Interviews

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

8561 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 02/12/2025. 641 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Siiri Halko • Director of The Well

“I aim to create moments where your mind questions what is happening on screen, but your senses accept it as real”

Siiri Halko • Director of The Well

The Finnish filmmaker discusses her psychological drama, which has just picked up the Eurimages...  

02/12/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event

Edward Lovelace and James Hall  • Directors

"This movie takes a more subjective approach than usual for a documentary"

Edward Lovelace and James Hall • Directors

Edward Lovelace and James Hall screened their documentary The Possibilities Are Endless, about English...  

22/10/2014

Elín Hall  • Actress

"The most challenging part was staying in this very fragile emotional state for weeks"

Elín Hall • Actress

BERLINALE 2025: The Icelandic rising star discusses straddling the line between music, with two albums...  

20/02/2025 | European Shooting Stars 2025

Lillah Halla  • Director of Power Alley

"This film is not only a portrait of intolerance"

Lillah Halla • Director of Power Alley

CANNES 2023: The Brazilian filmmaker discusses her first feature, centred on a promising volleyball player...  

25/05/2023 | Cannes 2023 | Critics' Week

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

“We try our best to showcase how broad a medium creative documentary can be”

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

The fourth edition of the Akranes-based documentary festival wrapped on 26 June, and we chatted to one of...  

01/07/2022 | IceDocs 2022

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir  • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

“We are doing this because we love documentaries”

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

The Akranes-based IceDocs wrapped its third edition on 27 June, and its co-founder opens up about what’s...  

28/06/2021 | IceDocs 2021

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir  • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

“We are just going to show our audience the world”

Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film Festival

Cineuropa met up with Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir, co-founder of the Akranes-based Iceland Documentary Film...  

09/07/2020 | IceDocs 2020

Hannes Þór Halldòrsson • Director of Cop Secret

“It's the kind of film I like to watch myself, so it's the genre I felt the most comfortable with”

Hannes Þór Halldòrsson • Director of Cop Secret

This clever satire of an action film offers several layers of complexity and an intelligent way of dealing...  

13/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Fionnuala Halligan • Director of international film programming, Red Sea International Film Festival

“This year, it became clear that many stories are about people finding their place or those who never manage to”

Fionnuala Halligan • Director of international film programming, Red Sea International Film Festival

The programmer breaks down this year’s selection process and how she works with Saudi audiences  

02/12/2025 | Red Sea 2025

2009 Producer on the Move - Finland

Matti Halonen

21/04/2009

Tuija Halttunen  • Director of How to Kill a Cloud

"Clouds are like characters and they represent something larger than human understanding"

Tuija Halttunen • Director of How to Kill a Cloud

The Finnish director tells us how she made a film about ethics rather than science  

03/05/2021 | CPH:DOX 2021 | Nordic:Dox Award

Line Halvorsen • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

“I wanted this year's event to reflect both traditional strengths and emerging trends in the region's film industry”

Line Halvorsen • Programme director, New Nordic Films, Haugesund

The programme director looks back at a rewarding experience as the 2024 edition of New Nordic Films in...  

27/08/2024 | Haugesund 2024 | New Nordic Films

Frédéric Hambalek • Director of What Marielle Knows

"What would happen if starting from now, very suddenly, the privacy is gone?"

Frédéric Hambalek • Director of What Marielle Knows

BERLINALE 2025: The German director delves into his new film, in which he follows a mother and a father...  

22/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Competition

Muhammed Hamdy • Director of Perfumed with Mint

“The movie comes from anger or a sense of bitterness”

Muhammed Hamdy • Director of Perfumed with Mint

VENICE 2024: In his feature debut, the Egyptian director forces a group of men to confront the shadows of...  

06/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | International Film Critics’ Week

Maciej Hamela • Co-director of Bless You!

"My co-director, Tatiana Chistova, and I depict the situation endured by Russian pensioners during the pandemic"

Maciej Hamela • Co-director of Bless You!

CANNES 2021: We talked to the winner of the brand-new Doc Alliance Award for Best Short Film at this...  

04/08/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Marché du Film

Bent Hamer  • Director

“He who carries the heaviest load is he who has nothing to carry”

Bent Hamer • Director

Cineuropa met up with Bent Hamer, the director of 1001 Grams, which has been picked to represent Norway in...  

02/10/2014

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