Interviews

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

8483 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 16/10/2025. 652 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
David Martín de los Santos • Director of That Was Life

"It’s important to make films based upon truths"

David Martín de los Santos • Director of That Was Life

We chatted with David Martín de los Santos who is competing in Seville’s European Film Festival with his intimate and emotional debut work That Was Life  

10/11/2020 | Seville 2020

Boris T Matić • Director, Zagreb Film Festival

“Going completely online this year was the only responsible solution”

Boris T Matić • Director, Zagreb Film Festival

We talked to Boris T Matić, the director of the Zagreb Film Festival, which is celebrating its 18th edition this year and happening entirely online from...  

06/11/2020 | Zagreb 2020

Carole Scotta • Distributor, Haut et Court

“We won’t be able to be alone to face either the studios or the platforms”

Carole Scotta • Distributor, Haut et Court

Carole Scotta, co-founder of Haut et Court and co-president of the Reunited European Independent Distributors (DIRE), analyses the current crisis and...  

05/11/2020 | ARP Film Meetings 2020

Lisa Langseth • Director of Love & Anarchy

“I’m quite aware of their various degrees of ineptitude, but I love every single character”

Lisa Langseth • Director of Love & Anarchy

Swedish director Lisa Langseth talks about accidentally giving birth to Netflix series Love & Anarchy, about her love of inept characters and about decent...  

04/11/2020 | /Sweden

Elise Jalladeau, Orestis Andreadakis • General director and artistic director, Thessaloniki International Film Festival

“Cinema, no matter what – festival, no matter what”

Elise Jalladeau, Orestis Andreadakis • General director and artistic director, Thessaloniki International Film Festival

We talked to Elise Jalladeau and Orestis Andreadakis, general director and artistic director of the Thessaloniki IFF, about the upcoming online edition,...  

03/11/2020 | Thessaloniki 2020

Jan Gogola Jr • Director of Eternal Jožo

“This film shows that even in our broken society, we can still talk to each other”

Jan Gogola Jr • Director of Eternal Jožo

We talked to the director of Eternal Jožo, Jan Gogola Jr, about finding a spiritual side to a pop star  

30/10/2020 | Jihlava 2020

Stefan Bradea • Distributor, Bad Unicorn

“A cinema ticket is cheaper than a therapy session”

Stefan Bradea • Distributor, Bad Unicorn

Stefan Bradea, co-founder and international acquisitions manager at Romania’s Bad Unicorn, discusses the country’s past and present distribution market  

29/10/2020 | /Romania

Isabel Coixet • Director of It Snows in Benidorm

"It’s never too late to get passionate about things"

Isabel Coixet • Director of It Snows in Benidorm

Isabel Coixet opened the Seminci in Valladolid with It Snows in Benidorm, her latest film, produced by the Almodóvar brothers, which unfolds in the titular...  

28/10/2020 | Seminci 2020

Marek Bień • Distributor, Gutek Film

“Poland needs a cinema recovery plan to compensate for box-office losses”

Marek Bień • Distributor, Gutek Film

Marek Bień, distributor at Gutek Film, tells us about the situation of the Polish distribution market during the Covid challenge  

27/10/2020 | /Poland

Marek Hovorka • Festival director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

“Central and Eastern European films are connected by political reflection much more than other movies are”

Marek Hovorka • Festival director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

Director of the Ji.hlava IDFF Marek Hovorka talks to Cineuropa about the special digital edition, and how the current situation is affecting domestic and...  

27/10/2020 | Jihlava 2020

Aleem Khan • Director of After Love

"I grew up in a mixed-race family and didn't really know where I fitted into society"

Aleem Khan • Director of After Love

Cineuropa met up with Aleem Khan to talk about his debut feature, After Love, awarded the Cannes label earlier this year  

27/10/2020 | Rome 2020

Milcho Manchevski • Director of Willow

"I go with my intuition, and try to listen to the voice of the characters and the story"

Milcho Manchevski • Director of Willow

Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski chats to us about his latest feature, Willow, his approach and the most prevalent themes in his career  

26/10/2020 | CinÉast 2020

Miguel Ribeiro • Co-director, Doclisboa

"We felt like we could contribute with this idea of rebuilding a community of cinemagoers"

Miguel Ribeiro • Co-director, Doclisboa

We caught up with Doclisboa co-director Miguel Ribeiro to discuss the radical change it has made to its structure in the face of the pandemic  

26/10/2020 | Doclisboa 2020

Brigid O'Shea • Head of DOK Industry

"I don't want to go back to where we were in 2019"

Brigid O'Shea • Head of DOK Industry

Head of DOK Industry Brigid O'Shea tells us how her team has translated its activities to the online environment and how the current crisis can provide...  

23/10/2020 | DOK Leipzig 2020 | DOK Industry

Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen and Yorinde Segal • Head of IDFA Industry and IDFA Industry Forum manager

“We feel a huge responsibility towards the filmmakers because now, more than ever, we need to exchange ideas”

Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen and Yorinde Segal • Head of IDFA Industry and IDFA Industry Forum manager

We spoke to Adriek van Nieuwenhuijzen and Yorinde Segal, respectively head of IDFA Industry and IDFA Industry Forum manager, about the main changes for this...  

23/10/2020 | IDFA 2020 | IDFA for Professionals

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