Guests

The removal of all remaining Covid-19 travel restrictions in the UK allowed us to welcome 101 visiting filmmakers, panellists and contributors to this year’s edition. Filmmakers and Expanded Realities artists travelled to London from India, Canada, South Africa, Australia, the United States, Japan, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and numerous European countries. 74% of screenings had a filmmaker present for the Q&A.

Where guests were unable to travel, we invited them to participate remotely in either a live or pre-recorded capacity.

We were also able to support the travel & accommodation of several international participants from Norway, Belgium and the United States to our Critics Workshop in partnership with Another Gaze, thanks to a microgrant from the International Documentary Association.

Thank you for an incredibly smart, generous, creative and warm festival. The programming was exceptional, the vibe was great, and so nice to see old friends (& former students!) and meet new ones.

(Elisabeth Subrin)

Thanks once again for inviting me to contribute to Open City. I really enjoyed the festival very much, and the energy and spirit of the team was really special. The program was exceptional.

(Shai Heredia)

We had the best time at Open City, you guys made us feel very welcome. It was a precious opportunity to share our work and meet other creators.

(Lui Avallos)

What an exceptional and memorable festival experience. THANK YOU all! I hope to have the chance to return again. The programming is so thoughtful and provoking and the staff and festival team were so helpful and wonderful all around.

(Margaret Rorison)

I would like to thank you and your festival team too, because being able to attend the screening was an absolute delight. It was incredibly well organised and the team at the venue were wonderful. It was great to be part of it and I am very grateful to all of you for including my work in the programme and for supporting me in this way.

(Judith Noble)