Interviews

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

8293 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 02/07/2025. 662 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Tihana Lazovic • Croatia

Shooting Stars 2016

Tihana Lazovic • Croatia

Tihana Lazovic made her screen acting debut in The Priest's Children, and won Best Actress at Pula and Cottbus for her role in the three stories of The High Sun  

17/02/2016

María Valverde • Spain

Shooting Stars 2016

María Valverde • Spain

María Valverde won the Goya for Best Newcomer for The Weakness of the Bolshevik and has since worked on numerous films both at home and abroad, such as...  

17/02/2016

Atli Óskar Fjalarsson  • Iceland

Shooting Stars 2016

Atli Óskar Fjalarsson • Iceland

Atli Óskar Fjalarsson reunited with Rúnar Rúnarsson to portray the angsty teen Ari in the director's multi-awarded second feature Sparrows  

17/02/2016

Matthijs Wouter Knol • Director, European Film Market

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Matthijs Wouter Knol • Director, European Film Market

BERLIN 2016: Cineuropa met up with the European Film Market director Matthijs Wouter Knol to discuss virtual reality  

17/02/2016

Danis Tanovic • Director

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Danis Tanovic • Director

BERLIN 2016: Cineuropa met up with Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanovic, who presented his new film Death in Sarajevo, in competition at the BerlinaleSilver Bear...  

17/02/2016

Martha Canga Antonio  • Belgium

Shooting Stars 2016

Martha Canga Antonio • Belgium

Martha da Rosa Canga Antonio was picked from 450 youngsters auditioning for the lead role as 15-year-old Mavela in Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah's Black  

17/02/2016

André Téchiné  • Director

"Sticking as close as possible to the natural rhythms of life"

André Téchiné • Director

BERLIN 2016: French filmmaker André Téchiné deciphers Being 17, screened in competition at Berlin  

16/02/2016

Zrinko Ogresta  • Director

"All those layers of personality that are complicated and overlapping"

Zrinko Ogresta • Director

Croatian director Zrinko Ogresta, whose seventh feature, On the Other Side, world-premiered in the Berlinale's Panorama, talks about his filmmaking...  

15/02/2016

Matthieu Donck  • Director

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Matthieu Donck • Director

Cinergie.be met with Belgium’s Matthieu Donck, one of the three directors responsible for the RBTF series, La Trêve  

15/02/2016

Nikola Ljuca • Director

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Nikola Ljuca • Director

BERLIN 2016: Cineuropa interviewed Serbian filmmaker Nikola Ljuca about his film Humidity, presented in the Forum section of the Berlinale  

15/02/2016

Mia Hansen-Løve  • Director

“This isn’t necessarily a different film from my previous ones”

Mia Hansen-Løve • Director

BERLIN 2016: French filmmaker Mia Hansen-Løve talked to the press at the Berlinale about her inspiring new slice of life, Things to Come. Silver Bear for...  

14/02/2016

Jan Gassmann  • Director

"We turned up in the various cities with a real traveller's spirit"

Jan Gassmann • Director

BERLIN 2016: Cineuropa met up with young Swiss director Jan Gassmann to talk about his latest film, Europe, She Loves, which opened the Panorama Dokumente...  

13/02/2016

Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda  • Directors

“The question of the individual and society is more topical now than ever before”

Tomáš Weinreb, Petr Kazda • Directors

BERLIN 2016: Czech directors Tomáš Weinreb and Petr Kazda talk about their difficult-to-make feature debut, I, Olga Hepnarová, the opening film of the...  

12/02/2016

Matthijs Wouter Knol  • Director, European Film Market

“Relax and embrace change – you’ll be fine”

Matthijs Wouter Knol • Director, European Film Market

BERLIN 2016: The director of the European Film Market, Matthijs Wouter Knol, talks to Cineuropa about the impacts of innovation  

12/02/2016

Dieter Kosslick  • Director, Berlin Film Festival

“Many filmmakers are investigating the causes of the refugee crisis”

Dieter Kosslick • Director, Berlin Film Festival

BERLIN 2016: Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick talks about the impact of worldwide globalisation, which is reflected in this year’s festival programme  

11/02/2016

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