Interviews

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

9032 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/09/2026. 607 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov • Directors of Black Money for White Nights

"Our characters are very confused people, living half of their lives under communism and the other half in and after the transition"

Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov • Directors of Black Money for White Nights

The duo speaks about portraying a generation that has lived through two opposing political systems and...  

10/07/2026 | Karlovy Vary 2026 | Competition

Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov  • Directors of The Father

"We were fascinated by how easily an otherwise completely rational person could fall for the supernatural"

Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov • Directors of The Father

Bulgarian directors Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov talked to us about their absurdist tale The...  

03/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | Competition

Petar Valchanov • Director

Interview - Les cinéastes invitent l'ami européen

Petar Valchanov • Director

Cineuropa interviewed Bulgarian director Petar Valchanov in Paris, where he took part in the 'Filmmakers...  

02/05/2017

Zane Valeniece • Head of acquisitions, LTV

“There are shifts happening in terms of co-productions and financing, but I’d still say it’s all about the story and the characters”

Zane Valeniece • Head of acquisitions, LTV

The Latvian executive breaks down the content that pubcaster LTV wishes to acquire, its target audiences...  

21/09/2023 | Cartoon 2023 | Cartoon Forum

Lukas Valenta Rinner • Director

“In the best-case scenario, the funny situations are also the most terrifying”

Lukas Valenta Rinner • Director

We met up with Austrian-born, Argentinian-based director Lukas Valenta Rinner, whose latest film, A Decent...  

13/09/2016

Lukas Valenta Rinner  • Director

"It's an Austrian thing to focus on social issues or have quite radical points of view"

Lukas Valenta Rinner • Director

Cineuropa spoke to Lukas Valenta Rinner about his debut, Parabellum, a film shot in real survival camps in...  

02/02/2015

Chiara Valenti Omero • President of the AFIC – Association of Italian Film Festivals

"After the virus, festivals will need to pick up where they left off with independent films"

Chiara Valenti Omero • President of the AFIC – Association of Italian Film Festivals

We chatted with Chiara Valenti Omero, the president of the AFIC – the Association of Italian Film...  

27/03/2020 | Italy

Les Films du Losange heading for the Croisette

Agathe Valentin • Sales Agent

Two titles in competition and one in Un Certain Regard for the line-up presented by Les Films du Losange...  

09/05/2013

Interview

Filippo Scicchitano and Giulia Valentini • Actors

Un giorno speciale’s two main character describe their experience performing next to one another under the...  

Gregor Valentovič  • Director of Kid

“There’s beauty in the small details we tend to overlook”

Gregor Valentovič • Director of Kid

As his short film Kid prepared to screen at EFP’s Future Frames at Karlovy Vary, we caught up with Slovak...  

19/06/2019 | Future Frames 2019

Interview

Eric Valette • Director
La Proie

Cineuropa spoke with French director Eric Valette at the avant-premiere of The Prey, presented at the...  

16/04/2011

Shooting Star 2006 - France

Fanny Valette • Actress

24/01/2006

Marian Valev • Director of Bad Girl

“Zhaneta isn’t just a victim of her mother’s ambitions, but also of the sport itself”

Marian Valev • Director of Bad Girl

Director Marian Valev talks to us about his first feature film, Bad Girl, on the occasion of its screening...  

09/07/2019

Lawrence Valin • Director of Little Jaffna

"At a certain point, I wondered where my place was"

Lawrence Valin • Director of Little Jaffna

VENICE 2024: The French filmmaker chatted with us about his first feature film, a detective film blending...  

06/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | International Film Critics’ Week

J-P Valkeapää • Director

Interview - Venice Days 2014

J-P Valkeapää • Director

VENICE 2014: The Finnish director J-P Valkeapää is back at Venice Days with his second work, a road movie...  

28/08/2014

J-P Valkeapää  • Director of Dogs Don’t Wear Pants

“BDSM is so much more than just latex”

J-P Valkeapää • Director of Dogs Don’t Wear Pants

CANNES 2019: Cineuropa talked to Jussi-winning director J-P Valkeapää about his striking third film, Dogs...  

16/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

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