Interviews

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

7580 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 07/06/2024. 572 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Tomasz Wolski • Director of A Year in the Life of a Country

“The films I make are an effort to rediscover or relive those times again, but this time more consciously”

Tomasz Wolski • Director of A Year in the Life of a Country

One of the most experienced and decorated Polish documentarians of his generation breaks down his new film and explains why he’s so devoted to Poland’s...  

07/06/2024 | Krakow 2024

Vinko Tomičić Salinas • Director of The Dog Thief

“This city is the only place where I feel like time stands still”

Vinko Tomičić Salinas • Director of The Dog Thief

The Chilean writer-director talks about the most important parts of pre-production for his newest feature and why the film’s La Paz setting is so special  

07/06/2024 | Tribeca 2024

Emma Benestan • Director of Animale

"There are some films that have healed me and helped me over the course of my life, and I think that's why I feel the urge to make movies"

Emma Benestan • Director of Animale

CANNES 2024: The French-Algerian director tells us more about her modern western, about a 22-year-old woman who has to carve out a niche for herself in a...  

03/06/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Critics' Week

Hiroshi Okuyama • Director of My Sunshine

"The story follows the growth of a young boy from the falling of the first snowflakes until the snow melts"

Hiroshi Okuyama • Director of My Sunshine

CANNES 2024: The Japanese director discusses his gentle feature following a boy who dreams of becoming a figure skater, set amidst beautiful, wintery...  

31/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Nebojša Slijepčević • Director of The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

"My film is an open question; I would never dare to lecture anyone"

Nebojša Slijepčević • Director of The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

CANNES 2024: The Short Film Palme d'Or winner breaks down his film, based on real-life events, about an act of resistance to ethnic cleansing that took...  

30/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Competition

Mehran Tamadon • Director of The Last Days of the Hospital

"I'm one of those people who believe that cinema can change things"

Mehran Tamadon • Director of The Last Days of the Hospital

We caught up with the Franco-Iranian director to discuss his new project, winner of the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at Visions du Réel  

28/05/2024 | Visions du Réel 2024 | VdR-Industry

Anne Schultka • Research and editing manager, CineRegio

“Increasing calls for equitable representation in all sectors have played a role in inspiring our report”

Anne Schultka • Research and editing manager, CineRegio

The research and editing manager of the network of regional film funds in Europe discusses its new publication on gender and diversity tools for the industry  

27/05/2024 | /Europe

Sandhya Suri • Director of Santosh

"We spent the days researching with the police and the evenings bringing that reality into the script"

Sandhya Suri • Director of Santosh

CANNES 2024: The British-Indian filmmaker discusses her fiction debut, a story of a woman who goes from being a housewife to a widow to becoming a police...  

27/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Karan Kandhari • Director of Sister Midnight

"You need to accept your own weirdness with humour acting as a driving force"

Karan Kandhari • Director of Sister Midnight

CANNES 2024: The Indian filmmaker discusses his first feature, a genre effort about an arranged marriage spiralling into darkness as the wife morphs into a...  

27/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Directors' Fortnight

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel • Director of Armand

“Making people uncomfortable might be something I just know how to do”

Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel • Director of Armand

CANNES 2024: We caught up with the first Norwegian winner of the Caméra d’Or to discuss body language, discomfort and other aspects of his new film  

27/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Nomintuya Baasankhuu • Director, Film Nomad

“Thanks to our partnership with the Sundance Institute, we aim to provide our filmmakers with top-tier online training and resources”

Nomintuya Baasankhuu • Director, Film Nomad

In 2023, Cineuropa participated in Film Nomad, the first training and coaching programme for Mongolian professionals; we caught up with the director of the...  

27/05/2024 | /Mongolia

Miguel Gomes • Director of Grand Tour

"My film is almost like a joke, about men being so cowardly and women being so determined"

Miguel Gomes • Director of Grand Tour

CANNES 2024: The Portuguese filmmaker talks about his new film, a travelogue drama about colonialism, social divides and love  

25/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Competition

Ariane Labed • Director of September Says

"Unconditional love in the family can be a safe place, but at the same time it can become manipulation"

Ariane Labed • Director of September Says

CANNES 2024: The Greek-French actress has talked to us about her first feature as a director, a mysterious and haunting tale of two sisters raised by a...  

25/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Un Certain Regard

Jean-Christophe Meurisse • Director of Plastic Guns

“My characters are disguising their actual lives and trying to step into different ones, even if it will eventually destroy them”

Jean-Christophe Meurisse • Director of Plastic Guns

CANNES 2024: Wannabe detectives and murderers without a conscience seek each other out in the French director’s film – and predictably, mayhem ensues  

25/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Directors’ Fortnight

Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu • Directors of Jim’s Story

"It's a melodrama that isn't fabricated, but simply comes from life"

Arnaud and Jean-Marie Larrieu • Directors of Jim’s Story

CANNES 2024: The French filmmakers explain how they came up with their loose and excellent adaptation of Pierric Bailly's novel of the same name  

24/05/2024 | Cannes 2024 | Cannes Premiere

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