Interviews

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

8502 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 04/11/2025. 654 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Eva Križková • Director, One World Slovakia International Documentary Film Festival

“We emphasise inclusion, diversity and a non-colonial approach to the presentation of documentary film”

Eva Križková • Director, One World Slovakia International Documentary Film Festival

The head of Slovakia’s largest and oldest documentary event gives us an insider’s look at this year’s edition and how the festival is continuing to fight...  

20/10/2025 | /Slovakia

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

“Cinemed is a key platform and must-attend rendezvous for all professionals across the Mediterranean basin”

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

The festival director unpacks the trends defining the 47th edition, from the strong presence of women filmmakers to the virtuous circle initiated prior to...  

17/10/2025 | Cinemed 2025

Christina Mitropoulou • Head of development, Athens Film Office

“Athens is becoming a protagonist in the collective unconscious, generating stories”

Christina Mitropoulou • Head of development, Athens Film Office

The producer reflects on how Athens is emerging as a hub for international screenwriting and production  

17/10/2025 | The OWL 2025

Mélissa Drigeard • Director of Le Gang des Amazones

"I needed actresses where you’d have no problem thinking: oh yeah, she could definitely rob a bank!"

Mélissa Drigeard • Director of Le Gang des Amazones

The French filmmaker chatted to us about her latest feature, inspired by a true story and buoyed by impeccable quintet of actresses  

17/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

“We all see ourselves as beautiful people, but maybe we are not in reality”

Maria Popistașu, Alexandru Baciu • Directors of Y

The Romanian filmmakers elaborate on inherited guilt, denial and shared responsibility, as addressed in their first jointly directed feature  

16/10/2025 | Warsaw 2025

Stelios Cotionis, Ferdinand Dohna • Producers, Foss Productions and Beta Film

“The Great Chimera is a cornerstone of modern Greek literature, and adapting it has been a long, challenging journey”

Stelios Cotionis, Ferdinand Dohna • Producers, Foss Productions and Beta Film

The six-hour series brings Greece’s literary gem to the TV, blending historical authenticity, cinematic visual language and international collaboration  

15/10/2025 | /Greece/Germany/Italy

Vanja d’Alcantara • Director of Cap Farewell

"I almost feel a responsibility to make optimistic films"

Vanja d’Alcantara • Director of Cap Farewell

The Belgian director chatted with us about her third feature film, a family-focused drama about the emancipatory trajectory of a young woman who needs to...  

14/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Bérangère McNeese • Director of The Girls From Above

"I wanted to explore the limits of a group, how it can sometimes provide a home but one whose doors are locked and bolted"

Bérangère McNeese • Director of The Girls From Above

The Belgian actress chatted with us about her first feature-length directorial effort which follows a young woman who finds refuge with a gang of girls  

13/10/2025 | Namur 2025

Eliza Subotowicz • Head of Industry, Warsaw Film Festival

"We want Warsaw to become a hub for international co-productions and a natural meeting place for filmmakers across Central and Eastern Europe"

Eliza Subotowicz • Head of Industry, Warsaw Film Festival

With the launch of Warsaw Industry Days, the Polish festival is reasserting its role as a key platform for national cinema while strengthening ties with...  

13/10/2025 | Warsaw 2025 | Warsaw Industry Days

Mascha Schilinski • Director of Sound of Falling

"We wanted to talk about the way women have been perceived over a hundred years”

Mascha Schilinski • Director of Sound of Falling

Cineuropa met the German filmmaker, winner of the Jury Prize in Cannes and her country’s representative for the upcoming Best International Feature Oscar  

13/10/2025 | /Germany

Bartek Pulcyn • Artistic director, Warsaw Film Festival

“The role of our festival is to shed light on what is valuable”

Bartek Pulcyn • Artistic director, Warsaw Film Festival

Warsaw’s new artistic director discusses the changes he has introduced to the structure of the event, unspooling from 10-19 October  

10/10/2025 | Warsaw 2025

Daniela Elstner • Managing director, Unifrance

"We want to make cinema more accessible, to show that it’s not just a dusty old thing for old people and that it can reinvent itself"

Daniela Elstner • Managing director, Unifrance

The French agency head chatted with us about MyMetaStories, the highly original European film festival unspooling online and primarily within Minecraft  

09/10/2025 | /France

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'

“It’s important for me as a storyteller to entertain people and make them laugh before I make them cry”

James McAvoy • Director of California Schemin'

The Scotsman breaks down his directorial debut, a comedy based on the true story of a Scottish rapping duo who pretended to be American  

09/10/2025 | Zurich 2025

Veronika Hafner • Director of Obhut

“There was the big question of how we could show children in a way that wouldn’t reproduce what we were criticising”

Veronika Hafner • Director of Obhut

The Munich-based director explains how she created her debut feature, with a story informed heavily by her parallel career as a psychotherapist for children...  

09/10/2025 | Zurich 2025

Jonas Ulrich • Director of Wolves

“I always dreamed of a film taking place in the black metal world, which would also take it seriously”

Jonas Ulrich • Director of Wolves

The Zurich-based director shares the story behind his creative deep dive into the fascinating subculture of black metal, including building a real band from...  

09/10/2025 | Zurich 2025

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