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.

 
Bastian Günther • Director of Once Again

“Film doesn’t stop at a national border”

Bastian Günther • Director of Once Again

German Films chatted to Westerwald-born director Bastian Günther, who’s in post-production with his fourth feature film, Once Again  

29/03/2019

Juraj Šlauka  • Director of PUNK NEVER ENDS!

“To a certain degree, I consider my film to be a parody of social drama”

Juraj Šlauka • Director of PUNK NEVER ENDS!

Slovakian scriptwriter Juraj Šlauka talks to Cineuropa about his directorial debut, PUNK NEVER ENDS!, which was made under truly “DIY” conditions  

28/03/2019 | Febiofest 2019

Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška  • Directors of The Children of the Dead

“We try to be impractical and idealistic for as long as possible during the process”

Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška • Directors of The Children of the Dead

Kelly Copper and Pavol Liška talk about their feature The Children of the Dead, which celebrated its Austrian premiere at the Diagonale last week  

27/03/2019 | Diagonale 2019

Ingelore König • Producer, Grown Up Films

"Why should a female director not make a zombie film?"

Ingelore König • Producer, Grown Up Films

German Films chatted with Ingelore König, producer for Grown Up Films, to discuss her latest works, Paula and Ever After, and her upcoming projects  

26/03/2019

Nikolaus Geyrhalter  • Director of Earth

"Earth can be regarded as a description of the state of things, but also as a fundamental critique of civilisation"

Nikolaus Geyrhalter • Director of Earth

Nikolaus Geyrhalter talks about his most recent documentary, Earth, which screened at the Diagonale after competing in the Forum section of this year’s...  

26/03/2019 | Diagonale 2019

Alexandra Kandy Longuet • Director of Vacancy

"A motel is an enclosed space in and of itself"

Alexandra Kandy Longuet • Director of Vacancy

Cinergie met with director Alexandra Kandy Longuet to talk about her new feature film Vacancy, soon to be released in Belgian cinemas  

26/03/2019

Mikel Rueda  • Director of El doble más quince

“There’s more than one way to love”

Mikel Rueda • Director of El doble más quince

Basque filmmaker Mikel Rueda makes his return to the official competition at the Malaga Spanish Film Festival with El doble más quince, five years after...  

22/03/2019 | Malaga 2019

Bas Devos  • Director of Hellhole

“The need to find a home is what binds us; it’s a strong part of our shared story”

Bas Devos • Director of Hellhole

We met up with Belgian filmmaker Bas Devos to discuss his second feature, Hellhole, which is set to go on general release in Belgian cinemas on 20 March  

20/03/2019

Agnès Varda  • Director of Varda by Agnès

“I’m fed up with talking about my own films and my own work”

Agnès Varda • Director of Varda by Agnès

We caught up with seasoned French director Agnès Varda in order to discuss her Berlinale-premiered master-class film Varda by Agnès  

19/03/2019

David Súkup  • Co-director of Tales from the Magic Garden

"Since the beginning, there has been this idea to have a united artistic approach"

David Súkup • Co-director of Tales from the Magic Garden

We caught up with David Súkup, one of the directors of Tales from the Magic Garden, the project that won the Eurimages Co-production Development Award at...  

19/03/2019 | Cartoon 2019 | Cartoon Movie

Ivan Kavanagh  • Director of Never Grow Old

“This was an extremely ambitious film on our budget, but I think we pulled it off”

Ivan Kavanagh • Director of Never Grow Old

We met up with Ireland's Ivan Kavanagh, the writer-director of the western Never Grow Old, set to be released in the USA on 15 March  

15/03/2019

Alessandra Pastore  • Head of industry, Meeting Point – Vilnius

“I want to give emerging talents a chance to ask ‘stupid’ questions”

Alessandra Pastore • Head of industry, Meeting Point – Vilnius

Cineuropa talked to Alessandra Pastore about her new role as head of industry at Meeting Point – Vilnius  

14/03/2019 | Vilnius 2019 | Meeting Point Vilnius

Carla Simón  • Director of Alcarràs

"I need to believe that my characters and my themes really matter to me"

Carla Simón • Director of Alcarràs

We chatted to Catalan director Carla Simón to find out more about her Eurimages Award-winning upcoming and very personal film, Alcarràs  

14/03/2019 | Berlinale 2019 | EFM

Mira Staleva  • Head of Sofia Meetings

"We are a platform with the principal ambition to present new media and new distribution models in the rapidly changing world of cinema"

Mira Staleva • Head of Sofia Meetings

We spoke to Mira Staleva, the driving force behind Sofia Meetings, about the challenges of organising one of the biggest co-production platforms in Eastern...  

13/03/2019 | Sofia 2019 | Sofia Meetings

Sarah Hirtt • Director of Escapada

"A mix of stories about heritage and resistance in order to talk about living together"

Sarah Hirtt • Director of Escapada

We spoke to the young Belgian filmmaker Sarah Hirtt, whose first feature film, Escapada comes out in Belgium theatres tomorrow  

12/03/2019

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