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.

1938 video interviews available in total starting from 30/08/2002. Last updated on 04/07/2025. 100 video interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

Pietro Marcello • Director of Scarlet

"For me cinema is a family"

Pietro Marcello • Director of Scarlet by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2022: The Italian director discusses the cast and the challenges of making his first French-language film, as well as the topics it tackles, such as...  

Kerem Ayan  • Istanbul Film Festival

“Succesful Film Festival starts from the the programming”

Kerem Ayan • Istanbul Film Festival

Kerem Ayan, Deputy Director at Instanbul Film Festival, is currently in Cannes watching about 6 films per day  

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”

Charline Froment • Festival Manager BE for films

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  

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

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

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 • Head of Berlinale Co-Production Market

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

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”

José Luis Rebordinos • Director San Sebastian Film Festival

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  

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 • Festival Director Cottbus Film Festival

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

Maša Marković  • Industry Manager, Sarajevo Film Festival

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

Maša Marković • Industry Manager, Sarajevo Film Festival

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

Hubertus Siegert • Producer of A German Party

"We wanted to show the rise of the far-right party in Germany as well its structure from bottom to top"

Hubertus Siegert • Producer of A German Party by Ana Stanic

BERLINALE 2022: The documentary directed by Simon Brückner portrays the controversial German right-wing party AfD (Alternative für Deutschland)  

Alain Gomis • Director of Rewind & Play

"The off-the-record footage of this concert shows much more than 'only' a genius"

Alain Gomis • Director of Rewind & Play by Ana Stanic, Sylvie Lazzarini

BERLINALE 2022: The director delves into the archive footage of the visit of Thelonious Monk to Paris in 1969, turning them into an unexpected portrait of...  

Raul Domingues • Director of Striking Land

"The changes happening within nature are more visible to those who work directly with the land"

Raul Domingues • Director of Striking Land by Ana Stanic, Sylvie Lazzarini

BERLINALE 2022: The Portuguese director discusses his documentary, which places his grandmother, his neighbour and their lands at the centre of a portrait...  

Michael Borodin  • Director of Convenience Store

"My film is a conversation about a modern slavery that doesn’t usually appear in either Uzbek or Russian movies"

Michael Borodin • Director of Convenience Store by Ana Stanic, Sylvie Lazzarini

BERLINALE 2022: The Uzbek director talks about his first film, based on the true case of the so-called “Golyanovo slaves” which came to light in 2016  

Adam Koloman Rybanský  • Director of Somewhere Over the Chemtrails

"This is a story about good people being victims of conspiracy theories and their own fears"

Adam Koloman Rybanský • Director of Somewhere Over the Chemtrails by Ana Stanic, Sylvie Lazzarini

BERLINALE 2022: The Czech director talks to us about what was behind the making of his humorous parody about misinformation, fear and prejudices  

Gracija Filipovic  • Actress

"At first I was terrified, but then I realised this is a great chance to gain experience"

Gracija Filipovic • Actress by Ana Stanic

BERLINALE 2022: The Croatian actress, who starred in this year's Caméra d'Or winner Murina, tells us more about her career, which is clearly only just...  

João Nunes Monteiro  • Actor

"Working internationally will create more chances for me to get into good projects"

João Nunes Monteiro • Actor by Ana Stanic

BERLINALE 2022: The Portuguese actor talks about how he prepared for his role in Mosquito, his most acclaimed one so far, and working with local and...  

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