Toronto, Canada
Toronto International Film Festival
Festival visit
A LIFE WITH FILMS
Festival journeys.
Festivals are part of how I learn: watching beyond familiar reference points, listening to filmmakers and sharing a room with audiences whose experiences differ from mine. These are selected visits and collaborations from that continuing journey.
Festivals in Kaohsiung and Tainan have been a recurring part of my life in Taiwan.
Selected festival visits
2026
2026
Busan, South Korea
Busan International Film Festival
Festival visit
Multiple editions
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Film Festival
Returning festival visitor
2023
Venice, Italy
Venice International Film Festival
Festival visit
2023
Venice, Italy
Venice Architecture Film Festival
Festival visit
2019
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Festival visit
2019
Tainan, Taiwan
Shine Film Festival
Festival visit
Moving between Center Stage and fresh Taiwanese short films, I was struck by the connections across generations of cinema.
2017
New York City, United States
New York African Film Festival
Festival visit
2017
New York City, United States
Tribeca Film Festival
Festival visit
2012 · 2017
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival / PÖFF
Visits & industry talks
The Film Startups & VC panel in 2012 connected cinema with new approaches to production and finance. In 2017, I wrote about Jeon Kyu-hwan’s The End.
2013
Milan, Italy
African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival
Festival visit
Closing-day viewing included Lost in Thailand and Aiyyaa.
2013
Stockholm, Sweden
CinemAfrica
Festival visit
Screenings and conversations with filmmakers fed into my work on African film programming.
2012
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Africa in the Picture
Festival visit
2012
Córdoba, Spain
Festival de Cine Africano de Córdoba / FCAT
Visits & industry talks
Screenings, project pitches and conversations about African film distribution.
2012
Lisbon, Portugal
FESTin
Festival visit
2011
Helsinki, Finland
Helsinki African Film Festival
Festival visit
Programming & collaboration
Working with festivals is another way of helping stories and filmmakers reach new audiences.
2014
São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé FestFilm
Festival collaboration
2013 · 2014
Lisbon, Portugal
África Mostra-se
Film selection & international liaison
Cinema across distance
Some encounters happen through a screen rather than a journey.
2020
Online · Finland programme
Taiwanese Film Festival in Finland
Online viewing
Watched the festival’s two films from Tainan, Taiwan.
Beyond film festivals
Creative festivals connect my interests in moving images, design and technology.
2008
Lisbon, Portugal
OFFF Lisbon
Creative festival visit