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. 651 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

LATEST

 
page:   1  2  3 ... 154  155  [156]  157  158 ... 561  562  563 
Ştefan Constantinescu • Director of Man and Dog

“Romania and Sweden are on two different planets altogether”

Ştefan Constantinescu • Director of Man and Dog

The Romanian-born, Swedish-based director explains the forces at work behind his feature debut, which world-premiered at Göteborg  

09/02/2022 | Göteborg 2022

Susanna Helke • Director of Ruthless Times – Songs of Care

"I liked the idea that this 'faceless mass' we keep referring to is now standing in front of the camera, singing"

Susanna Helke • Director of Ruthless Times – Songs of Care

The Finnish director encourages her protagonists to talk about their problems, and sometimes even sing them out  

08/02/2022 | DocPoint 2022

Rubén Zarauza • President, Canary Islands Audiovisual Cluster

“We hope to form bonds with emerging producers from Europe and Latin America”

Rubén Zarauza • President, Canary Islands Audiovisual Cluster

The organisation has set up the Atlantic Film Accelerator, a production lab that will unspool on Tenerife in late February; the call for applications is...  

07/02/2022 | /Spain/Latin America

Maja Medić • Director of I Want You to Know

"I've never been more sure about anything in my life as I am about making this film"

Maja Medić • Director of I Want You to Know

In her project, winner of the Cineuropa Marketing Award at Trieste's When East Meets West, the director will dig into her personal experience of post-war...  

07/02/2022 | Trieste 2022 | WEMW

Sam de Jong • Director of Met mes

“Films lead people to believe they could become a different person, but at the end of the day, we are limited by our genes”

Sam de Jong • Director of Met mes

The Dutch director discusses his latest film by emphasising the power and responsibilities of those behind cameras  

04/02/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Tiger Competition

Leire Apellaniz and Marc Sempere-Moya • Directors of Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche

“We were both enraptured when we saw him on stage”

Leire Apellaniz and Marc Sempere-Moya • Directors of Cosmic Chant. Niño de Elche

The filmmaking duo got up close and personal with the unorthodox Andalusian artist to assemble a collage and portrait of him that leaves room for his more...  

04/02/2022 | /Spain

Edgar Pêra • Director of Kinorama – Beyond the Walls of the Real

“I am not attracted to realism, because I have so many more options to create a new reality”

Edgar Pêra • Director of Kinorama – Beyond the Walls of the Real

The Portuguese director challenges the visual habits of the audience with his 3D documentary  

04/02/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Harbour

Claire Doyon • Director of Penelope My Love

“The camera felt like a weapon as well as a shield”

Claire Doyon • Director of Penelope My Love

The French director’s documentary offers a very intimate insight into the story of her family and her daughter's illness  

04/02/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Harbour

Félix Dutilloy-Liégeois and Marguerite de Hillerin • Directors of A criança

“It seems to us that cinema is the most powerful medium to talk about disappearance and loss”

Félix Dutilloy-Liégeois and Marguerite de Hillerin • Directors of A criança

The French directing duo discuss their 16th century-set feature debut, a costume drama with a difference  

03/02/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Tiger Competition

Jan Bucquoy • Director of The Last Temptation of the Belgians

“My film is a counter-attack against our tragic fate”

Jan Bucquoy • Director of The Last Temptation of the Belgians

The unclassifiable and iconoclastic artist, filmmaker, poet provocateur and agitator is offering up the 3rd instalment of his cinematic autobiography which...  

02/02/2022 | /Belgium

Frauke Havemann • Director of Be Right Back

"It's about giving possibilities or limitations, and less of a psychology or a historical background"

Frauke Havemann • Director of Be Right Back

The German director's slightly enigmatic and at times nearly psychedelic feature is screening at Slamdance  

02/02/2022 | Slamdance 2022

Dennis Ruh • Director, European Film Market

“For me, the future is both physical and digital, with a focus on physical gatherings”

Dennis Ruh • Director, European Film Market

The head of the EFM offers an overview of the market set to unspool from 10-17 February and shares his experience of organising this edition  

02/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | EFM

Samuele Franzini • CEO and founder, WYTH

“We have dedicated a lot of time and resources to immersing ourselves 100% in the needs of the film industry”

Samuele Franzini • CEO and founder, WYTH

The CEO and founder of the cloud suite offered us an overview of what has changed in the past year and what is now on the horizon for the Lugano,...  

02/02/2022 | /Switzerland

Mabrouk El Mechri • Director of Kung Fu Zohra

"I wanted my daughter to get her own Rocky"

Mabrouk El Mechri • Director of Kung Fu Zohra

Inspired by The Karate Kid, the French director presents a strong woman who fights for her rights and her daughter  

02/02/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Big Screen Competition

Urszula Antoniak • Director of Splendid Isolation

"Death is someone who is taking your breath away. It is almost like falling in love"

Urszula Antoniak • Director of Splendid Isolation

Art imitates life in the Polish-Dutch filmmaker's latest feature, in which she turned to the ongoing pandemic for inspiration  

02/02/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Big Screen Competition

page:   1  2  3 ... 154  155  [156]  157  158 ... 561  562  563 

Privacy Policy

Creative Europe MEDIA