Video interviews

Cineuropa's video interviews. Discover or re-discover interviews with directors, actors, producers, distributors and other European professionals. In this section, you can find our video interviews with the Shooting Stars and Producers on the Move, as selected by European Film Promotion.

1949 video interviews available in total starting from 30/08/2002. Last updated on 18/07/2025. 101 video interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

João Rosas • Director of The Luminous Life

"My main character is built on doubt, rather than certainty"

João Rosas • Director of The Luminous Life by Ana Stanic

The director unpicks his movie, which continues to build the fictional universe of Nicolau, a world he has developed since the character's childhood through...  

GoCritic! Interview: Mato Uljarević  • Director, short film Urosh

"I was using this biographical story to talk about the universal theme of the power of art"

GoCritic! Interview: Mato Uljarević • Director, short film Urosh by Sergiu Inizian

Mato Uljarević speaks about the challenges and rewards of creating his first short film, presented with the Zlatko Grgić Award at Animafest Zagreb  

Pere Vilà Barceló • Director of When a River Becomes the Sea

"My film is based on interviews with more than 100 women who were victims of gender-based violence"

Pere Vilà Barceló • Director of When a River Becomes the Sea by Ana Stanic

We caught up with the director to talk about his movie, in which a young archaeology student is struggling to find her true calling all while recovering...  

Nina Knag • Director of Don't Call Me Mama

"I wanted to introduce a female character that would be complex and difficult to like"

Nina Knag • Director of Don't Call Me Mama by Ana Stanic

We sat down with the Norwegian director to chat about her film, which examines the fragile interplay of power, desire and vulnerability through an intimate...  

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor

"Sometimes, people watching a film see different movies — I like that idea, and that kind of film"

Vytautas Katkus • Director of The Visitor by Ana Stanic

The Lithuanian director gives us the low-down on his feature debut, in which a new father living in Norway returns to Lithuania to sell his parents’ flat...  

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild

"I focused on the wild elements within the twin brothers and was guided by magic moments"

Miro Remo • Director of Better Go Mad in the Wild by Ana Stanic

We sat down with the Slovak director, who won the Crystal Globe at Karlovy Vary and who revealed that he went into €50,000 worth of debt when making his...  

Ondřej Provazník • Director of Broken Voices

"We wanted to create a world that you can trust - one that would be fragile and gentle, yet also threatening and suspenseful"

Ondřej Provazník • Director of Broken Voices by Ana Stanic

We caught up with the Czech director to discuss his Special Jury Mention-winning film, a deeply affecting work about a scandal in a girls' choir  

Anita Lee •  Chief Programming Officer TIFF

"TIFF is not only a significant international film festival, we also focus on providing a launch for Canadian films and the Canadian film industry"

Anita Lee • Chief Programming Officer TIFF

Anita Lee who is chief programming officer at TIFF talks about the different film programmes and the special events for TIFF 50th edition this autumn 2025.  

David  Duponchel  •  Festival Director Al Este Festival

The three festivals have all similiraties but each are adaptated to the country

David Duponchel • Festival Director Al Este Festival

The director of Al Este David Duponchel talks about the three different editions of the festival, their locations, their similarities and their differences  

Pauliina Ståhlberg & Outi _Rehn  •  CEO and Programme director of Helsinki Film Festival

“What is special about Love & Anarchy is that we strive to bring diversity and gender equality into our programme”

Pauliina Ståhlberg & Outi _Rehn • CEO and Programme director of Helsinki Film Festival

Pauliina Ståhlberg and Outi Rehn talk about the 38th edition of the Helsinki film festival.  

Manon Kerjean  •  Founder of Lost in Frenchlation

"Today we have screened more than 500 films with English subtitles"

Manon Kerjean • Founder of Lost in Frenchlation

Manon Kerjean is the founder of Lost in Frenchlation which is a cineclub organising French films screenings with English subtitles in France  

Cassandra Han, Anders Nygaard, Laura Muccino, Sien Josephine Teijssen • Casting directors

"It's such a nice, interconnected space that's created here"

Cassandra Han, Anders Nygaard, Laura Muccino, Sien Josephine Teijssen • Casting directors by Ana Stanic

Now in its fourth edition, ReActing as a Star connects local talent from the former Yugoslav region with casting professionals, marking the starting point...  

Emilie Boucheteil • Director of Audience and Engagement, Art Explora

"Everything we organise is for and with audiences, and here we’re preparing content of tomorrow to which we want to give audiences access"

Emilie Boucheteil • Director of Audience and Engagement, Art Explora by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2025: With a career spanning cinema and cultural networks, the expert has been instrumental in developing initiatives that bridge the gap between art...  

Liselott Forsman • CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond

"We have to challenge the big trends all the time, we have to keep searching for the new ways and stay truthful to the real art of cinema"

Liselott Forsman • CEO, Nordisk Film & TV Fond by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2025: The CEO of Nordisk Film & TV Fond reflected on the evolving landscape of Nordic cinema and the importance of resistance and challenging the system  

Marion Guillard • Director of We Had Fun Yesterday

"While I wanted to talk about shaping fake wildlife images, I realised that I’ve been shaping myself according to the patriarchal gaze from the outside"

Marion Guillard • Director of We Had Fun Yesterday by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2025: The Belgian filmmaker discusses her autobiographical work, winner of the Doc Alliance Award for Best Short Film  

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