Interviews

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

7535 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 16/05/2024. 584 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Gilles Coulier  • Director

“I’ve always been intrigued by family bonds”

Gilles Coulier • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: We talked to Belgium’s Gilles Coulier to discuss the story and themes behind his feature debut, Cargo, screening in New Directors  

26/09/2017

Constantin Popescu  • Director

“It wouldn’t hurt if filmmakers received more support from the authorities”

Constantin Popescu • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: We met up with Romanian director Constantin Popescu, whose third feature, Pororoca, is a rare Romanian psychological thriller  

26/09/2017 | San Sebastián 2017 | Competition

Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño • Directors

“The biggest challenge was having a giant for a main character”

Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño • Directors

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Basque filmmaking duo Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño present Giant, a period drama that recounts the true story of the so-called "Giant of...  

25/09/2017

Manuel Martín Cuenca • Director

“Thanks to Netflix, more people will be able to enjoy my film”

Manuel Martín Cuenca • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Spain's Manuel Martín Cuenca makes a fresh bid for the Golden Shell with The Motive, winner of the FIPRESCI prize at the recent Toronto...  

25/09/2017

Francesco Giai Via  • Artistic director, Annecy Italian Film Festival

"A festival with a strong identity"

Francesco Giai Via • Artistic director, Annecy Italian Film Festival

We met up with Francesco Giai Via, the new artistic director of the Annecy Italian Film Festival  

25/09/2017

Jean Libon and Yves Hinant  • Directors

"The horrifying is often horrendously funny"

Jean Libon and Yves Hinant • Directors

SAN SEBASTIAN 2017: We met up with Belgian filmmakers Jean Libon and Yves Hinant, whose first feature film, So Help Me God, is competing in the Official...  

25/09/2017

Alexandros Avranas  • Director

“Sadism is a good way to talk about the end of morality”

Alexandros Avranas • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: We talked to Greek director Alexandros Avranas about the sheer extremity of Love Me Not, screening in San Sebastián’s Official Selection  

25/09/2017

Lisa Brühlmann  • Director

“Because I was an actor, I try to give my actors what I would have needed: space”

Lisa Brühlmann • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: We chatted to Swiss filmmaker Lisa Brühlmann about her feature debut, Blue My Mind, which is currently taking part in New Directors at...  

25/09/2017

Ildiko Enyedi • Director

Interview - Filmmakers Invite the European Friend

Ildiko Enyedi • Director

Cineuropa interviewed Hungarian director Ildiko Enyedi in Paris, where she took part in the 'Filmmakers Invite the European Friend' initiative  

25/09/2017

Milad Alami  • Director

“Sometimes acceptance comes with a price”

Milad Alami • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: We chatted to Swedish-Iranian filmmaker Milad Alami, whose feature debut, The Charmer, is currently taking part in New Directors at San...  

22/09/2017 | San Sebastián 2017 | New Directors

Natalia Garagiola • Director

“It all started with a single image”

Natalia Garagiola • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Argentine director Natalia Garagiola brings her debut film, Hunting Season, to the Horizontes Latinos section following a prize-winning...  

22/09/2017

Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi  • Directors

“Our work is very much part of our daily life”

Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi • Directors

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2017: Spanish directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi are taking their first turn behind the camera with the musical adaptation Holy Camp!  

22/09/2017

Mohamed Al-Daradji  • Director

“Dialogue is the most effective way to deal with extreme violence”

Mohamed Al-Daradji • Director

TORONTO 2017: We chatted to Iraqi filmmaker Mohamed Al-Daradji, who presented his third film, The Journey, in Contemporary World Cinema at Toronto  

21/09/2017

Peter Schønau Fog  • Director

“We need to break the narrative chains and go a little bit more Godard”

Peter Schønau Fog • Director

TORONTO 2017: We chatted to Peter Schønau Fog about the roots of his inspiration for his second feature, You Disappear, a Special Presentation at Toronto  

18/09/2017

Clio Barnard  • Director

“Sexual abuse is an impossible topic to deal with”

Clio Barnard • Director

TORONTO 2017: We spoke to British director Clio Barnard to delve deeper into her third feature, the Toronto Special Mention winner Dark River  

18/09/2017

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