Interviews

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

8443 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 19/09/2025. 644 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Žofie Strachotová  • Head of acquisitions, Artinii

“Our system delves deep into understanding communities, and their specific demands, values and interests”

Žofie Strachotová • Head of acquisitions, Artinii

CANNES NEXT: New community-driven platform Artinii aims to enhance distribution channels, and we talked to head of acquisitions Žofie Strachotová to...  

09/07/2020 | Cannes 2020 | Marché du Film

Laurent Dutoit  • Distributor, Agora Films

“I still don’t see a real VOD market for arthouse films and I believe theatrical will continue leading the way”

Laurent Dutoit • Distributor, Agora Films

We caught up with Laurent Dutoit, of distribution company Agora Films, to discuss the main challenges of the Swiss market and the current situation  

09/07/2020 | /Switzerland

Brúsi Ólason  • Director of Dalia

“Getting a healthy dose of a European point of view on the film industry was just what the doctor ordered”

Brúsi Ólason • Director of Dalia

Icelandic director Brúsi Ólason talked to us about his short film Dalia, which will screen as part of this year’s EFP Future Frames  

09/07/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Guillaume de Fontenay  • Director of Sympathy for the Devil

"Paul Marchand was a powerful film character"

Guillaume de Fontenay • Director of Sympathy for the Devil

We met up with Franco-Canadian director Guillaume de Fontenay whose feature film debut Sympathy for the Devil is presented this week at the Galway Film Fleadh  

09/07/2020 | Galway 2020

Véro Cratzborn  • Director of Into Dad’s Woods

"We worked hard on his unravelling, his descent from the fanciful to the strange, and then into madness"

Véro Cratzborn • Director of Into Dad’s Woods

We met with Belgian director Véro Cratzborn whose first feature film Into Dad’s Woods is being released in France and Belgium in these early weeks of July  

08/07/2020 | /Belgium/France

Anaïs Emery  • Co-founder and artistic director, NIFFF

“We always talk about the magic of cinema, but it’s crucial to show how you create it”

Anaïs Emery • Co-founder and artistic director, NIFFF

We chatted to Anaïs Emery, the co-founder and artistic director of the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival, as she was about to wrap her last...  

08/07/2020 | NIFFF 2020

Emil Simeonov • Distributor, Pro Films

“There has been almost no support for the culture industry in Bulgaria”

Emil Simeonov • Distributor, Pro Films

Emil Simeonov, of Bulgarian distribution company Pro Films, explains to us the situation of the market in their country  

07/07/2020 | /Bulgaria

Constanze Klaue • Director of Lychen 92

“The question is why it is so important to talk about the time after 1989?”

Constanze Klaue • Director of Lychen 92

German director Constanze Klaue talked to us about her short film Lychen 92, screening as part of this year’s EFP Future Frames  

07/07/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Tadeusz Łysiak • Director of The Dress

“Millions of hearts die every day – and people just idly walk by”

Tadeusz Łysiak • Director of The Dress

We talked to Polish director Tadeusz Łysiak, whose short film The Dress will screen as part of this year’s EFP Future Frames  

07/07/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Ben Anthony  • Director of Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

“Keith Haring was ‘tagging’ with figures, rather than words”

Ben Anthony • Director of Keith Haring: Street Art Boy

We talked to Ben Anthony, the director of the documentary Keith Haring: Street Art Boy, about the film – and about a certain design of kitchen wallpaper  

06/07/2020 | Sheffield Doc Fest 2020

Kristian Håskjold • Director of Crocodile Tears

“I believe in the philosophy that all people need humour in their lives even in the critical parts of their lives”

Kristian Håskjold • Director of Crocodile Tears

We chatted with Kristian Håskjold to find out more about his short film Crocodile Tears, selected for this year’s European Film Promotion’s Future Frames  

06/07/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Amanda Adele Björk  • Director of To Discharge

“You know upper middle class artists who have too much time and money and are almost destroyed by too much introspection?”

Amanda Adele Björk • Director of To Discharge

Cineuropa asked Swedish director Amanda Adele Björk to tell us more about her short film To Discharge, screening as part of this year’s EFP Future Frames  

06/07/2020 | Future Frames 2020

Hugo Rosák, Lenka Tyrpáková  • Head of Film Industry Office and programmer, Karlovy Vary IFF

“What we are experiencing now is about leaving the ‘old ways’ behind”

Hugo Rosák, Lenka Tyrpáková • Head of Film Industry Office and programmer, Karlovy Vary IFF

We talked to Hugo Rosák, head of KVIFF’s Film Industry Office, and programmer Lenka Tyrpáková about what to expect when you are expecting the online edition...  

06/07/2020 | Karlovy Vary 2020 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Ivan Hronec • Distributor, Film Europe

“This will sound strange, but during the lockdown we managed to have some progress”

Ivan Hronec • Distributor, Film Europe

We interviewed Ivan Hronec, head of media company Film Europe, who gave us some insight into their particular business model  

02/07/2020 | /Czech Republic/Slovakia

Matúš Ryšan • Director of Out Of Pure Conscience

“After more than 25 years of existence, a ‘first wave’ of Slovak cinema is starting to form”

Matúš Ryšan • Director of Out Of Pure Conscience

We talked to Slovakian first-time director Matúš Ryšan about his short film Out Of Pure Conscience, selected for EFP’s Future Frames  

01/07/2020 | Future Frames 2020

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