Interviews

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

8323 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 17/07/2025. 660 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Srđan Dragojević • Director of Heavens Above

“I am very proud that all six republics of the former Yugoslavia are involved in the production"

Srđan Dragojević • Director of Heavens Above

With his new film, the Serbian director presents a satire on religion mirroring the essential social themes of the Balkan countries  

06/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Competition

Stefan Jäger • Director of Monte Verità

“It’s funny that we in Switzerland created the first hippie commune”

Stefan Jäger • Director of Monte Verità

The Swiss director invites everyone to revisit “The Mountain of Truth”, a utopian colony that welcomed all of the unconventional thinkers  

05/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Piazza Grande

Ferdinando Cito Filomarino • Director of Beckett

"I wanted to explore this genre, the manhunt-thriller"

Ferdinando Cito Filomarino • Director of Beckett

The director tells Cineuropa about the European background of his second feature and why he chose Greece as a location  

05/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Piazza Grande

Nathalie Coste Cerdan • General director, La Fémis

“Students attending our school can benefit from strong links with the French and international film industry”

Nathalie Coste Cerdan • General director, La Fémis

Our conversation revolved around the main opportunities offered to prospective students by the prestigious French film school  

05/08/2021 | /France

Carlos Pardo Ros • Producer, DVEIN Films

“It’s healthy to surround yourself with points of view and energies you can share in and add to”

Carlos Pardo Ros • Producer, DVEIN Films

We round off our series of chats with the three Spanish production professionals who are taking part in this year’s Match Me! programme, run by Locarno Pro  

04/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Locarno Pro

Rocco Di Mento • Director of The Blunder of Love

"Using all of my grandfather's private archive material, I tried to deconstruct the idea of love"

Rocco Di Mento • Director of The Blunder of Love

CANNES 2021: We chatted to the winner of the Doc Alliance Award for Best Feature Film at this year's Marché du Film in Cannes  

04/08/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Marché du Film

Maciej Hamela • Co-director of Bless You!

"My co-director, Tatiana Chistova, and I depict the situation endured by Russian pensioners during the pandemic"

Maciej Hamela • Co-director of Bless You!

CANNES 2021: We talked to the winner of the brand-new Doc Alliance Award for Best Short Film at this year's Marché du Film in Cannes  

04/08/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Marché du Film

Susanne Stürmer • President, KONRAD WOLF Film University of Babelsberg

“We are the largest and oldest film school in Germany”

Susanne Stürmer • President, KONRAD WOLF Film University of Babelsberg

Our conversation focused on the main learning opportunities offered to prospective students by Germany’s oldest and largest film school  

03/08/2021 | /Germany

Cristina Hergueta • Producer, Garde Films

“Despite the situation at the moment, impressive films are still coming along every year”

Cristina Hergueta • Producer, Garde Films

We continue our conversations with the Spanish production professionals who are taking part in this year’s Match Me! programme, in order to find out more...  

03/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Locarno Pro

Markus Duffner • Head, Locarno Pro

“This year, we wanted to observe the industry from the inside, to see how we’re doing now, but also how we were doing pre-Covid”

Markus Duffner • Head, Locarno Pro

Cineuropa met with the head of Locarno Pro, appointed 1 January 2021, who spoke enthusiastically about the event’s upcoming edition  

03/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Locarno Pro

Cristina Fraile • Producer, Maluta Films

“We are always on the lookout for co-productions that inspire us”

Cristina Fraile • Producer, Maluta Films

We begin a series of chats with the Spanish production professionals who are taking part in this year’s Match Me! programme, run by Locarno Pro, in order to...  

02/08/2021 | Locarno 2021 | Locarno Pro

Benjamin Illos  • Asian correspondent, Directors’ Fortnight

"I believe the films submitted to us have ambition to meet genuine enthusiasm from worldwide cinema aficionados"

Benjamin Illos • Asian correspondent, Directors’ Fortnight

Bridging the Dragon talked to the East and South-East Asian correspondent for the independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival  

02/08/2021 | Bridging the Dragon 2021

Yin Ruoxin • Director of Sister

"Female filmmakers, like all filmmakers, care for the whole world and do their best to tell the stories that touch their hearts"

Yin Ruoxin • Director of Sister

Bridging the Dragon met up with the female director of the recent, surprising Chinese hit Sister, which grossed €110 millon at the Chinese box office  

30/07/2021 | Bridging the Dragon 2021

Andrei Huţuleac • Director of #dogpoopgirl

“We couldn’t predict that social media would become so important, so we are still in the process of discovering its potential”

Andrei Huţuleac • Director of #dogpoopgirl

The actor-turned-director discusses the origins of his feature debut, about the dangers of online shaming  

29/07/2021 | Transilvania 2021

Julien Faraut  • Director of The Witches of the Orient

"I was dealing with women capable of making a lot of sacrifices, of working very hard in order to be the best"

Julien Faraut • Director of The Witches of the Orient

The French documentary-maker discusses his new film revolving around an invincible women’s volleyball team in Japan  

28/07/2021 | /France

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