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83 articles available in total starting from 20/05/2019. Last article published on 24/03/2025.

Charline Froment  • Festival Manager BE for films

Interview: Charline Froment • Festival Manager BE for films

“I think something that we definitely have to keep is meeting the people that we work with, exchanging five emails is not the same as having a full conversation”

In this interview, Charline Froment, festival manager for BE for films (Belgium), gives tips on how to be a good sales agent or festival manager  

13/05/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Elina Kask  • Partners Relations & Events Producer, Black Nights Film Festival

Interview: Elina Kask • Partners Relations & Events Producer, Black Nights Film Festival

"The most important as well as the most valued output for making a brand visible at a film festival, is displaying a company’s advertisements and visual identity in cinemas"

Elina Kask is an events producer and in partners relations at Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn  

07/04/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Nikolaj Nikitin  • Head of studies and Director of SOFA - School of Film Advancement

Interview: Nikolaj Nikitin • Head of studies and Director of SOFA - School of Film Advancement

“The streamers will not destroy the cinema as a venue, neither film as an art form”

Nikolaj Nikitin, the head of studies and Director of SOFA, explains what is the School of Film Advancement and its programme  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Martina Bleis  • Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market

Interview: Martina Bleis • Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market

“In Berlin you have to make sure that your project stands out because otherwise nobody will notice you”

Martina Bleis talks about her work all year long and the selection criteria for the projects selected for the co-production market  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

José Luis Rebordinos   • Director San Sebastian Film Festival

Interview: José Luis Rebordinos • Director San Sebastian Film Festival

“Our interest lies in the themes. A film can be less interesting formally but still deal with an interesting theme”

The director of the San Sebastian Film Festival José Luis Rebordinos clarifies the list of criteria they use at the festival to judge the quality of a film  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Bernd Buder  • Festival Director Cottbus Film Festival

Interview: Bernd Buder • Festival Director Cottbus Film Festival

“If you want to win an audience and keep it, you have to deal with all age groups”

Bernd Buder talks about the different programmes of the Cottbus Film Festival  

24/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Maša Marković  • Industry Manager, Sarajevo Film Festival

Interview: Maša Marković • Industry Manager, Sarajevo Film Festival

“Being hybrid allowed us to be more accessible in the region”

Starting out in 1995, the Sarajevo film festival is now one of the leading film festivals in Europe  

21/03/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Chris Orgelt  • Programme Manager, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival

Interview: Chris Orgelt • Programme Manager, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival

"People do not come only for the films, they come for the atmosphere, to have fun and enjoy themselves"

Chris Orgelt explains how programming works at BIFFF which is one of the biggest genre film festivals in Europe  

09/02/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Pnina Blayer  • Artistic Director, Haifa International Film Festival

Interview: Pnina Blayer • Artistic Director, Haifa International Film Festival

“We’re still studying the online festival edition and we want to keep physical cinema but everything is so fragile, it’s difficult to plan”

Pnina Blayer, the artistic director of Haifa International Film Festival, shares her experience with online film festivals and its positive outcomes  

19/12/2021 | Euro Film Fest

Elise Jalladeau  • General Director, Thessaloniki Film Festival

Interview: Elise Jalladeau • General Director, Thessaloniki Film Festival

“We are working on different options to continue to use online platform, but not as a cinema or streaming platform”

Elise Jalladeau, the general director of Thessaloniki Film Festival, explains how they advertised their online film festival editions  

19/12/2021 | Euro Film Fest

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