Interviews

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

8303 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 08/07/2025. 653 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Christophe Leparc  • Secretary general, Director's Fortnight

"Our main goal is to help the films we invited to this year's selection"

Christophe Leparc • Secretary general, Director's Fortnight

As part of our #EuropeansAgainstCovid19 series in collaboration with LUX Prize, Cannes Director's Fortnight secretary general Christophe Leparc talks to us...  

05/05/2020 | LUX Prize 2020/#EuropeansAgainstCovid19

Francesca Mazzoleni  • Director of Punta sacra

“It made me angry that this place and its people weren’t being portrayed as they really are”

Francesca Mazzoleni • Director of Punta sacra

We chatted with director Francesca Mazzoleni about her documentary Punta sacra - the victor of the Visions du Réel Festival - and the tenacious community of...  

04/05/2020 | Visions du Réel 2020

Heleen Gerritsen  • Director, goEast Film Festival

“None of us has the ambition to become a streaming platform; that’s not what festivals are about”

Heleen Gerritsen • Director, goEast Film Festival

We chatted to Heleen Gerritsen, the director of goEast, about the decision to run the event in a hybrid format, and acts of solidarity within the festival...  

04/05/2020 | goEast 2020

Christian Bräuer  • President, CICAE

“Cinemas must keep their audience engaged and continually communicate with them through their channels”

Christian Bräuer • President, CICAE

We caught up with Christian Bräuer, president of CICAE, to talk through the best practices that exhibitors should be putting in place during this...  

04/05/2020 | Europe

Jakob Kijas  • Distributor, Eksystent Distribution

“We have to consider if postponing is really the best strategy in this situation”

Jakob Kijas • Distributor, Eksystent Distribution

Cineuropa talked to Jakob Kijas, of German distributor Eksystent Distribution, about the main challenges of the industry and the global health crisis  

30/04/2020 | Germany

Dirk Verheye and Inti Calfat  • Directors of Into the Night

“We prefer to turn the camera to the characters looking at the fire, rather than to the fire itself”

Dirk Verheye and Inti Calfat • Directors of Into the Night

We talked to Dirk Verheye and Inti Calfat, directors of the first Belgian Netflix series, Into the Night, online from 1 May and produced by Entre Chien et Loup  

30/04/2020 | Belgium

Tamara Tatishvili  • Tutor, SOFA

"Having a training platform for professionals is crucial for Eastern Partnership countries"

Tamara Tatishvili • Tutor, SOFA

We chatted to Georgian film professional Tamara Tatishvili about her work as a tutor at the ongoing School of Film Advancement  

29/04/2020 | SOFA 2020

Cláudia Varejão  • Director of Amor Fati

“The characters in my film are life’s heroes; they are my heroes”

Cláudia Varejão • Director of Amor Fati

We caught up with Portuguese director Cláudia Varejão to find out more about her Visions du Réel title Amor Fati  

28/04/2020 | Visions du Réel 2020

Gero von Boehm  • Director of Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

“Helmut Newton wanted to show strong women”

Gero von Boehm • Director of Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful

We talked to the director of Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful, Gero von Boehm, who in turn talked to Grace Jones, Isabella Rossellini and Charlotte...  

27/04/2020 | Tribeca 2020

Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff  • Founding partner, La Vingt-Cinquième Heure

"In these times of crisis, our system allows exhibitors to maintain social ties with their audience"

Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff • Founding partner, La Vingt-Cinquième Heure

We met up with Pierre-Emmanuel Le Goff, founding partner of La Vingt-Cinquième Heure, which has launched an innovative tool to keep movie theatres in...  

24/04/2020 | France

Nikolaj Nikitin  • Head, SOFA

"There is now a big opportunity for new players and new approaches"

Nikolaj Nikitin • Head, SOFA

We caught up with the head of SOFA - School for Film Advancement, Nikolaj Nikitin, to discuss the training programme and how it is being affected by current...  

24/04/2020 | SOFA 2020

Olivier van den Broek  • Distributor, The Searchers

“In a time where things are so challenging, it's great to see that quality continues to sell”

Olivier van den Broek • Distributor, The Searchers

Cineuropa caught up with Olivier van den Broek of distribution company The Searchers, to discuss their line-up and how they are dealing with the Covid-19...  

23/04/2020 | Belgium

Eytan Ipeker  • Director of The Pageant

“Sometimes we want to be told who the bad guys are, but that’s not my film”

Eytan Ipeker • Director of The Pageant

Cineuropa talked to Eytan Ipeker, the director of The Pageant, about Miss Holocaust Survivor, a glitzy show with a troubled past  

23/04/2020 | Visions du Réel 2020

Simonetta Dellomonaco • President, Apulia Film Commission

“We need to unearth new stories which fit with the current circumstances”

Simonetta Dellomonaco • President, Apulia Film Commission

Simonetta Dellomonaco of the Apulia Film Commission talks about her strategies for tackling the crisis and the idea of building film studios in...  

22/04/2020 | Italy

Eduardo Escudero  • Distributor, A Contracorriente Films

“When things get back to normal we will have to base our strategy on building trust”

Eduardo Escudero • Distributor, A Contracorriente Films

Cineuropa talked to A Contracorriente Films' Eduardo Escudero about its catalogue, the situation of the Spanish market and the future of the sector after...  

22/04/2020 | Spain

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