Interviews

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

8293 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 03/07/2025. 661 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Alan R Milligan • Co-founder and CEO, Motion

"People in Europe have pirated at least once last year and they are willing to pay"

Alan R Milligan • Co-founder and CEO, Motion

CANNES 2019: Motion co-founder and CEO Alan R Milligan discusses the latest devices that the peer-to-peer solution is currently offering to the market  

20/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

Nicolas Pariser • Director of Alice and the Mayor

“In cinema, it’s better when a film has two legs”

Nicolas Pariser • Director of Alice and the Mayor

CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Nicolas Parisier discusses Alice and the Mayor, unveiled at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival  

20/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

Jérémy Clapin • Director of I Lost My Body

"In this film we have two genres, romance and action"

Jérémy Clapin • Director of I Lost My Body

CANNES 2019: French director Jérémy Clapin talks about his animation film I Lost My Body, world-premiered in the Critics' Week  

20/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Critics' Week

Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbe-Mevellec • Directors of The Swallows Of Kabul

"I don't believe men would have the same gaze on the same subject"

Zabou Breitman, Eléa Gobbe-Mevellec • Directors of The Swallows Of Kabul

CANNES 2019: Directing duo Zabou Breitman and Eléa Gobbe-Mevellec talk about their animation film, The Swallows Of Kabul, presented in Un Certain Regard  

20/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Un Certain Regard

Antonio Banderas  • Actor in Pain & Glory

Pain & Glory is about reconciliation”

Antonio Banderas • Actor in Pain & Glory

CANNES 2019: Cineuropa met Spanish thesp Antonio Banderas to discuss Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain & Glory, in which he gives one of the best performances of his...  

20/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

Juris Kursietis • Director of Oleg

"There has to be a proper reason to make a film"

Juris Kursietis • Director of Oleg

CANNES 2019: Latvian director Juris Kursietis is presenting his second film, Oleg, in the Directors' Fortnight, and he talked to us about it  

20/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

Omar De La Cruz  • Executive director, Dominican Global Film Festival

“The festival is a service to the people; it’s a long-term improvement for the film industry here”

Omar De La Cruz • Executive director, Dominican Global Film Festival

The executive director of the Dominican Global Film Festival, Omar De La Cruz, talks about the main idea behind the festival and its purpose  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Nauval Yazid and Meninaputri Wismurti  • Co-curators, Europe on Screen Indonesia

“European film is rich in diversity and many issues we don’t talk about in Indonesia, so this is a good cultural policy to reach the public and other people here”

Nauval Yazid and Meninaputri Wismurti • Co-curators, Europe on Screen Indonesia

We chatted to Nauval Yazid and Meninaputri Wismurti , the co-curators of Europe on Screen in Indonesia  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Hervé Le Phuez  • Programme director, Namur International French-language Film Festival

“The goal is to highlight Belgian features and documentaries from the year to promote them to Belgian operators”

Hervé Le Phuez • Programme director, Namur International French-language Film Festival

Hervé Le Phuez, programme director of the Namur International French-language Film Festival, discusses the programming process and the crucial role of a...  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Colette Naufal | • Director, Beirut International Film Festival

“The purpose of the festival is to bring arthouse films to the audience”

Colette Naufal | • Director, Beirut International Film Festival

Colette Naufal chats to us about the Beirut International Film Festival’s selection process and its Public Square section  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Angelica Lares | • Head of industry and market, FICG

“Through our industry programmes, we can follow the growth of the films, from the development stage to work in progress and being screened; this year there are six films in Cannes”

Angelica Lares | • Head of industry and market, FICG

The head of industry and market at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, Angelica Lares, talks about the side events and master classes organised...  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest/Mexico

Themba Bhebhe  • Coordinator, Diversity & Inclusion, European Film Market

“One of the most powerful arguments for diversity and inclusion in the film industry is that of proportional representation”

Themba Bhebhe • Coordinator, Diversity & Inclusion, European Film Market

We spoke to Themba Bhebhe, who is in charge of the Diversity & Inclusion initiative at the European Film Market  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Pamela Leu  • Founder and CEO, Be For Films

“I’m always happy for the movies to be shown in the most remote, craziest, and most difficult and different parts of the world”

Pamela Leu • Founder and CEO, Be For Films

We chatted to Pamela Leu, the founder of Be For Films, an independent film sales agent in Belgium  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Marjorie Bendeck  • Director, Connecting Cottbus

“A clear concept and consistency over the years are good ingredients in order to bind and engage the audience”

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, Connecting Cottbus

In this interview, Marjorie Bendeck, the director of Connecting Cottbus, breaks down the inner workings of the co-production market and the local film industry  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Johannes Ebert  • Secretary general, Goethe-Institut

“European film is what conveys the diversity of European culture”

Johannes Ebert • Secretary general, Goethe-Institut

The secretary general of the Goethe-Institut, Johannes Ebert, explains how the institute works and how it is involved in the “Support to EU Film Festivals”...  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

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