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News 22 October 2026

10 film recommendations from festival director Gražina Arlickaitė

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.

Conversations with filmmakers

Interviews with the directors of festival films – exclusively for Scanorama.

Interview 21 October 2026

Ulrike Ottinger: “Why are we more drawn to cruel and radical personalities than to ordinary people?”

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.

Interview 7 October 2026

Marie Kreutzer: “It is the most intimate and vulnerable space, where power turns into abuse”

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.

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Interview 21 October 2026

Ulrike Ottinger: “Why are we more drawn to cruel and radical personalities than to ordinary people?”

Interview 7 October 2026

Marie Kreutzer: “It is the most intimate and vulnerable space, where power turns into abuse”

Interview 1 October 2026

Filmo „Visiems patinka Billas Evansas“ režisierius Grantas Gee: apie muziką, atmintį ir vaizduotę

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.