Director's Talks

Vytautas Katkus

Thu 9.10 - 21:10 - KASKCinema
→ In combination with Vytautas Katkus Short Film Retrospective

Talk in English

Lithuanian filmmaker Vytautas Katkus is one of the most striking new voices in Baltic cinema. With his poetic and slightly surreal body of work, Katkus reveals a unique sensitivity to silence, everyday moments, and the inner struggles of characters caught between hope and alienation. In this Director's Talk, we'll explore his search for form and imagination, as well as the rising wave of Lithuanian cinema of which he is one of the most intriguing representatives.

Vibeke Løkkeberg

Thu 9.10 - 20:50 - Sphinx 3
→ In combination with The Long Road to the Director's Chair

Talk in English

With The Long Road to the Director’s Chair, Norwegian filmmaker Vibeke Løkkeberg brings a once-lost chapter of film history into the present. At the very first International Women’s Film Seminar in Berlin (1973), she captured powerful conversations with female film professionals who, against all odds, fought to claim their place in a male-dominated industry. The footage disappeared for decades and was only recently rediscovered—a small miracle that the film can now finally be seen. Løkkeberg’s documentary is both an indictment and a tribute: a sharp, moving portrait of struggle and solidarity that, more than fifty years later, has lost none of its urgency. Following the screening on October 9, Vibeke Løkkeberg will join us in conversation about the film’s arduous journey, the wealth of archival material, the role of women in the film industry, and the long road to the director’s chair.