Stuart Kemp
NewsLithuanian teen drama ‘Toxic’ heads prizes at lively Meeting Point Vilnius
International producers praised Meeting Point Vilnius as productive networking event.
FeaturesPioneering Baltic female mentorship programme secures major funding boost
Baltic Women in Film Mentorship is helping to boost the careers of female film and TV execs.
FeaturesHow Vilnius is working to attract international film and TV production
Meeting Point Vilnius execs were taken on a locations tour of the Lithuanian capital.
NewsUkrainian doc ‘In The Rearview’ wins main prize at Vilnius International Film Festival
‘The Peasants’ won both the best Lithuanian film prize and the audience award.
FeaturesThe Lithuanian filmmakers making their mark on international screens
Films such as ‘Vesper’ and ‘Slow’ have sold widely around the world.
Features“I’m scared as hell of ageing”: the story behind making ‘Vika!’, about the 84-year old DJ still partying hard
Poland’s Agnieszka Zwiefka has combined observational documentary with scripted musical scenes for the feature doc ‘Vika!’
FeaturesMeeting Point Vilnius is putting the emphasis on “doing rather than talking”, says Ena Rahelić
Ena Rahelić has reimagined MPV as a boutique event to help internationalise the careers of Lithuanian talent.
FeaturesHow the Vilnius film festival is shining the spotlight on bold visions and local cinema
The Vilnius International Film Festival is Lithuania’s biggest film event.
FeaturesAsian Film Awards 2024 reflects growing strength and diversity of Asian cinema
The 17th edition of the awards to honour established filmmakers and next generation of stars.
FeaturesThe personal cost of making ‘Bobi Wine: The People’s President’
Standing against Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni required great sacrifice from musician/politician Bobi Wine and his family. Screen talks to Moses Bwayo and Christopher Sharp, directors of Bobi Wine: The People’s President about documenting their story.
FeaturesIn profile: the 2024 Bafta casting director contenders
Screen speaks to the casting directors behind ‘The Holdovers’, ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’, ‘All Of Us Strangers’, ‘Anatomy Of A Fall’ and ‘How To Have Sex’.
NewsGeneva festival and digital market hands out prizes, celebrates buoyant year
The best feature prize went to ’Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’.
FeaturesWhy Jean Michel-Jarre believes VR is the next great art form
”“Throughout history, it is techmology that has dictated styles in arts - and not the reverse,” said the legendary French composer and perrformer at the Geneva film festival.
Features‘Techno-feminism’ can tackle the male gaze in immersive content, say female creatives
A talk at the Geneva Digital Market explored the impact of female gaze and the male gaze in immersive projects.
News“We need to shift our view about AI”: experts say tech is a tool for storytelling at Geneva
Speakers at panel on AI put forward positive use cases for the technology.
News“New technologies offer the most amazing opportunity”: Geneva Digital Market opens with rallying cry for brave new world
Hollywood veteran Christina Lee Storm delivered opening keynote at 2023 Geneva Digital Market.
FeaturesCult Screenings UK co-founder on the market for pop-culture documentaries
Independent production company Cult Screenings UK lands at this year’s AFM with the latest in its string of documentaries centring on landmark pop culture movies.
Features“Is it ok to make art out of live conflict?” the ‘Murals’ team on their 3D immersive work about Ukraine
Murals envelopes the viewer with the Ukranian devastation and is juxtaposed with UK street artist Banksy’s poignant murals.
FeaturesGeneva Digital Market to showcase latest trends in immersive filmmaking
The 11th edition of the industry platform of Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF) is overseen this year by incoming head of industry Mathieu Gayet.
FeaturesGeneva film festival’s Anais Emery talks AI, Jean-Michel Jarre and embracing fluid forms of creativity
The festival and its Geneva Digital Market take place from November 3-11 in Switzerland.