Interviews

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

9047 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 30/09/2026. 603 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Yegor Troyanovsky • Director of Cuba & Alaska

"My film is a portrait of friendship during wartime"

Yegor Troyanovsky • Director of Cuba & Alaska

The Ukrainian director reflects on the challenges of filming in an active war zone and the urgent need to preserve human connection through cinema  

29/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025 | Documentary Competition

Dalija Dozet • Director of My Dad’s Lessons

"My idea was to explore what is left behind in the hundred hours of footage my father obsessively filmed"

Dalija Dozet • Director of My Dad’s Lessons

The Croatian director discusses her film, an intimate dialogue across time, as she uses the archive to reflect on memory, loss, and everything left unsaid  

29/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025 | Documentary Competition

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of Mother

"I have always wanted to make Mother Teresa a punk icon"

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of Mother

VENICE 2025: We met up with the Macedonian-born, Belgian-based filmmaker to talk about her new film, an anti-biopic of Mother Teresa  

28/08/2025 | Venice 2025 | Orizzonti

Aleksandra Božović • Head of Industry, Montenegro Film Rendezvous

“We provide a kind of stability and enthusiasm to bring new life to European cinema”

Aleksandra Božović • Head of Industry, Montenegro Film Rendezvous

Cineuropa spoke to the industry head about the importance of exchange between the Montenegrin and broader European film industries  

28/08/2025 | Herceg Novi 2025

Renátó Olasz • Director of Stars of Little Importance

"My aim was to combine a poetic attitude with the rawness of reality"

Renátó Olasz • Director of Stars of Little Importance

Shot in stark black and white, the director's debut feature eschews traditional narrative structures in favour of mood, atmosphere and subtle gesture  

28/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025 | Competition

Urška Djukić • Director of Little Trouble Girls

“There was something about hearing the voices of these young girls, right on the edge of becoming women, that felt incredibly important”

Urška Djukić • Director of Little Trouble Girls

The rising director delves into the background and themes of her film set amongst a Slovenian girls’ choir, which is one of the year’s most impressive debuts  

27/08/2025 | /Slovenia/Italy/Croatia/Serbia

Srđan Vuletić • Director of Otter

"Our movie encourages you to accept that the only superpower you have is yourself"

Srđan Vuletić • Director of Otter

Between resistance and imagination, the director's new film traces a tender coming-of-age process in the shadow of loss  

27/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025 | Competition

Katalin Bársony • Director of I Saw a 'Suno'

"The viewpoint of Romani refugee Nasmi and his journey could potentially sensitise people and enable them to feel with us"

Katalin Bársony • Director of I Saw a 'Suno'

Through vérité scenes and quiet moments, the director crafts an intimate portrait of displacement, identity and the hope of reunion  

27/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025 | Documentary Competition

Tamta Gabrichidze, Rusudan Chumbadze • Co-founders, WineCast Festival

“We chose to focus the feature-film section on Georgian cinema, to support our industry and give audiences access to films still circulating at festivals”

Tamta Gabrichidze, Rusudan Chumbadze • Co-founders, WineCast Festival

The duo break down their shared vision of creating a meeting point between two emblematic traditions: cinema and Georgian wine  

27/08/2025 | /Georgia

Margherita Spampinato • Director of Sweetheart

“My film expresses the need we have to listen to each other, be together and be connected”

Margherita Spampinato • Director of Sweetheart

The debuting Italian director talks to us about the meeting-clash between two generations in her film set in Sicily  

27/08/2025 | Locarno 2025 | Filmmakers of the Present

Pascal Diot • Head, Venice Production Bridge

“Ultimately, I want the Venice Production Bridge to be an invaluable rendezvous for producers”

Pascal Diot • Head, Venice Production Bridge

The seasoned industry figure unpacks this year’s Lido-based offering for producers and creative professionals, unspooling from 28 August-3 September  

26/08/2025 | Venice 2025 | Venice Production Bridge

The winners of the CineLink Industry Days

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The winners of the CineLink Industry Days

We have a chat with the CineLink Co-Production Market's Eurimages Co-production Development Award winners, as well as the winners of the CineLink Work in...  

26/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025 | CineLink Industry Days

Vladimir Tagić • Director of Yugo Florida

"My character starts his journey with a storm around him, which starts producing the storm inside him"

Vladimir Tagić • Director of Yugo Florida

We talked with the Serbian director about father-son dynamics, loneliness, masturbation, and pushing his lead actor beyond charm and into deeper emotional...  

26/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025 | Competition

Stefan Đorđević • Director of Wind, Talk to Me

"This film was my way of expressing grief, and my family said yes to it"

Stefan Đorđević • Director of Wind, Talk to Me

The Serbian director, winner of the Heart of Sarajevo for Best Feature Film, shares how his debut emerged from losing his mother  

26/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025 | Competition

Andamion Murataj • Director of Man of the House

“My aim is to offer a fresh and personal take on a contemporary sworn virgin who transcends traditional stereotypes”

Andamion Murataj • Director of Man of the House

The Albanian helmer discusses the ideas behind his directorial debut, centred on a sworn virgin who also plays a maternal role for her niece  

22/08/2025 | Sarajevo 2025