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.

 
Katharina Mückstein • Director of L’Animale

"We allow society to put pressure on us"

Katharina Mückstein • Director of L’Animale

Austrian filmmaker Katharina Mückstein talks about L'Animale, discovered at Berlin and competing at Les Arcs Film Festival  

20/12/2018 | Les Arcs 2018

Ivo M Ferreira • Director of Empire Hotel

Empire Hotel is a Macau film about Portugal”

Ivo M Ferreira • Director of Empire Hotel

Macau-based Portuguese director Ivo M Ferreira discussed his latest film Empire Hotel with us at the third International Film Festival & Awards‧Macao  

19/12/2018 | Macao 2018

Cristian Mungiu • Director

"The toughest decision after winning the Palme d'Or was continuing to make films in my country in my own language"

Cristian Mungiu • Director

Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu talks to Cineuropa at length about the hottest current global events  

19/12/2018

Fabienne Godet • Director of Our Wonderful Lives

"The film delves into the heart of intimacy, shame, and the knots that need untying in order to free oneself”

Fabienne Godet • Director of Our Wonderful Lives

Fabienne Godet talks about the incredible process of creating Our Wonderful Lives, a remarkable film presented at Les Arcs and soon to be screened at Rotterdam  

18/12/2018 | Les Arcs 2018

Adam Price • Showrunner

"I dream of setting up a European version of Netflix to tell our stories"

Adam Price • Showrunner

We met up with Danish writer and showrunner Adam Price, creator of Borgen and Ride Upon a Storm and guest of honour at Brussels' Are You Series? festival  

17/12/2018

Ruben Östlund • Director

"European movie-theatre culture needs reviving"

Ruben Östlund • Director

Swedish director Ruben Östlund, jury president at the 10th Les Arcs Film Festival, talks European cinema, platforms and his latest project, The Triangle of...  

17/12/2018 | Les Arcs 2018

Jeffrey Chan  • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

“Successful films tell stories that the Chinese audience can relate to”

Jeffrey Chan • Producer and distributor, Bona Film Group

Bridging the Dragon met up with Jeffrey Chan, executive vice-president of Bona Film Group, one of the leading distribution and production companies in China  

17/12/2018

Ulla Simonen  • Producer of Heartbeast

"We can all relate to friendships turning into something completely different from what they were initially"

Ulla Simonen • Producer of Heartbeast

We chatted to producer Ulla Simonen, of Finnish outfit MADE, to find out more about Heartbeast, the winner of the Eurimages Co-production Development Award...  

17/12/2018 | Black Nights 2018 | Industry

Cai Gongming  • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

“The Chinese film industry is concentrating intensely on European content now”

Cai Gongming • Producer and distributor, Road Pictures

Road Pictures’ Cai Gongming chatted to us about the Chinese film market at the latest Bridging the Dragon event, which unspooled from 11-14 November in Beijing  

14/12/2018

Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti  • Directors of Sibel

“We had hard-working and talented producers, all working for the sake of the film”

Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti • Directors of Sibel

Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti, the directors of Sibel, talk to us about their feature, which scooped three awards, including the Cineuropa Prize,...  

14/12/2018 | Cinémamed 2018

Frédéric Boyer  • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"Things change, as does distribution, and you have to evolve"

Frédéric Boyer • Artistic director, Les Arcs Film Festival

Frédéric Boyer, Les Arcs Film Festival selector (10th edition, 15 to 22 December), talks about the festival’s Work in Progress event  

14/12/2018 | Les Arcs 2018

Ralph Fiennes  • Director of The White Crow

“It was clear that if it were ever a film, it would be about the defection”

Ralph Fiennes • Director of The White Crow

As he prepares to be honoured at the European Film Awards, Ralph Fiennes talks about his Rudolf Nureyev film The White Crow, his third outing in the...  

14/12/2018 | European Film Awards 2018

Mia Hansen-Løve • Director of Maya

Vocation, addiction, love and duality

Mia Hansen-Løve • Director of Maya

Mia Hansen-Løve talks to Cineuropa about Maya, shot primarily in India, unveiled at Toronto and soon to be released in French cinemas  

13/12/2018

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin • Managing director, Les Arcs Film Festival

"The spirit of Les Arcs is to stand up for quality cinema and play an active part in the creative process"

Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin • Managing director, Les Arcs Film Festival

Two days before the tenth Les Arcs Film Festival kicks off, Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin, the event’s managing director and co-founder, casts a glance at its...  

13/12/2018 | Les Arcs 2018

Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis • Producers, Heretic

"We try to create professional and artistic relationships that can last"

Giorgos Karnavas, Konstantinos Kontovrakis • Producers, Heretic

Greek producers Giorgos Karnavas and Konstantinos Kontovrakis talk to us about their work, for which they will receive the Eurimages Co-Production Award at...  

13/12/2018 | European Film Awards 2018

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