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.
"I wondered, in real life, what would happen to these characters after this story"
VENICE 2023: The Belgian director's film revolves around an instance of sexual abuse, the ensuing investigation and the different points of view on what...
"The idea was to start with the show and then get closer to these characters, who are normal people"
VENICE 2023: The directorial duo talk about their road movie through the forests of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, where we follow a dance troupe as they...
"It's a film that came intuitively; the only rule was to shoot in 21 days"
VENICE 2023: The Macedonian director talks about her most personal film to date in it, in which she asks: “What would you do if you only had 21 days left to...
"The regret of not having helped her mother always follows the main character"
VENICE 2023: The film by the Japanese director broaches the topics of empathy and altruism through the character of a young woman who can detect the pain in...
"We wanted to make a film that would not just tell the story of the work of art per se"
VENICE 2023: With their documentary, the directorial duo retrace half a century's worth of history, telling the story of the world's two best-preserved...
"My interest lay in making a film that would be unyielding and wouldn't pander to visual trends"
VENICE 2023: The Italian actor steps behind the camera for the first time to follow a man who, after the death of one of his old friends, is forced to...
"Film is also an important means of communication for political reasons"
VENICE 2023: The European Parliament Vice-President discusses the upcoming edition of the LUX Audience Award and why the institution is investing in it
"I had fun taking human fights and translating them into the vampire world"
VENICE 2023: The Canadian director discusses her dark comedy in which a young vampire who refuses to kill to survive finds a person willing to sacrifice...
"This film is an ode to being a visionary: we need to get back to envisioning different futures"
VENICE 2023: The director documents the bonkers project by Chris Clark, an eco-warrior who dreams of organising a Pink Floyd concert in the heart of the...