Interviews

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

8375 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 29/08/2025. 653 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
George Sikharulidze  • Director of Panopticon

"I was interested in exploring the clash between a young boy's soul and his exploding sexuality"

George Sikharulidze • Director of Panopticon

The Georgian filmmaker discusses his first film, about an introvert teenager embarking on a journey of self-discovery, opening up both to an ultra-right...  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Paolo Tizón • Director of Night Has Come

"But life goes on, like in an Abbas Kiarostami movie"

Paolo Tizón • Director of Night Has Come

We sat down with the Peruvian director to discuss his debut feature offering an intimate look at one of the most challenging military trainings in Latin America  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Leila Albayaty  • Director of From Abdul to Leila

"My father’s singing is a utopian message vis-à-vis our history"

Leila Albayaty • Director of From Abdul to Leila

The filmmaker chatted with us about her documentary which is drawn and sung in the first person but which resonates in many ways  

05/07/2024 | BRIFF 2024

Beata Parkanová • Director of Tiny Lights

“Adults tend to look down on children; in this film, they are all equal”

Beata Parkanová • Director of Tiny Lights

The Czech filmmaker discusses her tiny protagonist, whose family are convinced she is completely oblivious to the turmoil that’s ripping them apart – but...  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Angie Obeid  • Director of Yalla, Baba!

"The biggest challenge was being both the director and a character in my story"

Angie Obeid • Director of Yalla, Baba!

The filmmaker chatted with us about her documentary, following a road trip between Brussels and Beirut with her father, journeying through the history of...  

05/07/2024 | BRIFF 2024

Barbara Rupik • Director of Such Miracles Do Happen

“I wanted to create something along the lines of a waking dream”

Barbara Rupik • Director of Such Miracles Do Happen

We spoke to the young Polish filmmaker whose award-winning short film marks her as a major talent to watch with a unique artistic vision  

05/07/2024 | GoCritic! | Animafest Zagreb 2024

Oleh Sentsov  • Director of Real

“I would not dare call this a movie”

Oleh Sentsov • Director of Real

The Ukrainian director breaks down the making of his real-life record of war and the Russian invasion, captured accidentally with his military GoPro  

05/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Special Screenings

Antonio La Camera  • Director of The Lost Memories of Trees

“Being immersed in the Amazon was an inner journey to discover my limits and my strengths”

Antonio La Camera • Director of The Lost Memories of Trees

The Italian director participated in Playlab’s 2022 Creators Lab with Apichatpong Weerasethakul, where he shot his Venice-awarded short film  

05/07/2024 | /Italy/Spain

Alexe Poukine  • Director of Who Cares?

“Is it possible to be benevolent in an abusive system?”

Alexe Poukine • Director of Who Cares?

Cineuropa met with the Belgian director, whose new documentary focuses on caregivers’ sense of empathy and the way in which institutions prevent them from...  

04/07/2024 | BRIFF 2024

Samira El Mouzghibati  • Director of (Y)our mother

“Freedom is something very vast, we are constantly redefining what it means”

Samira El Mouzghibati • Director of (Y)our mother

The filmmaker talks about his first documentary feature, an intimate feminine film about the freedoms we look for and those that we grant ourselves  

04/07/2024 | BRIFF 2024

Margarida Cardoso  • Director of Banzo

“One of the challenges of the film is that it takes place from the point of view of those in power”

Margarida Cardoso • Director of Banzo

In her new feature, the Portuguese director focuses on a little-discussed historical happening: the death of expatriated African workers owing to their...  

04/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Competition

Jorge and Alberto Sánchez-Cabezudo  • Creators of See You in Another Life

"Something as big as a terrorist attack can be hidden in the everyday"

Jorge and Alberto Sánchez-Cabezudo • Creators of See You in Another Life

The pair responsible for one of the best Spanish series of the year, which can now be seen globally on Disney+ and Hulu, shared the secrets about their work  

03/07/2024 | Cinema Jove 2024

Ivana Gloria  • Director of Chlorophyll

“I had to learn to let go of the fear”

Ivana Gloria • Director of Chlorophyll

The director takes a deep dive into her “modern queer fairy tale”, a film about transformation and the fear of change  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Pavel G Vesnakov  • Director of Windless

“Hesitation is a burden, but it marks creative paths”

Pavel G Vesnakov • Director of Windless

The Bulgarian director decodes his second feature, which follows a young man who’s detached from his past and his homeland as he deals with the sale of a...  

03/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

Paula Ďurinová  • Director of Lapilli

“In the total darkness of a cave, where there is no way to escape to another reality, any question can be asked”

Paula Ďurinová • Director of Lapilli

The director discusses her exploration of grief and memory, the blending of autofiction and documentary essay, and the interdisciplinary influences on her...  

02/07/2024 | Karlovy Vary 2024 | Proxima

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