Interviews

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

8594 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 21/01/2026. 640 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Stefan Eichenberger • Producer, Contrast Film

"We're looking for stories that create contrast, that show things in a new light"

Stefan Eichenberger • Producer, Contrast Film

Selected as part of Producers on the Move, the Swiss producer tells us what defines him as a producer and how strongly he believes in the emerging Swiss...  

13/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Switzerland

Jakub Viktorín • Producer, nutprodukcia

"I am always thinking about whether the project can attract an audience"

Jakub Viktorín • Producer, nutprodukcia

The co-producer of Agnieszka Holland’s Spoor and Sergei Loznitsa’s State Funeral is working on four new fiction and animated projects, and is part of...  

13/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Slovakia

Katya Trichkova • Producer, Contrast Films

"The story comes first"

Katya Trichkova • Producer, Contrast Films

The producer behind the films of Stephan Komandarev tells us about her current projects ahead of her participation in Producers on the Move  

13/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Bulgaria

Johannes Schubert • Producer, Schubert Film

"I want to build partnerships that last longer than one film. It's integrated in my producing philosophy"

Johannes Schubert • Producer, Schubert Film

The Austrian producer, selected for Producers on the Move, tells us about his passion for projects that focus on socially relevant topics and urgent stories...  

13/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Austria

Luana Bisesti • Director, Trento Film Festival

“We care about everything that’s above sea level”

Luana Bisesti • Director, Trento Film Festival

We talked to the director of the oldest international film festival dedicated to the mountains, adventure and exploration, which has just wrapped its 70th...  

13/05/2022 | /Italy

Charline Froment  • Festival Manager BE for films

“I think something that we definitely have to keep is meeting the people that we work with, exchanging five emails is not the same as having a full conversation”

Charline Froment • Festival Manager BE for films

In this interview, Charline Froment, festival manager for BE for films (Belgium), gives tips on how to be a good sales agent or festival manager  

13/05/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Maarten Schmidt • Producer, Storyhouse

"The tagline of my company is 'Stories with purpose'"

Maarten Schmidt • Producer, Storyhouse

The Belgian Producer on the Move tells us about stepping into the youth fiction field, his success with documentaries and his view of the industry  

12/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Belgium

Evelin Penttilä • Producer, Stellar Film

"Producers always have to be ready for the unknown and unaccounted challenges"

Evelin Penttilä • Producer, Stellar Film

Selected as one of this year’s Producers on the Move, the producer confides in the potential of her local film industry and shares the challenges and...  

12/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Estonia

Janine Teerling • Producer, AMP Filmworks

"We look for stories that we feel strongly about telling, that have something unique"

Janine Teerling • Producer, AMP Filmworks

The Dutch producer based in Cyprus talks about her upcoming projects and the challenges that her local industry is facing  

12/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Cyprus

Jessie Fisk • Producer, Feline Films

“You have to keep the flame of the project alive and fight for it in the most challenging of circumstances”

Jessie Fisk • Producer, Feline Films

The Irish producer, selected as one of this year’s Producers on the Move, shared some thoughts about her job and how the market has changed over the last...  

11/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Ireland

Alessandro Amato • Producer, dispàrte

“Platforms carry the risk of homogenisation; we need to safeguard auteur cinema, research and experimentation”

Alessandro Amato • Producer, dispàrte

The young Italian producer spoke to us about the projects he’ll be bringing to the Croisette and the challenges that come with competing in such a changed...  

11/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Italy

Alexander Wadouh • Producer, Chromosom Film

"'Quickly' is a word that doesn’t belong in cinema"

Alexander Wadouh • Producer, Chromosom Film

Selected as part of Producers on the Move, the German producer tells us about the importance for filmmakers to take their time  

11/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Germany

Marc-Henri Wajnberg • Director of I am Chance

“I wanted these street girls to become the subjects of their own story again”

Marc-Henri Wajnberg • Director of I am Chance

Cineuropa met with the Belgian filmmaker who once again dives into the heart of Kinshasa for a documentary alongside the street children who populate the city  

11/05/2022 | /Belgium/Democratic Republic of the Congo/France

Diana Păroiu • Producer, Visual Walkabout

“For me, the relationship producer-director is a bit like a dance”

Diana Păroiu • Producer, Visual Walkabout

The head of the Romanian production company selected at this year’s Producers on the Move talks about the challenges of working in a small film industry,...  

10/05/2022 | Producers on the Move 2022/Romania

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin & Jérémy Zelnik • Co-Directors, Coprocity

"This is how we can offer quality and boast appeal"

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin & Jérémy Zelnik • Co-Directors, Coprocity

We met with the heads of the Coprocity platform, a professional tool successfully initiated in summer 2021 which is now introducing a Best Project prize  

10/05/2022 | Coprocity 2022

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