Interviews

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

7493 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 25/04/2024. 581 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Martti Helde  • Director

"I'm guided by my inner feelings - what gets me going, what is important to create for society"

Martti Helde • Director

Cineuropa chatted to director Martti Helde in the wake of the success experienced by his feature debut, In the Crosswind  

24/10/2014

Mario LaTorre • Professor

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Mario LaTorre • Professor

The International Conference on "Audiovisual market and regulation: an industry at crossroads" was held on October 23rd-24th 2014 during the 9th Rome Film...  

24/10/2014

Dumitru Budrala  • President, Astra Film Festival

“Documentary is the spearhead of cinema”

Dumitru Budrala • President, Astra Film Festival

Astra Film Festival’s president, Dumitru Budrala, chatted to Cineuropa about the challenges of organising the gathering and his future plans  

23/10/2014

Tinatin Kajrishvili  • Director

"I wanted to make my debut with a powerful story, which at the same time would feel like my own"

Tinatin Kajrishvili • Director

Cineuropa spoke to Georgian filmmaker Tinatin Kajrishvili, who screened her feature debut, Brides, at the London Film Festival  

23/10/2014

Cristiano Bortone • European producers association "Bridging the Dragon"

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Cristiano Bortone • European producers association "Bridging the Dragon"

Producer and founding member Cristiano Bortone spoke to Cineuropa about a new association to help professionals to better position their films and companies...  

23/10/2014

Edward Lovelace and James Hall  • Directors

"This movie takes a more subjective approach than usual for a documentary"

Edward Lovelace and James Hall • Directors

Edward Lovelace and James Hall screened their documentary The Possibilities Are Endless, about English Singer songwriter Edwyn Collins in London, and we...  

22/10/2014

Kristian Levring  • Director

"One of the good things about the Danish film industry is that directors look out for one another"

Kristian Levring • Director

After premiering it at Cannes, Danish filmmaker Kristian Levring presented The Salvation at the London Film Festival, where Cineuropa spoke to him  

22/10/2014

Juan Barrero  • Director

"I learned to direct by editing other people’s films"

Juan Barrero • Director

The Inner Jungle, Juan Barrero’s debut feature is finally released in Spain. We chatted with the director  

21/10/2014

Fredi M Murer  • Director

“I really wanted to bring this story to the silver screen”

Fredi M Murer • Director

For his new film, Liebe & Zufall, Swiss writer/director Fredi M Murer received financial support from Teo Gheorghiu, who performed as a young pianist in Vitus  

21/10/2014

Christoph Hochhäusler  • Director

“The media mould our thoughts but few people know how they really work”

Christoph Hochhäusler • Director

Christoph Hochhäusler screened his new movie, crime thriller The Lies of the Victors, at the Rome Film Festival. A disturbing tale about how lobbies...  

20/10/2014

Frans Weisz  • Director

“This film has taken me to many countries, more than any of my other films”

Frans Weisz • Director

Dutch director Frans Weisz presented his family film Finn at the London Film Festival. Cineuropa spoke to him  

20/10/2014

Mattia Oddone  • Head of Cinema and TV International Sales, Rai Com

"The best place to sell Italian films is Italy"

Mattia Oddone • Head of Cinema and TV International Sales, Rai Com

Rai Com, international sales arm of Italy's pubcaster Rai, brings a powerful slate to Rome's The Business Street. Cineuropa spoke with Mattia Oddone, Head...  

19/10/2014

Aaron Katz  • Director

“Our film is a road movie that seeks to steer clear of genre clichés”

Aaron Katz • Director

Cineuropa talks to Aaron Katz, who is at the London Film Festival to present the US-Icelandic co-production Land Ho!, which he co-directed with Martha Stephens  

17/10/2014

Massimo Saidel, Francesca Palleschi, Markus Duffner  • Coordinators of The Business Street

"This year special attention to the industry in Argentina and Brazil"

Massimo Saidel, Francesca Palleschi, Markus Duffner • Coordinators of The Business Street

17 to 21 October sees the return of the Rome International Film Market, the Rome Film Festival’s forum for industry professionals.  

16/10/2014

André Cruz Shiraiwa  • Director

“Neither producers nor exhibitors take risks lightly nowadays”

André Cruz Shiraiwa • Director

From Brazil, but based in Barcelona, André Cruz Shiraiwa made his feature debut with L´altra frontera, which competed in the Official Section in Sitges  

15/10/2014

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