Interviews

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

9024 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 16/09/2026. 605 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Attendance up 8% on 2007
Jérôme Paillard • Director General of the Cannes Film Market13/05/2008
The Market sees la vie en rose and soon in green
Jérôme Paillard • Director General of the Cannes Film Market27/05/2007
Higher presence of new EU members
Jerôme Paillard • Director of the Cannes Film Market17/05/2006
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Jérôme Paillard • Executive director, Cannes Film MarketCANNES NEXT: Cineuropa talked to Jérôme Paillard, executive director of the Cannes Film Market, at the...  
20/05/2016
“We’re still seeing people sign up, even now the event has closed…”
Jerôme Paillard  • Executive Director, Marché du FilmWe met with the director of Cannes’ Marché du Film Jerôme Paillard in order to gather the organisers’...  
01/07/2020 | Cannes 2020 | Marché du Film
"In the eyes of the world, the Marché du Film is a symbol of the vitality of European cinema"
Jérôme Paillard  • Executive Director, Marché du FilmAt the wheel of the Marché du Film since 1996, Jérôme Paillard sheds some light on its 60th anniversary...  
10/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film
“10,000 participants seven days from the opening”
Jérôme Paillard • Executive Director of the Cannes Film MarketCineuropa asked Jérôme Paillard to present novelties and trends for the 2013 edition  
13/05/2013
NEXT and MIXERS big newcomers for 2014
Jérôme Paillard  • Executive Director of the Marché du FilmThe unmissable head of the Cannes Marché, Jérôme Paillard talks about numbers and trends with Cineuropa  
13/05/2014
“The cinema I loved as a child, I didn’t find it in Belgium”
Olivier Pairoux  • Director of SpaceBoyWe talked to the Belgian filmmaker, who delivers with his feature debut a marked wink to the US...  
27/10/2021 | Ghent 2021
"Genre films allow you to explore new environments in a dynamic way"
Olivier Pairoux • Director of VigilanteAfter trying his hand at a family adventure with a vintage touch, the Belgian filmmaker taps into a...  
07/09/2026 | BRIFF 2026
“I find the search for joy in everyday life very much needed”
Luiza Paiva • Producer, Mairare LTDThe Brazilian-born, UK-based producer wants to focus on social issues and build bridges between Europe and...  
24/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025
“It was as if the photos were saying to me: ‘Make a film!’”
Laila Pakalnina • Director of Cat on My MindThe prolific Latvian director talks about imagining a poetic world around a set of anonymous photos and...  
24/04/2026 | goEast 2026
“We weren't looking for an easy way to do things”
Laila Pakalniņa • Director of In the MirrorWe had the chance to chat to Laila Pakalniņa, director of the experimental drama In the Mirror, one of...  
30/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Competition
"If we talk to people through emotions, from soul to soul, it's maybe even more effective than TV and journalism"
Laila Pakalnina  • Director of SpoonLatvian filmmaker Laila Pakalnina discusses with us her latest title, Spoon, world-premiered in the...  
06/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | Documentary Competition
"Editing in documentaries is like writing a poem, it's intuitive"
Laila Pakalnina • Director of TerminiLatvia's cinematic visionary talks about her observational approach and camera movements in her latest...  
31/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024
“I don’t feel it’s right for young people to put themselves on the line for other people’s goals”
GoCritic! Interview: Matas Pakutinskas  • Director of Little OctoberThe Lithuanian animator and illustrator shares the real-life inspirations and his use of strong...  
28/07/2026 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2026

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