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.

 
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

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

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