Interviews

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

7497 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 02/05/2024. 579 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Petra Volpe • Director

"I hope the film encourages people not to give in to oppression and injustice"

Petra Volpe • Director

Swiss director Petra Volpe talks to us about her latest feature film, The Divine Order, screening in competition at the Tribeca Film Festival: an homage to...  

21/04/2017

Gudula Meinzolt • Director of the DOCM at Visions du Réel

“Our market backs ambitious projects by authors with a unique artistic vision”

Gudula Meinzolt • Director of the DOCM at Visions du Réel

Cineuropa caught up with Gudula Meinzolt, director of the DOCM (Doc Outlook-International Market) at the Visions du Réel festival in Nyon  

21/04/2017

Steve Matthews  • Executive producer, HBO Europe

“It all starts with the talent; it all starts local”

Steve Matthews • Executive producer, HBO Europe

In the run-up to the 2017 Visegrad Film Forum, Cineuropa talked to HBO Europe executive producer Steve Matthews about the golden age of television in Europe  

21/04/2017

Esteban Crespo  • Director

"A screenplay is a guide, not law"

Esteban Crespo • Director

Amar is the debut feature film by Spanish director Esteban Crespo. We sat down with him to talk about it  

20/04/2017

Severin Eskeland • Director

"I like scaring myself"

Severin Eskeland • Director

Cineuropa met with Norwegian director Severin Eskeland to talk about his second feature film, Lust, which is being released in Norwegian theatres  

20/04/2017

Fabrice du Welz • Director

"Shooting in LA is like being in another world”

Fabrice du Welz • Director

Cineuropa caught up with Belgian director Fabrice du Welz, who is back with his American production, Message from the King, at the Brussels International...  

18/04/2017

Valentin Hitz  • Director

"I wanted to give a certain impact to thinking about life and death"

Valentin Hitz • Director

Cineuropa talked to Valentin Hitz about his second feature, Hidden Reserves, which was screened at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival  

14/04/2017

Jan Naszewski  • Sales agent, New Europe Film Sales

"It is important to have a discussion about marketing during a project’s early stages"

Jan Naszewski • Sales agent, New Europe Film Sales

Cineuropa sat down with New Europe Film Sales owner Jan Naszewski during the CineLink Project Development Workshop to learn about the role that a marketer...  

14/04/2017

Romain Roll  • Director, BIF Market

"Genre films aren’t limited to gory films with lots of massacres"

Romain Roll • Director, BIF Market

Cineuropa caught up with Romain Roll at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival to talk about his latest project, the BIF Market, the inaugural...  

12/04/2017

Cristiano Bortone  • Director

“There is an ever-greater demand for quality European movies”

Cristiano Bortone • Director

Cineuropa sat down with Italian director Cristiano Bortone, whose feature Coffee has been selected at the Beijing International Film Festival; here he talks...  

12/04/2017

Sylvain George • Director

"Folding things up and rewriting them in the long term"

Sylvain George • Director

Interview with Sylvain George, director of Paris is a Moveable Feast – A Film in 18 Waves, a hypnotic and radical stroll around the centre and nooks and...  

11/04/2017

Tereza Kotyk • Director

“Home is something we find inside ourselves”

Tereza Kotyk • Director

Austrian director Tereza Kotyk talks to us about her debut feature film, Home is Here, in competition at the Lecce European Film Festival, a minimalist and...  

11/04/2017

Paolo Del Brocco • CEO, RAI Cinema

“Innovation is our mission”

Paolo Del Brocco • CEO, RAI Cinema

We met with Paolo Del Brocco, the managing director of the production arm of Italy's RAI, to talk about its new editorial line. “The future lies in the...  

11/04/2017

Rafael Kapelinski  • Director

"I feel like the rock star of storytelling"

Rafael Kapelinski • Director

We sat down with British director Rafael Kapelinski to discuss his first feature film, Butterfly Kisses, the winner of the Generation 14plus Crystal Bear at...  

11/04/2017

Meinolf Zurhorst  • Head of the ARTE film department, ZDF

“TV is more profound than it seems”

Meinolf Zurhorst • Head of the ARTE film department, ZDF

Cineuropa sat down with Meinolf Zurhorst during the CineLink Drama workshop, to talk about current TV trends and the future of filmmakers in the...  

11/04/2017

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