Interviews

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

8556 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 29/11/2025. 639 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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

Holger Recktenwald  • Distributor, mindjazz pictures

“Here in Cologne, we are optimistic by nature”

Holger Recktenwald • Distributor, mindjazz pictures

We caught up with Holger Recktenwald, CEO of Cologne-based outfit mindjazz pictures, to talk about the German distribution landscape  

17/12/2020 | /Germany

Lucas Figueroa  • Director of Renaceres

“A mask forces us to pay close attention to someone’s gaze”

Lucas Figueroa • Director of Renaceres

Argentinian filmmaker Lucas Figueroa filmed Madrid in the time of Covid-19 for Renaceres, a cinematic poem uplifted by the voices of José Sacristán and...  

17/12/2020 | /Spain

Pavel Gumennikov  • Director of Tiger Martindale’s Survival Expert

“We feel incredibly honoured to be the first recipients of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award in Latvian history!”

Pavel Gumennikov • Director of Tiger Martindale’s Survival Expert

We had the chance to ask Latvian director Pavel Gumennikov a few questions about his new project, the recipient of the Eurimages Development Award at this...  

16/12/2020 | Cinekid 2020 | Cinekid for Professionals

Gábor Böszörményi  • Distributor, Mozinet

"We try to approach every film differently"

Gábor Böszörményi • Distributor, Mozinet

We talked to Gábor Böszörményi about independent film distribution in Hungary and the strategy of his distribution company Mozinet  

15/12/2020 | /Hungary

Peter Dourountzis  • Director of Rascal

"That difference between the safety of men and the safety of women in our society"

Peter Dourountzis • Director of Rascal

French filmmaker Peter Dourountzis discusses his first feature film Rascal which was awarded a label from Cannes and is now competing in the 12th Les Arcs...  

15/12/2020 | Les Arcs 2020

Jasmila Žbanić  • Director of Quo Vadis, Aida?

“As human beings, we always have hope”

Jasmila Žbanić • Director of Quo Vadis, Aida?

We talked to Jasmila Žbanić, the director of Quo Vadis, Aida?, Bosnia and Herzegovina's Oscar submission, screening at Les Arcs  

14/12/2020 | Les Arcs 2020

Reetta Aalto • Director of Laughing Matters

“I just don't like to laugh at people”

Reetta Aalto • Director of Laughing Matters

We talked to Reetta Aalto, the director of Laughing Matters, fresh off its local premiere in Finland  

11/12/2020 | /Finland

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