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. 658 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Tiago Guedes  • Director of The Domain

The Domain is the story of a man who tries to keep his legacy intact”

Tiago Guedes • Director of The Domain

VENICE 2019: Cineuropa braved the rain to meet with Portuguese filmmaker Tiago Guedes, who is presenting his new movie, The Domain, at Venice and soon at...  

07/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

Carolina Rosi and Didi Gnocchi  • Directors of Citizen Rosi

“My father was convinced that a film was something that could improve society”

Carolina Rosi and Didi Gnocchi • Directors of Citizen Rosi

VENICE 2019: Didi Gnocchi and Carolina Rosi took a moment to discuss their personal documentary on director Francesco Rosi, Citizen Rosi  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Out of Competition

Rodrigo Sorogoyen  • Director of Madre

“As soon as you see a woman in her forties and a young boy, there’s something that doesn't work”

Rodrigo Sorogoyen • Director of Madre

VENICE 2019: Cineuropa chatted with Spanish helmer Rodrigo Sorogoyen about his feature Madre, playing in the Orizzonti section  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Orizzonti

Tomaso Pessina  • Director of Emilio Vedova. Dalla parte del naufragio

“A painterly hallmark that constituted the hallmark of that entire era”

Tomaso Pessina • Director of Emilio Vedova. Dalla parte del naufragio

VENICE 2019: Italian director Tomaso Pessina talks to us about his documentary Emilio Vedova. Dalla parte del naufragio, presented in Giornate degli Autori  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Manele Labidi • Director of Arab Blues

"A way to treat the way the Tunisian Revolution had an impact on people’s minds"

Manele Labidi • Director of Arab Blues

VENICE 2019: French-Tunisian director Manele Labidi has presented her feature debut, Arab Blues, starring Golshifteh Farahani, in the Giornate degli Autori  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Mattie Do  • Director of The Long Walk

"A reflection about faith and destiny"

Mattie Do • Director of The Long Walk

VENICE 2019: Laotian director Mattie Do, who grew up in Los Angeles, talks to us about her new film The Long Walk, in competition in the Giornate degli Autori  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

Olivier Assayas  • Director of Wasp Network

“Every single day brought new problems”

Olivier Assayas • Director of Wasp Network

VENICE 2019: French director Olivier Assayas sat down to talk to Cineuropa about making Wasp Network, a film based on the Cuban Five, which played in...  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

Zane Balčus  • Project manager, Baltic Sea Docs

“We are a platform that opens up opportunities for the international market”

Zane Balčus • Project manager, Baltic Sea Docs

We met up with Zane Balčus, project manager of Riga's Baltic Sea Docs, a pitching forum taking place this year from 3-7 September  

06/09/2019 | Baltic Sea Docs 2019

Elisa Amoruso  • Director of Chiara Ferragni – Unposted

"I was interested in analysing the technological, economic and cultural revolution brought about by social media"

Elisa Amoruso • Director of Chiara Ferragni – Unposted

VENICE 2019: We spoke with Elisa Amoruso, director of the much-talked about documentary Chiara Ferragni – Unposted, screened in Venice’s Sconfini section  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Sconfini

Haifaa al-Mansour • Director of The Perfect Candidate

“It will take time to see actual change on the streets of Saudi Arabia”

Haifaa al-Mansour • Director of The Perfect Candidate

VENICE 2019: Saudi filmmaker Haifaa al-Mansour tells Cineuropa about her new work playing in competition at Venice, The Perfect Candidate  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

Václav Marhoul • Director of The Painted Bird

“During these 11 years, I’ve had the best producer in the world: Václav Marhoul”

Václav Marhoul • Director of The Painted Bird

VENICE 2019: We chatted to Czech director Václav Marhoul about his gutsy and divisive competition entry, The Painted Bird  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

Andrea Segre  • Director of Il pianeta in mare

"I did what us documentary filmmakers do: we ask to enter the premises and to stay for an unusually long period of time"

Andrea Segre • Director of Il pianeta in mare

VENICE 2019: We chat with Venetian director Andrea Segre, whose Il pianeta in mare is screened out of competition in Venice  

06/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Out of Competition

Alessandro Rossetto  • Director of Effetto Domino

“In my world, the actors can’t go wrong”

Alessandro Rossetto • Director of Effetto Domino

VENICE 2019: Cineuropa chatted to Padua-born filmmaker Alessandro Rossetto about his second feature, Effetto Domino, screening in the Sconfini section  

05/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Sconfini

Roy Andersson  • Director of About Endlessness

“My agenda is having the audience wishing the film would never end – I feel I’ve almost succeeded”

Roy Andersson • Director of About Endlessness

VENICE 2019: We sat down with Sweden’s Roy Andersson to discuss his latest musing on existence, About Endlessness, screening in competition  

05/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Competition

Dag Johan Haugerud  • Director of Beware of Children

"The spectator is an observer and a participant"

Dag Johan Haugerud • Director of Beware of Children

VENICE 2019: Norwegian novelist and director Dag Johan Haugerud talks to us about his new film, Beware of Children, selected in competition in the Giornate...  

05/09/2019 | Venice 2019 | Giornate degli Autori

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