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87 articles available in total starting from 20/05/2019. Last article published on 25/06/2025.

Giorgio Ficcarelli • Head of the Culture section at the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission

Interview: Giorgio Ficcarelli • Head of the Culture section at the Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, European Commission

"The initiative aims to open a window of mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue"

Giorgio Ficcarelli, head of Culture at EC's Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development, discusses the "Meet the Neighbours of the Neighbours During COVID-19 Time" initiative  

05/06/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Veronica Flora • Festival organizer, film curator and programmer

Interview: Veronica Flora • Festival organizer, film curator and programmer

“I wanted to show the links between the cinema stories, coming from all over the world, people and territories”

Veronica Flora, festival organizer, film curator and programmer tells us about her job, her experiences and about how she discovered festivals  

31/05/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Michael Harbauer  • Director of Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and young audience

Interview: Michael Harbauer • Director of Schlingel International Film Festival for Children and young audience

We also put into place an exchange and connecting tool which allow us to go abroad with German children films

Michael Harbauer talks about the particular challenges inherent in organising a film festival dedicated to children  

25/02/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Myriam Arab  • Founder & Director of Villa134

Interview: Myriam Arab • Founder & Director of Villa134

“It is very important to understand that festivals and markets are tools for the film industry”

Myriam Arab talks about her experience running Cannes’ Marché du Film and International Village from 1997-2014  

24/02/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Christine Dollhofer  • Director of Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz

Interview: Christine Dollhofer • Director of Crossing Europe Film Festival Linz

Crossing Europe Film Festival is a platform to show the variety of European cinema outside the box

Christine Dollhofer tells how Crossing Europe Film Festival in Linz builds its programme each year  

24/02/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Raphaël Brunschwig  • COO of Locarno Film Festival

Interview: Raphaël Brunschwig • COO of Locarno Film Festival

“A film festival is a collective project, it’s part of an ecosystem based on many layers”

Raphaël Brunschwig breaks down the particularities of the Locarno Film Festival, which is one of the longest-running film festivals and screens movies at one of the largest open-air venues  

23/02/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Hrönn Marinósdóttir  • Director of Reykjavik International Film Festival

Interview: Hrönn Marinósdóttir • Director of Reykjavik International Film Festival

In Iceland we have this special regulation which allows the cinema owners to also be distributors

Hrönn Marinósdóttir tells us how she founded the Reykjavik International Film Festival in 2004  

23/02/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Emilie Boucheteil  • Director of Cinema Department Institut français

Interview: Emilie Boucheteil • Director of Cinema Department Institut français

We work daily with the international sales agents because we buy film rights for public screenings so it’s non-commercial but it is still a deal

Emilie Boucheteil describes the role of the cinema department at the Institut français  

23/02/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Véronique Encrenaz  • Head of MIFA

Interview: Véronique Encrenaz • Head of MIFA

“There is a big audience for children animation films but concerning adult animation films, it is more difficult because audiences are not used to it yet”

Véronique Encrenaz explains MIFA’s different markets and the important role that students play during the festival  

22/02/2020 | Euro Film Fest

Elisabetta Ferrando  • Responsible for educational and cultural activities, Venice Film Festival, Giffoni Film Festival

Interview: Elisabetta Ferrando • Responsible for educational and cultural activities, Venice Film Festival, Giffoni Film Festival

"In a festival you live the cinema"

Elisabetta Ferrando works as a manager for educational and cultural projects for the Venice Film Festival and the Giffoni Film Festival (Arca CinemaGiovani) as well as a consultant of...  

29/09/2019 | Euro Film Fest

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