Interviews

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

7496 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 02/05/2024. 578 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Kaouther Ben Hania • Director

“I love characters who are left with no choices”

Kaouther Ben Hania • Director

CANNES 2017: Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania talks about Beauty and the Dogs, revealed in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes  

22/05/2017

Kornél Mundruczó • Director

“The chaos, the tension and the pressure”

Kornél Mundruczó • Director

CANNES 2017: Hungarian filmmaker Kornél Mundruczó reveals the secrets of Jupiter’s Moon, competing at Cannes  

22/05/2017

Matthijs Wouter Knol  • Director, European Film Market, founder, Propellor Film Tech Hub

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Matthijs Wouter Knol • Director, European Film Market, founder, Propellor Film Tech Hub

CANNES NEXT: We caught up with Matthijs Wouter Knol, the head of Berlin’s EFM and founder of Propellor Film Tech Hub  

22/05/2017

Bero Beyer  • Director, IFFR, founder, Propellor Film Tech Hub

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Bero Beyer • Director, IFFR, founder, Propellor Film Tech Hub

CANNES NEXT: We caught up with Bero Beyer, the head of the International Film Festival Rotterdam and founder of Propellor Film Tech Hub  

22/05/2017

Michel Hazanavicius  • Director

"It's a blend of respectful tribute and irreverence"

Michel Hazanavicius • Director

CANNES 2017: French filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius discusses the story behind Redoubtable, which had its world premiere in competition at Cannes  

21/05/2017

Barbet Schroeder  • Director

"One of my principles is to never judge"

Barbet Schroeder • Director

CANNES 2017: We met up with Barbet Schroeder to talk about his fascinating documentary The Venerable W., unveiled as a special screening at Cannes  

21/05/2017

Ali Soozandeh • Director

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Ali Soozandeh • Director

CANNES 2017: We have interviewed Iranian filmmaker Ali Soozandeh, who is competing with his first feature Tehran Taboo in the Critics' Week  

21/05/2017

Jonas Carpignano  • Director

"Scorsese was my spiritual guide for my film about Gypsies"

Jonas Carpignano • Director

CANNES 2017: The Italian-American director has presented A Ciambra in the Directors’ Fortnight, a film that depicts the Roma community in Gioia Tauro, Calabria  

20/05/2017

Léa Mysius  • Director

"I wanted to cross-breed genres"

Léa Mysius • Director

CANNES 2017: We met up with promising French filmmaker Léa Mysius, who has unveiled her feature debut, Ava, in competition in the Critics’ Week  

20/05/2017

Ruben Östlund  • Director

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Ruben Östlund • Director

CANNES 2017: We have interviewed Swedish filmmaker Ruben Östlund, who competed for the first time for the Palme d'Or with his new film The Square  

20/05/2017

Michael Geidel  • Producer, Miriquidi Film

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Michael Geidel • Producer, Miriquidi Film

CANNES NEXT: We met up with Michael Geidel, producer at German film and VR production company Miriquidi Film  

20/05/2017

Bruno Smadja  • Founder, Cross Video Days

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Bruno Smadja • Founder, Cross Video Days

CANNES NEXT: Cineuropa talked to Cross Video Days founder Bruno Smadja at the Cannes Film Market  

20/05/2017

Randal Kleiser, Mario Kenyon • Director, producer, Defrost, the Virtual Series

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Randal Kleiser, Mario Kenyon • Director, producer, Defrost, the Virtual Series

CANNES NEXT: We have interviewed Randal Kleiser and Mario Kenyon, director and producer of Defrost, the Virtual Series  

19/05/2017

Kane Lee  • Head of Content, Baobab Studios

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Kane Lee • Head of Content, Baobab Studios

CANNES NEXT: We interviewed Kane Lee, head of content at US' Baobab Studios  

19/05/2017

Eric Darnell  • Animated VR director-writer and CCO, Baobab Studios

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Eric Darnell • Animated VR director-writer and CCO, Baobab Studios

CANNES NEXT: We met up with US animated VR director and writer Eric Darnell, also chief creative officer at Baobab Studios  

19/05/2017

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