Interviews

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

7490 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 23/04/2024. 578 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Anca Miruna Lazarescu  •  Director

"The soul of the story is extremely authentic"

Anca Miruna Lazarescu • Director

Anca Miruna Lazarescu talks about That Trip We Took with Dad, a deeply personal story inspired by the pan-European misadventures of her father.  

27/01/2017

Morgan Simon  • Director

"It packs a gentle punch!"

Morgan Simon • Director

Interview with young French filmmaker Morgan Simon, whose debut feature, A Taste of Ink, was awarded at San Sebastián  

26/01/2017

Bero Beyer  • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

“Both competitions are becoming more tangible and consistent in their line-ups”

Bero Beyer • Director, International Film Festival Rotterdam

Cineuropa caught up with the director of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, Bero Beyer, to talk about the 46th edition of the gathering (25...  

26/01/2017

Kim Hiorthøy • Director

"I don’t believe in the free flow of thoughts when it comes to artistic creation"

Kim Hiorthøy • Director

Cineuropa caught up with Norwegian director Kim Hiorthøy, whose debut feature, The Rules for Everything, is being released in Norway  

25/01/2017

Emir Kusturica  • Director and founder, Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival

“Küstendorf is a cultural Noah’s Ark to learn the craft of cinema”

Emir Kusturica • Director and founder, Küstendorf International Film and Music Festival

Cineuropa met up with director Emir Kusturica to discuss the concept behind his film and music festival held every year in the Serbian mountains  

25/01/2017

Marta Donzelli • Producer

“European partners are a creative and market opportunity”

Marta Donzelli • Producer

Interview with Marta Donzelli, from Vivo Film, following the selection of her project Daughter of Mine for the 14th Berlinale Co-Production Market  

24/01/2017

Nabil Ben Yadir • Director

"My aim is to speak to all members of the general public"

Nabil Ben Yadir • Director

Belgian director Nabil Ben Yadir talks to us about his third feature film, Blind Spot  

24/01/2017

François Sauvagnargues • General Delegate of the FIPA

"A competition that gives everyone a boost"

François Sauvagnargues • General Delegate of the FIPA

Interview with François Sauvagnargues, the general delegate of the FIPA, the 30th edition of which will take place from 24 to 29 January in Biarritz  

23/01/2017

Nae Caranfil • Director

"Every generation invents its own idiots"

Nae Caranfil • Director

Romanian director Nae Caranfil chats to us about 6.9 on the Richter Scale, his fresh comedy touching on the ever-thorny topic of political correctness  

19/01/2017

Seraina Rohrer • Director, Solothurn Film Days

"Solothurn gives Switzerland the chance to see itself and look at itself in the mirror of society"

Seraina Rohrer • Director, Solothurn Film Days

Seraina Rohrer, director of the Solothurn Film Days, talks to Cineuropa about the stand-out films of the 52nd edition of the festival  

17/01/2017

Nicoletta Romeo • Director, Trieste Film Festival

Film and art against xenophobia and denied rights

Nicoletta Romeo • Director, Trieste Film Festival

We caught up with the director of the Trieste Film Festival, Nicoletta Romeo, to discuss the themes of the films being shown at this year’s edition  

12/01/2017

Thomas Vinterberg • Director

Interview - Les cinéastes invitent l'ami européen

Thomas Vinterberg • Director

Cineuropa interviewed Danish director Thomas Vinterberg in Paris, where he took part in the 'Filmmakers Invite the European Friend' initiative  

11/01/2017

Aku Louhimies  • Director

“I am not keen on presenting heroes”

Aku Louhimies • Director

Finnish director Aku Louhimies talks to us about his upcoming film version of Väinö Linna's literary classic The Unknown Soldier  

10/01/2017

Florian Hoffmeister • Director

“So much in this film is about leaving everything that seems unnecessary out”

Florian Hoffmeister • Director

German cinematographer Florian Hoffmeister talks about his second feature as director, The Have-Nots, which was screened in Tallinn and has already been...  

05/01/2017

Toby Genkel • Director

"European animation industry is a high-pressured system"

Toby Genkel • Director

German Films interviewed Toby Genkel, who talked about his latest film Ooops! Noah is Gone…, and about the animation film industry  

03/01/2017

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