Interviews

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

7578 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 06/06/2024. 572 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Paolo Taviani • Director

"Anyone can fall head over heels in love and forget about everything else"

Paolo Taviani • Director

After premiering at Toronto, Paolo Taviani presents his new film, Rainbow – A Private Affair, at the 12th Rome Film Fest, written with his brother Vittorio,...  

30/10/2017

Marco Alessi  • Producer

"I like to be surprised by what I see"

Marco Alessi • Producer

We met up with Italian producer Marco Alessi, head of Dugong Films, at the Cinemed Meetings  

26/10/2017

Erlingur Thoroddsen • Director

"Rift talks about a recent breakup, a transition period of emotional instability"

Erlingur Thoroddsen • Director

Icelandic director Erlingur Thoroddsen talks about his second feature film, Rift, which comes out on 27 October in Iceland  

26/10/2017

Vicky Miha • Producer

"Yet further confirmation that this story needs to be told"

Vicky Miha • Producer

We met up with Vicky Miha from Momento Film, producer of Binyam Berhane's Madame Luna, winner of the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the MIA in...  

25/10/2017

Damien Ounouri • Director

"I will take his palace, ride his horse, and his wife"

Damien Ounouri • Director

We met up with Damien Ounouri to chat about his project The Last Queen at the Cinemed Meetings  

25/10/2017

Dumitru Budrala  • President, Astra Film Festival

“We don’t want to lose a certain atmosphere that encourages communication”

Dumitru Budrala • President, Astra Film Festival

The Astra Film Festival’s president, Dumitru Budrala, chatted to Cineuropa about the strengths of Romania's biggest documentary event  

24/10/2017

Lionel Guedj  • Producer

“We want to work with artists who are not averse to taking risks”

Lionel Guedj • Producer

We met up with producer Lionel Guedj (of To Be Continued) at the Cinemed Meetings to discuss the project Dieu reconnaîtra les siens  

24/10/2017

Aro Korol  • Director

“Soho epitomises what’s happening around the world with regard to gentrification”

Aro Korol • Director

At the Warsaw Film Festival, we spoke to director Aro Korol to find out more about his documentary Battle of Soho, which explores the gentrification of Soho...  

24/10/2017

Andrzej Jakimowski  • Director

“The citizens of Warsaw are the best audience for the film”

Andrzej Jakimowski • Director

Polish director Andrzej Jakimowski explains why he shows a different side of Warsaw in Once Upon a Time in November, which had its world premiere at the...  

23/10/2017

Anniken Hoel  • Director

“When we started getting threats, we knew that we were looking in the right areas”

Anniken Hoel • Director

We chatted to Norwegian director Anniken Hoel, who presented her investigative documentary Cause of Death: Unknown in the Discoveries section of the Warsaw...  

23/10/2017

Ben Brand • Director

"A story about growing up and making mistakes"

Ben Brand • Director

We talk to Dutch filmmaker Ben Brand, whose first feature film Find This Dumb Little Bitch and Throw Her into the River just had its world premiere as part...  

20/10/2017

Sahim Omar Kalifa • Director

“Zagros and his wife are victims of the burden of tradition”

Sahim Omar Kalifa • Director

Belgian-based Kurdish director Sahim Omar Kalifa talks to us about his feature debut, Zagros, which was presented in competition at the Film Fest Gent  

20/10/2017 | Ghent 2017

Christophe Leparc  • Director, Cinemed

"A young emerging cinema where the place of women directors is more and more important"

Christophe Leparc • Director, Cinemed

We met up with Christophe Leparc, director of the Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival (39th edition running from 20 to 28 October)  

20/10/2017

Rungano Nyoni  • Director

“I was interested in how difficult it is to break away from the rules”

Rungano Nyoni • Director

We spoke to Rungano Nyoni about her feature debut, I Am Not a Witch, which is unspooling at the London Film Festival after premiering at Cannes  

13/10/2017

Etienne Ollagnier • Distributor

"Protecting cinemas is not just about business"

Etienne Ollagnier • Distributor

Etienne Ollagnier, producer at Jour2Fête and co-president of the Syndicat des Distributeurs Indépendants, discusses reforms to French media timelines  

13/10/2017

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