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.

Renate Reinsve  • Actress in Armand

"The film is about pushing boundaries and how we project things onto others"

Renate Reinsve • Actress in Armand by Jesús Silva Vilas, Ana Stanic

Norway's sweetheart delves deep into the making and the topics of Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel's film, winner of the European Discovery – Prix FIPRESCI at the...  

Labina Mitevska  • Producer, Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production

"I would like to see a strong Europe where we realise that culture is not something exclusive"

Labina Mitevska • Producer, Sisters and Brother Mitevski Production by Jesús Silva Vilas, Ana Stanic

Awarded with the Eurimages International Co-Production Award, the Macedonian producer discussed her approach to filmmaking and the current cultural and...  

GoCritic! Interview: José Luis Ágreda  • Art director, Robot Dreams

"Sometimes you think fewer features make animation easier, but it's the opposite – you have fewer tools to express emotion"

GoCritic! Interview: José Luis Ágreda • Art director, Robot Dreams by Sergiu Inizian

The Spanish illustrator, cartoonist and art director shares his perspective on animation, adaptation and emotion through drawing  

GoCritic! Interview: Peter Dodd  • Animation director, Kensuke's Kingdom

"The whole film is actually about a guy that really needs a hug... and I think that hug is the best part of the film"

GoCritic! Interview: Peter Dodd • Animation director, Kensuke's Kingdom by Andreea Vraja

The UK-based animation director sat down with GoCritic! to talk about the subtle artistry behind the film’s emotional impact  

GoCritic! Interview: Pierre-Luc Granjon  • Director

"What I like about my techniques is working with my hands, rather than spending life in front of a computer"

GoCritic! Interview: Pierre-Luc Granjon • Director by Arsène Rosenmann

The French director discussed his approach to different animation techniques, elaborating on a masterclass conducted at Animest  

Laura Hojman  • Director of Un hombre libre

"Memory is a fundamental part of building a future"

Laura Hojman • Director of Un hombre libre by Pablo Muñoz, Alba Barranco, Alfonso Rivera

The director discusses her documentary, in which she examines the figure of Spanish author Agustín Gómez Arcos, who fled his country during the dictatorship...  

José Manuel Carrasco  • Director of Myocardium

"I wanted to send a message of optimism with this film"

José Manuel Carrasco • Director of Myocardium by Inmaculada Salado, Elena Rosado, Juan Escalera, Alfonso Rivera

The Spanish director breaks down his second feature, in which he follows a couple consisting of an actress and an author who delve into their past  

David Jovanović • Director of Sun Never Again

"It's an impossible choice: stay and die, or leave and forget your home forever"

David Jovanović • Director of Sun Never Again by Ana Stanic

The Serbian filmmaker discusses his first feature, a magical realism-infused tale of a family whose home will soon be taken by the mine next to the village  

Paolo Marinou-Blanco • Director of Dreaming of Lions

"How do we answer the question of what makes life worth living?"

Paolo Marinou-Blanco • Director of Dreaming of Lions by Ana Stanic

The Portuguese director shares some insights into his film, a surreal and heartwarming comedy about euthanasia  

Dechen Roder • Director of I, the Song

"What can we do in this mean world, with all these issues of copying, recording private things, secret songs?"

Dechen Roder • Director of I, the Song by Ana Stanic

One of the first female directors from Bhutan discusses her second feature, a tale of Buddhist karma, doppelgangers and melancholic Dzongkha songs  

Jaak Kilmi • Director of The Shadow

"I wanted an entertaining way to approach a divine Estonian poet"

Jaak Kilmi • Director of The Shadow by Ana Stanic

The Estonian director delves into his latest film, a portray of Juhan Liiv, a struggling poet and unlikely detective who lived in his country during the...  

Boris Guts • Director of Deaf Lovers

"My characters are in limbo, walking from heaven to hell"

Boris Guts • Director of Deaf Lovers by Ana Stanic

The Russian-born filmmaker discusses his a tale of a Ukrainian woman and a Russian man, both deaf, who meet in Istanbul while there’s a war going on back home  

Viktor Tauš • Director of Girl America

"Hope and faith have a transformative power"

Viktor Tauš • Director of Girl America by Ana Stanic

The Czech filmmaker delves into his newest film, about a little girl in a strict socialist orphanage who tries to overcome fears, insecurity and loneliness  

Juris Kursietis • Director of The Exalted

"I wanted the story to be a clash between art and money"

Juris Kursietis • Director of The Exalted by Ana Stanic

The filmmaker discusses his follow-up to his Cannes Directors' Fortnight entry Oleg, about a German organist who discovers her Latvian husband's involvement...  

Seyfettin Tokmak • Director of Empire of the Rabbits

"I tried to show how brutal a man's world can be without women in a rural area of Turkey"

Seyfettin Tokmak • Director of Empire of the Rabbits by Ana Stanic

The Turkish filmmaker discusses his new feature, a daring boy's journey against the cruel entanglements of deception and disabilities of the adult world  

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