Interviews

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

8494 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 24/10/2025. 652 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Hallvard Bræin • Director

"I love to experiment, but I also love to lend my talents to causes that I hold dear"

Hallvard Bræin • Director

Cineuropa sat down with Norwegian director Hallvard Bræin, whose film, Børning 2 – On Ice, the sequel to Norwegian box-office smash Børning will hit cinema...  

12/10/2016

Milos Radović • Director

"The film had to be touching, warm, gracious, tragic, and funny"

Milos Radović • Director

Cineuropa sat down with Serbian writer-director Milos Radović to discuss his third feature film, Train Driver’s DiaryEn República Checa el 30 de marzo  

12/10/2016

Rasmus Heisterberg • Director

"My ambition was to find universal existentialism in conflict"

Rasmus Heisterberg • Director

After penning the screenplays for 21 films, Danish writer-director Rasmus Heisterberg has turned his hand to directing with In the Blood, currently...  

11/10/2016

Rosa Maria Di Giorgi • Senator

New Italian film law: looking towards the future

Rosa Maria Di Giorgi • Senator

Senator Rosa Maria Di Giorgi has just concluded her complex role as rapporteur on the Italian government’s film and audiovisual bill, which is now awaiting...  

11/10/2016

Bartosz M. Kowalski • Director

"A domino effect"

Bartosz M. Kowalski • Director

Young Polish filmmaker Bartosz M Kowalski spoke to Cineuropa about his feature film debut, Playground, which has appeared at San Sebastián and Warsaw, among...  

11/10/2016

Paul Pauwels • Director, EDN / Lisbon Docs

“International collaboration is always very important to us”

Paul Pauwels • Director, EDN / Lisbon Docs

Cineuropa caught up with EDN director Paul Pauwels, who is currently organising the upcoming Lisbon Docs with Apordoc  

06/10/2016

Roberto Faenza • Director

“The truth about the Orlandi case is here on Earth”

Roberto Faenza • Director

Italian director Roberto Faenza talks to us about his latest film, La verità sta in Cielo, a journalistic enquiry into the abduction of the young citizen of...  

04/10/2016

Stefan Laudyn  • Director, Warsaw Film Festival

“We cater for a number of various tastes”

Stefan Laudyn • Director, Warsaw Film Festival

Warsaw Film Festival director Stefan Laudyn sat down with Cineuropa to discuss the festival's upcoming edition, programming policy and the Warsaw Next...  

04/10/2016

Olivier Assayas  • Director

"Women are usually the protagonists of my films because deep down I’m a bit of a feminist"

Olivier Assayas • Director

We spoke to French director Olivier Assayas, who was awarded at Cannes for his film Personal Shopper and has just received the career award at the Zurich...  

03/10/2016

Vanja Kaludjercic  • Head, Holland Film Meeting

“The HFM will continue to provide a safety net for the filmmaking community”

Vanja Kaludjercic • Head, Holland Film Meeting

We spoke to Vanja Kaludjercic, head of the Holland Film Meeting, about the first edition of the event after she took over the reins  

28/09/2016

Maria Schrader •  Director

"Stefan Zweig despised nationalism"

Maria Schrader • Director

Maria Schrader opens her heart with her latest feature Stefan Zweig - Farewell to Europe, a story about Austrian author Stefan Zweig's years in exile....  

28/09/2016

Johannes Naber  • Director

"Make every film as if it were your last"

Johannes Naber • Director

German Films chatted to director Johannes Naber, discussing his career and uncovering the secrets of his latest film, Heart of Stone  

27/09/2016

Rajko Grlić  • Director

"It's a mosaic of unpleasant questions for current Croatian society"

Rajko Grlić • Director

Croatian director Rajko Grlić's 12th feature film, The Constitution - Due insolite storie d'amore, world-premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival,...  

27/09/2016

Olivier Père  • Managing director, Arte France Cinéma

"Arthouse film is not just a school of thought"

Olivier Père • Managing director, Arte France Cinéma

Olivier Père, director of film acquisitions for Arte France, talks to us about the inaugural ArteKino Festival and analyses the current state of European...  

27/09/2016

Jonás Trueba  • Director

“I’ve moved closer to the very essence of film”

Jonás Trueba • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2016: Spanish director Jonás Trueba spills the beans about his fourth film, The Reconquest, in competition for the coveted Golden Shell  

23/09/2016

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