Interviews

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

8702 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 04/03/2026. 634 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Karim Aïnouz  • Director

"I wanted to remind viewers that these refugees don't come to Europe because they feel like it"

Karim Aïnouz • Director

Cineuropa met up with Brazil's Karim Aïnouz, whose new film, Central Airport THF, is currently on the programme of CPH: DOX festival in Copenhagen  

23/03/2018 | CPH:DOX 2018

Lorna Tucker  • Director

“Vivienne Westwood is the most reluctant protagonist I’ve ever worked with”

Lorna Tucker • Director

Lorna Tucker, a former model turned filmmaker, essays maverick designer Vivienne Westwood for her debut documentary feature, Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist  

23/03/2018 | Sundance 2018 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Daniel Calparsoro  • Director

“My film deals with a lack of communication”

Daniel Calparsoro • Director

Daniel Calparsoro is releasing his new thriller, The Warning, an adaptation of Paul Pen’s novel of the same name, starring Raúl Arévalo, in which he blends...  

22/03/2018

Ruth Beckermann  • Director

“I wanted to give the full picture of the time and to look at it from all angles”

Ruth Beckermann • Director

We met up with Ruth Beckermann to talk about her political documentary The Waldheim Waltz, which won Best Documentary earlier this year at the Berlinale  

22/03/2018 | Diagonale 2018

Felix Balbas  • VFX producer and supervisor

"I can't wait to see Humphrey Bogart's new film!"

Felix Balbas • VFX producer and supervisor

We met up with Italian-Spanish visual effects producer and supervisor Felix Balbas at the 7th MICI (International Independent Film Meeting), where he held...  

21/03/2018

Fatma Al Remaihi, Elia Suleiman and Hanaa Issa  • Qumra organisers, Doha Film Institute

“We never stand still; we always reignite our inspiration”

Fatma Al Remaihi, Elia Suleiman and Hanaa Issa • Qumra organisers, Doha Film Institute

At a press conference with Qumra organisers Fatma Al Remaihi, Elia Suleiman and Hanaa Issa, the trio discussed topics such as the new challenges that arise...  

21/03/2018 | /Qatar

Liv Ullmann  • Director and actress

“There must be a reason why I always think in terms of women”

Liv Ullmann • Director and actress

Last week, Liv Ullmann was the guest of honour at the 36th Bergamo Film Meeting, where we talked to her about her career and being a female director  

21/03/2018 | Bergamo 2018

Andrey Zvyagintsev  • Director

“You need to look in the opposite direction to see what’s on the other side”

Andrey Zvyagintsev • Director

Qumra Master Andrey Zvyagintsev chatted to us in Doha about his work and whether it reflects Russian society  

20/03/2018

Marzia dal Fabbro  • MICI market director

"The market is an opportunity for training as well as business"

Marzia dal Fabbro • MICI market director

The vice-president of AGICI, Marzia dal Fabbro, chatted to Cineuropa about the market at the 7th edition of the MICI (International Independent Cinema...  

19/03/2018

Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber  • Directors, Diagonale

“‘Dialogue by chance’ would be a good tagline for the Diagonale”

Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber • Directors, Diagonale

In Graz, we sat down with Sebastian Höglinger and Peter Schernhuber, the young, dynamic co-directors of the Diagonale, to discuss their approach to the...  

19/03/2018 | Diagonale 2018

Veronika Kührová • Producer

”An honest effort can change the world"

Veronika Kührová • Producer

An interview with Czech producer Veronika Kührová of Analog Vision, one of the participants of Jihlava's 2018 Emerging Producers  

16/03/2018 | Emerging Producers 2018

Milan Stojanović • Producer

“It is important to look for the cracks in the wall”

Milan Stojanović • Producer

An interview with producer Milan Stojanović of Serbia's Sense Production, one of the participants of Jihlava's 2018 Emerging Producers  

16/03/2018 | Emerging Producers 2018

Ísold Uggadóttir • Director

"I've grown a bit weary of the romanticism of Icelandic nature"

Ísold Uggadóttir • Director

Ísold Uggadóttir’s debut feature and Sundance winner, And Breathe Normally had its local premiere in Iceland last week. We had some questions for the director  

16/03/2018

Algirdas Ramaška • General director, Vilnius IFF

“We are always prepared to go the extra mile for our audience”

Algirdas Ramaška • General director, Vilnius IFF

As the 23rd Vilnius International Film Festival gets under way, we chat to its general director, Algirdas Ramaška, about his expectations for this year’s...  

15/03/2018 | Vilnius 2018

Guérin Van de Vorst • Director

"There is something about Ben that cannot be contained"

Guérin Van de Vorst • Director

We met up with Belgian director Guérin Van De Vorst on the occasion of the Belgian release of The Faithful Son  

14/03/2018

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