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.

 
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

Masako Kudo • Distributor, Child Film

“In Japan, family-orientated animation films from foreign countries are quite complicated to distribute”

Masako Kudo • Distributor, Child Film

The Japanese distributor talked through Child Film’s efforts to bring European arthouse animated films to the country and how the local audience has changed...  

16/03/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Movie

Edith Sepp • CEO, Estonian Film Institute

“Platforms are like what US-based studios used to be”

Edith Sepp • CEO, Estonian Film Institute

The CEO of Estonia’s national film agency answered some questions about the body’s schemes and activities, and shared her takes on Film i Väst’s recent...  

16/03/2022 | /Estonia

Daniela Persico • Manager, Locarno Residency

“We don’t want young directors’ approaches to become standardised, we look for diverse and unique approaches”

Daniela Persico • Manager, Locarno Residency

The manager of the new Locarno Residency project spoke to us with passion about the connection the Locarno Film Festival enjoys with young authors  

15/03/2022 | Locarno 2022

Silvia Panáková  • Producer, ARINA Film Production

“Each film is different and needs to be approached individually”

Silvia Panáková • Producer, ARINA Film Production

The 2022 Emerging Producer from Slovakia talks about how she selects the documentaries to produce and the projects she has underway  

15/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Tine Klint • Founder and CEO, LevelK

“The world is now more open than ever to different techniques, styles and formats”

Tine Klint • Founder and CEO, LevelK

The founder and CEO of the Danish sales and distribution firm spoke about animated content, working practices and the team’s activities at Cartoon Movie  

15/03/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Movie

Natalia Libet • Producer, DGTL RLGN

“I do believe in streaming and curated specialized platforms”

Natalia Libet • Producer, DGTL RLGN

The Emerging Producer 2022 from Ukraine discusses documentary filmmaking, the impact of the pandemic on the sector and the future that awaits  

14/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Adrien Desanges • Co-founder, Benshi

"We like the idea of films and cinema offering, as well as the urgency of meeting with an artist"

Adrien Desanges • Co-founder, Benshi

The co-founder of the French streaming platform talked through its mission and curation strategy as well as its activities at this year’s Cartoon Movie  

14/03/2022 | Cartoon 2022 | Cartoon Movie

Lennart Ström • Managing director, m:brane

“This year, it’s especially important to meet, to gain energy from the forum and to hope, in order to interact and collaborate in the democratic part of the world”

Lennart Ström • Managing director, m:brane

As the 16th edition of the Swedish event prepares to kick off, we get some inside info on the fresh initiatives being organised this year  

14/03/2022 | M:brane 2022

Dominiks Jarmakovičs • Producer, Studio Locomotive

“The duty of a documentary filmmaker is to be objective and creative at the same time”

Dominiks Jarmakovičs • Producer, Studio Locomotive

The Emerging Producer 2022 from Latvia discusses his approach to documentary filmmaking, a career he’s just begun, after having focused on fiction film  

11/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Sarah Noa Bozenhardt • Director of among us women

“I would like us white German filmmakers to help ensure the film industry reflects our society”

Sarah Noa Bozenhardt • Director of among us women

The German director shares her experiences of making her first feature-length documentary  

11/03/2022 | /Germany/Ethiopia

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