Interviews

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

7818 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 04/10/2024. 606 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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"I wanted to describe these young people who fight adult battles with children’s weapons"
Nora El Hourch  • Director of SisterhoodThe French-Moroccan director explained the highly personal origin of her debut feature film, which is a...  
13/09/2023 | Toronto 2023 | Platform
"I wanted my daughter to get her own Rocky"
Mabrouk El Mechri • Director of Kung Fu ZohraInspired by The Karate Kid, the French director presents a strong woman who fights for her rights and her...  
02/02/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Big Screen Competition
“Freedom is something very vast, we are constantly redefining what it means”
Samira El Mouzghibati  • Director of (Y)our motherThe filmmaker talks about his first documentary feature, an intimate feminine film about the freedoms we...  
04/07/2024 | BRIFF 2024
“It becomes hard to define what is wrong and what is right here”
May el-Toukhy  • Director of Queen of HeartsWe chatted to May el-Toukhy, the director and co-writer of Reina de corazones, which scooped awards at the...  
05/02/2019 | Sundance 2019 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition
“My work has the potential to confront the audience with the power of femininity”
Samira Elagoz • DirectorCineuropa talked to up-and-coming artist Samira Elagoz about her feature debut Craigslist Allstars,...  
12/05/2017
"I wanted to make a real story where the trans protagonists are complex and troubled, progressive and admirable, problematic and relatable"
Samira Elagoz • Director of and performer in Seek BromanceWe discussed trans-masculinity and performative cinema with the director and protagonist of the cinematic...  
24/11/2021 | IDFA 2021
"I’ve always wanted to find a balance between projects with powerful concepts and directors with a singular vision"
Benjamin Elalouf • Producer of HormonesThe head of French company Moonshaker discusses the project presented at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions of...  
22/03/2022 | Series Mania 2022 | Series Mania Forum
"My job as a producer is to translate an artist’s work into a product that can be placed on the market"
Diana Elbaum  • ProducerWe met up with the Belgian producer Diana Elbaum, who embarked on a new adventure by founding Beluga Tree...  
26/11/2018
"It's a character study of a man who is a stranger in his own community"
Ameer Fakher Eldin  • Director of The StrangerVENICE 2021: Fifty years after the Israeli occupation of the territories of the Golan Heights, the...  
09/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Giornate degli Autori
“The film is a positive mirror of a dark river, it’s another side of Rome”
Virginia Eleuteri Serpieri  • Director of AmorVENICE 2023: The Italian director and video artist chatted to us about her documentary which explores the...  
14/09/2023 | Venice 2023 | Out of Competition
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Iris Elezi • DirectorCineuropa met up with Albanian filmmaker Iris Elezi to talk about her film Bota (directed in collaboration...  
Video - Annecy Film Festival 2009
Adam Eliot - director of Mary and MaxAdam Eliot - director of Mary and Max  
"Georgia can be a perfect meeting point for film industries from the East and the West"
Zviad Eliziani  • Manager, Batumi International Art-house Film FestivalWe spoke to Batumi International Art-house Film Festival manager Zviad Eliziani about the Georgian...  
03/10/2018
Interview - Venice Days 2011
Shlomi Elkabetz • DirectorIn Shlomi Elkabetz’s Testemonies, Israeli soldiers and palestian civilians recount their memories of the...  
“Art has to be pertinent”
Hala Elkoussy • Director of East of NoonCANNES 2024: The visual artist-turned-director brings a satirical bite to the festival, as she shows...  
17/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Directors’ Fortnight
“If you have a new idea on set and deviate from the script, the whole house of cards might come tumbling down”
Simon Ellis  • Director of As Dead as It GetsCineuropa speaks to Simon Ellis, the director of As Dead as It Gets, one of the new interactive movies...  
07/08/2020 | /UK

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