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Interviews

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

8210 interviews available in total starting from 14/05/2002. Last updated on 21/05/2025. 652 interviews inserted in the last 12 months.

 
Francesco Giai Via • Head of Industry, Bellaria Film Festival

“Events like Bellaria are opportunities for panel discussions which provide spaces to reflect upon good and bad practices”

Francesco Giai Via • Head of Industry, Bellaria Film Festival

The head of the festival’s industry sidebar spoke to us about the (In)Emergenza project selection process, the Itineranze Doc workshop, and this year’s...  

07/05/2025 | /Italy

Anna Szczypińska • Head, Millennium Docs Against Gravity Industry

"Our long-term dream is to become a year-round hub for Polish, but also other Eastern European documentary creators"

Anna Szczypińska • Head, Millennium Docs Against Gravity Industry

The professional shares how the platform is evolving into a vital hub, with a focus on immersive storytelling, cross-border collaboration and year-round support  

07/05/2025 | Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2025 | MDAG Industry

Artur Liebhart • Director, Millennium Docs Against Gravity

“We want to become an ultimate lobbyist for a Polish documentary industry – both in domestically and internationally”

Artur Liebhart • Director, Millennium Docs Against Gravity

We sat down with the leading Polish festival’s director to talk about what’s in store for its 22nd edition  

07/05/2025 | Millennium Docs Against Gravity 2025

Janne Hjeltnes • Producer, Empathitude Pictures

“Today’s audiences – especially younger ones – are drawn to authenticity, tonal boldness and emotional precision”

Janne Hjeltnes • Producer, Empathitude Pictures

The Norwegian producer spoke about her newly launched production firm, bold storytelling and challenges of her job, among other topics  

07/05/2025 | Producers on the Move 2025

Lionel Massol • Producer, Films Grand Huit

“We want to produce films that tell the story of society, with a strong artistic bias”

Lionel Massol • Producer, Films Grand Huit

The French representative of Producers on the Move talks about his career, the editorial line and the projects of the Breton company  

06/05/2025 | Producers on the Move 2025

Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

“There’s no definition of which target group it has to be for; you can tell any story with stop motion”

Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film

The artistic director of one of the biggest festivals in Europe dedicated to animation filmmaking gives us the low-down on this year’s highlights  

02/05/2025 | /Germany

Sanja Božić-Ljubičić • CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM

“We will always stay focused on the CEE region, a region that’s unique – it can be challenging, but it’s also incredibly rewarding”

Sanja Božić-Ljubičić • CEO, Pickbox, Mediatranslations, Mediavision and NEM

The executive reflects on the steady growth of NEM, the importance of curating meaningful industry connections and the event’s continued focus on the CEE region  

02/05/2025 | NEM Dubrovnik 2025

Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment

“It’s all about using AI ethically, and making the most of its tools to boost efficiency in animation and distribution”

Mirko Goran Marijanac • Media sales executive, DeAPlaneta Entertainment

During our chat, the exec shared key insights from this year’s Cartoon Next and touched on the current climate for the animation sector  

30/04/2025 | Cartoon 2025 | Cartoon Next

Anne Pouliquen • Founder and Director, Futura Cinema

“Futura Cinema acts as a bridge between cinemas, cultural innovation and technological solutions”

Anne Pouliquen • Founder and Director, Futura Cinema

We met with the director of the incubator programme dedicated to innovation in cinema theatres and cultural venues, which is now opening up on a European scale  

29/04/2025 | /Europe

Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association

“What has changed in recent years is that we buy half of our line-up based on script – like for Carla Simón’s Cannes Competition title Romería

Paulina Jaroszewicz • Distribution and marketing manager, New Horizons Association

Cineuropa sat down with the Polish distributor to discuss her company’s strategy as well as the connection between its distribution line-up and BNP Paribas...  

28/04/2025 | Distributor of the Month

Želimir Žilnik • Director of Eighty Plus

“I want to show people with dignity – neither victims nor heroes, just human beings trying to live with integrity”

Želimir Žilnik • Director of Eighty Plus

The Serbian director discusses his deep suspicion of ideologies in relation to his irresistibly charming latest feature, which follows a man whose life...  

28/04/2025 | goEast 2025

Helmut Jänes • Director, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

“Festivals are a good platform, but the real work starts afterwards, before the theatrical release”

Helmut Jänes • Director, Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival

The director of the Estonian gathering, this year celebrating its 20th anniversary, tells us more about what’s in store for audiences from 1-3 May  

28/04/2025 | HOFF 2025

Èric Motjer and Maria Colomer • Co-directors, DocsBarcelona

“We’re experiencing a bittersweet moment for documentary”

Èric Motjer and Maria Colomer • Co-directors, DocsBarcelona

The event’s co-directors comment on its upcoming edition and the evolution of documentaries in today’s landscape, in terms of both creativity and distribution  

25/04/2025 | DocsBarcelona 2025

Ivano De Matteo • Director of Una figlia

“We’re all potential victims or perpetrators in these stories we tell”

Ivano De Matteo • Director of Una figlia

The director explains why family is once again the focus of his latest film, which sees a 16-year-old like any other committing a serious crime  

24/04/2025 | /Italy

Jaśmina Wójcik • Director of King Matt the First

“We need to give children their freedom”

Jaśmina Wójcik • Director of King Matt the First

The Polish director discusses her approach to taking on a 1920s children’s literary classic in an unexpected way  

23/04/2025 | Hot Docs 2025

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