Interviews

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

7496 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 02/05/2024. 578 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Reza Mirkarimi  • Director, Fajr International Film Festival

“It is the right time to start co-productions between Iran and Europe”

Reza Mirkarimi • Director, Fajr International Film Festival

Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi has been working as the director of the Fajr IFF in Tehran since 2015. Cineuropa chatted to him at the gathering about how...  

05/05/2017

Daan Bakker  • Director

“I wanted the film to convey a condition, rather than a development”

Daan Bakker • Director

Dutch director Daan Bakker talks to us about his feature debut, Quality Time, Samuel Beckett, dark humour and the influence of theatre on his work  

05/05/2017

Christine Dollhofer  • Director, Crossing Europe

"We go to festivals for the human factor - it's all about the people"

Christine Dollhofer • Director, Crossing Europe

At this year's edition of Crossing Europe, we sat down with its long-serving director, Christine Dollhofer, to discuss the event's place in the Austrian...  

04/05/2017

Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal  • Directors

“‘Ignorant’ is the right word to describe a large part of our society”

Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal • Directors

Cineuropa met up with Polish directorial duo Anka and Wilhelm Sasnal at Crossing Europe, where they had a tribute dedicated to them and also screened their...  

03/05/2017

Harry Cleven  • Director

"Angel is a fairy tale for adults, a resolutely dreamlike film”

Harry Cleven • Director

Angel heralds the return to film of Belgian filmmaker Harry Cleven. A bold gamble awash with sensations  

02/05/2017

Petar Valchanov • Director

Interview - Les cinéastes invitent l'ami européen

Petar Valchanov • Director

Cineuropa interviewed Bulgarian director Petar Valchanov in Paris, where he took part in the 'Filmmakers Invite the European Friend' initiative  

02/05/2017

Frédéric Lavigne  • Artistic director of the Séries Mania Festival

“Film and series are two fundamentally different things”

Frédéric Lavigne • Artistic director of the Séries Mania Festival

Cineuropa interviewed the artistic director of the Séries Mania Festival, Frédéric Lavigne, on the latest trends we’re seeing in TV series, particularly in...  

30/04/2017

Elina Psykou  • Director

“It is a game of metaphors and symbols”

Elina Psykou • Director

We got the chance to talk to Greek director Elina Psykou after the world premiere of Son of Sofia at Tribeca, where it won the Award for Best International...  

28/04/2017

Václav Kadrnka  • Filmmaker

“Work first, think later”

Václav Kadrnka • Filmmaker

Cineuropa talked to Czech writer-director-producer Václav Kadrnka about his upcoming film, which concludes a loose trilogy and was introduced at the Czech...  

27/04/2017

Eva Zornio, David Fonjallaz • Director, producer

"Presenting a project at a festival also means becoming a professional director"

Eva Zornio, David Fonjallaz • Director, producer

During Pitching du Réel at the Nyon DOC Outlook International Market, Cineuropa met with director Eva Zornio and producer David Fonjallaz to talk about...  

27/04/2017

Vincent Solheid, Erika Sainte and Michaël Bier • Directors

"Directing as a trio isn’t a particularly standard or obvious thing to do"

Vincent Solheid, Erika Sainte and Michaël Bier • Directors

Cinergie met up with the Belgian directors Vincent Solheid, Erika Sainte and Michaël Bier, who co-directed the film Je suis resté dans les bois, out in...  

26/04/2017

Davide Barletti, Lorenzo Conte • Directors

“The ultimate class war portrayed through the eyes of children”

Davide Barletti, Lorenzo Conte • Directors

Cineuropa chatted to David Barletti and Lorenzo Conte at Bif&st about their most recent feature-length film, The War of Bumpkins, in Italian theatres on 27...  

25/04/2017

Izer Aliu  • Director

“What are our principles worth when reality brings a cruel denial to our beliefs?”

Izer Aliu • Director

Cineuropa met up with Norwegian director Izer Aliu, whose first feature film, Hunting Flies, was released in Norway after its world premiere at Toronto  

25/04/2017

Dome Karukoski  • Director

“It was the longest and most intense scripting process I have ever experienced”

Dome Karukoski • Director

We spoke to Dome Karukoski, whose Tom of Finland – which is well on the way to becoming his seventh local blockbuster – is screening at the Tribeca Film...  

25/04/2017

Gianni Amelio • Director

“We need some tenderness to chase away our anxieties”

Gianni Amelio • Director

Multi-award-winning director Gianni Amelio talks about his latest film, Holding Hands, fresh from its international premiere at Bari’s Bif&st  

24/04/2017

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