Interviews

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

8235 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/05/2025. 667 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“At some point, given what is happening to the environment, we might all become refugees”
Alexandros Avranas • Director of Quiet LifeVENICE 2024: The Greek director outlines the mysterious syndrome affecting refugee children as well as...  
30/08/2024 | Venice 2024 | Orizzonti
“Succesful Film Festival starts from the the programming”
Kerem Ayan  • Istanbul Film FestivalKerem Ayan, Deputy Director at Instanbul Film Festival, is currently in Cannes watching about 6 films per day  
19/05/2022 | Euro Film Fest
“I prefer to show and suggest”
Isabel Ayguavives  • DirectorCineuropa met up with Isabel Ayguavives, the director of The Magnetic Tree, her feature debut  
29/07/2014
"Exploring the battles fought by the silent majority"
Nabil Ayouch • DirectorTORONTO 2017: After the sensational Much Loved, Nabil Ayouch returns to Toronto with Razzia, world...  
12/09/2017
“Not seeing victims only from one side”
Nabil Ayouch • DirectorIn God's Horses, recently awarded two prizes in Namur, director Nabil Ayouch looks at the origins of the...  
08/10/2012
“You can find a sister in another country, find common ground and help each other, no matter where you come from”
Kurdwin Ayub • Director of MoonWith her new film, shot in Jordan, the Austrian filmmaker tells a cross-border story of women's solidarity  
14/08/2024 | Locarno 2024 | Competition
“I know how Yesmin and girls from a migratory background feel; that’s why I wanted to make this film for them”
Kurdwin Ayub • Director of SonneBERLINALE 2022: In her first feature, the Kurdish-Austrian director deals with questions of identity,...  
18/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Encounters
“Ibermedia Next promotes innovation and co-development, which are key in an industry where technological leadership is paramount”
Víctor Herreruela, Jara Ayucar  • Technical unit coordinator, Ibermedia programme, and marketing policy director, ICAAThe two professionals discuss Ibermedia Next, Ibermedia's scheme that supports Ibero-American digital...  
15/12/2023 | /Europe/Latin America
Shooting Stars 2004 - Belgium
Lubna Azabal - actressBelgian actress presents her latest film Exil by Gypsy director Tony Gatlif  
“I don’t care who I am any more; I will never find the answer”
Rita Azevedo Gomes  • DirectorThe experienced Portuguese director is picking up an Honorary Mikeldi Award at Zinebi, and we took the...  
17/11/2023 | Zinebi 2023
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Rita Azevedo Gomes • DirectorA Woman's Revenge was the only Portuguese production in competition at the 2011 edition of the Lisbon and...  
“You can find an equal amount of truth in Dostoyevsky and in some quality contemporary writing”
Rita Azevedo Gomes  • Director of The Portuguese WomanBERLIN 2019: We caught up with Portugal’s Rita Azevedo Gomes to talk about her interesting casting choices...  
12/02/2019 | Berlinale 2019 | Forum
“I watched so many films and found out how everyone could tell their own stories…”
Faeze Azizkhani  • Director of The LocustIn this Iranian-German drama, a female scriptwriter faces many obstacles while trying to stay true to her...  
21/03/2022 | SXSW 2022
"The film talks about how to deal with a feeling of shortcoming or feeling that you're not living up to your assigned role in a society"
Brwa Vahabpour, Peiman Azizpour • Director of and actor in My Uncle JensThe director and the actor reflect on striking a complex tonal balance with their film, working with...  
12/03/2025 | SXSW 2025
“For nearly 50 years, our main mission has been to teach all of the theoretical and practical aspects of the audiovisual industry”
David Azoulay • President of ESRA - École supérieure de réalisation audiovisuelleOur conversation revolved around the school's primary teaching goals, its degree programmes and the...  
12/04/2021 | /France

“Thanks to our partnership with the Sundance Institute, we aim to provide our filmmakers with top-tier online training and resources”

Nomintuya Baasankhuu • Director, Film Nomad

In 2023, Cineuropa participated in Film Nomad, the first training and coaching programme for Mongolian...

27/05/2024 | /Mongolia

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