Interviews

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

8443 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 18/09/2025. 647 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Aistė Žegulytė  • Director of Animus Animalis

“We all have this desire to look the beast right in the eye”

Aistė Žegulytė • Director of Animus Animalis

Cineuropa talked to Lithuanian director Aistė Žegulytė about her debut feature-length documentary, Animus Animalis, winner of the Cineuropa Prize at the...  

08/04/2019 | Vilnius 2019

Chen Lizhi  • Producer, Spire Media

“I don’t think there is a single topic or genre that you can’t realise in China”

Chen Lizhi • Producer, Spire Media

Bridging the Dragon met up with Chen Lizhi, producer at Chinese outfit Spire Media, which was an associate producer on Zhang Yimou’s Shadow  

03/04/2019 | Bridging the Dragon 2019

Ben Stassen • Director of The Queen’s Corgi

“As soon as we announce another project in production, it’s as good as sold in 50 to 60 countries”

Ben Stassen • Director of The Queen’s Corgi

We met up with producer and director Ben Stassen, a pioneer of 3D who’s bringing out his 9th feature film, The Queen’s Corgi  

02/04/2019

Pieter-Jan de Pue and Vincent Metzinger  • Director and producer of Four Brothers

“I am not saying it will be a humorous film, but we do need some lightness in a deep, sad story”

Pieter-Jan de Pue and Vincent Metzinger • Director and producer of Four Brothers

Cineuropa talked to Pieter-Jan de Pue and Vincent Metzinger after they accepted the Eurimages Co-Production Award at this year’s CPH:FORUM for the...  

29/03/2019 | CPH:DOX 2019 | CPH:DOX Industry

Larry Bass  • CEO, ShinAwiL

“We will invest in strong local stories but produce them for an international audience”

Larry Bass • CEO, ShinAwiL

Cineuropa talked to Larry Bass, CEO of Irish production company ShinAwiL, about the launch of the company’s Drama division, its new TV series and its...  

29/03/2019 | Séries Mania 2019

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

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