Interviews

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

9046 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/09/2026. 605 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Eve Duchemin • Director of Time Out

"The emotions we feel watching fiction films are roused differently to when we watch documentaries"

Eve Duchemin • Director of Time Out

We met with the Belgian director who won the Magritte for Best Documentary in 2018 and who is now trying her hand at fiction by way of her new feature film  

20/01/2023 | /Belgium/France

Marija Kavtaradze  • Director of Slow

“My goal was to tell a love story”

Marija Kavtaradze • Director of Slow

The Lithuanian filmmaker lets the bodies do the talking in her touching romance involving a contemporary dancer and a sign-language interpreter  

20/01/2023 | Sundance 2023 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Roderik Smits  • Film academic

“Online access and availability are now based on a blending of different business models, distribution strategies and content selections”

Roderik Smits • Film academic

The academic shared some key findings from his recent study titled Circulation Patterns, Abundance and Scarcity: Film Availability in the Online Era  

18/01/2023 | /Europe/Germany

Niccolò Castelli  • Artistic Director, Solothurn Film Festival

“Swiss film is looking to play a social role and to take responsibility”

Niccolò Castelli • Artistic Director, Solothurn Film Festival

We met with the new artistic director of the Solothurn Film Festival who spoke passionately about his role and the future of Swiss cinema  

17/01/2023 | Solothurn 2023

Julia Fidel • Head, Berlinale Series

“We are looking beyond the safe bets”

Julia Fidel • Head, Berlinale Series

The head of the Berlinale Series strand talks about this year’s selection, general trends, and both European and non-European series production  

17/01/2023 | Berlinale 2023

Luka Rukavina • Director of Cricket & Antoinette

“When recording dialogues, I insisted that the actors who were together in a scene had to be together in the room, too”

Luka Rukavina • Director of Cricket & Antoinette

We sat down with the Croatian filmmaker to discuss his movie, which is the first 3D animated feature made in his country  

17/01/2023 | /Croatia

Paloma Garcia Martens • Intimacy coordinator

"The aim is essentially the same as with stunt coordination"

Paloma Garcia Martens • Intimacy coordinator

We sat down with the intimacy coordinator to discuss the finer details and challenges involved in this role, which is still a rare thing on this side of the...  

13/01/2023 | /Europe

Karoliina Dwyer • Sales agent, The Yellow Affair

“I feel like we need to get on board and start working on the strategy earlier so that we can help bring the information from the market to the films”

Karoliina Dwyer • Sales agent, The Yellow Affair

During our conversation, we spoke about how the Scandinavian-owned sales outfit is managing its film and TV businesses, and how its work has changed over...  

10/01/2023 | /Finland/UK/USA

Snezana van Houwelingen, Alejandra Mora • Mentor on and participant in the EWA mentoring programme

“The communal experience created a very positive and enriching network of colleagues”

Snezana van Houwelingen, Alejandra Mora • Mentor on and participant in the EWA mentoring programme

Cineuropa met two producers involved with the EWA mentoring programme, designed to provide coaching and visibility to women professionals  

28/12/2022 | /Serbia/Spain

Sophie Cabon, Nadine Rothschild • Sales agents, Coproduction Office

“Our model might differ from most sales agents, as we are, first and foremost, producers”

Sophie Cabon, Nadine Rothschild • Sales agents, Coproduction Office

The two professionals spoke about their focus on auteur-driven films, their carefully designed strategies and how the role of the sales agent is developing...  

23/12/2022 | /France/Germany

Francesca Delise • Sales agent, Illmatic Film Group

“This is what we want to do: work with quality, with festival films and be able to position them on the sales circuit"

Francesca Delise • Sales agent, Illmatic Film Group

We discovered in more detail the activities of the young Italian production and sales company, its rapidly expanding catalogue and how the profession of the...  

22/12/2022 | /Italy

GoCritic! Interview: Mona Keil  • Director of Juice

“I had this idea about a repulsive and attractive thing”

GoCritic! Interview: Mona Keil • Director of Juice

The young German animator and director discusses the meaning and origin of her latest short film Juice, her passion for stop-motion and the nature of ugliness.  

22/12/2022 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2022

Emanuele Nespeca • Producer of Gorgius

“We need to create opportunities for dreams and magic in order to lure young people back into cinemas”

Emanuele Nespeca • Producer of Gorgius

The producer of the film which won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the Cinekid Festival is carrying over his experience in arthouse cinema...  

21/12/2022 | Cinekid 2022 | Cinekid for Professionals

Sasha Vyshnevska • Development Executive, Gingers Media

"We aim to find the balance between craft and emotionality"

Sasha Vyshnevska • Development Executive, Gingers Media

We talked to last year's participant of MIDPOINT's Series Launch and Development Executive training programme about her experiences and advice she has for...  

21/12/2022 | MIDPOINT 2023

Raúl Torquemada • Director, Madrid Film Office

“There is a lot of talent in Madrid”

Raúl Torquemada • Director, Madrid Film Office

We caught up with the head of the Madrid's City Council department to hear more about the benefits of filming in his city  

20/12/2022 | /Spain

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