Interviews

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

7498 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 03/05/2024. 575 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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

Benjamin Cölle and Daniela Cölle  • Sales agents, Pluto Film

“We connect all the dots across the value chain, especially for artistically or politically challenging films”

Benjamin Cölle and Daniela Cölle • Sales agents, Pluto Film

The two partners in business and in life discuss their acquisition of the German sales outfit last year  

05/01/2024 | /Germany

Thomas Rosso • General co-ordinator, Critics’ Week

"It’s a virtuous circle because these filmmakers come with projects boasting real potential"

Thomas Rosso • General co-ordinator, Critics’ Week

The general co-ordinator of Cannes' Critics’ Week offers an overview of the dynamic Next Step line-up, which has just celebrated its 10th edition  

02/01/2024 | /France

Jérôme Plan  • Director, 99

“We have faith in the transformative power of documentaries: they inspire empathy and understanding”

Jérôme Plan • Director, 99

During our chat, we explored how the platform can give short documentaries a second life after their festival run and thus intercept a wider audience  

29/12/2023 | /France

Francesco Mastrofini  • CEO of Rainbow CGI and Educational Coordinator of the virtual production training course at LuceLabCinecittà

“Virtual production is an artistic, technical and sustainable aid: it just needs to find its way, we’re still in the early stages”

Francesco Mastrofini • CEO of Rainbow CGI and Educational Coordinator of the virtual production training course at LuceLabCinecittà

The CEO of Rainbow CGI spoke to us about Cinecittà’s new Virtual Production course, which he himself is coordinating, and the enormous potential offered by...  

28/12/2023 | /Italy

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