Interviews

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

8174 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 09/05/2025. 663 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Paola Cortellesi • Director of There Is Still Tomorrow

“Humour helped to show the cruelty of violence against women and their search for a way out with greater force”

Paola Cortellesi • Director of There Is Still Tomorrow

The director of the “film event” of the year spoke to us about the prize she won in Haugesund, the...  

12/11/2024 | Italy

Nadia Cortellessa • Programmer, NaNo Film Festival

“It’s still a burning issue: how can we really go about adapting to the needs of new generations?”

Nadia Cortellessa • Programmer, NaNo Film Festival

The Neapolitan festival programmer took part in the workshop on “festival identities” held at the Ji.hlava...  

04/11/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas • Director of Luna

“The first thing I said was that we had to make a movie where they could never physically touch each other”

Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas • Director of Luna

The Spanish director talks about creating a film shot entirely with actors in spacesuits, drawing...  

15/10/2024 | Sitges 2024

Estefanía Cortés • Director of Edén

"I don't feel uncomfortable talking about death"

Estefanía Cortés • Director of Edén

We talk with the filmmaker, who has cast Marta Nieto in her first feature film, in which she tackles...  

28/10/2022 | Seminci 2022

Interview

Rodrigo Cortés • Director

Red Lights is designed as if it were a great magic trick"

Rodrigo Cortés • Director

Suspense, illusionism, and a stellar cast in Rodrigo Cortés' new film Red Lights  

28/02/2012

Overcoming obstacles and challenges

Rodrigo Cortés • Director

At 37 and with just one other feature under his belt – The Contestant – Rodrigo Cortés is considered a...  

22/09/2010

Rodrigo Cortés  • Director of Love Gets a Room

“I want films to be physical experiences for the audience”

Rodrigo Cortés • Director of Love Gets a Room

The Spanish filmmaker’s latest film had its world premiere in Seville – a film with songs that takes place...  

15/11/2021 | Seville 2021

Industry report - Distribution

Frédéric Corvez -CEO UMedia, World Sales

Corvez explains who he distributes niche films, talks about the consequences of the financial crisis and...  

UMEDIA backs promising auteur films

Frédéric Corvez • Sales Agent

03/07/2009

Costa-Gavras  • Director of Adults in the Room

“This movie is politics, dialogue and action”

Costa-Gavras • Director of Adults in the Room

VENICE 2019: Cineuropa caught up with French-Greek director Costa-Gavras to talk about his new film,...  

09/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Out of Competition

Costa-Gavras • Director of Last Breath

“What would I do if I didn’t make movies?”

Costa-Gavras • Director of Last Breath

At 91, the cherished Greek-French director still has an active career and has just picked up the Stockholm...  

12/11/2024 | Stockholm 2024

Ico Costa  • Director of Alva

“Non-professional actors can always give me something that I had not thought of before”

Ico Costa • Director of Alva

Cineuropa sat down with Portuguese director Ico Costa to talk about defying conventional narrative...  

29/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Bright Future Competition

Video - Festival de Cannes 2009

Pedro Costa - director of Ne change rien

Silvia Costa  • Chair of the Culture and Education Committee

LUX Prize 2014

Silvia Costa • Chair of the Culture and Education Committee

During the Venice Days, Silvia Costa discussed the main challenges of her presidency of the European...  

05/09/2014

Silvia Costa  • Chair of the EU Culture Committee

“We would like to give the culture sector a more central role”

Silvia Costa • Chair of the EU Culture Committee

Silvia Costa calls for enhanced commitment to ensure that culture, the audiovisual industry and education...  

08/01/2015

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