Interviews

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

8439 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 15/09/2025. 651 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Anniken Hoel  • Director

“When we started getting threats, we knew that we were looking in the right areas”

Anniken Hoel • Director

We chatted to Norwegian director Anniken Hoel, who presented her investigative documentary Cause of Death: Unknown in the Discoveries section of the Warsaw...  

23/10/2017

Ben Brand • Director

"A story about growing up and making mistakes"

Ben Brand • Director

We talk to Dutch filmmaker Ben Brand, whose first feature film Find This Dumb Little Bitch and Throw Her into the River just had its world premiere as part...  

20/10/2017

Sahim Omar Kalifa • Director

“Zagros and his wife are victims of the burden of tradition”

Sahim Omar Kalifa • Director

Belgian-based Kurdish director Sahim Omar Kalifa talks to us about his feature debut, Zagros, which was presented in competition at the Film Fest Gent  

20/10/2017 | Ghent 2017

Christophe Leparc  • Director, Cinemed

"A young emerging cinema where the place of women directors is more and more important"

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

We met up with Christophe Leparc, director of the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (39th edition running from 20 to 28 October)  

20/10/2017

Rungano Nyoni  • Director

“I was interested in how difficult it is to break away from the rules”

Rungano Nyoni • Director

We spoke to Rungano Nyoni about her feature debut, I Am Not a Witch, which is unspooling at the London Film Festival after premiering at Cannes  

13/10/2017

Etienne Ollagnier • Distributor

"Protecting cinemas is not just about business"

Etienne Ollagnier • Distributor

Etienne Ollagnier, producer at Jour2Fête and co-president of the Syndicat des Distributeurs Indépendants, discusses reforms to French media timelines  

13/10/2017

Jan Cvitkovič • Director

"The Basics of Killing is a warning"

Jan Cvitkovič • Director

Slovenian filmmaker Jan Cvitkovič tells Cineuropa about why and how he made his latest movie, The Basics of Killing  

12/10/2017

Xavier Rigault  • Producer

"A threat to the French film industry"

Xavier Rigault • Producer

Xavier Rigault, co-president of the UPC (Union des Producteurs de Cinéma), gives his opinion on the debate on media timelines  

12/10/2017

Catherine Ann Berger  • Director, Swiss Films

“In the long run, it is really not enough to make films for your own home territory”

Catherine Ann Berger • Director, Swiss Films

At the Zurich Film Festival, we chatted to the director of Swiss Films, Catherine Ann Berger, about the agency’s new initiatives and the future of Swiss cinema  

11/10/2017

Laurent Cantet • Director

"A common framework for understanding young people’s worldview"

Laurent Cantet • Director

An encounter with French filmmaker Laurent Cantet to talk about The Workshop, shown in Un Certain Regard at Cannes, and which is arriving in French theatres...  

11/10/2017

Ilir Butka  • Chairman, Albanian National Center of Cinematography

“Albanian cinema needs to open up to international co-productions”

Ilir Butka • Chairman, Albanian National Center of Cinematography

We discussed the recent evolution of Albanian cinema and the benefits of the Balkan Film Market with Albanian National Center of Cinematography chairman...  

11/10/2017

Ana Asensio • Director

"Private producers believed in my passion"

Ana Asensio • Director

Actress Ana Asensio makes her directorial debut with Most Beautiful Island, which premiered in Europe at Sitges after winning the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW  

11/10/2017

James Mulvey  • Programming advisor, IndieCork

“Our aim is to celebrate independent film on a local, national and international level”

James Mulvey • Programming advisor, IndieCork

We had a chat about the present and the future of the IndieCork festival with James Mulvey, its programming advisor  

10/10/2017

Mathieu Debusschère  • General delegate, ARP

"We have to avoid falling into a purely market-orientated logic"

Mathieu Debusschère • General delegate, ARP

Mathieu Debusschère, general delegate of the ARP, which organises the Film Meetings in Dijon, breaks down the challenges of an ever-changing industry  

10/10/2017

Saul Dibb  • Director

“We should never take peace for granted”

Saul Dibb • Director

We sat down with British director Saul Dibb to discuss his creative approach to adapting the WWI classic Journey’s End, which is screening at London  

09/10/2017

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