Interviews

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

7478 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/03/2024. 582 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Ulrike Ottinger  • Director of Paris Calligrammes

“Sometimes, even the most beautiful pieces didn't fit in the whole mosaic”

Ulrike Ottinger • Director of Paris Calligrammes

We talked to German director Ulrike Ottinger on the occasion of the release of her new documentary Paris...  

06/03/2020 | /Germany/France

Karim Ouelhaj • Director of Megalomaniac

“It seems necessary to me to show evil”

Karim Ouelhaj • Director of Megalomaniac

We met with the Belgian filmmaker to talk about his latest film, a bloody and baroque phantasmagoria...  

06/09/2022 | BIFFF 2022

Adila Bendimerad, Damien Ounouri • Directors of The Last Queen

"It's a story that the Algerians have never seen before and which they need in order to dig deep into their history and culture"

Adila Bendimerad, Damien Ounouri • Directors of The Last Queen

VENISE 2022: The directing duo straddles reality and legend as it retraces a historical event from...  

06/09/2022 | Venice 2022 | Giornate degli Autori

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

Veiko Õunpuu • Director

“Being trapped in a society that can’t muster up any positive values”

Veiko Õunpuu • Director

Encounter with the Estonian director who deciphers Free Range and offers a striking view on today's...  

27/01/2013

Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last Ones

“I wish we could return to a sort of animism in our thinking”

Veiko Õunpuu • Director of The Last Ones

We chatted to Estonian director Veiko Õunpuu, whose The Last Ones takes on the people on the lower rung of...  

30/11/2020 | Black Nights 2020 | Baltic Film Competition

Jarmila Outratová  • Head of Industry, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

“Our market is a melting pot of various industry players”

Jarmila Outratová • Head of Industry, Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival

The Industry head homes in on the festival's market transition from virtual to physical, its emphasis on...  

20/10/2023 | Jihlava 2023 | Jihlava Industry

Jarmila Outratova  • Head of industry, Jihlava IDFF

"Maybe the public will return as film professionals"

Jarmila Outratova • Head of industry, Jihlava IDFF

Ahead of the 19th edition of the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival (27 October–1 November),...  

26/10/2015

George Ovashvili • Director

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George Ovashvili • Director

KARLOVY VARY 2017: We caught up with Georgian director George Ovashvili, who is in the Official...  

03/07/2017

George Ovashvili  • Director

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George Ovashvili • Director

Cineuropa met up with Georgian filmmaker George Ovashvili to talk about his film Corn Island, which won...  

09/07/2014

Max Ovaska • Director of Carrier

"It's a story about fear and a reluctance to let go of a phase in life, and entering another that is new and unknown"

Max Ovaska • Director of Carrier

As he prepares to take part in EFP's Future Frames and screen his film, we talk to the Finnish director...  

04/07/2022 | Future Frames 2022

Amaury Ovise • Producer of Nanga Parbat

“I am captivated by the mountains, they present fascinating dramatic and human stakes”

Amaury Ovise • Producer of Nanga Parbat

The co-director of French company Kazak Productions discusses the project presented at the Co-Pro Pitching...  

19/03/2024 | Series Mania 2024 | Series Mania Forum

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Andre Øvredal • Director

The Norwegian director talks about his directorial choices for the mockumentary The Troll Hunter, his...  

André Øvredal • Director of Mortal

"In addition to the legendary aspect of Mortal, there are also some spectacular elements"

André Øvredal • Director of Mortal

Norwegian director André Øvredal talked to us about his latest feature, Mortal, which is released today in...  

28/02/2020 | Norway

Russell Owen  • Director of Shepherd

"There is no better magician than a good casting director"

Russell Owen • Director of Shepherd

The British director’s take on the same Welsh legend that inspired Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse gives the...  

21/10/2021 | London 2021

Ed Owles  • Producer, Postcode Films

“It’s important to think creatively about how you can reach specific audiences”

Ed Owles • Producer, Postcode Films

The British producer tells us he started working in the documentary world to find a bridge between...  

13/03/2024 | Emerging Producers 2024

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