Cinema Óliver Laxe on Oscar-nominated ‘Sirāt’ and giving birth to 'a monster' Euronews Culture sat down with director Óliver Laxe at this year’s European Film Awards to discuss his freshly Oscar-nominated film ‘Sirāt’, the pitfalls of streaming platforms and how cinemas are “a place for transformation”. 23/01/2026
Cinema Hope and the memory of a house: Joachim Trier on 'Sentimental Value' Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix winner ‘Sentimental Value’ is Joachim Trier’s most personal film to date. It opens in the UK today and Euronews Culture sat down with the director to discuss one of this year's finest and most emotionally resonant movies. 26/12/2025
Qatar Ukraine agreement 'only the beginning,' Schinas tells Euronews in Doha Euronews sat with former VP of the European Commission Margaritis Schinas and the EU's Envoy for the Gulf Luigi Di Maio in the Qatari capital to discuss the war in Ukraine, EU competitiveness and cultivating new ties in the Gulf. The two were attending the Doha Forum. 07/12/2025
Cinema Natalie Portman on acting, Diane Keaton and Black Swan butt exercises At a sold-out masterclass during this year’s Lumière Film Festival, guest of honour Natalie Portman shared her experiences of working in Hollywood for 30 years and whether her Harvard degree in psychology helps her craft. Euronews Culture were there. Here are some of the key takeaways. 16/10/2025
Cinema Doing it my way: Paco Cabezas on making films in Spain and Hollywood Paco Cabezas, director of hit series 'Wednesday' and 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' among others, combines genres with a unique style that has taken him from Seville to Hollywood. Despite his success the States, he's continuing to make his mark in Spain on projects such as 'La novia gitana'. 11/10/2025
Cinema Fitter, happier and more productive: Can enhanced humans do drama? Altered, a new film by Timo Vuorensola, examines a future world where humans vye for technological parts to change their bodies and their lives for the better. Euronews caught up with the Finnish director who's recently finished filming in Kazakhstan. 04/10/2025
Europe News Protesters drown out live interview with AfD leader Alice Weidel Far-right leader Alice Weidel's scheduled "summer interview" was drowned out by raucous demonstrators. 21/07/2025
Cinema 'Reflection In A Dead Diamond' directors on their 'cinematic orgasm' Now out in French cinemas, 'Reflection In A Dead Diamond' is a bold, sensual, trippy and gory merging of James Bond and 'Death In Venice'. Euronews Culture sat down with French husband-and-wife filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani to talk about one of the wildest films you'll see all year. 27/06/2025
Culture news How Daniela Pes uses her Italian dialect to make nonsensical music Daniela Pes brings together haunting melodies, juddering loops and her rare Italian dialect to create an otherworldly experience of music. 27/05/2025
Culture news Introducing: Sunna Margrét, Iceland's experimental pop sensation Last year Sunna Margrét released her debut album, but it's been a long career for the entrancing Icelandic artist creating bold pop soundscapes. 30/03/2025
Cinema Thierry Frémaux on celebrating the 130 years of cinema in 2025 Euronews Culture sits down with Thierry Frémaux to discuss the 130-year anniversary of the invention of cinema, his new film honouring the legacy of the Lumière brothers, and the threats cinema faces in its second centenary. 14/03/2025
Cinema Meet the Irish director tackling police brutality towards sex workers Maeve Murphy is hoping to shine a spotlight on the 1981 murder of a sex worker in her new short film, exploring the powerful protest by the English Collective of Prostitutes and the ongoing battle against police brutality. 08/03/2025
Cinema 'The Ugly Stepsister': Director Emilie Blichfeldt reframes Cinderella Euronews Culture sits down with Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt to talk about her savage and thought-provoking reframing of the Cinderella story, which wowed audiences in Sundance and Berlin. “Most of us end up like the stepsisters - cutting off our toes to try to fit the shoe!” 06/03/2025
Cinema Berlinale interview: ‘Honey Bunch’ - Deconstructing love in darkness What would you for love? We sit down with Canadian filmmakers Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli to talk about their follow-up to 2020’s ‘Violation’ – ‘Honey Bunch’, a haunting and strangely tender deconstruction of all the things we believe to be love and devotion. 22/02/2025
Cinema Berlinale interview: 'What Marielle Knows' - German comedy, anyone? What would you do if your child could suddenly read your mind? We sit down with German filmmaker Frédéric Hambalek to talk about his Competition selected film 'What Marielle Knows' - a taut, biting and frequently hilarious dark comedy. 21/02/2025
USA Trump claims Musk has no conflicts of interest as DOGE guts agencies The X owner and Tesla CEO said he has never asked for personal favours from the president, and both men claimed he would avoid conflicts of interest. 19/02/2025