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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Simon Jaquemet • Director

"I'm interested in exploring characters who are at war with themselves"

Simon Jaquemet • Director

SAN SEBASTIÁN 2018: We talked to Swiss director Simon Jaquemet about his second long-awaited feature film...  

04/10/2018 | San Sebastián 2018 | Competition

Simon Jaquemet  • Director

“Violence is the last taboo”

Simon Jaquemet • Director

Cineuropa met up with Swiss film director Simon Jaquemet, who stunned and fascinated audiences with his...  

04/03/2015

Carmen Jaquier • Director of Thunder

"I needed to rewrite history, to create a powerful ancestor capable of inspiring me today"

Carmen Jaquier • Director of Thunder

The director spoke to us about her compelling portrayal of a character who fights for freedom to love,...  

13/09/2022 | Toronto 2022 | Platform

Bassam Jarbawi • Director

"I wanted to deal with the aftermath of jail"

Bassam Jarbawi • Director

VENICE 2018: Palestinian director-screenwriter Bassam Jarbawi talks to us about his feature debut...  

07/09/2018 | Venice 2018 | Giornate degli Autori

Dominiks Jarmakovičs • Producer, Studio Locomotive

“It’s all about making an impact, however small it might be”

Dominiks Jarmakovičs • Producer, Studio Locomotive

The Latvian Producer on the Move clearly relishes the thrill of solving problems  

08/05/2023 | Producers on the Move 2023

Dominiks Jarmakovičs • Producer, Studio Locomotive

“The duty of a documentary filmmaker is to be objective and creative at the same time”

Dominiks Jarmakovičs • Producer, Studio Locomotive

The Emerging Producer 2022 from Latvia discusses his approach to documentary filmmaking, a career he’s...  

11/03/2022 | Emerging Producers 2022

Grzegorz Jaroszuk • Director of Dear Ones

“I feel connected to characters that are in desperate need to feel some order in their life”

Grzegorz Jaroszuk • Director of Dear Ones

We met up with the Polish writer-director to talk through his film, its outlandish humour and his sources...  

27/08/2021 | Karlovy Vary 2021 | East of the West

Salomé Jashi • Director of Taming the Garden

“There were so many sub-stories and unspoken feelings that remained hidden behind the fences”

Salomé Jashi • Director of Taming the Garden

We spoke to Georgian director about her poetic film, which documents the incredible journey undertaken by...  

04/02/2021 | Sundance 2021 | World Cinema Documentary Competition

Adrian Jasion • Organiser, Post Production Forum

“The Post Production Forum is a place where talent meets technology”

Adrian Jasion • Organiser, Post Production Forum

We talked to Adrian Jasion, one of the organisers of the Post Production Forum, about the upcoming event  

10/11/2020 | /Poland

The project’s artistic coherence

Benoît Jaubert • Producer

Having produced Avida, MNP Entreprise and producing duo Benoît Jaubert and Mathieu Kassovitz didn’t...  

25/11/2008

Zora Jaurová  • Producer, MPhilms

“I see a huge demand for authentic and simple stories”

Zora Jaurová • Producer, MPhilms

The Slovakian producer chats about why she works on documentaries and what are her main concerns about the...  

16/03/2021 | Emerging Producers 2021

Andrea Jaurrieta • Director of Nina

"Women are expected to direct small, intimate films"

Andrea Jaurrieta • Director of Nina

The Spanish filmmaker presents her second film, a modern revenge western starring Patricia López Arnaiz...  

08/03/2024 | Malaga 2024

Producer on the Move 2010 – United Kingdom

Isabelle Jayne Stead

04/05/2010

Marcel Jean • Artistic director, Annecy Film Festival

“The graphic world is transcultural”

Marcel Jean • Artistic director, Annecy Film Festival

We sat down with Marcel Jean, artistic director of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which...  

09/06/2016

"This is militant cinema"

Patric Jean • Director

Immigration, crime & violence in La raison du plus fort, the latest doc in the Gallic filmmaker's ongoing...  

24/06/2003

Interview - Pesaro Film Festival 2003

Patric Jean - director of La Raison du Plus Fort

Interview with the director Patric Jean during the retrospective dedicated to French Contemporary Cinema  

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