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Gábor Holtai • Director of Feels Like Home

“You don't write fear; you write reality"

Gábor Holtai • Director of Feels Like Home

The Hungarian director reveals some intricate details about the making of his first feature, a powerful, absurdist thriller

16/03/2026 | Luxembourg 2026

Ulrike Ottinger • Director of The Blood Countess

“I always start with the image”

Ulrike Ottinger • Director of The Blood Countess

The German director discusses the lavish aesthetics of her new film, starring a fanged Isabelle Huppert

16/03/2026 | Luxembourg 2026

Lennart Ström • Managing director, m:brane

“A future dream is that we could have about 35% or 40% XR projects being pitched here, side by side with the classical formats”

Lennart Ström • Managing director, m:brane

The manager of the Malmö-based, youth-orientated forum shares some take-aways from its milestone 20th edition

16/03/2026 | M:brane 2026

Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer • Directors of To Close Your Eyes and See Fire

“It's a film about trauma, but in general it's a film about class”

Nicola von Leffern, Jakob Carl Sauer • Directors of To Close Your Eyes and See Fire

The filmmaking duo discusses their documentary, which focuses on the impact that the Beirut explosion in 2020 had on the population

16/03/2026 | Bergamo 2026

Catherine Cosme • Director of Picking Up the Pieces

“I wanted it to be a film that could take us as much towards tears as towards laughter”

Catherine Cosme • Director of Picking Up the Pieces

The Belgian filmmaker talks about her film inspired by her personal experience, a tragicomedy about filial bonds

13/03/2026 | Mons 2026

Julie Meigniez • Producer, Talweg

“Documentary cinema can be a powerful agent of change”

Julie Meigniez • Producer, Talweg

The French producer discusses her fascination with the complexity that lies in the ambition to represent reality

13/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Gaya Jiji • Director of Pieces of a Foreign Life

“I wanted to explore immigration through melodrama – and to say love can become our homeland”

Gaya Jiji • Director of Pieces of a Foreign Life

The Syrian director with French citizenship spoke to us about what’s behind her second feature film, what it’s about, and her lead actress Zar Amir

13/03/2026 | Bergamo 2026

Eugene Rachkovsky • Producer, TABOR

“Documentary cinema offers another rhythm”

Eugene Rachkovsky • Producer, TABOR

The Ukrainian producer thinks documentary work is closely linked to activism, especially in his country today, when its culture and identity are under attack

12/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Stella Marie Markert • Director of Thanks for Nothing

“I was fascinated by the way our culture romanticises untouched, dying girls; I wanted to show that it’s actually not cool at all”

Stella Marie Markert • Director of Thanks for Nothing

The German helmer breaks down her motivation, her aesthetic choices and her taste in music in relation to her story of four teenagers dealing with the...

12/03/2026 | SXSW 2026

Pieter-Jan De Pue • Director of Mariinka

"Everyone is fighting their own fight in Mariinka"

Pieter-Jan De Pue • Director of Mariinka

The Flemish filmmaker chatted with us about his second documentary feature, which takes us to the heart of the war in Ukraine

11/03/2026 | CPH:DOX 2026

Adrián Silvestre • Director of Shelter

“These are the most vulnerable people I have ever worked with”

Adrián Silvestre • Director of Shelter

The Spanish director talks about limitations, intimacy, brotherhood and the desire for visibility as he presents his new film, shot in a Guatemalan shelter

11/03/2026 | Thessaloniki Documentary 2026

Marina Andree Škop, Vanda Raýmanová • Directors of Extraordinary

“Children today need stories that encourage togetherness and teamwork, not just going through life alone in front of screens”

Marina Andree Škop, Vanda Raýmanová • Directors of Extraordinary

The directors of this detective adventure touching on the themes of neurodiversity and inclusion tell us more about their process

11/03/2026 | /Croatia/Slovakia/Slovenia/Latvia/Serbia

Bernardo Lopes • Producer, Omaja

“Documentary cinema is a way of resisting simplification”

Bernardo Lopes • Producer, Omaja

The Portuguese producer explains why he's drawn to projects whose relevance is not abstract or symbolic, but tangible and human

11/03/2026 | Emerging Producers 2026

Annette Brejner • Creative director, m:brane

“The notions of science and young audiences go hand in hand”

Annette Brejner • Creative director, m:brane

We sat down with the Swedish forum’s vivacious creative director for some take-aways and a brief assessment of her two decades on board, and steering, this...

11/03/2026 | M:brane 2026

Graziella Bildesheim • President, EWA – European Women's Audiovisual Network

“The EWA must act as a bridge - on a professional and on a human level – and place ever greater emphasis on intergenerational exchange”

Graziella Bildesheim • President, EWA – European Women's Audiovisual Network

Cineuropa chatted with the president of the association about the new challenges it's facing and the projects it’s looking to develop

10/03/2026 | /Europe

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