Interviews

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

8329 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 22/07/2025. 664 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Benjamin Elalouf • Producer of Hormones

"I’ve always wanted to find a balance between projects with powerful concepts and directors with a singular vision"

Benjamin Elalouf • Producer of Hormones

The head of French company Moonshaker discusses the project presented at the Co-Pro Pitching Sessions of Series Mania Forum, and his editorial line  

22/03/2022 | Series Mania 2022 | Series Mania Forum

Daniel Guzmán • Director of Canallas

“I think I hit the brakes too late”

Daniel Guzmán • Director of Canallas

Seven years after he triumphed at the festival with his feature debut, Nothing in Return, the actor and director is having another crack at it with a comedy...  

22/03/2022 | Málaga 2022

Eliza Subotowicz • Co-founder, HerArts Film Lab

“We want to invite the whole world – this is our mission”

Eliza Subotowicz • Co-founder, HerArts Film Lab

Cineuropa talked to the co-founder of the HerArts Film Lab, a new, week-long residential development workshop focused on content created by women  

22/03/2022 | /Italy

Darragh Carey, Bertrand Desrochers, Rupert Baynham and Dennis Gyamfi • Co-directors, screenwriter and producer of A Brixton Tale

“We had a very small budget, which meant we only had an 18-day shoot – every day we had to be very quick on our feet”

Darragh Carey, Bertrand Desrochers, Rupert Baynham and Dennis Gyamfi • Co-directors, screenwriter and producer of A Brixton Tale

The team behind the Cineuropa Award winner at the 37th Mons International Film Festival give us the low-down on how they made their gritty, South London-set...  

22/03/2022 | Mons 2022

Maša Marković  • Industry Manager, Sarajevo Film Festival

“Being hybrid allowed us to be more accessible in the region”

Maša Marković • Industry Manager, Sarajevo Film Festival

Starting out in 1995, the Sarajevo film festival is now one of the leading film festivals in Europe  

21/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

"We’re in a golden age for series"

Francesco Capurro • Director, Series Mania Forum

The head of the professional days programme of the Series Mania Festival, taking place in Lille from 22 to 24 March, shares his thoughts on the status of a...  

21/03/2022 | Series Mania 2022 | Series Mania Forum

Faeze Azizkhani  • Director of The Locust

“I watched so many films and found out how everyone could tell their own stories…”

Faeze Azizkhani • Director of The Locust

In this Iranian-German drama, a female scriptwriter faces many obstacles while trying to stay true to her original idea  

21/03/2022 | SXSW 2022

Jin Jeon • Producer, J.J. Productions

“Truth cannot be impartial, but there are truths to be told”

Jin Jeon • Producer, J.J. Productions

The Emerging Producer from this year’s guest country explains why she produces documentaries and discusses what lies ahead for the profession  

21/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Dragana Jovović • Producer, Non-Aligned Films

“The pandemic has confronted us with the real world”

Dragana Jovović • Producer, Non-Aligned Films

We discuss documentary filmmaking with the 2022 Emerging Producer from Serbia, for whom “producing films is a profoundly political act”  

18/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Augusto Sandino • Director of A Vanishing Fog

"We have to keep something we can dream about"

Augusto Sandino • Director of A Vanishing Fog

The Colombian filmmaker has shown his psychedelic tale set in a remote mountain area as part of the SXSW programme  

18/03/2022 | SXSW 2022

Antonia Campbell-Hughes • Director of It Is in Us All

“I think everything we write, personally, has to come from an essence of truth”

Antonia Campbell-Hughes • Director of It Is in Us All

The Northern Irish actress has presented her directorial debut, a psychological thriller-drama starring Cosmo Jarvis, at SXSW, picking up an award in the...  

18/03/2022 | SXSW 2022

Carla Fotea • Producer, microfilm

“Sometimes you end up with a completely different film than you expected”

Carla Fotea • Producer, microfilm

The 2022 Emerging Producer from Romania explains how she ended up producing documentaries, and why she is optimistic about the future  

17/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Kimberly Reed • Director of The Gender Project

“Is our lot in life based on the genes we’re born with, or can we overcome the destiny of our DNA?”

Kimberly Reed • Director of The Gender Project

Currently in development, the US director’s new project sets out to spark a conversation between all generations on a wide-ranging, non-binary spectrum  

17/03/2022 | M:brane 2022

Romain Renard and Fursy Teyssier • Directors of Melvile

“The Eurimages Award has created some buzz around our project, and it is a real boost for us and our producers”

Romain Renard and Fursy Teyssier • Directors of Melvile

Cineuropa chatted to the two helmers, who scooped the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Cartoon Movie with their animated feature project about...  

17/03/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Movie

Borbála Csukás • Producer, Makabor Studio

“Producing documentaries is like living a hundred different lives”

Borbála Csukás • Producer, Makabor Studio

The 2022 Emerging Producer from Hungary talks about the present and future challenges faced by documentary filmmakers  

16/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

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