Interviews

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

8439 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 12/09/2025. 654 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Nikolaj Nikitin  • Head of studies and Director of SOFA - School of Film Advancement

“The streamers will not destroy the cinema as a venue, neither film as an art form”

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head of studies and Director of SOFA - School of Film Advancement

Nikolaj Nikitin, the head of studies and Director of SOFA, explains what is the School of Film Advancement and its programme  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Martina Bleis  • Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market

“In Berlin you have to make sure that your project stands out because otherwise nobody will notice you”

Martina Bleis • Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market

Martina Bleis talks about her work all year long and the selection criteria for the projects selected for the co-production market  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

José Luis Rebordinos   • Director San Sebastian Film Festival

“Our interest lies in the themes. A film can be less interesting formally but still deal with an interesting theme”

José Luis Rebordinos • Director San Sebastian Film Festival

The director of the San Sebastian Film Festival José Luis Rebordinos clarifies the list of criteria they use at the festival to judge the quality of a film  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Bernd Buder  • Festival Director Cottbus Film Festival

“If you want to win an audience and keep it, you have to deal with all age groups”

Bernd Buder • Festival Director Cottbus Film Festival

Bernd Buder talks about the different programmes of the Cottbus Film Festival  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Ibon Cormenzana • Director of Beyond the Summit

“It’s during the difficult times that you reveal what you’re really like”

Ibon Cormenzana • Director of Beyond the Summit

The Basque filmmaker presents a film that blends adventure, drama and noble principles, toplined by Javier Rey and Patricia López Arnáiz  

23/03/2022 | Málaga 2022

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

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