Interviews with the directors of festival films – exclusively for Scanorama.
At the Cannes Film Festival, Natalija Serebriakova spoke with Sandra Wollner, director of <i>Every Time</i>, at the request of Scanorama. S. Wollner discussed the creative process behind <i>Every Time</i>, its themes of grief and memory, working with actors, and the importance of intuition in filmmaking.
At the Berlin International Film Festival, Natalija Serebriakova spoke in a special interview for Scanorama with filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, a creator with a singular vision, about her latest film, “The Blood Countess”—a multilayered, visually rich journey exploring the themes of mythology, power, and time.
At the Cannes Film Festival, Natalija Serebriakova spoke with Sandra Wollner, director of <i>Every Time</i>, at the request of Scanorama. S. Wollner discussed the creative process behind <i>Every Time</i>, its themes of grief and memory, working with actors, and the importance of intuition in filmmaking.
As the European Film Festival „Scanorama“ approaches, its founder and artistic director Gražina Arlickaitė is once again sharing her personal recommendations, inviting audiences to encounter another on the big screen. From masters who triumph at major film festivals to emerging filmmakers with distinctive artistic styles, from powerful portraits of women shaped by directing and acting to diverse quests for an authentic life.
At the Berlin International Film Festival, Natalija Serebriakova spoke in a special interview for Scanorama with filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, a creator with a singular vision, about her latest film, “The Blood Countess”—a multilayered, visually rich journey exploring the themes of mythology, power, and time.
The European Film Festival "Scanorama" has unveiled this year’s program, featuring films by emerging directors—works distinguished by their unique artistic vision and recognized with awards at major international film festivals. The selection explores themes of authentic identity and the search for values amidst the fracturing of norms caused by universal tensions.
At the end of October, the new Lithuanian documentary “Baltic UXO” will have its world premiere in the main competition programme of the Czech film festival “Ji.hlava”, while in Lithuania the film will be screened at the European Film Forum “Scanorama”.
Scanorama opens its 24th season with a remarkable constellation of creative encounters: Markus Schleinzer and the phenomenal Sandra Hüller (Rose); Marie Kreutzer and French stars Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve (Gentle Monster); German cinema legend Ulrike Ottinger and the incomparable Isabelle Huppert (The Blood Countess); Hans Petter Moland and Knut Hamsun (Growth of the Soil); Grant Gee and jazz genius Bill Evans (Everybody Digs Bill Evans); and Lance Hammer and Juliette Binoche (Queen at Sea).
At the Cannes Film Festival, film critic Natalija Serebriakova spoke with director Marie Kreutzer on behalf of “Scanorama.” Kreutzer’s film “The Gentle Monster” – a harrowing family drama about the consequences of abuse – was selected for the official competition and competed for the Palme d’Or.
Lapkričio 5-ąją Europos kino festivalį „Scanorama“ Vilniuje atidarys britų režisieriaus Granto Gee filmas „Visiems patinka Billas Evansas“. Filmo premjera įvyko konkursinėje 76-osios Berlynalės programoje, kur G. Gee pelnė „Sidabrinį lokį“ už geriausią režisūrą – vieną svarbiausių festivalio apdovanojimų.
Europos kino festivalis „Scanorama“ pradeda 24-ąjį sezoną kviesdamas susitikti su kitu – jo gyvenimu, pasirinkimais ir pasaulio matymu. Lapkričio 5–22 dienomis vyksiantis festivalis jau atskleidė pirmuosius 13 filmų, kuriuose ryškėja šių metų programos temos: tapatybės paieškos, dramatiškos artimųjų akistatos ir pastangos išsaugoti žmogiškąjį ryšį.
After traveling across Lithuania and holding more than 100 free film screenings in various regions, “Scanorama Summer” is returning to where it began—the Palanga Resort Museum. From September 9 to 23, early autumn holidaymakers will be treated to four different European cinema stories.
Programme announcements, filmmaker interviews, ticket and event news – straight from Scanorama.
