Interviews

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

8288 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 01/07/2025. 664 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Juris Kursietis • Director of Oleg

"There has to be a proper reason to make a film"

Juris Kursietis • Director of Oleg

CANNES 2019: Latvian director Juris Kursietis is presenting his second film, Oleg, in the Directors' Fortnight, and he talked to us about it  

20/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

Omar De La Cruz  • Executive director, Dominican Global Film Festival

“The festival is a service to the people; it’s a long-term improvement for the film industry here”

Omar De La Cruz • Executive director, Dominican Global Film Festival

The executive director of the Dominican Global Film Festival, Omar De La Cruz, talks about the main idea behind the festival and its purpose  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Nauval Yazid and Meninaputri Wismurti  • Co-curators, Europe on Screen Indonesia

“European film is rich in diversity and many issues we don’t talk about in Indonesia, so this is a good cultural policy to reach the public and other people here”

Nauval Yazid and Meninaputri Wismurti • Co-curators, Europe on Screen Indonesia

We chatted to Nauval Yazid and Meninaputri Wismurti , the co-curators of Europe on Screen in Indonesia  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Hervé Le Phuez  • Programme director, Namur International French-language Film Festival

“The goal is to highlight Belgian features and documentaries from the year to promote them to Belgian operators”

Hervé Le Phuez • Programme director, Namur International French-language Film Festival

Hervé Le Phuez, programme director of the Namur International French-language Film Festival, discusses the programming process and the crucial role of a...  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Colette Naufal | • Director, Beirut International Film Festival

“The purpose of the festival is to bring arthouse films to the audience”

Colette Naufal | • Director, Beirut International Film Festival

Colette Naufal chats to us about the Beirut International Film Festival’s selection process and its Public Square section  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Angelica Lares | • Head of industry and market, FICG

“Through our industry programmes, we can follow the growth of the films, from the development stage to work in progress and being screened; this year there are six films in Cannes”

Angelica Lares | • Head of industry and market, FICG

The head of industry and market at the Guadalajara International Film Festival, Angelica Lares, talks about the side events and master classes organised...  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest/Mexico

Themba Bhebhe  • Coordinator, Diversity & Inclusion, European Film Market

“One of the most powerful arguments for diversity and inclusion in the film industry is that of proportional representation”

Themba Bhebhe • Coordinator, Diversity & Inclusion, European Film Market

We spoke to Themba Bhebhe, who is in charge of the Diversity & Inclusion initiative at the European Film Market  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Pamela Leu  • Founder and CEO, Be For Films

“I’m always happy for the movies to be shown in the most remote, craziest, and most difficult and different parts of the world”

Pamela Leu • Founder and CEO, Be For Films

We chatted to Pamela Leu, the founder of Be For Films, an independent film sales agent in Belgium  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Marjorie Bendeck  • Director, Connecting Cottbus

“A clear concept and consistency over the years are good ingredients in order to bind and engage the audience”

Marjorie Bendeck • Director, Connecting Cottbus

In this interview, Marjorie Bendeck, the director of Connecting Cottbus, breaks down the inner workings of the co-production market and the local film industry  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Johannes Ebert  • Secretary general, Goethe-Institut

“European film is what conveys the diversity of European culture”

Johannes Ebert • Secretary general, Goethe-Institut

The secretary general of the Goethe-Institut, Johannes Ebert, explains how the institute works and how it is involved in the “Support to EU Film Festivals”...  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Jason Ryle  • Executive director, imagineNATIVE

“Programming is one of the most amazing, but also one of the most difficult, things about film-festival work”

Jason Ryle • Executive director, imagineNATIVE

The executive, artistic and managing director of the imagineNATIVE festival, Jason Ryle, talks about the submission and selection process, and the...  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Guilhem Caillard | • Managing director, Cinemania

“Our funding system is a happy medium between US private and French public funding”

Guilhem Caillard | • Managing director, Cinemania

Guilhem Caillard talks about the organisation of side events, the financing of a film festival, programming and the use of social media to promote events  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

Anne Tallineau  • Executive director, Institut français

“We hope to give international audiences an idea of European values that are at the heart of European cinema”

Anne Tallineau • Executive director, Institut français

Anne Tallineau, executive director of the Institut français, talks about the aim and the work of the institute  

20/05/2019 | Euro Film Fest

René Louis Cacciuttolo • CEO, VRRoom

"Our goal is to meet many film festival programmers and organisers, producers and creators"

René Louis Cacciuttolo • CEO, VRRoom

CANNES 2019: We have met up with René Louis Cacciuttolo, CEO of VR-oriented media outlet VRRoom, at the innovation hub of the Marché du Film  

19/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

Yohan Bouché  • CEO, Onirix

"We have to create a virtual cycle between venues, studios and viewers"

Yohan Bouché • CEO, Onirix

CANNES 2019: At the Marché du Film, Onirix CEO Yohan Bouché talks about advancing mass adoption of cinematic VR through premium and comfortable technology  

19/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

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