Interviews

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

8443 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 19/09/2025. 644 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"The question isn’t just whether or not people will want to return to cinemas, but what they will want to see"

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic Director, Les Arcs Film Festival

The selector for the French festival talks us through the Work in Progress sessions unfolding online between 20 - 22 January as part of the Industry Village...  

18/01/2021 | Les Arcs 2020

Chiara Viale • Director of The New Music

“Maybe the fact that I’d experienced a similar family situation lent my story a degree of authenticity”

Chiara Viale • Director of The New Music

We interviewed the Italian director to discuss her debut feature, which is released in Ireland and the UK on 18 January via Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and...  

18/01/2021 | /Ireland

Giancarlo Leone • President, APA – Association of Audiovisual Producers

“A real team effort is needed between cinemas and streaming platforms”

Giancarlo Leone • President, APA – Association of Audiovisual Producers

The chair of the Italian association explains his opinion on the future of film production in relation to the crisis which is changing consumer habits  

15/01/2021 | /Italy

Paddy Slattery  • Director of Broken Law

“I felt that the beating heart of the story was between two brothers on opposite sides of the law”

Paddy Slattery • Director of Broken Law

We chatted to the Irish writer-director, whose film set for release on Netflix in the UK and Ireland tomorrow, 13 January  

12/01/2021 | /Ireland

Miguel Morales  • Distributor, Wanda Visión

“I think people will slowly go back to theatres”

Miguel Morales • Distributor, Wanda Visión

We talked to the distributor about the landscape of film distribution in Spain and his company's strategy  

12/01/2021 | /Spain

Thomas Rosso • Programme Manager, Critics’ Week

"We’re working with the future in mind"

Thomas Rosso • Programme Manager, Critics’ Week

The new programme manager for Cannes’ Critics’ Week looks back on the 7th edition of Next Step which unfurled in December, and also touches upon Critics’...  

08/01/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Critics’ Week

Christian Thomas  • Distributor, Imagine Film

“Auteur cinema is about films that are not ready-made products”

Christian Thomas • Distributor, Imagine Film

We talked to the distributor about the landscape of film distribution in Belgium and the Netherlands, the strategy of his company, and the impact of the...  

07/01/2021 | /Belgium/Netherlands

Li Xinran  • Partner and producer, Lian Ray Pictures

“European audiovisual talents are extremely professional and have a very solid artistic foundation”

Li Xinran • Partner and producer, Lian Ray Pictures

Bridging the Dragon chatted to Li Xinran, partner and producer at Lian Ray Pictures, the leading Chinese industry conglomerate behind a raft of commercial...  

31/12/2020 | Bridging the Dragon 2020

Hans de Weers  • Producer, FATT Productions

“Correctly selecting from everybody’s input is crucial”

Hans de Weers • Producer, FATT Productions

Bridging the Dragon chatted to Oscar-winning producer Hans de Weers, from the Netherlands’ FATT Productions  

28/12/2020 | Bridging the Dragon 2020

Virginie Nouvelle  • General Manager, Wallimage

“We need to demonstrate a certain degree of flexibility in order to meet the needs of our new partners, while continuing to work with independent producers”

Virginie Nouvelle • General Manager, Wallimage

We met with the new General Manager of Wallimage Virginie Nouvelle  

24/12/2020 | /Belgium

Klim Shipenko  • Director of Text

“Most often, family is the main reason for all our trauma”

Klim Shipenko • Director of Text

The Russian filmmaker talks about his psychological and dramatic thriller Text, playing as part of the Russian Film Festival on the platform Filmin  

24/12/2020 | /Russia

Jane Mote  • Consultant Editor, The Whickers

"It remains clear that in 2020 documentary filmmakers are not able to make a healthy living from their work"

Jane Mote • Consultant Editor, The Whickers

Jane Mote helps us to grasp the changing landscape for documentary filmmakers, with an eye on the post-Covid / post-Brexit world  

23/12/2020

Maciej Barczewski  • Director of The Champion

"For his fellow inmates, he was a symbol of hope for victory over Nazi terror"

Maciej Barczewski • Director of The Champion

Cineuropa chatted to Maciej Barczewski, whose first film The Champion premiered in Main Competition at the Polish Film Festival in Gdynia  

23/12/2020 | /Poland

Irini Souganidou and Soli Beraha  • Distributors, Feelgood Entertainment

“We love good films, whether they come from Hollywood or independent studios”

Irini Souganidou and Soli Beraha • Distributors, Feelgood Entertainment

We talked to Soli Beraha and Irini Souganidou of Feelgood Entertainment about the Greek film market and the impact of the pandemic  

22/12/2020 | /Greece

Anna Parmas  • Director of Another Woman

“Russian people are usually rather difficult to make laugh or to surprise”

Anna Parmas • Director of Another Woman

We chat with the Russian filmmaker, whose hit romantic comedy Another Woman is part of the Russian Film Festival that can be enjoyed this month on the...  

18/12/2020 | /Russia

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