Series Mania Forum

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Alina Sigaro • Alta Films

17/07/2006

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