Interviews

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

8592 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 21/01/2026. 638 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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

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

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