Interviews

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

9032 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/09/2026. 607 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez • Directors of Upon Entry

“We tried to make the film feel as organic as possible, to make it grow from something inside of the characters”

Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez • Directors of Upon Entry

The intimate drama by the two Venezuelan directors based in Spain channels the fears of many migrants  

30/11/2022 | Black Nights 2022 | First Feature Competition

Valentyn Vasyanovych  • Director

"Low Light is my personal experimental project"

Valentyn Vasyanovych • Director

At CentEast, Cineuropa caught up with multi-talented Ukrainian filmmaker Valentyn Vasyanovych, who assumed...  

29/10/2015

Valentyn Vasyanovych  • Director of Atlantis

“In Ukraine, you have to be an optimist”

Valentyn Vasyanovych • Director of Atlantis

VENICE 2019: With the help of producer Vladimir Yatsenko, this time providing interpretation, Cineuropa...  

09/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Orizzonti

Valentyn Vasyanovych  • Director of Reflection

“Inhuman torture takes place not somewhere far away, but right here in Europe”

Valentyn Vasyanovych • Director of Reflection

VENICE 2021: There is no looking away in this, the latest take on the ongoing war in Ukraine, which comes...  

07/09/2021 | Venice 2021 | Competition

Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike

"The human condition is much richer than stripped-down concepts of life"

Ali Vatansever • Director of LifeLike

The Turkish director shared with us why he celebrates life more than the concepts of it — and why...  

25/11/2025 | Black Nights 2025 | Competition

Ali Vatansever • Director of Saf

“How do you stay human when you’re surrounded by monsters?”

Ali Vatansever • Director of Saf

Turkish director Ali Vatansever talks to us about his second film, Saf, which was screened at Bari’s...  

02/05/2019 | Bif&st 2019

Producer on the Move 2010 – Norway

Asle Vatn

28/04/2010

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

“It's a film which needs to be seen, as well as heard”

Ana Vaz • Director of Hanabi

The Brazilian filmmaker focuses on Fukushima to probe an invisible, planetary catastrophe in a sensorial...  

23/09/2026 | /France/Brazil

Alberto Vázquez • Director of Decorado

“Just like the world in this film, our world is always about to burn”

Alberto Vázquez • Director of Decorado

The Spanish director discusses his tale of an unemployed mouse and the craziness that surrounds him  

29/06/2026 | Annecy 2026

Yaiza de Lamo, Juno Álvarez, Maria Lorente and Mariona Vázquez  • Directors of DIYSEX

“Why should film festivals get scared just because you can see some genitalia?”

Yaiza de Lamo, Juno Álvarez, Maria Lorente and Mariona Vázquez • Directors of DIYSEX

Spanish filmmakers Yaiza de Lamo, Juno Álvarez, Maria Lorente and Mariona Vázquez discuss their short film...  

29/06/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Anita Vedå • Producer, Smau Media

“I see a great potential in working with NGOs to get a maximum reach”

Anita Vedå • Producer, Smau Media

The Norwegian producer explains why she sees documentary cinema as an instrument of change and details her...  

24/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

A star is born

Paz Vega

We meet a bright new talent on the Spanish panorama who, having played Carmen for Vicente Aranda, is in...  

15/04/2003

Andres Veiel • Director of Riefenstahl

"Riefenstahl was very contemporary on many levels, not only in relation to the production of fake news"

Andres Veiel • Director of Riefenstahl

The German director speaks about why a figure like Leni Riefenstahl still hits a nerve today, and why her...  

22/01/2026 | European Film Awards 2026

Andres Veiel • Director of Riefenstahl

“It is not just a finished life story, but a warning for the future”

Andres Veiel • Director of Riefenstahl

VENICE 2024: The German director discusses Leni Riefenstahl’s efforts to rewrite her own history while...  

02/09/2024 | Venice 2024 | Out of Competition

Maria Veijalainen • Director of Diva of Finland

“This film is not just for girls”

Maria Veijalainen • Director of Diva of Finland

Cineuropa talked to Finnish director Maria Veijalainen about her debut feature Diva of Finland, now...  

31/10/2019

Anna Veilande-Kustikova • Programme director, 2ANNAS Film Festival

“2ANNAS is a living, breathing organism that wants to grow and develop”

Anna Veilande-Kustikova • Programme director, 2ANNAS Film Festival

Cineuropa speaks to Anna Veilande-Kustikova, programme director of the 2ANNAS Film Festival in Latvia, as...  

22/04/2014

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