Interviews

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

8168 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 08/05/2025. 660 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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"It is the personal stories that are interesting"
Omar Shargawi  • DirectorPalestinian-Danish director Omar Shargawi won a Tiger Award for his debut Go With Peace Jamil at the...  
27/05/2008
“People suffer everyday racism in the form of not being entitled to decide themselves who they are”
Faraz Shariat  • Director of No Hard FeelingsBERLINALE 2020: We discussed the feature No Hard Feelings with its director, Faraz Shariat, to find out...  
04/03/2020 | Berlinale 2020 | Panorama
“Sometimes we all struggle to communicate how we feel”
Ben Sharrock • DirectorScottish director Ben Sharrock talks about his debut feature, Pikadero, the winner of the Cineuropa Prize...  
27/06/2016
“I started to question the dehumanising representations of refugees”
Ben Sharrock  • Director of LimboDirector Ben Sharrock reveals how his second feature, Limbo, became a refugee story told in a deadpan...  
28/09/2020 | San Sebastián 2020 | New Directors
“When I am at a big European festival and I go to watch a French or a German film, I always have open expectations”
Ahmed Shawky • Artistic advisor, Aswan International Women Film FestivalWe talked to the Egyptian gathering’s newly appointed artistic adviser about female-led filmmaking and the...  
02/03/2022 | /Egypt
“We are a place where you can get access to important platforms, and meet European distributors, festivals and labs”
Ahmed Shawky • Head, CineGouna FundingThe Egyptian film critic and FIPRESCI president, who is heading CineGouna Funding for the second year,...  
23/10/2024 | El Gouna 2024
“We all have to live together”
Jim Sheridan • DirectorIrish director Jim Sheridan, whose film, The Secret Scripture, screened at the Rome Film Fest, sat down...  
21/10/2016
“Most often, family is the main reason for all our trauma”
Klim Shipenko  • Director of TextThe Russian filmmaker talks about his psychological and dramatic thriller Text, playing as part of the...  
24/12/2020 | /Russia
“B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network is an unique organization to co-produce the documentaries and help filmmakers in all possible means in 6  Eastern Partnership countries”
Alex Shiriaieff  • Head of operations at B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary NetworkIn this interview, Alex Shiriaieff talks about the organisation’s main objective which is to support the...  
09/12/2022 | Euro Film Fest
Shelter, how far a boy can go
Dragomir Sholev • Director16/11/2010
“What interests me is the escapist mentality that avoids dealing with the issues at stake, as well as looking for their solutions”
Dragomir Sholev • Director of FishboneWe talked with the director about his new film and how its complex structure allows him to talk about...  
27/09/2021 | Golden Rose 2021
“When you leave school, you realise that aggression is everywhere”
Dragomir Sholev • Director of The PigBulgarian director Dragomir Sholev talks to us about his second feature film, The Pig, which was screened...  
17/04/2019 | Lecce 2019
“Commercially produced titles tend to fall short on the artistic front”
Nawara Shoukry  • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and DistributionAt the Venice Film Festival, where she attended a training seminar organised by CICAE, we talked to Nawara...  
20/09/2018
“I wanted to be able to talk about politics and spirituality in a very open way, without pointing guns at anyone”
Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We TrustThe Indian director breaks down his exuberant and dystopian animation, also giving an insight into his...  
31/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future
“I saw the heroes as dinosaurs living in today’s world”
Yuriy Shylov  • Director of ProjectionistWe caught up with director Yuriy Shylov to get the low-down on his feature debut, Projectionist, which...  
08/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | Documentary Competition
"I just wanted to make people laugh"
Sydney Sibilia  • DirectorWe met the director who made his debut with an exhilarating comedy that quickly won over the public and...  
11/07/2014

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