Interviews

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

8295 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 05/07/2025. 650 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Alejandro Díaz Castaño  • Director, Gijón International Film Festival

"We’re bolstering the industry days because they get more and more interesting all the time"

Alejandro Díaz Castaño • Director, Gijón International Film Festival

Just a few days before the 57th Gijón International Film Festival kicks off, its director, journalist and filmmaker Alejandro Díaz Castaño, gives us a sneak...  

08/11/2019 | Gijón 2019

Nadia Paschetto  • Director, Arras Film Festival

"We decided to position ourselves differently to other festivals"

Nadia Paschetto • Director, Arras Film Festival

We met with Nadia Paschetto, the director of the Arras Film Festival whose 20th edition is unspooling 8 -17 November  

08/11/2019 | Arras 2019

Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films

"This could result in a flow between the two mediums, allowing film talent to demonstrate their range"

Marie Masmonteil • Producer, Elzévir Films

Funding and the cost of films, negotiations with TV networks and streaming platforms… Producer Marie Masmonteil gives us her opinion on these matters on the...  

07/11/2019 | ARP Film Meetings 2019

Alessio Liguori • Director of In the Trap

“We should create a system which takes Italy’s glorious genre offerings abroad”

Alessio Liguori • Director of In the Trap

We met with Alessio Liguori, the director and producer of In the Trap which has already been sold in 23 countries, on the occasion the Trieste...  

06/11/2019 | Trieste Science+Fiction 2019

Adriek Van Nieuwenhuijzen  • IDFA industry head

"If you want to develop a healthy documentary film ‘climate’, the key is thinking about ways to nurture talent"

Adriek Van Nieuwenhuijzen • IDFA industry head

We had the chance to chat with industry head Adriek Van Nieuwenhuijzen, who talked us through the main industry initiatives at this year’s IDFA  

05/11/2019 | IDFA 2019 | IDFA for Professionals

Marcus Vetter • Director of The Forum

"This film is the beginning of a journey both for us and for the audience"

Marcus Vetter • Director of The Forum

We talked to German filmmaker Marcus Vetter, whose latest documentary, The Forum, opened the DOK Leipzig International Documentary and Animated Film Festival  

05/11/2019 | DOK Leipzig 2019

Hannes Jaenicke • Actor, director

“It’s encouraging that little German TV documentaries can actually change minds and laws”

Hannes Jaenicke • Actor, director

German Films met up with German actor and TV documentaries producer-director Hannes Jaenicke to talk about his work  

04/11/2019 | Germany

Gunnar Dedio • Producer, LOOKSfilm

“There isn’t any hierarchy for me between the formats or distribution channels”

Gunnar Dedio • Producer, LOOKSfilm

German Films met up with Gunnar Dedio, producer for LOOKSfilm, to discuss his approach to the profession  

04/11/2019 | Germany

Jani Pösö • Producer of Snot and Splash

“Kids are humans too, just not as tall as the adults”

Jani Pösö • Producer of Snot and Splash

Cineuropa chatted to Jani Pösö, producer of Snot and Splash, which was awarded the Eurimages Co-production Development Award during the Junior Co-production...  

31/10/2019 | Cinekid 2019 | Cinekid for Professionals

Nini Bull Robsahm • Director of Lake of Death

"Lake of Death gave me the opportunity to add a more personal touch"

Nini Bull Robsahm • Director of Lake of Death

Norwegian director Nini Bull Robsahm introduces us to Lake of Death, her horror film released in Norway a few days ahead of Halloween. But is this movie a...  

31/10/2019

Maria Veijalainen • Director of Diva of Finland

“This film is not just for girls”

Maria Veijalainen • Director of Diva of Finland

Cineuropa talked to Finnish director Maria Veijalainen about her debut feature Diva of Finland, now playing in cinemas in her homeland  

31/10/2019

Andrei Konchalovsky • Director of The Sin

“Michelangelo was lucky to be considered a genius”

Andrei Konchalovsky • Director of The Sin

Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky tells us about The Sin, his film about Michelangelo and the special closing event of the 14th Rome Film Fest  

31/10/2019 | Rome 2019

Leena Pasanen • Artistic director, DOK Leipzig

"I salute the young generation of filmmakers for their fearless attitude to push boundaries"

Leena Pasanen • Artistic director, DOK Leipzig

We chatted to Leena Pasanen, artistic director of DOK Leipzig, who is leaving after five years to head the Biografilm Festival in Bologna  

29/10/2019 | DOK Leipzig 2019

Alessandro Piva • Director of Santa subito

“A story with two victims”

Alessandro Piva • Director of Santa subito

Alessandro Piva talks to us about Santa Subito, a documentary which explores a femicide carried out in Puglia in 1991 and which won the Audience Award at...  

28/10/2019 | Rome 2019

Yoon Sung-A • Director of Overseas

"Exile, a feeling of loss: these were things which I was able to understand"

Yoon Sung-A • Director of Overseas

Cinergie met with the director Yoon Sung-A to talk about her documentary Overseas, which has just screened at the Namur International French-Language Film...  

26/10/2019 | Namur 2019

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