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.

 
Anissa Bonnefont  • Director of Wonderboy

"Searching for our roots involves us reaching into the very depths of our souls"

Anissa Bonnefont • Director of Wonderboy

Anissa Bonnefont chats to us about Wonderboy, her first feature-length documentary which was nominated at the César Awards and is currently competing in Tribeca  

22/04/2020 | Tribeca 2020

Dea Gjinovci • Director of Wake Up On Mars

"I didn’t want to make a medical or investigative film; my main aim was to paint the portrait of a family"

Dea Gjinovci • Director of Wake Up On Mars

Swiss-Albanian documentary-maker Dea Gjinovci chatted to us about her first documentary feature film, Wake Up On Mars, which is in competition in Tribeca  

21/04/2020 | Tribeca 2020

Mira Staleva  • Managing director, Sofia International Film Festival

“A sense of humour will save us”

Mira Staleva • Managing director, Sofia International Film Festival

Cineuropa talked to Mira Staleva, the managing director of the Sofia International Film Festival, also behind its industry event Sofia Meetings, about the...  

20/04/2020 | Sofia 2020

Julien Leclercq  • Director of Earth and Blood

“I’ve always wanted to try my hand at the chase movie”

Julien Leclercq • Director of Earth and Blood

French filmmaker Julien Leclercq talks about his new film, Earth and Blood, genre cinema, violence and his "perfect wedding" with Netflix  

17/04/2020 | /France/Belgium

Anne-Sophie Vanhollebeke • President, Cartoon Italia

"We reorganised ourselves but COVID-19 has overcome our plans”

Anne-Sophie Vanhollebeke • President, Cartoon Italia

We asked Anne-Sophie Vanhollebeke, president of Cartoon Italia, about how the Italian animation industry has reacted to the current health crisis  

09/04/2020 | Italy

Mikko Pöllä  • Co-creator of Californian Commando

“People are excited about getting something other than Nordic noirs from the Nordics”

Mikko Pöllä • Co-creator of Californian Commando

We talked to Mikko Pöllä, the head writer and co-creator of the new Finnish comedy series Californian Commando, starring US actor Kian Lawley  

08/04/2020 | Finland

Mariano Barroso  • Director of La línea invisible

"Who’s going to go into a movie theatre, and when?"

Mariano Barroso • Director of La línea invisible

Filmmaker Mariano Barroso, who is also the president of the Spanish Film Academy, talks about the repercussions of the health crisis on the audiovisual...  

08/04/2020 | Spain

Ada Solomon  • Producer

“If we look too far into the distance, we risk falling into the hole at our feet”

Ada Solomon • Producer

Ada Solomon, one of Romania’s leading producers, who recently released Ivana the Terrible in her home country, shares her hopes and concerns regarding the...  

08/04/2020 | /Romania/Serbia

Bruno Delecour  • CEO, Filmo TV

"When you have to wait three years to broadcast a film on SVOD, there’s no way you’re going to pre-purchase it"

Bruno Delecour • CEO, Filmo TV

Bruno Delecour, CEO of French firm and Wild Bunch subsidiary Filmo TV, insists upon the relevance of his platform focused entirely on film and offers his...  

07/04/2020 | France

Catarina Vasconcelos  • Director of The Metamorphosis of Birds

“If I don’t know it, I can invent it”

Catarina Vasconcelos • Director of The Metamorphosis of Birds

Cineuropa caught up with Catarina Vasconcelos to talk about The Metamorphosis of Birds, the winner of the Vilnius Film Festival, right after the online...  

03/04/2020 | Vilnius 2020

Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga  • Directors of Songs of Repression

“The repetition of trauma can lead back to repression and the return of fascist structures”

Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga • Directors of Songs of Repression

We talked to Estephan Wagner and Marianne Hougen-Moraga, the co-directors of Songs of Repression, which won the top prize at CPH:DOX  

03/04/2020 | CPH:DOX 2020

Cintia Gil  • Artistic director, Sheffield Doc/Fest

“One of the reasons why film festivals exist is to bring people together”

Cintia Gil • Artistic director, Sheffield Doc/Fest

Cintia Gil, artistic director of Sheffield Doc/Fest, details how the festival will implement online components and year-long programming  

01/04/2020 | Sheffield Doc Fest 2020

Marco Valerio Fusco • Head of Acquisitions & Production, Intramovies

"If it goes ahead, Cannes will be a weakened version of itself"

Marco Valerio Fusco • Head of Acquisitions & Production, Intramovies

Marco Valerio Fusco, Head of Acquisitions & Production at Intramovies, talks to us about festival postponements, the eventuality of an online Marché du Film...  

01/04/2020 | Italy

Frederik Sølberg and Sara Stockmann  • Director and producer of Hana Korea

“Our focus is on the person landing on the moon”

Frederik Sølberg and Sara Stockmann • Director and producer of Hana Korea

Cineuropa caught up with Frederik Sølberg and Sara Stockmann, the duo behind Hana Korea, winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at CPH:DOX  

30/03/2020 | CPH:DOX 2020 | CPH:DOX Industry

Ilja Rautsi  • Director of The Night of the Living Dicks

“Horror needs to feel physical”

Ilja Rautsi • Director of The Night of the Living Dicks

Cineuropa chatted to writer-director Ilja Rautsi, who is about to blow existing ideas about Finnish cinema to smithereens with the short The Night of the...  

27/03/2020 | /Finland/Denmark

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