Interviews

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

8287 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 01/07/2025. 664 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Ico Costa  • Director of Alva

“Non-professional actors can always give me something that I had not thought of before”

Ico Costa • Director of Alva

Cineuropa sat down with Portuguese director Ico Costa to talk about defying conventional narrative structure and working with non-professional actors in Alva  

29/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Bright Future Competition

GoCritic! Interview: Miha Mazzini  • Director of Erased

"Somebody had to tackle this subject, and obviously it was me"

GoCritic! Interview: Miha Mazzini • Director of Erased

At the Trieste Film Festival, GoCritic! sat down with Slovenian filmmaker Miha Mazzini to talk about the tricky subject he deals with in his latest film, Erased  

28/01/2019 | GoCritic! | Trieste 2019

Eloy Domínguez Serén  • Director of Hamada

"I would always ask them if they fancied filming, and if they said yes, they decided what they wanted to shoot"

Eloy Domínguez Serén • Director of Hamada

We spoke to Eloy Domínguez Serén, the director of Hamada, which is taking part in the Nordic Documentary Competition at the Göteborg Film Festival this week  

28/01/2019 | Göteborg 2019

Ena Sendijarević  • Director of Take Me Somewhere Nice

"We can become anyone we want once we realise that we can construct our own reality"

Ena Sendijarević • Director of Take Me Somewhere Nice

We chatted to emerging director-scriptwriter Ena Sendijarević to find out more about her debut feature exploring the East-West dichotomy, Take Me Somewhere Nice  

27/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Tiger Competition

Claude-Éric Poiroux • General delegate, Premiers Plans Film Festival

"There's a pleasurable dimension to film festivals that mustn't be neglected"

Claude-Éric Poiroux • General delegate, Premiers Plans Film Festival

Claude-Éric Poiroux talks about young European talent at the 31st Premiers Plans Film Festival in Angers (25 January to 3 February)  

25/01/2019 | Festivals | France

Anke Blondé • Director of The Best of Dorien B.

"Dorien struggles to re-invent herself and to take back control of her own dreams"

Anke Blondé • Director of The Best of Dorien B.

We met up with Belgian director Anke Blondé, who is presenting her debut feature, The Best of Dorien B., at Rotterdam Film Festival  

25/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Big Screen Competition

Miia Tervo  • Director of Aurora

“The way I see it, there aren’t many normal people around”

Miia Tervo • Director of Aurora

We met up with Finland’s Miia Tervo, the director of this year’s Göteborg opener, Aurora, a romantic comedy that’s not afraid to go dark  

25/01/2019 | Göteborg 2019

Inke Van Loocke  • Manager, CineMart and Rotterdam Lab

"We want to create a market experience that meets the needs and ambitions of our selected projects"

Inke Van Loocke • Manager, CineMart and Rotterdam Lab

With the 36th CineMart poised to run from 27-30 January, Inke Van Loocke, manager of CineMart and Rotterdam Lab, offers an overview of both of the leading...  

24/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | IFFR Pro

Sacha Polak  • Director of Dirty God

"I find it important to fight for what you want, even if it’s difficult to explain what you have in mind"

Sacha Polak • Director of Dirty God

We chatted to Dutch director Sacha Polak just after she opened the 48th IFFR with her tremendous third feature, Dirty God  

24/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | Limelight

Emir Kusturica  • Founder and director, Küstendorf Film and Music Festival

"There is no way for the movies I love to get close to the audience, to be artistic and commercial at the same time"

Emir Kusturica • Founder and director, Küstendorf Film and Music Festival

Cineuropa met up with Emir Kusturica during the 12th Küstendorf Film and Music Festival to discuss his concerns about the future of the cinema  

24/01/2019

Marit van den Elshout  • Head, IFFR Pro CineMart & Hubert Bals Fund

"The audience is looking for something real and meaningful that can stir the mind and the soul"

Marit van den Elshout • Head, IFFR Pro CineMart & Hubert Bals Fund

Cineuropa chatted to Marit van den Elshout, head of IFFR Pro (25-30 January), about what to expect from the industry section of the 48th IFFR  

23/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | IFFR Pro

Bero Beyer  • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

"It's important to realise how relevant the emotions are, and how powerful images and narratives convey feelings"

Bero Beyer • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

We talked to IFFR director Bero Beyer on the eve of the 48th edition of the Dutch festival in order to further explore what it means to “feel IFFR”  

22/01/2019 | IFFR 2019

Seraina Rohrer • Director, Solothurn Film Festival

"One of my main goals is to showcase the diversity of Swiss cinema"

Seraina Rohrer • Director, Solothurn Film Festival

Cineuropa met up with Seraina Rohrer, the director of the Solothurn Film Festival, to discuss the upcoming edition of the festival (24-31 January) and its...  

21/01/2019 | Solothurn 2019

Timo Vuorensola  • Director of Iron Sky: The Coming Race

“Serious doesn’t suit my personality”

Timo Vuorensola • Director of Iron Sky: The Coming Race

Cineuropa met up with Timo Vuorensola, the director of the long-delayed sequel to the 2012 Finnish cult phenomenon, Iron Sky: The Coming Race, on the day of...  

17/01/2019

Paul Brett  • Producer, Flying Tiger

“Chinese producers want to make sure that their movies resonate with the local audience”

Paul Brett • Producer, Flying Tiger

The Chinese Bridging the Dragon market met up with Paul Brett, head of Flying Tiger, one of China's leading media-market research companies for the...  

17/01/2019

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