Interviews

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

9036 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/09/2026. 609 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“We are making a film about intimacy without any explicit sex scenes”
Terézia Halamová • Director of The Hour Between Dog and WolfThe winner of the Cineuropa Work in Progress Award in the Febiofest Industry Days talks about exploring...  
08/04/2026 | Febiofest Bratislava 2026 | Febiofest Industry Days
“Children should be taken seriously”
Mascha Halberstad • Director of Fox and Hare Save the ForestBERLINALE 2024: The Dutch director breaks down her new film, in which weird twists abound and Apocalypse...  
16/02/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Generation
“It always upsets me when people underestimate children”
Mascha Halberstad  • Director of OinkBERLINALE 2022: There is more to life than the title of “Sausage King” in this delightful stop-motion...  
10/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Generation
“The Israeli documentary scene offers a huge variety of stories told by local filmmakers”
Pnina Halfon Lang • Executive director, CoPro, and head, DocuShukWe talked to Pnina Halfon Lang, executive director of CoPro and head of DocuShuk, to discover how the...  
10/12/2020 | /Israel
“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 WellThe Finnish filmmaker discusses her psychological drama, which has just picked up the Eurimages...  
02/12/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event
"This movie takes a more subjective approach than usual for a documentary"
Edward Lovelace and James Hall  • DirectorsEdward Lovelace and James Hall screened their documentary The Possibilities Are Endless, about English...  
22/10/2014
"The most challenging part was staying in this very fragile emotional state for weeks"
Elín Hall  • ActressBERLINALE 2025: The Icelandic rising star discusses straddling the line between music, with two albums...  
20/02/2025 | European Shooting Stars 2025
"This film is not only a portrait of intolerance"
Lillah Halla  • Director of Power AlleyCANNES 2023: The Brazilian filmmaker discusses her first feature, centred on a promising volleyball player...  
25/05/2023 | Cannes 2023 | Critics' Week
“We try our best to showcase how broad a medium creative documentary can be”
Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film FestivalThe fourth edition of the Akranes-based documentary festival wrapped on 26 June, and we chatted to one of...  
01/07/2022 | IceDocs 2022
“We are doing this because we love documentaries”
Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir  • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film FestivalThe Akranes-based IceDocs wrapped its third edition on 27 June, and its co-founder opens up about what’s...  
28/06/2021 | IceDocs 2021
“We are just going to show our audience the world”
Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir  • Co-founder, IceDocs Iceland Documentary Film FestivalCineuropa met up with Ingibjörg Halldórsdóttir, co-founder of the Akranes-based Iceland Documentary Film...  
09/07/2020 | IceDocs 2020
“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 SecretThis clever satire of an action film offers several layers of complexity and an intelligent way of dealing...  
13/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition
“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 FestivalThe 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 Halonen21/04/2009
"Clouds are like characters and they represent something larger than human understanding"
Tuija Halttunen  • Director of How to Kill a CloudThe Finnish director tells us how she made a film about ethics rather than science  
03/05/2021 | CPH:DOX 2021 | Nordic:Dox Award
“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, HaugesundThe 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

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