RIGA IFF CRITICS MEETING: TALK. NEIL YOUNG – TEN FILM CRITICS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD

RIGA IFF CRITICS MEETING is a meet-up and discussion platform for practicing Latvian film critics as well as students and enthusiasts.

TEN FILM CRITICS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD
Ten individuals from various epochs and nationalities are profiled as a way to show the crucial importance of film criticism both in terms of the progression of the cinematic art-form and also as an honourable, vital and stimulating craft in its own right.
After the lecture Neil Young will participate in a round-table discussion about the topics raised in the talk and his own personal experiences. He will address practical and theoretical aspects of working as a film critic nowadays.
NEIL YOUNG
Neil Young is a film-critic and curator/programmer. His reviews and festival reports appear regularly in The Hollywood Reporter, Sight & Sound, Tribune (London), MUBI Notebook and other international outlets. Formerly director of the Bradford International Film Festival (2011-15), he works as a consultant advising several European film-festivals.