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.

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

"Us humans have this amazing ability to adapt, so society is adapting to the new virtual situation"

Teona Strugar Mitevska • Director of God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

As part of our #EuropeansAgainstCovid19 series in collaboration with LUX Prize, Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska talks to us about the current...  

Mathias Holtz  • Cinema programmer, Folkets Hus Och Parke

"Swedish jukebox-cinema practice could be used as a reopening model"

Mathias Holtz • Cinema programmer, Folkets Hus Och Parke

As part of our #EuropeansAgainstCovid19 series in collaboration with LUX Prize, Folkets Hus Och Parke cinema programmer Mathias Holtz talks to us about the...  

Christophe Leparc  • Secretary general, Director's Fortnight

"Our main goal is to help the films we invited to this year's selection"

Christophe Leparc • Secretary general, Director's Fortnight

As part of our #EuropeansAgainstCovid19 series in collaboration with LUX Prize, Cannes Director's Fortnight secretary general Christophe Leparc talks to us...  

Jan Komasa • Director

"Creators are part of the solution, not part of the problem"

Jan Komasa • Director

Polish director Jan Komasa discusses being a young filmmaker in Europe today and creators' rights in Paris, where he took part in the 'Filmmakers Invite the...  

Siamak Etemadi • Director of Pari

"Our lead actress carries the story very strongly all the way trough the character's journey"

Siamak Etemadi • Director of Pari

BERLINALE 2020: Iranian-born, Athens-based director Siamak Etemadi talked to us about his Panorama-screened first feature Pari, featuring an unflinching...  

Joana Ribeiro • Actress

"I was so happy to watch amazing actors work and learn from them"

Joana Ribeiro • Actress

BERLINALE 2020: Portuguese actress Joana Ribeiro, selected for the 2020 Shooting Stars, talks to us about her work  

Bilal Wahib • Actor

"My dream role is that of a religious person, of any religion"

Bilal Wahib • Actor

BERLINALE 2020: We sat down with Dutch actor Bilal Wahib, selected for the 2020 Shooting Stars  

Victoria Carmen Sonne • Actress

"Cancelling a project is just like losing a great love"

Victoria Carmen Sonne • Actress

BERLINALE 2020: Denmark's Shooting Star Victoria Carmen Sonne talks to us about herself, her work and where her career might lead her to  

Pääru Oja • Actor

"Since the reality star became a ruler of the free world, the responsibility of the actor is to represent good taste"

Pääru Oja • Actor

BERLINALE 2020: We sat down with Estonian actor Pääru Oja, selected for the 2020 Shooting Stars  

Jonas Dassler • Actor

"Acting is for me to be there with your partner"

Jonas Dassler • Actor

BERLINALE 2020: German actor Jonas Dassler, one of the 2020 Shooting Stars, talks to us about his work experience  

Martina Apostolova • Actress

"I'm always imagining the life of my character before we met"

Martina Apostolova • Actress

BERLINALE 2020: Bulgarian Shooting Star Martina Apostolova talks to us about her emerging film career  

Zita Hanrot • Actress

"I want to shoot my own movie in London and I'm looking for a producer"

Zita Hanrot • Actress

BERLINALE 2020: We have chatted to Zita Hanrot, the French participant in the 2020 Shooting Stars, about her career and her new projects  

Goran Matic • Head, Film Center Serbia

"The industry changes fast and EFM is a role model for other markets, which brings a huge responsibility"

Goran Matic • Head, Film Center Serbia

BERLINALE 2020: Goran Matic, the head of Film Center Serbia, talked to us about the institution's activities at the EFM, a very important market for them  

Gaga Chkheidze • Head, Georgian National Film Center

"Without the European Film Market I can't imagine how to promote Georgian cinema"

Gaga Chkheidze • Head, Georgian National Film Center

BERLINALE 2020: We met up with Gaga Chkheidze, head of the Georgian National Film Center, at the European Film Market, to discuss what they've been doing at...  

Edith Sepp • Head, Estonian Film Institute

"EFM is the kick-off of the cycle, and we can see the results in Cannes or in Tallinn's Black Nights Film Festival"

Edith Sepp • Head, Estonian Film Institute

BERLINALE 2020: Edith Sepp, head of the Estonian Film Institute, met up with us to give us the lowdown on how the national institution works at the EFM  

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