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 13/09/2025. 651 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Philip Barantini • Director of Boiling Point

"I wanted not to give the audience a breather"

Philip Barantini • Director of Boiling Point

The British director tells Cineuropa about the trials and tribulations of making his new, one-take movie  

31/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Marko Grba Singh and Dragana Jovovic • Director and producer of Forget the Ocean, Why Not Try Surfing These Insane River Waves

“The story is deeply connected to my roots”

Marko Grba Singh and Dragana Jovovic • Director and producer of Forget the Ocean, Why Not Try Surfing These Insane River Waves

We chatted to the winners of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at Sarajevo’s CineLink Industry Days to talk through their new project  

30/08/2021 | Sarajevo 2021 | CineLink Industry Days

Šimon Holý • Director of Mirrors in the Dark

“These are questions that people don’t usually ask each other”

Šimon Holý • Director of Mirrors in the Dark

The director talks to Cineuropa about his film, which hinges on a test that tells us whether we are romantically compatible with our partners  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Lisa Bierwirth • Director of Prince

"Entering the Congolese diaspora is something I found very challenging"

Lisa Bierwirth • Director of Prince

The German director discusses the inspiration behind her feature debut, its making and the challenges she faced  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

“Don’t mention the ending when you write about our film, ever. It should be treated as a crime mystery – ‘The Mystery of False Olof’”

Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

The Danish director discusses her film about the monarch that ruled Scandinavia  

30/08/2021 | Haugesund 2021

Erika Hníková • Director of Every Single Minute

“I wanted the audience to ask themselves questions like: what do I do for my child?”

Erika Hníková • Director of Every Single Minute

This documentary about a boy being brought up in accordance with the Kameveda method has had its world premiere in the Crystal Globe Competition  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Dina Duma, Antonia Belazelkoska and Mia Giraud  • Director of and actresses in Sisterhood

"We live in the time where one click can ruin someone's life"

Dina Duma, Antonia Belazelkoska and Mia Giraud • Director of and actresses in Sisterhood

The director of and the actresses in the Macedonian film, winner of the Special Jury Prize in the East of the West competition, discuss sorority and the...  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Dietrich Brüggemann • Director of Nö

“The real story starts after the happy ending”

Dietrich Brüggemann • Director of

Named Best Director at Karlovy Vary for his new film, the Munich-born helmer wants you to read The Comic Toolbox. Now  

30/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

Grzegorz Jaroszuk • Director of Dear Ones

“I feel connected to characters that are in desperate need to feel some order in their life”

Grzegorz Jaroszuk • Director of Dear Ones

We met up with the Polish writer-director to talk through his film, its outlandish humour and his sources of inspiration  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Hyun Lories • Director of Versailles

“My stories originate from the universe of youngsters, growing up on the margins of society, who are trying to find their way”

Hyun Lories • Director of Versailles

With plenty of domestic success already for the director’s short, the film is preparing for an international run, screening as part of EFP’s Future Frames...  

27/08/2021 | Future Frames 2021

Glen Bay Grant • Director of True Mirror

“We were fascinated by the (almost empty) phrase ‘finding yourself’ and the kind of people who preach this”

Glen Bay Grant • Director of True Mirror

The Danish director comes to EFP’s Future Frames at the 55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for the world premiere of his short  

27/08/2021 | Future Frames 2021

Beatrice Fiorentino • General Delegate, Venice International Film Critics’ Week

“Europe is now participating in the production of films which boast a more fluid identity”

Beatrice Fiorentino • General Delegate, Venice International Film Critics’ Week

We chatted with the new general delegate about the 2021 edition of the parallel section, presided over by Venice’s film critics  

27/08/2021 | Venice 2021 | International Film Critics’ Week

David Ondříček • Director of Zátopek

“I feel some similarities between the 1950s and today in the Czech political situation”

David Ondříček • Director of Zátopek

The Czech helmer talks about his new feature, raising big budgets for movies in the Czech Republic and making a period film resonate with today's audience  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Special Screenings

Ioseb 'Soso' Bliadze  • Director of Otar's Death

"My film explores the phenomenon of making a profit out of an accident, a clash between city and village, and mother-son relationships in each of them"

Ioseb 'Soso' Bliadze • Director of Otar's Death

The Georgian director discusses his first feature film, which homes in on a mother and son in the aftermath of a car accident involving the latter  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Olmo Omerzu  • Director of Bird Atlas

"My film works as a contrast between characters, between selfishness and naïve love, between reality and virtuality"

Olmo Omerzu • Director of Bird Atlas

The Ljubljana-born filmmaker discusses his competition title, which follows an ageing proprietor of a technology company who has dedicated his whole life to...  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | Competition

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