Interviews

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

8524 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 19/11/2025. 642 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Rubén Mendoza, Sofía Paz Jara and Lina Marcela Sánchez • Director and actresses of Wandering Girl

"Europe has done a lot of good, but also a lot of damage"

Rubén Mendoza, Sofía Paz Jara and Lina Marcela Sánchez • Director and actresses of Wandering Girl

Colombian director Rubén Mendoza and actresses Sofía Paz Jara and Lina Marcela Sánchez talk to us about Wandering Girl, the winning film in the Tallinn...  

03/12/2018 | Black Nights 2018 | Competition

Angelos Frantzis • Director of Still River

"Something that could have been a nightmare ended up being a blessing"

Angelos Frantzis • Director of Still River

We met up with Greek director Angelos Frantzis, who has screened his new film Still River in competition at the Black Nights Film Festival  

03/12/2018 | Black Nights 2018 | Competition

Juha Lehtola • Director of The Human Part

"We kept talking a lot about how men are behaving"

Juha Lehtola • Director of The Human Part

We met up with Finnish director Juha Lehtola to discuss his film The Human Part, presented in competition at the Black Nights Film Festival  

03/12/2018 | Black Nights 2018 | Competition

Duccio Chiarini  • Director of The Guest

"Comparing yourself to other people is always important when experiencing pain"

Duccio Chiarini • Director of The Guest

We met up with the Florentine director Duccio Chiarini at the 36th Turin Film Festival to talk about his second film, The Guest, presented as part of the...  

30/11/2018 | Torino 2018

Partho Sen-Gupta  • Director of Slam

“We live in a state of violence”

Partho Sen-Gupta • Director of Slam

Cineuropa met up with Indian-born director Partho Sen-Gupta to discuss his new film, Slam, after its world premiere in competition at Tallinn  

29/11/2018 | Black Nights 2018 | Competition

Rolandas Kvietkauskas  • Director, Lithuanian Film Centre

“We would really like to increase the diversity of the productions we support”

Rolandas Kvietkauskas • Director, Lithuanian Film Centre

We spoke to director of the Lithuanian Film Centre Rolandas Kvietkauskas about the current state of health of Lithuanian cinema  

29/11/2018 | Black Nights 2018

Valerio Mastandrea • Director of Ride

"There are many ways to experience pain"

Valerio Mastandrea • Director of Ride

The popular and award-winning actor Valerio Mastandrea talks about his first film as a director, Ride, presented in competition at the 36th Torino Film Festival  

28/11/2018 | Torino 2018

Bille August  • Director of A Fortunate Man

"I want a nice atmosphere on set – the drama should be kept in front of the camera"

Bille August • Director of A Fortunate Man

At the Cairo Film Festival, we chatted to Bille August about his duties as head of the international jury and his latest feature, A Fortunate Man, which is...  

27/11/2018 | Cairo 2018

Diana Elbaum  • Producer

"My job as a producer is to translate an artist’s work into a product that can be placed on the market"

Diana Elbaum • Producer

We met up with the Belgian producer Diana Elbaum, who embarked on a new adventure by founding Beluga Tree last year  

26/11/2018

Mohamed Hefzy  • Director, Cairo International Film Festival

“We’re helping to give a great image of the country, and it just needs to be communicated”

Mohamed Hefzy • Director, Cairo International Film Festival

We sat down with Egypt’s Mohamed Hefzy, a big name in the world of production who is currently helming his first-ever Cairo Film Festival  

25/11/2018 | Cairo 2018

Marianne Slot  • Producer

“I find co-productions very enriching”

Marianne Slot • Producer

Cineuropa sat down with award-winning producer Marianne Slot in Zagreb to talk about her experiences with different types of co-productions  

22/11/2018 | Zagreb 2018

Venia Vergou  • Director, Hellenic Film Commission

“Greece offers a plethora of choices to producers and location managers”

Venia Vergou • Director, Hellenic Film Commission

We chatted to director of the Hellenic Film Commission Venia Vergou to find out more about how the organisation is attracting film shoots to Greece  

22/11/2018

Felix Van Groeningen  • Director of Beautiful Boy

"Filming Beautiful Boy in the US was a very profound experience for me"

Felix Van Groeningen • Director of Beautiful Boy

We met up with the Flemish director Felix Van Groeningen to talk about his new feature, Beautiful Boy – the first film he’s shot in the United States  

21/11/2018

Costanza Quatriglio  • Director of Just Like My Son

"The film's narrative structure reflects my own journey of knowledge"

Costanza Quatriglio • Director of Just Like My Son

We caught up with the Italian filmmaker Costanza Quatriglio, whose film Just Like My Son screened in competition at the Zagreb Film Festival, after...  

21/11/2018 | Zagreb 2018

Markku Pölönen  • Director of Land of Hope

“I walk on the sunny side of the street”

Markku Pölönen • Director of Land of Hope

We met up with Finnish helmer Markku Pölönen to discuss his latest period film, Land of Hope, which is out now in Finnish theatres  

20/11/2018

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