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.

Riccardo Costantini & Massimo Iannetti  •  Director & head of industry at Pordenone Docs Fest

“We believe that docs will change the world, this is our motto.”

Riccardo Costantini & Massimo Iannetti • Director & head of industry at Pordenone Docs Fest

Riccardo Costantini and Massimo Iannetti talk about the different programmes and industry events of Pordenone Docs Fest.  

Mathias Noschis  •  Marketing Strategist at Alphapanda

“Audiences are looking for that communal experience, that is the number one strength of a festival”

Mathias Noschis • Marketing Strategist at Alphapanda

Mathias Noschis talks about social media campaigns and the different marketing strategies depending on the platforms.  

Cristóbal Escobar  •  Film programmer at the Santiago International Documentary Film Festival (FIDOCS)

“Playing with the frontier between fiction and non-fiction cinema is one of the key characteristics of FIDOCS”

Cristóbal Escobar • Film programmer at the Santiago International Documentary Film Festival (FIDOCS)

Cristóbal Escobar talks about the programming of FIDOCS and how they like to mix fiction and documentary films.  

Markus Tangre and David Bjørnstad • Director and puppeteer, Ivar

"It's about the balance between how crazy and ugly the puppets look versus how innocent and sweet they are"

Markus Tangre and David Bjørnstad • Director and puppeteer, Ivar by Magdalena Nieświec

The filmmaker and the artist talk about bringing this Animafest-awarded film to life through handcrafted puppets and unsettling humour  

Participants and mentors, ReActing As a Star

"Nothing can be taken for granted in this business, we need to understand the pressure young actors are under and approach them with empathy"

Participants and mentors, ReActing As a Star by Ana Stanic

A diverse group of regional talents and international guests gathered at the event explore what it takes to build a sustainable acting career today  

Linda Mutawi • Producer, Fikra

"It’s everybody’s responsibility to grow the industry, and keep it evolving, moving and representing what we stand for in the world"

Linda Mutawi • Producer, Fikra by Domenico La Porta, Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The producer reflected on the rapidly changing landscape of independent production and the growing funding challenges facing European cinema today  

Viesturs Kairišs • Director of Ulya

"Everyone has an inner freak, and the film tries to understand how to let that inner freak live"

Viesturs Kairišs • Director of Ulya by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The Latvian filmmaker talks about his biopic of basketball icon Uļjana Semjonova, both an intimate coming-of-age story and a poetic journey...  

María Martínez Bayona • Director of The End of It

"If you are immortal, what can you be beyond immortal?"

María Martínez Bayona • Director of The End of It by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The Spanish director reflects on mortality and the strange emptiness of a society where people can live forever but no longer know what it...  

Valeska Grisebach • Director of The Dreamed Adventure

"It was important to me that my lead character owned her gaze"

Valeska Grisebach • Director of The Dreamed Adventure by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The German filmmaker talks about the film’s border setting, working with non-actors, and creating a refreshingly rare female protagonist  

Abinash Bikram Shah • Director of Elephants in the Fog

"Society treats people from the margins and minorities as invisible, as if hidden in the fog"

Abinash Bikram Shah • Director of Elephants in the Fog by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The Nepali filmmaker Abinash Bikram Shah reflects on building an ensemble cast of trans women, working closely with the Kinnar community, and...  

Katarina Rivilis • Director of I’ll Be Gone in June

"This is like a Little Prince story: someone arrives from a different planet, learns through every encounter, and then has to leave again"

Katarina Rivilis • Director of I’ll Be Gone in June by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The German filmmaker spoke to us about falling in love with the desert landscape of New Mexico while shaping the film’s intimate and...  

Sandra Wollner • Director of Everytime

"This is a film about grief, but about the part of it beneath the surface, about the unspoken"

Sandra Wollner • Director of Everytime by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The Austrian director discusses her exploration of grief, guilt and the impossible desire to step back into the past  

Géraldine Nakache • Director of Think Good

"The idea of living with someone is to feel freer and live better, not to make you think differently"

Géraldine Nakache • Director of Think Good by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The French director talks about her new work, which marks a shift from the warmth and humour of her earlier films into the territory of hidden...  

Gessica Généus • Director of Mary Magdalene

"I wanted to say that freedom is something difficult - and that it is a choice"

Gessica Généus • Director of Mary Magdalene by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The director and actress discusses the experience of inhabiting both sides of the camera in her latest feature, a vivid and richly textured...  

Rafiki Fariala • Director of Congo Boy

"This is the story of young refugee who didn't deserve this life, but I want it to be a story of hope"

Rafiki Fariala • Director of Congo Boy by Ana Stanic

CANNES 2026: The young Congolese filmmaker discusses his first fiction feature, an incredible tale of hardship and resilience based on real events from his...  

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