Interviews

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

7493 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 25/04/2024. 580 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

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“After more than 25 years of existence, a ‘first wave’ of Slovak cinema is starting to form”
Matúš Ryšan • Director of Out Of Pure ConscienceWe talked to Slovakian first-time director Matúš Ryšan about his short film Out Of Pure Conscience,...  
01/07/2020 | Future Frames 2020
“Programming a festival such as ours is about a delicate balance”
Karin Rywkind Segal  • Artistic director, DocavivThe Tel Aviv-based festival has had three hybrid editions, each in a new set of extraordinary...  
30/05/2022 | Docaviv 2022
"The ability to question and raise one's voice is crucial for democracy"
Karin Rywkind Segal  • Artistic director, DocavivDocaviv's artistic director talked us through the festival's 23rd edition, unspooling from 1-10 July  
05/07/2021 | Docaviv 2021
"Filmmakers should trust festivals that have a strong, curated programme"
Karin Rywkind Segal • Artistic director, DocavivWe spoke to Docaviv’s artistic director, Karin Rywkind Segal, to find out more about the hybrid version of...  
03/09/2020 | Docaviv 2020
"We are very independent and diverse in our selection"
Karin Rywkind Segal  • Artistic director, DocavivCineuropa visited Israel's biggest documentary event, the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival...  
28/05/2019 | Docaviv 2019
“Change is always an opportunity for innovation”
Beata Rzeźniczek • Producer, MadantsThe Polish Producer on the Move breaks down her career so far and discusses what she views as the future...  
21/05/2021 | Producers on the Move 2021

“Reality is an idea, a fantasy that people have when they watch a fiction film”
Nicolas Saada  • DirectorFrench director Nicolas Saada is screening his second feature, Taj Mahal, in the Global Cinema section of...  
20/10/2015
Gamble pays off for Les Films de la Strada
Fanny Saadi • ProducerProducer of 13 (Tzameti), les Films de la Strada managed the metamorphosis of a medium film into a feature  
30/01/2006
“I don’t make promises I’m not sure I can keep”
Lasse Saarinen  • CEO, Finnish Film FoundationCineuropa went to Helsinki to talk to Lasse Saarinen, the chief executive officer of the Finnish Film...  
25/06/2019
"Our choreographer was also an important scriptwriter, as he wrote the whole choreography of the two characters’ feelings"
Ignas Jonynas and Kristupas Sabolius  • Director and screenwriter of InvisibleWe sat down with Ignas Jonynas and Kristupas Sabolius to talk about their second, San Sebastián-screened...  
01/10/2019 | San Sebastián 2019 | New Directors
“The documentary audience has more political awareness and seeks to expand their minds”
Beata Saboova  • Producer, Naoko FilmsThe Emerging Producer from Belgium addresses the relation between documentary, experimentation, low budget...  
09/03/2023 | Emerging Producers 2023
Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen
Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso • directorsInterview with directors Dunia Ayaso and Félix Sabroso for their film The Island Inside, whose lead actors...  
"Art, film and culture also help in the fight against other stereotypes"
Hend Sabry  • ActressAt the Cairo Film Festival, of which she was a sponsor, Cineuropa met up with actress Hend Sabry to talk...  
17/01/2018
“I am interested in people being, not acting”
Ira Sachs  • Director of FrankieCANNES 2019: We met up with Ira Sachs, the director of Frankie, a French-Portuguese-Belgian-US...  
23/05/2019 | Cannes 2019 | Competition
“It’s crucial to have those dreams and make them come true”
Tathiani Sacilotto • Producer, Persona Non Grata PicturesThe Brazil-born producer discusses the Portuguese film industry and the ambitions of her production company  
19/05/2021 | Producers on the Move 2021
"It’s always wise for the cinema world to worry about its future: that’s how it moves forward"
Gilles Sacuto • Producer and President, French Union of Independent ProducersThe president of the French Union of Independent Producers dissected the state of the sector on the...  
04/11/2022 | ARP Film Meetings 2022

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