Interviews

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

7477 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/03/2024. 581 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Anke van Diejen and Noortje van de Sande  • Managing directors, Picl

“By watching Picl, you directly support your favourite movie theatre and independent cinema”

Anke van Diejen and Noortje van de Sande • Managing directors, Picl

During our conversation, Picl’s managing directors talked us through their model of flexible digital...  

25/06/2021 | /Netherlands

Guérin Van de Vorst • Director

"There is something about Ben that cannot be contained"

Guérin Van de Vorst • Director

We met up with Belgian director Guérin Van De Vorst on the occasion of the Belgian release of The Faithful Son  

14/03/2018

Directors’ Fortnight - Cannes 2010

Gust Van den Berghe, director of Little Baby Jesus of Flandr

Interview with the director of the movie presented in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film...  

Gust Van den Berghe  • Director of The Magnet Man

"I thought it would be interesting, in the era of superhero movies, to create a superhero who is actually not useful"

Gust Van den Berghe • Director of The Magnet Man

The director of the Best Original Score winner at Tallinn breaks down his film about a human magnet who...  

19/11/2023 | Black Nights 2023 | Competition

This film bears, without a doubt, the signature of a true professional director

Olivier Van den Broeck • Distributor

In the context of its partnership with Europa distribution, Cineuropa has interviewed some European...  

21/06/2013

Olivier van den Broek  • Distributor, The Searchers

“In a time where things are so challenging, it's great to see that quality continues to sell”

Olivier van den Broek • Distributor, The Searchers

Cineuropa caught up with Olivier van den Broek of distribution company The Searchers, to discuss their...  

23/04/2020 | Belgium

Marit van den Elshout  • Head, IFFR Pro CineMart & Hubert Bals Fund

"The audience is looking for something real and meaningful that can stir the mind and the soul"

Marit van den Elshout • Head, IFFR Pro CineMart & Hubert Bals Fund

Cineuropa chatted to Marit van den Elshout, head of IFFR Pro (25-30 January), about what to expect from...  

23/01/2019 | IFFR 2019 | IFFR Pro

Marit van den Elshout  • Head of CineMart

“We would like to become a partner for filmmakers from all over the globe”

Marit van den Elshout • Head of CineMart

Cineuropa caught up with the head of CineMart, Marit van den Elshout, to discuss the upcoming edition of...  

28/01/2016

Marjan van der Haar  •  Managing Director International Film Festival Rotterdam

“If you really focus on how to bring the programme and make it balanced, you can really focus on younger audiences as well”

Marjan van der Haar • Managing Director International Film Festival Rotterdam

Marjan van der Haar describes the atmosphere and particularities of the International Film Festival in...  

11/07/2023 | Euro Film Fest

Silvia van der Heiden  • Director, Nederlands Film Festival

"Our aim is to contribute to the development of the Dutch film and media industry – the HFM is one of the efforts to achieve that"

Silvia van der Heiden • Director, Nederlands Film Festival

We chatted to the director of the Nederlands Film Festival, Silvia van der Heiden, to get the low-down on...  

19/09/2019 | Nederlands Film Festival 2019

Kristian Van der Heyden  • Producer, Harald House

“We won’t need VOD platforms anymore to share and monetize a film"

Kristian Van der Heyden • Producer, Harald House

The 2022 Emerging Producer from Belgium talks about the impact documentary films can have, both in the...  

04/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Floor van der Meulen • Director of Pink Moon

“We no longer know if we should laugh or cry about it. But that’s life, isn’t it?”

Floor van der Meulen • Director of Pink Moon

The Dutch filmmaker talks to us about her Tribeca-awarded film, which is now in competition at Les Arcs...  

14/12/2022 | Les Arcs 2022

Melissa van der Schoor  • Content manager, IFFR Unleashed

“Unleashed gives independent filmmakers a proactive way to find a new audience”

Melissa van der Schoor • Content manager, IFFR Unleashed

We chatted to Melissa van der Schoor, content manager of IFFR Unleashed, about what the festival’s new...  

31/01/2018 | IFFR 2018

Guido van der Werve • Director of The Breath of Life

“Cinema is a solution to what I want to do, and that is to touch people”

Guido van der Werve • Director of The Breath of Life

We spoke to the Dutch director about his intimate self-portrait, in which he processes a dramatic life...  

08/02/2023 | IFFR 2023 | Tiger Competition

Jaco van Dormael  • Director

"Spending time on a set with your friends is a fantastic job"

Jaco van Dormael • Director

CANNES 2015: Belgian director Jaco van Dormael sat down with Cineuropa following the world premiere of his...  

22/05/2015

Interview

Jaco Van Dormael • Director

Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael talks about his most experimental film, Mr. Nobody  

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