Interviews

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

8477 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 11/10/2025. 656 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Levan Akin  • Director of And Then We Danced

“When it takes some four years to make a film, it needs to mean something”

Levan Akin • Director of And Then We Danced

CANNES 2019: With And Then We Danced, Swedish-Georgian director Levan Akin takes on his Eastern European roots with a vengeance  

18/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

Jessica Hausner • Director of Little Joe

“I try to describe the ambiguity of the way we perceive reality”

Jessica Hausner • Director of Little Joe

CANNES 2019: Austrian filmmaker Jessica Hausner tells us about her English-language film Little Joe, unveiled in competition in Cannes  

18/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

Mati Diop • Director of Atlantics

"My films draw inspiration from the absence of boundaries"

Mati Diop • Director of Atlantics

CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Mati Diop talks to us about her first feature film Atlantics, unveiled in competition in Cannes  

18/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles  • Directors of Bacurau

“We wanted to make a kick-ass western adventure”

Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles • Directors of Bacurau

CANNES 2019: Cineuropa met up with Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles, the directors of Bacurau, a film that defies any easy categorisation  

18/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

Aude Léa Rapin • Director of Heroes Don’t Die

“Everything happened quickly, which allowed us to remain in a process of adventure”

Aude Léa Rapin • Director of Heroes Don’t Die

CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Aude Léa Rapin tells us about her surprising feature debut, Heroes Don’t Die, discovered in Critics’ Week in Cannes  

17/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Critics’ Week

Ken Loach  • Director of Sorry We Missed You

“Now, the worker assumes all the risk and has to exploit himself”

Ken Loach • Director of Sorry We Missed You

CANNES 2019: At the press conference for his Palme d’Or contender Sorry We Missed You, Brit Ken Loach unpicked his latest social-realist drama  

17/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Competition

J-P Valkeapää  • Director of Dogs Don’t Wear Pants

“BDSM is so much more than just latex”

J-P Valkeapää • Director of Dogs Don’t Wear Pants

CANNES 2019: Cineuropa talked to Jussi-winning director J-P Valkeapää about his striking third film, Dogs Don’t Wear Pants, screening in the Directors’...  

16/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Directors’ Fortnight

Dyveke Bjørkly Graver • Producer, Oslo Pictures

"In Norway, the business is booming, especially for drama series"

Dyveke Bjørkly Graver • Producer, Oslo Pictures

Norwegian producer Dyveke Bjørkly Graver, selected as one of the 2019 Producers on the Move, discusses her work for her outfit Oslo Pictures  

15/05/2019 | Producers on the Move 2019

Quentin Dupieux • Director of Deerskin

“A film about gentle madness and freedom”

Quentin Dupieux • Director of Deerskin

CANNES 2019: French filmmaker Quentin Dupieux discusses his new film, Deerskin, which just brilliantly opened the Directors' Fortnight at the 72nd Cannes...  

15/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Directors' Fortnight

Thierry Frémaux • Artistic Director, Cannes Film Festival

“Nobody’s perfect; neither is Alain Delon. And I’m sure you aren’t either”

Thierry Frémaux • Artistic Director, Cannes Film Festival

CANNES 2019: As Thierry Frémaux, Artistic Director and General Delegate of the Cannes Film Festival, held a small pre-festival chat with early-arriving...  

14/05/2019 | Cannes 2019

Simone Baumann  • Managing director, German Films

“We produce a lot of movies, but the funding system doesn’t give filmmakers so much creative freedom”

Simone Baumann • Managing director, German Films

As the Cannes Film Festival kicks off, German Films’ managing director, Simone Baumann, discusses the presence of German movies and co-productions at...  

14/05/2019 | Cannes 2019

Micol Roubini • Director of The Way to the Mountains

“An unreachable place which becomes a metaphor for the dark recesses of memory”

Micol Roubini • Director of The Way to the Mountains

We chatted with Micol Roubini about her highly personal docu-noir The Way to the Mountains which screened in competition at the 4th Nuoro IsReal Festival  

13/05/2019

Emily Morgan • Producer, Quiddity Films

"Co-producing is often seen as a challenge with the UK"

Emily Morgan • Producer, Quiddity Films

British producer Emily Morgan, selected as one of the 2019 Producers on the Move, discusses her work for her outfit Quiddity Films  

13/05/2019 | Producers on the Move 2019

Eva Blondiau • Producer, Color of May

"One of the biggest challenges is finding a TV station"

Eva Blondiau • Producer, Color of May

German producer Eva Blondiau, working for Color Of May, talks about her previous and future projects in the lead-up to the 2019 Producers on the Move  

13/05/2019 | Producers on the Move 2019

Agathe Valentin, Laure Parleani, Bérénice Vincent • Sales agents, Totem Films

"It’s a time of change, where it’s essential we reinvent ourselves"

Agathe Valentin, Laure Parleani, Bérénice Vincent • Sales agents, Totem Films

Agathe Valentin, Laure Parleani and Bérénice Vincent discuss the very first Cannes line-up of international sales firm Totem Films and their market view  

13/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

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