Interviews

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

8308 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 09/07/2025. 655 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Coralie Fargeat  • Director of The Substance

"I had to preserve the film from everyone who wanted to make it less provocative and extreme... I wanted it to be more"

Coralie Fargeat • Director of The Substance

The helmer of this year's sensation talked to us about her film, now one of the favourites in the international awards season, and the process she went...  

09/01/2025 | European Film Awards 2024

Renate Reinsve  • Actress in Armand

"The film is about pushing boundaries and how we project things onto others"

Renate Reinsve • Actress in Armand

Norway's sweetheart delves deep into the making and the topics of Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel's film, winner of the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI at the...  

09/01/2025 | European Film Awards 2024

Labina Mitevska  • Producer, Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production

"I would like to see a strong Europe where we realise that culture is not something exclusive"

Labina Mitevska • Producer, Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production

Awarded with the Eurimages International Co-Production Award, the Macedonian producer discussed her approach to filmmaking and the current cultural and...  

08/01/2025 | European Film Awards 2024

Jeppe Rønde • Director of Acts of Love

“This film is about boundaries and overstepping them – they exist at every level of society”

Jeppe Rønde • Director of Acts of Love

The Danish director tells us more about his story of two siblings and what piqued his interest in exploring the kind of religious community it’s set in  

06/01/2025 | IFFR 2025 | Harbour

Joe Wright • Director of Mussolini: Son of the Century

"Empathy is very dangerous, and despotic leaders were aware of that"

Joe Wright • Director of Mussolini: Son of the Century

An interview with the director of the series, a portrait of Benito Mussolini, which finds its reflection in some of today's leaders  

03/01/2025 | /Italy/France

Justine Bauer • Director of Smell of Burnt Milk

“There was a lot of prejudice, especially among younger actors, when it came to playing the role of a peasant”

Justine Bauer • Director of Smell of Burnt Milk

We talked to the German helmer about her vision, her work with her actors and the biggest challenges she encountered during the production of her...  

23/12/2024 | /Germany

Guido Tölke, Julia Dordel  • Director of and actress in The Bitter Taste

“Instead of the typical roles written for women, these characters are ones you’d usually expect men to play”

Guido Tölke, Julia Dordel • Director of and actress in The Bitter Taste

We sat down with the director and the actress, who is also the film’s producer, to talk about their ambition to make a movie with international appeal and...  

20/12/2024 | /Germany

Josué Orellana  • Director of Infortunio

“Thanks to this experience, the idea for my film began to take shape as an extension of my own way of telling stories”

Josué Orellana • Director of Infortunio

We chatted to the Honduran helmer, who participated in this year’s Euro CineLab training programme, organised by Cineuropa and funded by the European Union  

20/12/2024 | /El Salvador/Honduras/Panama/Europe

Floor Van Der Meulen and Koji Nelissen • Director and producer of Happy Days

“It’s a woman with an angelic side, but also a darker, more manipulative one”

Floor Van Der Meulen and Koji Nelissen • Director and producer of Happy Days

The Dutch filmmaker and her producer talk to Cineuropa about the project that won the Eurimages Co-Production Development Prize at the Co-Production Village...  

18/12/2024 | Les Arcs 2024 | Industry Village

Stefania Rifiordi • Distributor, Invisible Carpet

“Fruits should only be picked when they’re ripe, and waiting is the number-one rule for us”

Stefania Rifiordi • Distributor, Invisible Carpet

The founder of the distribution firm chatted with us about her mission of bringing arthouse films to Italian cinemas, offering an original perspective on...  

17/12/2024 | Distributor of the Month

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"These days, everyone is staking their bets on attention-grabbing films which can be highly profitable in the arthouse cinema sector"

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

The Les Arcs Film Festival selector sheds light on the Work in Progress line-up which will be showcased on 15 December, and gives his opinion on the current...  

13/12/2024 | Les Arcs 2024

Tzvetan Dragnev • Director of Balkan Black Box

“I prefer to leave things fragmented, just as they are in real life”

Tzvetan Dragnev • Director of Balkan Black Box

The Bulgarian filmmaker speaks about his affinity for places and characters that are off the beaten track while breaking down his third documentary feature  

13/12/2024 | /Bulgaria

GoCritic! Interview: Jelena Oroz • Director of short film No Room

“I wanted to step outside of 2D digital animation – it’s my safe place, and I wanted to try something different”

GoCritic! Interview: Jelena Oroz • Director of short film No Room

The Croatian animator talks fast cars, cramped spaces and cinematic revenge during Ljubljana's 21st Animateka International Animated Film Festival  

13/12/2024 | GoCritic! | Animateka 2024

Carlos R Ríos, Pedro Andrade • Director and head of programming, and industry coordinator, D'A Film Festival

“Our flagship sections have become benchmarks in Spain for cinema created on the margins of the industry”

Carlos R Ríos, Pedro Andrade • Director and head of programming, and industry coordinator, D'A Film Festival

The two professionals give us a peek behind the scenes of the Catalonian festival that is committed to showcasing groundbreaking and emerging talents in cinema  

12/12/2024 | D'A 2025

Manele Labidi • Director of Queen Mom

“Producing stories helps us escape from socially assigned roles”

Manele Labidi • Director of Queen Mom

We met with the filmmaker as she presented her new film in Cinemamed’s closing slot, and chatted with her about the way she set out to explore issues of...  

11/12/2024 | Cinemamed 2024

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