Interviews

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

8480 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 13/10/2025. 658 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Julie Delpy  • Director of My Zoe

“We are on the cusp of big issues that we haven't addressed emotionally”

Julie Delpy • Director of My Zoe

Cineuropa sat down with Julie Delpy at the Zurich Film Festival, where she was presenting her new film, My Zoe  

02/10/2019 | Zurich 2019

Leilani Farha • UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, protagonist of Push

"What is happening is a violation of human rights"

Leilani Farha • UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing, protagonist of Push

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Housing Leilani Farha talks about her participation in Swedish documentary Push, directed by Fredrik Gertten  

01/10/2019

Fredrik Gertten • Director of Push

"This film is an investigation of what is going on in our cities"

Fredrik Gertten • Director of Push

Swedish director Fredrik Gertten introduces his latest documentary, Push, released in ten countries across Europe in collaboration with Moving Docs  

01/10/2019

Ignas Jonynas and Kristupas Sabolius  • Director and screenwriter of Invisible

"Our choreographer was also an important scriptwriter, as he wrote the whole choreography of the two characters’ feelings"

Ignas Jonynas and Kristupas Sabolius • Director and screenwriter of Invisible

We sat down with Ignas Jonynas and Kristupas Sabolius to talk about their second, San Sebastián-screened film, Invisible, which addresses topics such as...  

01/10/2019 | San Sebastián 2019 | New Directors

Richard Phelan and Will Becher  • Directors of A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

“We made 2001: A Space Odyssey’s Monolith into a burnt piece of toast”

Richard Phelan and Will Becher • Directors of A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Cineuropa caught up with Richard Phelan and Will Becher, the masterminds behind A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, accompanied in Zurich by their cast in...  

01/10/2019 | Zurich 2019

Úna Feely  • Co-director, IndieCork

“A big part of IndieCork’s role is showcasing Irish talent and genuinely supporting filmmakers”

Úna Feely • Co-director, IndieCork

We talked about the upcoming edition of Ireland’s IndieCork Festival with Úna Feely, its co-director  

01/10/2019 | IndieCork 2019

Felix von Boehm • Producer, Lupa Film

“The people we work with also have something in common - they are highly original artists"

Felix von Boehm • Producer, Lupa Film

German Films met up with producer Felix von Boehm of Lupa Film to understand better his approach to the profession  

30/09/2019

Paco Cabezas  • Director of Adiós

“I’ve had a lot of experience of working in Hollywood”

Paco Cabezas • Director of Adiós

Although unable to make it to San Sebastián in person, Seville-born director Paco Cabezas was happy to chat about his fifth film, Adiós, which is being...  

30/09/2019 | San Sebastián 2019

Niklaus Hilber  • Director of Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser

“I am a filmmaker – I try to create myths”

Niklaus Hilber • Director of Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser

Cineuropa met up with Niklaus Hilber, the director of this year’s Zurich opening film, Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser  

30/09/2019 | Zurich 2019

Laura Baumeister  • Director of Daughter of Rage

“This will be the first fiction film directed by a Nicaraguan woman”

Laura Baumeister • Director of Daughter of Rage

We interviewed Nicaraguan director Laura Baumeister, who has just been awarded the EFADs–CAACI Europe-Latin America Co-Production Grant in San Sebastián for...  

30/09/2019 | San Sebastián 2019 | San Sebastián Industry

Marco Kreuzpaintner • Director of The Collini Case

“Thinking ahead – I think that’s healthy”

Marco Kreuzpaintner • Director of The Collini Case

German Films met up with Marco Kreuzpaintner to look back on his career while he prepares a bunch of international releases of his latest film, The Collini Case  

29/09/2019

Elisabetta Ferrando  • Responsible for educational and cultural activities, Venice Film Festival, Giffoni Film Festival

"In a festival you live the cinema"

Elisabetta Ferrando • Responsible for educational and cultural activities, Venice Film Festival, Giffoni Film Festival

Elisabetta Ferrando works as a manager for educational and cultural projects for the Venice Film Festival and the Giffoni Film Festival (Arca CinemaGiovani)...  

29/09/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo  • Director of Seventeen

“Animals make us better people”

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo • Director of Seventeen

Daniel Sánchez Arévalo’s road movie Seventeen is the first Spanish Netflix film to take part in the Official Section of the San Sebastián Film Festival and...  

27/09/2019 | San Sebastián 2019 | Out of Competition

Malgorzata Szumowska  • Director of The Other Lamb

The Other Lamb is a little bit weird”

Malgorzata Szumowska • Director of The Other Lamb

Polish director Malgorzata Szumowska chatted to Cineuropa about her new film, The Other Lamb, which is playing in competition at the San Sebastián and...  

27/09/2019 | San Sebastián 2019 | Competition

Belén Funes  • Director of A Thief’s Daughter

"Making a film is about improvising"

Belén Funes • Director of A Thief’s Daughter

Feature film newcomer Belén Funes battled it out for the Golden Shell in San Sebastián with A Thief’s Daughter, a drama focused on a young mother faced with...  

27/09/2019 | San Sebastián 2019 | Competition

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