Interviews

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

8369 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 27/08/2025. 656 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Danai Anagnostou • Producer, Kenno Filmi

“No matter what we plan, audiences find films and films find audiences in surprising places, formats and occasions”

Danai Anagnostou • Producer, Kenno Filmi

The Finnish producer explains she became more drawn to documentaries after working with artist films and "weird fiction"  

05/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025

Stéphane Ly-Cuong • Director of In the Nguyen Kitchen

"It’s time we told other stories"

Stéphane Ly-Cuong • Director of In the Nguyen Kitchen

The director spoke to us about his first feature film exploring dual culture, diversity in film, cooking as a vehicle for sharing, and the joys of musicals  

05/03/2025 | /France

Maxime Dieu • Director general, Love International Film Festival Mons

"We like to use our programme to explore what our relationships with love and with others say about us"

Maxime Dieu • Director general, Love International Film Festival Mons

As its 40th edition gets ready to open its doors on 7 March, the festival’s director general looks back on the event’s history and its upcoming programme  

04/03/2025 | Mons 2025

Michal Sikora • Producer, Lonely Production

“It requires a complex and deeply engaged approach to truly make a difference”

Michal Sikora • Producer, Lonely Production

The Czech producer talks about the craft of filmmaking, work-life balance, audience hunting and his upcoming projects  

04/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025

Caroline Cassin, Milja Mikkola • Organisers, Women & Cocaine Festival in Helsinki

“This name, Women & Cocaine, is such a draw for people”

Caroline Cassin, Milja Mikkola • Organisers, Women & Cocaine Festival in Helsinki

We talked to the two organisers of the festival dedicated to Hollywood films from 1930 to 1934, and the empowering female narratives they spotlight  

04/03/2025 | /Finland

Maksym Nakonechnyi • Director of The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It

"I want all of us to reflect on our own 'flat Earth theories' and prepare ourselves for the moment when objective reality crashes them one way or another"

Maksym Nakonechnyi • Director of The Earth Is Flat – I Flew Around and Saw It

BERLINALE 2025: The Ukrainian director offers insights to his upcoming film, which won the Eurimages Special Co-production Development Award at the...  

04/03/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

Rodrigo Díaz, Pascual Mena • Producers of Erratics

“We could imagine that when we watch a film, we are the ghosts who possess a body, the body of the one who witnesses, the body of the camera”

Rodrigo Díaz, Pascual Mena • Producers of Erratics

The producers awarded with the Eurimages New Lab Outreach Award at this year’s IFFR talked to Cineuropa about the future of the fiction feature directed by...  

04/03/2025 | IFFR 2025 | IFFR Pro

Vahagn Khachatryan • Producer, Oolik Productions

“Cinema challenges audiences, pushing them out of their comfort zones”

Vahagn Khachatryan • Producer, Oolik Productions

The Armenian producer discusses what documentary filmmaking is like in a country at the crossroads of major geopolitical powers  

03/03/2025 | Emerging Producers 2025

Helena Taberna • Director of The Story of Us

“The most beautiful tools in the language of cinema are always those of subtlety”

Helena Taberna • Director of The Story of Us

The Spanish filmmaker explains why she was fascinated by Isaac Rosa's novel, discusses the broken structure of her film and reflects on the enjoyable...  

28/02/2025 | /Spain

Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama • Director of Têtes Brûlées

"I was interested in showing how much more responsible a 12-year-old can be than an adult"

Maja-Ajmia Yde Zellama • Director of Têtes Brûlées

BERLINALE 2025: The young filmmaker chatted with us about her first feature film, which paints the portrait of a young girl having to face the loss of her...  

28/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Generation

Andrea Štaka • Director of IBICABA – Visions of Paradise

"It's a challenge to shoot a period film - set in the 19th century - with a European arthouse budget"

Andrea Štaka • Director of IBICABA – Visions of Paradise

BERLINALE 2025: The Swiss director breaks down her upcoming film, which won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at the Berlinale Co-Production Market  

27/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | EFM

Arnaud Dufeys and Charlotte Devillers • Directors of We Believe You

"It was important to us to leave plenty of time for her to speak, for us to hear her"

Arnaud Dufeys and Charlotte Devillers • Directors of We Believe You

BERLINALE 2025: We met with the Belgian directors to discuss their first feature film, which paints a subtle yet intense portrait of a morning spent in...  

27/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Perspectives

Luce Grosjean • Distributor, Miyu Distribution

"Having a strong brand and making sure that people are going to see something they’re ready to take the risk for is important"

Luce Grosjean • Distributor, Miyu Distribution

The head of one of Europe's most trusted indie animation distributors speaks about the company's filmmaker-centric approach and the importance of festivals...  

27/02/2025 | Distributor of the Month

Sarah Miro Fischer & Marie Bloching • Director of and actress in The Good Sister

"We bring a close look at a sexual abuser through a person who is deeply connected with him"

Sarah Miro Fischer & Marie Bloching • Director of and actress in The Good Sister

BERLINALE 2025: The first-time director and the actress delve into the making and the ethical questions of their film, about a girl whose older brother is...  

26/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

Cağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Confidante

"Our main character is like Scheherazade in One Thousand and One Nights — she has to tell stories to survive"

Cağla Zencirci & Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Confidante

BERLINALE 2025: The Turkish-French directing duo discuss their new film, which follows a woman working in an erotic call centre who is suddenly trying to...  

26/02/2025 | Berlinale 2025 | Panorama

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