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.

 
Jan Švankmajer • Director

“I like to open up the creative process to improvisation for as long as possible”

Jan Švankmajer • Director

Cineuropa talked to legendary Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer about misanthropy, censorship and his latest film, Insect, world-premiering at Rotterdam  

29/01/2018 | IFFR 2018

Maciej Sobieszczański • Director

The Reconciliation is also an analysis of violence”

Maciej Sobieszczański • Director

Maciej Sobieszczański discusses his ambitious film, The Reconciliation, now screening at Trieste, and explains why his WWII drama is a very contemporary tale  

26/01/2018 | Trieste 2018

Ruben Desiere • Director

“Money is something that defines what you can and cannot do”

Ruben Desiere • Director

Cineuropa talked to up-and-coming director Ruben Desiere in Rotterdam about the contemplative pace of his fiction feature debut The Flower Shop  

26/01/2018 | IFFR 2018

Luca Guadagnino  • Director

"Elio, our very own Antoine Doinel"

Luca Guadagnino • Director

The day after the announcement that Luca Guadagnino's latest film had been nominated for four Oscars, the Palermo-born director met with journalists in Rome...  

25/01/2018

Paolo Sorrentino • Director

"It's nice to go on set and be surprised"

Paolo Sorrentino • Director

Cineuropa interviewed Paolo Sorrentino, director and guest at the 11th edition of Kustendorf Film and Music Festival, about his directorial journey  

24/01/2018

Bero Beyer  • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

"The more outspoken, clear and daring we can be, the bigger the audience seems to become"

Bero Beyer • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

The director of the IFFR, Bero Beyer, talks to Cineuropa about his tenure, his vision and what is to be expected from the upcoming edition, which kicks off...  

24/01/2018 | IFFR 2018

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah • Directors

"We've always dreamed of making a gangster film"

Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah • Directors

We met up with Belgian filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah to talk about their explosive new film, Gangsta  

23/01/2018

Babis Makridis  • Director of Pity

“In my next movie, everyone will smile constantly!”

Babis Makridis • Director of Pity

We sat down with Greek writer-director Babis Makridis to talk about his sophomore feature, Pity  

19/01/2018 | Sundance 2018 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Pawel Maslona • Director of Panic Attack

"The ability to communicate with the audience in Polish is very important to me"

Pawel Maslona • Director of Panic Attack

Writer-director Pawel Maslona discusses his feature debut, the black comedy Panic Attack, which is one of the most eagerly anticipated films of 2018 in...  

18/01/2018

Hend Sabry  • Actress

"Art, film and culture also help in the fight against other stereotypes"

Hend Sabry • Actress

At the Cairo Film Festival, of which she was a sponsor, Cineuropa met up with actress Hend Sabry to talk about intercultural dialogue  

17/01/2018

Daniel Ziskind  • Producer

“Europe must open up to Arab cinema”

Daniel Ziskind • Producer

Cineuropa met up with producer Daniel Ziskind at the Cairo Film Festival, giving us an opportunity to discover a booming market  

17/01/2018

Isabelle Giordano • Managing director, UniFrance

“We absolutely have to adapt to the way the market is evolving”

Isabelle Giordano • Managing director, UniFrance

We chatted to Isabelle Giordano, the managing director of UniFrance, in the run-up to the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in Paris (18-22 January)  

16/01/2018

Christian Popp • Producer

Christian Popp • Producer

EDN has talked to Christian Popp about his company YUZU Productions and his approach to documentaries  

11/01/2018

Melanie Rozencwajg • Co-Founder & CEO, Archive Valley

Melanie Rozencwajg • Co-Founder & CEO, Archive Valley

EDN spoke to Melanie Rozencwajg, co-founder & CEO of Archive Valley, about her passion for archives and innovation and about the platform  

10/01/2018

Christian Falch • Producer

Christian Falch • Producer

EDN has talked to Norway's Christian Falch, producer for UpNorth Film and previously for Gammaglimt, Bivrost Film and Faction Film  

10/01/2018

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