Interviews

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

8507 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 10/11/2025. 645 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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Mira Staleva • Distributor, Art Fest

"Distribution in Bulgaria is a true challenge"

Mira Staleva • Distributor, Art Fest

The distribution manager of the Sofia-based outfit, and also managing director of the Sofia International Film Festival, discusses the challenges posed by...  

01/04/2021 | /Bulgaria

Paolo Minuto • Distributor, Cineclub Internazionale

“Independent European films lose their emotional impact on streaming platforms”

Paolo Minuto • Distributor, Cineclub Internazionale

The independent Italian distributor talks about virtual markets, state subsidies and the risk posed by VOD to arthouse cinema  

31/03/2021 | /Italy

Valentina Iusuphodjaev • Head, Moldovan National Film Center

“We couldn’t even contemplate existing outside the co-production market”

Valentina Iusuphodjaev • Head, Moldovan National Film Center

Having just been appointed as head of the Moldovan National Film Center, the respected producer tells Cineuropa her plans for the future of the local film...  

30/03/2021 | /Moldova

Christopher Small • Director of Communists!

“I first found the people, and then moulded the characters to fit them”

Christopher Small • Director of Communists!

The British author, curator and film critic broke down his first directorial effort on the occasion of its premiere at this year's BAFICI  

30/03/2021 | /UK

Manuel José Damásio • Coordinator, FILMEU

“Our mission is to develop a European university that is a model for collaboration and integration in the fields of the arts and the creative industries”

Manuel José Damásio • Coordinator, FILMEU

FILMEU, an alliance of four prestigious European film schools, aims to set up a European University of Film and Media Arts by 2023  

26/03/2021 | /Europe/Portugal

Margarita Ledo Andión • Director of Nation

“My film is an anti-power movie: in particular against that of the patriarchy”

Margarita Ledo Andión • Director of Nation

With this documentary revolving around a feminist struggle, the Galician director scooped the Special Award for Best Director of a Spanish Premiere at the...  

26/03/2021 | /Spain

Eric Lagesse • Distributor, Pyramide Distribution

“I still don’t understand why other countries don’t emulate the French system”

Eric Lagesse • Distributor, Pyramide Distribution

The CEO of the French distribution company discusses the secrets behind France’s “very creative, vivid and risky” market  

25/03/2021 | /France

Edita Bilaver Galinec • Project coordinator, Film for Kids at Hospital

“Ideally, the films we screen should convey a strong message, urging a call to action”

Edita Bilaver Galinec • Project coordinator, Film for Kids at Hospital

The mission of this important European initiative is to give sick children in hospitals and rehabilitation centres access to high-quality films  

25/03/2021 | /Europe/Croatia

Xavier Bermúdez • Director of Olvido y León

“Films are evidence of the passing of time”

Xavier Bermúdez • Director of Olvido y León

The Galician filmmaker stayed in his homeland to shoot his new film, in which he reunites with the same characters from his 2004 effort León and Olvido  

25/03/2021 | /Spain

Florence Gastaud • Producer, Les Compagnons du Cinéma

"Cultural content is the new oil"

Florence Gastaud • Producer, Les Compagnons du Cinéma

The head of the French company sheds light on the sale of Madame Claude to Netflix for worldwide distribution, and gives her viewpoint on the turbulence and...  

24/03/2021 | /France

Pavel G Vesnakov • Director of German Lessons

“I don't want to be a moral grumbler who pretends to understand all aspects of human nature”

Pavel G Vesnakov • Director of German Lessons

The Bulgarian director has just screened his feature debut at the Sofia International Film Festival, where he won the Special Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Award  

24/03/2021 | Sofia 2021

Robert Kirchhoff • Director of All Men Become Brothers

“Alexander Dubček rightly fits into the pantheon of the 1960s, alongside Martin Luther King, the Kennedys, Marilyn Monroe and Willy Brandt”

Robert Kirchhoff • Director of All Men Become Brothers

The Slovak documentarian breaks down his upcoming, unconventional biopic of Alexander Dubček, “the icon of socialism with a human face”  

23/03/2021 | East Doc Platform 2021

Karolina Markiewicz and Pascal Piron • Directors of The Living Witnesses

"We were looking for young people who were interested in history and were capable of thinking out loud"

Karolina Markiewicz and Pascal Piron • Directors of The Living Witnesses

We met with the filmmakers behind this documentary which investigates the rarely explored topic of the Holocaust as experienced from a Luxembourg perspective  

23/03/2021 | Luxembourg 2021

Anda Ionescu • Producer, Tangaj Production

“The experience of watching films in cinema is irreplaceable”

Anda Ionescu • Producer, Tangaj Production

The Romanian producer talks about taking everything step by step, while looking forward to a bright future in the documentary industry  

19/03/2021 | Emerging Producers 2021

Philipp Hoffmann • Founder, Kino on Demand

“We believe that film exhibitors and streaming platforms should work closely together”

Philipp Hoffmann • Founder, Kino on Demand

The founder and managing director of German outfit Rushlake Media told us why their streaming service may be beneficial for cinemagoers and exhibitors  

18/03/2021 | /Germany

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