Interviews

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

8477 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 11/10/2025. 656 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Karoliina Dwyer • Sales agent, The Yellow Affair

“I feel like we need to get on board and start working on the strategy earlier so that we can help bring the information from the market to the films”

Karoliina Dwyer • Sales agent, The Yellow Affair

During our conversation, we spoke about how the Scandinavian-owned sales outfit is managing its film and TV businesses, and how its work has changed over...  

10/01/2023 | /Finland/UK/USA

Snezana van Houwelingen, Alejandra Mora • Mentor on and participant in the EWA mentoring programme

“The communal experience created a very positive and enriching network of colleagues”

Snezana van Houwelingen, Alejandra Mora • Mentor on and participant in the EWA mentoring programme

Cineuropa met two producers involved with the EWA mentoring programme, designed to provide coaching and visibility to women professionals  

28/12/2022 | /Serbia/Spain

Sophie Cabon, Nadine Rothschild • Sales agents, Coproduction Office

“Our model might differ from most sales agents, as we are, first and foremost, producers”

Sophie Cabon, Nadine Rothschild • Sales agents, Coproduction Office

The two professionals spoke about their focus on auteur-driven films, their carefully designed strategies and how the role of the sales agent is developing...  

23/12/2022 | /France/Germany

Francesca Delise • Sales agent, Illmatic Film Group

“This is what we want to do: work with quality, with festival films and be able to position them on the sales circuit"

Francesca Delise • Sales agent, Illmatic Film Group

We discovered in more detail the activities of the young Italian production and sales company, its rapidly expanding catalogue and how the profession of the...  

22/12/2022 | /Italy

GoCritic! Interview: Mona Keil  • Director of Juice

“I had this idea about a repulsive and attractive thing”

GoCritic! Interview: Mona Keil • Director of Juice

The young German animator and director discusses the meaning and origin of her latest short film Juice, her passion for stop-motion and the nature of ugliness.  

22/12/2022 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2022

Emanuele Nespeca • Producer of Gorgius

“We need to create opportunities for dreams and magic in order to lure young people back into cinemas”

Emanuele Nespeca • Producer of Gorgius

The producer of the film which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the Cinekid Festival is carrying over his experience in arthouse cinema...  

21/12/2022 | Cinekid 2022 | Cinekid for Professionals

Sasha Vyshnevska • Development Executive, Gingers Media

"We aim to find the balance between craft and emotionality"

Sasha Vyshnevska • Development Executive, Gingers Media

We talked to last year's participant of MIDPOINT's Series Launch and Development Executive training programme about her experiences and advice she has for...  

21/12/2022 | MIDPOINT 2023

Raúl Torquemada • Director, Madrid Film Office

“There is a lot of talent in Madrid”

Raúl Torquemada • Director, Madrid Film Office

We caught up with the head of the Madrid's City Council department to hear more about the benefits of filming in his city  

20/12/2022 | /Spain

Nikola Spasic • Director of Christina

“This film is an invitation not to give up on yourself”

Nikola Spasic • Director of Christina

The Serbian filmmaker recently competed at the Muestra de Lanzarote with his debut film, focusing on a trans woman, which received a Special Mention from...  

20/12/2022 | Lanzarote 2022

Dominique Hoff • General Delegate, Gan Fondation for Cinema

“If we don’t take risks, who will?”

Dominique Hoff • General Delegate, Gan Fondation for Cinema

Deciphering with the French foundation's general delegate a long-term approach to sponsoring first and second feature films that is unique in France  

19/12/2022 | /France

Selcen Ergun • Director of Snow and the Bear

“The story is based on the power relationships that I and many women of all ages around me experience in their daily encounters”

Selcen Ergun • Director of Snow and the Bear

We caught up with the Turkish director to discover more about her debut feature, which scooped the Cineuropa Award at the recent Cinemamed in Brussels  

19/12/2022 | Cinemamed 2022

Lidia Vitale • Actress and member of the Women in Film association

"Patriarchism divides women; now it’s our time to get connected"

Lidia Vitale • Actress and member of the Women in Film association

We spoke to the Italian actress about gender gaps in the film world, about #MeToo and about the Women in Film association, which she is a member of  

16/12/2022 | /Italy

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of The Happiest Man in the World

“I will never be able to shoot films in any other way, going to the heart of the emotion, in the truth of the moment”

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of The Happiest Man in the World

The Macedonian filmmaker tells us about her latest film, unveiled in the Orizzonti programme in Venice, and in Competition at Les Arcs Film Festival  

15/12/2022 | Les Arcs 2022

Pierre Földes • Director of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

"What interested me was to talk about mysterious things, which already opens a door to the supernatural"

Pierre Földes • Director of Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

The director talks about his animated feature film adapted from Haruki Murakami, awarded in Annecy and in Competition at Les Arcs Film Festival  

15/12/2022 | Les Arcs 2022

Fulvio Risuleo • Director of Ghost Night

"When there’s less time, we pay greater attention"

Fulvio Risuleo • Director of Ghost Night

The Italian filmmaker discusses his third film, unveiled in Venice and competing in the Les Arcs Film Festival  

15/12/2022 | Les Arcs 2022

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