Interviews

Weekly feature introducing you to film professionals from all over Europe sorted by name.

7476 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 27/03/2024. 583 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Fribourg, a triple heritage

Thierry Jobin • Artistic director of the Fribourg Film Festival

"Fribourg is, first of all, a form of curiosity, of taste for marginal cinematography"  

20/03/2012

Producers on the Move 2011 - Iceland

Hlín Jóhannesdóttir • Zik Zak Filmworks

01/05/2011

Valdimar Jóhannsson  • Director of Lamb

“You can call Lamb a ‘genre film’, but for me, it’s a visual poem”

Valdimar Jóhannsson • Director of Lamb

CANNES 2021: The Icelandic director proves that, despite what we might think, we can never really control...  

15/07/2021 | Cannes 2021 | Un Certain Regard

Philip John • Director

“They reminded me of two versions of myself when I was that age”

Philip John • Director

Welsh director Philip John, who made a name for himself for TV series, Downton Abbey and Outlander,...  

21/10/2016

Ben Johnson • CEO, Gruvi

"Cinemas and distributors should work with each other, but they don't"

Ben Johnson • CEO, Gruvi

CANNES 2019: Ben Johnson, CEO at Gruvi, discusses the approach to marketing and promotion of the UK-based...  

24/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

Frauke Havemann, Eric Schefter, Mark Johnson  • Directors/screenwriters

“Working against traditional film styles makes cinema more powerful”

Frauke Havemann, Eric Schefter, Mark Johnson • Directors/screenwriters

Cineuropa sat down with the creative team responsible for the provocative film Weather House to discuss...  

27/01/2017

Gerard Johnson  • Director

“To try to destroy the limits of our usual perspective”

Gerard Johnson • Director

Meeting at Les Arcs with British director Gerard Johnson to talk about Hyena, his hard-hitting thriller...  

18/12/2014

Gerard Johnson  • Director of Muscle

“Men have issues”

Gerard Johnson • Director of Muscle

Cineuropa talked to Gerard Johnson, the director of Muscle, screened in competition at Tallinn's Black...  

21/11/2019 | Black Nights 2019 | Competition

Peggy Johnson  • Executive Director, The Loft Cinema

“We have open doors to any films and no limitations”

Peggy Johnson  • Executive Director, The Loft Cinema

The Executive Director of the Arizona-based theatre discussed its main initiatives, the reception of...  

16/09/2021 | /US

Antti J Jokinen  • Director of Omerta 6/12 and Omerta 7/12

“I am humanising special forces”

Antti J Jokinen • Director of Omerta 6/12 and Omerta 7/12

Cineuropa talked to Finnish director Antti J Jokinen about his planned action franchise, starting with two...  

06/03/2020 | /Sweden/Finland

Petri Luukkainen, Jesse Jokinen  • Directors of The Gamer

“Gamers have to struggle with stress even more than football players”

Petri Luukkainen, Jesse Jokinen • Directors of The Gamer

The directorial duo break down their documentary on a Finnish gamer working his way to the top, who gets...  

28/03/2023 | CPH:DOX 2023

Shooting Stars 2003 - Norway

Kristoffer Joner, actor

Joner became popular after his latest film, Himmelfall, which is currently a huge hit at the Norwegian box...  

Dr Huw Jones  • Lecturer in Film, University of Southampton

"There’s a danger that documentaries will lose value in the eyes of audiences if they are only available on streaming platforms"

Dr Huw Jones • Lecturer in Film, University of Southampton

We talked to Dr Huw Jones, lecturer in Film at the University of Southampton, about how he developed...  

09/01/2020

Interview

Jonathan Olsberg, Ian Jones • Experts film and television

Screen Australia's Enterprise program external assessors Ian Jones and Jonathan Olsberg spoke about the...  

Sophie Vuković and Eliza Jones • Director and producer of My Best Friend’s Baby

"Our film tries to portray the complexities of friendship, especially for those people who do not comply with the norm in terms of their relationship, their sexuality or parenthood"

Sophie Vuković and Eliza Jones • Director and producer of My Best Friend’s Baby

The duo behind the winner of the KVIFF & MIDPOINT Development Award in KVIFF Eastern Promises break down...  

12/07/2022 | Karlovy Vary 2022 | KVIFF Eastern Promises

Sam de Jong • Director of Met mes

“Films lead people to believe they could become a different person, but at the end of the day, we are limited by our genes”

Sam de Jong • Director of Met mes

The Dutch director discusses his latest film by emphasising the power and responsibilities of those behind...  

04/02/2022 | IFFR 2022 | Tiger Competition

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