Interviews

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

8333 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 30/07/2025. 667 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 

"Without independent distributors, there’ll be no diversity tomorrow"

Adeline Monzier • Europa Distribution

17/11/2008

"A well-rounded project for those willing to share ideas"

Savina Neirotti • Director, TorinoFilmLab

13/11/2008

“The circumvention of moral laws”

Costas Zapas • Director

Costas Zapas gained international acclaim with Uncut Family (2004) and The Last Porn Movie (2006). With Minor Freedoms his trilogy on the family is complete  

07/11/2008

“A Greek exception”

Gregory Athanasiou • Producer

Producer Gregory Athanasiou is an important figure in the Greek film industry, who has significantly contributed to strengthening innovative cinema  

07/11/2008

“Bored with Hollywood stories”

Ruben Östlund • Director

Ruben Östlund is hailed as the figurehead of new avant-garde Swedish cinema, from his Göteborg base, far from Stockholm’s film establishment  

30/10/2008

“What is most important is not the story”

Erik Hemmendorff • Producer

With their company Plattform, Erik Hemmendorff and Ruben Östlund are bringing a breath of fresh air into Swedish filmmaking, shifting the focus from the...  

30/10/2008

"I buried Dogma in the US but my heart is in Europe"

Thomas Vinterberg • Director

28/10/2008

Intimacy and distance

Steve McQueen • Director

Interview in Paris with a remarkable British director and contemporary artist who masters the narrative film form with undeniable originality and force  

23/10/2008

“A real piece of cinema”

Laura Hastings-Smith
Robin Gutch • Producers

Interview with two producers who brought their vast experience to the fore in helping artist-turned director Steve McQueen bring his unique vision to the screen  

23/10/2008

A road movie in reverse

Ursula Meier • Director

Interview with a director who favours the mixing of genres and analyses the inner workings of her contemporary family fable  

14/10/2008

"With freedom come responsibilities"

Istvan Szabo • Director

14/10/2008

A taste for sharing

Thierry Spicher • Producer

Co-produced by France and Belgium, Home is a Swiss-initiated project led by Thierry Spicher and Elena Tatti  

14/10/2008

"Everybody has been through something similar"

Christophe van Rompaey • Director

13/10/2008

"A romantic and involving epic"

Ben Sombogaart • Director

Reuniting with the team of his 2003 Oscar-nominated film came easy to the director  

07/10/2008

The benefits of the trust established

Hanneke Niens • Producer

We met with the Dutch producer who looks back at how she secured financing for an ambitious project suited to Holland  

07/10/2008

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