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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Danny Biancardi, Virginia Nardelli, Stefano La Rosa • Directors of The Castle

“We wanted to make a film with the kids, not just about them”

Danny Biancardi, Virginia Nardelli, Stefano La Rosa • Directors of The Castle

Making a collaborative movie with children is a serious game, according to the trio of documentary directors  

28/03/2025 | CPH:DOX 2025

Jukka-Pekka Laakso  •  Festival Director Tampere Film Festival

"Through decades, we have managed to grow into one of the significant festivals in Finland through interesting programming and events"

Jukka-Pekka Laakso • Festival Director Tampere Film Festival

Jukka-Pekka Laakso talks about the different programmes and competitions of the Tampere Film Festival.  

26/03/2024 | Euro Film Fest

"Nanni Moretti, a great director"

Jean Labadie • Co-producer/Distributor

The film’s French co-producer and distributor explains the reasons behind his commitment to a man he...  

24/04/2006

“The market has always changed”

Jean Labadie • Distributor

Jean Labadie deciphers market trends just before the Berlinale, where Le Pacte will be placing its bets on...  

31/01/2013

"French audiences have a real passion for Italian film"

Jean Labadie • Distributor

The long-standing distributor of Nanni Moretti’s work backed Matteo Garrone’s Gomorrah and offers an...  

31/07/2008

"A major filmmaker for the years to come"

Jean Labadie • Distributor

Jean Labadie from Bac Films told Cineuropa why he fell in love with Battle In Heaven and why he is so...  

14/10/2005

Jean Labadie  • Distributor, Le Pacte

“Maybe this crisis won’t be so bad for European and independent distributors”

Jean Labadie • Distributor, Le Pacte

We talked to the CEO of the French company about what makes his country’s market “the healthiest in...  

11/03/2021 | /France

"Cinema is a non-violent weapon to change things"

Nadine Labaki • Director

Where do we go now? by Lebanon’s Nadine Labaki won several awards, including the Toronto Film Festival’s...  

18/01/2012

Wilma Labate • Director

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Wilma Labate • Director

VENICE 2017: In Raccontare Venezia, a Special Screening in the Giornate degli Autori, Italy's Wilma Labate...  

31/08/2017

Ariane Labed • Director of September Says

"Unconditional love in the family can be a safe place, but at the same time it can become manipulation"

Ariane Labed • Director of September Says

CANNES 2024: The Greek-French actress has talked to us about her first feature as a director, a mysterious...  

25/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Manele Labidi • Director of Arab Blues

"A way to treat the way the Tunisian Revolution had an impact on people’s minds"

Manele Labidi • Director of Arab Blues

VENICE 2019: French-Tunisian director Manele Labidi has presented her feature debut, Arab Blues, starring...  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Manele Labidi • Director of Queen Mom

“Producing stories helps us escape from socially assigned roles”

Manele Labidi • Director of Queen Mom

We met with the filmmaker as she presented her new film in Cinemamed’s closing slot, and chatted with her...  

11/12/2024 | Cinemamed 2024

Nikos Labôt • Director of Her Job

“I wanted to focus on people who try hard to fulfil their dreams”

Nikos Labôt • Director of Her Job

TORONTO 2018: Greece’s Nikos Labôt talked to us about his debut feature, Her Job, which brings the...  

10/09/2018 | Toronto 2018 | Discovery

Bruce LaBruce • Director

Venice Days 2013

Bruce LaBruce • Director

An 18-year-old and an old man, an unmentionable love affair. The audacious Canadian director Bruce LaBruce...  

29/08/2013

Bruce LaBruce • Director of Saint-Narcisse

"I wanted to point out how ridiculous and extreme narcissism has become now"

Bruce LaBruce • Director of Saint-Narcisse

VENICE 2020: Bruce LaBruce returns to the Giornate degli Autori with Saint-Narcisse, in which the sacred...  

15/09/2020 | Venice 2020 | Giornate degli Autori

Bruce LaBruce • Director of The Visitor

“My films allow people to see that there's nothing inherently evil or shameful about sex or porn”

Bruce LaBruce • Director of The Visitor

BERLINALE 2024: The Canadian director adapts Pasolini’s Theorem as a modern piece on immigration, the...  

20/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

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