Interviews

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

7927 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 07/12/2024. 610 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Sarah Winkenstette • Director of Greetings from Mars

“There is nothing better than sitting in a cinema full of children, as you get to see their unfiltered reactions”

Sarah Winkenstette • Director of Greetings from Mars

The German director unpicks her comedy-drama film featuring a youthful protagonist and aimed at a young...  

04/10/2024 | Zurich 2024

Alice Winocour  • Director

"That feeling that the world is caving in"

Alice Winocour • Director

We met with highly promising French filmmaker Alice Winocour in Paris to talk to her about her second...  

23/09/2015

Alice Winocour • Director of Paris Memories

"People stopped again and again and asked if something had happened, so we had to put up signs saying ‘This is a film shoot’"

Alice Winocour • Director of Paris Memories

CANNES 2022: Inspired by the 2015 Paris terrorist attacks, the French filmmaker showcases a very personal...  

26/05/2022 | Cannes 2022 | Directors’ Fortnight

Alice Winocour  • Director of Proxima

“You can be a good mother and a good astronaut”

Alice Winocour • Director of Proxima

On a rooftop overlooking the Toronto Film Festival, Cineuropa chatted to Alice Winocour about her new film...  

12/09/2019 | Toronto 2019 | Platform

Tomasz Wiński • Director of Borders of Love

“I’m just interested in pain”

Tomasz Wiński • Director of Borders of Love

A long-standing couple decide to live out their fantasies – also with other people – in the Polish-born,...  

08/07/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | Competition

Miracle in Taranto

Edoardo Winspeare

An encounter in Venice with director Edoardo Winspeare whose latest film, Il Miracolo is a poetic and...  

30/08/2003

BFI London Film Festival 2011

Freida Pinto and Michael Winterbottom • Actress and director

Indian actress Freida Pinto and British director Michael Winterbottom attended the UK premiere of Trishna  

Julia von Heinz, Olivier Guerpillon, Jaco Van Dormael and Michael Winterbottom   • Directors of Isolation

"We pretend to be in control, but we're not controlling anything"

Julia von Heinz, Olivier Guerpillon, Jaco Van Dormael and Michael Winterbottom • Directors of Isolation

VENICE 2021: The directors took part in the anthology documentary, in which they each recount the effects...  

10/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Giornate degli Autori

“The future is now”

Michael Winterbottom

Memory, freedom and love in a society where there are even greater divisions between the rich and the...  

02/09/2003

Michael Winterbottom • Director

"Sacha Baron Cohen won't be playing British Trump"

Michael Winterbottom • Director

A guest at Lecce European Film Festival, where he received a Golden Olive Tree career achievement award,...  

11/04/2018 | Lecce 2018

Interview - Berlin Film Festival 2003

Michael Winterbottom - director of In this World (2002)

British director won the Golden bear for his moving film In this World (2002)  

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Carmel Winters • Director

24/06/2010

Carmel Winters  • Director of Float Like a Butterfly

“Our idea of women needs to include our total capacity for action and leadership”

Carmel Winters • Director of Float Like a Butterfly

We met up with Carmel Winters as she opened the Cork Film Festival with Float Like a Butterfly, which won...  

13/11/2018

Interview

Peter Wintonick • Director

14th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival: Director Peter Wintonick discusses the importance of...  

Interview - Venice Days 2011

Frederick Wiseman • Director

Frederick Wiseman spent ten weeks exploring a Parisian cabaret known for the most chic nude dancing in the...  

Helena Wittmann • Director of Human Flowers of Flesh

"When I am writing a scene, it’s really about the moment"

Helena Wittmann • Director of Human Flowers of Flesh

The German filmmaker and visual artist reflects on her artistic approach and the investigative drive...  

09/08/2022 | Locarno 2022 | Competition

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