Interviews

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

7487 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 15/04/2024. 579 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Patrik Blomberg Book • Director of Love Will Save Us

“I have a note in my office that says, ‘Make the film that only you can make’”

Patrik Blomberg Book • Director of Love Will Save Us

The Swedish helmer shares some thoughts on his movie’s journey as well as his own experiences back in the mid-1980s  

30/01/2024 | Göteborg 2024

Julia De Simone • Director of Formosa Beach

“This film really came from the heart”

Julia De Simone • Director of Formosa Beach

The past is the present – and vice versa – in the second part of the Brazilian director’s trilogy  

30/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Tiger Competition

Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck • Directors of Eternal You

“Artificial intelligence is an entity you can project so much onto that it sometimes becomes kind of godlike”

Hans Block, Moritz Riesewieck • Directors of Eternal You

We chatted to the German directors about their cinematic exploration of the newest artificial intelligence trends  

29/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Mikko Mäkelä • Director of Sebastian

“There's no way you can write without infusing it with your personal experiences and your perspective”

Mikko Mäkelä • Director of Sebastian

We met up with the director of this very intimate portrait of a young man on a journey to find his place in society  

29/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Daniel Hoesl, Julia Niemann • Directors of Veni Vidi Vici

“Super-rich people actually know full well what they are doing”

Daniel Hoesl, Julia Niemann • Directors of Veni Vidi Vici

The directorial duo enlighten us about society's responsibility to reprimand the rich  

29/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

“Variety is essential to our festival's ethos, fostering a cross-pollination of audiences and art forms”

Vanja Kaludjercic • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

Cineuropa sat down with IFFR’s head to discuss the 2024 edition, the festival’s vision, blending pop and avant-garde content, and how best to celebrate...  

25/01/2024 | IFFR 2024

Benjamin Ree • Director of Ibelin

“I wanted people to know the gaming world can be inclusive”

Benjamin Ree • Director of Ibelin

The Norwegian director enters the virtual world and finds real emotions there  

25/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Ludovica Fales • Director of Lala

“Romany youngsters are asking questions about how they’re represented, but this debate is totally ignored by the media”

Ludovica Fales • Director of Lala

The Italian director spoke to us about her documentary blending reality and near-reality, and homing in on a Romany girl’s fight to gain recognition for her...  

24/01/2024 | Trieste 2024

Nora Fingscheidt • Director of The Outrun

“It becomes a massive responsibility to make a film about a real person’s life”

Nora Fingscheidt • Director of The Outrun

The German filmmaker touched upon the movie’s adaptation process and her work with actress Saoirse Ronan  

24/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | Premieres

Klaudia Reynicke • Director of Reinas

“There’s a little bit of me in this film, too”

Klaudia Reynicke • Director of Reinas

The Swiss-Peruvian director chatted with us about the genesis of her latest feature film, the importance of re-examining memories through the filter of the...  

23/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Johan Grimonprez • Director of Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

“I used to be fascinated by Khrushchev’s shoe-banging incident, yet I never realised it had to do with the politics of my own country”

Johan Grimonprez • Director of Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

In the Belgian director’s new documentary, music meets politics – and the results are explosive  

23/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Pau Faus and Sergi Cameron • Director and producer of Fauna

"A committed approach unites all our projects"

Pau Faus and Sergi Cameron • Director and producer of Fauna

Political and creative complicity defines this pair of filmmakers who plan to continue making docufiction films with a message after the success of their...  

23/01/2024 | FIPADOC 2014

Raha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi • Directors of In the Land of Brothers

“This film will be controversial, and we don’t have a problem with it”

Raha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi • Directors of In the Land of Brothers

The duo of Iranian filmmakers show that something is rotten in their home country via a story about the lives of three Aghan refugees  

22/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Gilles Pélisson  • President, Unifrance

"These admissions relate to the full range of French cinema"

Gilles Pélisson • President, Unifrance

The new Unifrance president demystifies the results achieved by French films abroad in 2023  

17/01/2024 | /France

Rimantė Daugėlaitė, Gabrielė Cegialytė  • Head and managing director, Vilnius Short Film Festival

“As our future audience, it’s important to involve youngsters at an early stage”

Rimantė Daugėlaitė, Gabrielė Cegialytė • Head and managing director, Vilnius Short Film Festival

With the 17th edition under way, the head and managing director of the Vilnius Short Film Festival share their thoughts on the gathering’s new visual...  

17/01/2024 | /Lithuania

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