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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“I’m obsessed with making it seem real”

Maïwenn • Director

Crusade for the protection of children and cinema-verite. The fiery director of Poliss, which won the Jury...  

13/05/2011

Maruša Majer • Actress

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Maruša Majer • Actress

BERLIN 2017: Cineuropa sat down with Slovenian actress Maruša Majer, selected as one of the Shooting Stars...  

17/02/2017

Lech Majewski  • Director

"I’m against enforcing the behaviourist approach on film”

Lech Majewski • Director

We met with Polish filmmaker Lech Majewski to talk about his new film Field of Dogs, inspired by Dante and...  

28/04/2015

Layers of perspective

Lech Majewski • Director

Director Lech Majewski has harnessed his lifelong interest in Breugel and the cooperation of scholars and...  

04/03/2011

Lech Majewski  • Director of Valley of the Gods

“There is always a touch of the unexpected when making art”

Lech Majewski • Director of Valley of the Gods

As he was honoured with a Special Camerimage Directing Award, Cineuropa met up with Polish director Lech...  

13/11/2019

Juno Mak • Director

Venice Days 2013

Juno Mak • Director

Hong Kong based director Juno Mak revisits the Geung Si genre ("Chinese vampires that jump") for his...  

07/09/2013

Mikko Mäkelä • Director of Sebastian

“There's no way you can write without infusing it with your personal experiences and your perspective”

Mikko Mäkelä • Director of Sebastian

We met up with the director of this very intimate portrait of a young man on a journey to find his place...  

29/01/2024 | Sundance 2024 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Nelson Makengo • Director of Rising Up at Night

"After making my short film, I realised there was a need to tell a longer story together with the protagonists"

Nelson Makengo • Director of Rising Up at Night

BERLINALE 2024: The Congolese filmmaker delves into his portrait of the residents of Kinshasa as they face...  

06/03/2024 | Berlinale 2024 | Panorama

Mohsen Makhmalbaf • Director

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Mohsen Makhmalbaf • Director

Cineuropa sat down with Iranian producer and director Mohsen Makhmalbaf during the Les Cinéastes invitent...  

09/03/2015

Eduart Makri • Head, Albanian Center of Cinematography

"In the last four years we have shot 134 movies in Albania"

Eduart Makri • Head, Albanian Center of Cinematography

CANNES 2019: At the Marché du Film, we have discussed with Eduart Makri, head of the Albanian Center of...  

23/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Marché du Film

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Babis Makridis • Director

L is the feature debut of Babis Makridis, a new face of the Greek New Wave. The film had its world...  

Babis Makridis  • Director of Pity

“In my next movie, everyone will smile constantly!”

Babis Makridis • Director of Pity

We sat down with Greek writer-director Babis Makridis to talk about his sophomore feature, Pity  

19/01/2018 | Sundance 2018 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Helena Maksyom • Director

“As a serving member of the Ukrainian military, I am a soldier first and a filmmaker second”

Helena Maksyom • Director

We talked with the co-director of Everything Will Not Be Fine, who is currently fighting in the Ukrainian...  

24/08/2022 | /Romania/Ukraine

Vahagn Khachatryan and Aren Malakyan • Directors of 5 Dreamers and a Horse

“We decided to film three generations in order to come up with a portrait of this entire society”

Vahagn Khachatryan and Aren Malakyan • Directors of 5 Dreamers and a Horse

The filmmakers talk about some of the ideas behind their movie, their relationship with the characters and...  

03/05/2022 | goEast 2022

Guillaume and Stéphane Malandrin  • Directors

"We wanted to put together a comedy duo with Bouli Lanners and Wim Willaert"

Guillaume and Stéphane Malandrin • Directors

Cineuropa met with Guillaume and Stéphane Malandrin, who premiered the second film they have directed...  

12/06/2015

Ça m'est égal si demain n'arrive pas

Guillaume Malandrin • Director

Producing and directing - experimenting  

26/01/2006

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