Interviews

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

7477 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 28/03/2024. 581 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
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Klim Shipenko  • Director of Text

“Most often, family is the main reason for all our trauma”

Klim Shipenko • Director of Text

The Russian filmmaker talks about his psychological and dramatic thriller Text, playing as part of the...  

24/12/2020 | /Russia

Alex Shiriaieff  • Head of operations at B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network

“B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network is an unique organization to co-produce the documentaries and help filmmakers in all possible means in 6 Eastern Partnership countries”

Alex Shiriaieff • Head of operations at B2B Doc - Baltic to Black Sea Documentary Network

In this interview, Alex Shiriaieff talks about the organisation’s main objective which is to support the...  

09/12/2022 | Euro Film Fest

Shelter, how far a boy can go

Dragomir Sholev • Director

16/11/2010

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

“What interests me is the escapist mentality that avoids dealing with the issues at stake, as well as looking for their solutions”

Dragomir Sholev • Director of Fishbone

We talked with the director about his new film and how its complex structure allows him to talk about...  

27/09/2021 | Golden Rose 2021

Dragomir Sholev • Director of The Pig

“When you leave school, you realise that aggression is everywhere”

Dragomir Sholev • Director of The Pig

Bulgarian director Dragomir Sholev talks to us about his second feature film, The Pig, which was screened...  

17/04/2019 | Lecce 2019

Nawara Shoukry  • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

“Commercially produced titles tend to fall short on the artistic front”

Nawara Shoukry • Cinema and distribution manager, Zawya Cinema and Distribution

At the Venice Film Festival, where she attended a training seminar organised by CICAE, we talked to Nawara...  

20/09/2018

Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

“I wanted to be able to talk about politics and spirituality in a very open way, without pointing guns at anyone”

Ishan Shukla • Director of Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust

The Indian director breaks down his exuberant and dystopian animation, also giving an insight into his...  

31/01/2024 | IFFR 2024 | Bright Future

Yuriy Shylov  • Director of Projectionist

“I saw the heroes as dinosaurs living in today’s world”

Yuriy Shylov • Director of Projectionist

We caught up with director Yuriy Shylov to get the low-down on his feature debut, Projectionist, which...  

08/07/2019 | Karlovy Vary 2019 | Documentary Competition

Sydney Sibilia  • Director

"I just wanted to make people laugh"

Sydney Sibilia • Director

We met the director who made his debut with an exhilarating comedy that quickly won over the public and...  

11/07/2014

Radovan Síbrt • Producer

“I am more concerned about topics than country of origin”

Radovan Síbrt • Producer

The Czech co-producer of the Golden Bear-winning Touch Me Not, Radovan Síbrt, has been picked for the...  

12/05/2018 | Producers on the Move 2018

Hubertus Siegert • Producer of A German Party

"We wanted to show the rise of the far-right party in Germany as well its structure from bottom to top"

Hubertus Siegert • Producer of A German Party

BERLINALE 2022: The documentary directed by Simon Brückner portrays the controversial German right-wing...  

25/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Berlinale Special

Charlotte Sieling • Director

"I decided to exaggerate a little bit and to push certain situations to the extreme"

Charlotte Sieling • Director

We met up with Danish director Charlotte Sieling, whose latest film The Man is released in cinemas in Norway  

24/08/2017

Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

“Don’t mention the ending when you write about our film, ever. It should be treated as a crime mystery – ‘The Mystery of False Olof’”

Charlotte Sieling • Director of Margrete – Queen of the North

The Danish director discusses her film about the monarch that ruled Scandinavia  

30/08/2021 | Haugesund 2021

Christiane Siemen  • CEO, Creative Europe Desk Hamburg

“The depth of the characters counts, no matter what kind of story is being told”

Christiane Siemen • CEO, Creative Europe Desk Hamburg

We spoke to Christiane Siemen, CEO of Creative Europe Desk Hamburg, about the benefits that the Series Lab...  

05/10/2017

Jörg Siepmann • Producer

Slipping into the producer’s role 2Pilots Filmproduction

Jörg Siepmann • Producer

As 2Pilots Filmproduction approached its 15th anniversary this year, the company has had one of its...  

30/09/2013

Kasia Siewko • Project lead, Papaya Young Creators

"We are not only an international competition, but also a talent development programme supporting creators long after they finish their competition journey"

Kasia Siewko • Project lead, Papaya Young Creators

Our chat revolved around this groundbreaking international competition for young creative talents, set to...  

21/02/2022 | /Poland

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