Interviews

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

8369 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 27/08/2025. 656 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Raimon Valls • Director of Mai parlarem de nosaltres

“I was interested in talking about friendship, but most of all, about the cowardice and shame we sometimes feel when we reveal our most vulnerable feelings"

Raimon Valls • Director of Mai parlarem de nosaltres

The Catalan director talks about the researching and creation of his debut film  

31/10/2024 | Valencia 2024

Laila Pakalnina • Director of Termini

"Editing in documentaries is like writing a poem, it's intuitive"

Laila Pakalnina • Director of Termini

Latvia's cinematic visionary talks about her observational approach and camera movements in her latest oeuvre while currently working on two other films  

31/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Lucía Casañ Rodríguez • Director of A Bathroom of One's Own

“The film questions how we behave in public and private spaces through something as universal as the bathroom”

Lucía Casañ Rodríguez • Director of A Bathroom of One's Own

The director talks about her first feature film, about a housewife who finds in her own home a refuge to escape from her life and write  

29/10/2024 | Valencia 2024

Catalina Villar • Director of Ana Rosa

“Eighty-five percent of lobotomies in the world were done on women, and that deserved a film”

Catalina Villar • Director of Ana Rosa

The Colombian director talks about her documentary, in which she asks why her grandmother received a lobotomy, exploring the psychiatry and society of that time  

29/10/2024 | /France/Colombia

Antonella Sudasassi Furniss • Director of Memories of a Burning Body

“I would love it if the film invited us to revisit our female lineage”

Antonella Sudasassi Furniss • Director of Memories of a Burning Body

The Costa Rican director talks about her second feature, in which she delves into the private lives and sexuality of women who have been oppressed all their...  

28/10/2024 | /Costa Rica/Spain

Marta Nieto • Director and actress of Becoming Ana

“Motherhood is a beautiful and dangerous place”

Marta Nieto • Director and actress of Becoming Ana

The actress, who is making her feature film directing debut, comments on her debut feature film, which she also stars in, such as the laboriousness of...  

24/10/2024 | Seminci 2024

Ioanna Panagiotidou • Distributor, Rosebud.21

“We love using films as inspiration for creative and innovative marketing campaigns”

Ioanna Panagiotidou • Distributor, Rosebud.21

The distributor spoke about her outfit’s business model, two recent successful campaigns and the peculiarities of the Hellenic market, among other topics  

24/10/2024 | Distributor of the Month

Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

“The festival was born as a response to the challenges faced by the film industry, focusing directly on the growth of co-productions and distribution”

Mario Bova • Director, Euro Balkan Film Festival

The president of the Associazione Occhio Blu and director of Rome's festival dedicated to cinema hailing from the Balkans, talks to us about its new edition  

24/10/2024 | /Italy

Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

“Our goal is to place films from Central and Eastern Europe within the broader context of global cinema”

Marek Hovorka • Director, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

The festival director discusses the expansion of the gathering and its growing industry focus on fostering collaborations between European and Southeast...  

24/10/2024 | Jihlava 2024

Sébastien Hussenot • Producer of The Woman Sitting in the Corridor

“The plot centres on a woman who discovers, through transitional justice, the truth about her family history during the Ben Ali years”

Sébastien Hussenot • Producer of The Woman Sitting in the Corridor

Cineuropa met the producer from French company La Luna Productions, who discussed the project of Tunisian director Lotfi Achour  

23/10/2024 | Cinemed 2024 | Cinemed Meetings

Manuela Buono • Producer of Intra montes

“What’s important is to propose a language that illuminates our contemporary world, even if it is a historical film”

Manuela Buono • Producer of Intra montes

Cineuropa met the producer from Italian company Slingshot Film who discussed Alberto Diana’s project  

23/10/2024 | Cinemed 2024 | Cinemed Meetings

Alexandre Gavras • Producer of Bab El Sahra

“The films we’ve produced are about topics we’re not used to seeing, that are a bit out of the ordinary”

Alexandre Gavras • Producer of Bab El Sahra

Cineuropa met with the producer from KG Productions, who discussed Salim Brahimi’s project and the company’s other current endeavours  

23/10/2024 | Cinemed 2024 | Cinemed Meetings

Ahmed Shawky • Head, CineGouna Funding

“We are a place where you can get access to important platforms, and meet European distributors, festivals and labs”

Ahmed Shawky • Head, CineGouna Funding

The Egyptian film critic and FIPRESCI president, who is heading CineGouna Funding for the second year, tells us about the changes he has introduced  

23/10/2024 | El Gouna 2024

Liliana Torres • Director of Mamífera

“The lack of positive role models for women who don’t want to be mothers contributes to stigmatisation”

Liliana Torres • Director of Mamífera

The Spanish director talks about her latest film, an exploration of bodily, reproductive and social autonomy around women who don't want to be mothers  

23/10/2024 | Warsaw 2024

Milko Lazarov • Director of Tarika

“I've always been interested in mysticism more than ordinary relationships”

Milko Lazarov • Director of Tarika

The Bulgarian director breaks down his third feature, which wraps up a triptych exploring forces and meanings stemming from the invisible layers of human...  

22/10/2024 | CinÉast 2024

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