Shall we Check it out? (Gal pažiūrim?)

In this episode of "Shall We Check It Out?", Aistė Ptakauskė is joined by Pola Hempowicz, former Channel Manager at Comedy Central Poland, regular juror for the International Emmy Awards and the Asian Academy Creative Awards, and fellow member of the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.Together, they discuss "La Médiatrice", a Canadian comedy that won the International Emmy Award for Best Short-Form Series produced outside the United States. In addition, the conversation explores the unique challenges of creating truly great comedy, and why, when it is done well, comedy is sacred.

International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences member Aistė Ptakauskė and Head of Digital Culture, Communication and Media Research Group at Kaunas University of Technology, Prof. Šarūnas Paunksnis discuss the allure and impact of the most‑watched Hindi OTT film in India at the start of 2024, “Amar Singh Chamkila.”

International Emmy® juror and media powerhouse Aiste Ptakauske joins forces with Michael Hingson, a global diversity and inclusion expert and #1 New York Times bestselling author of “Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, a Guide Dog & the Triumph of Trust”, to dive deep into the International Emmy Award–winning mini-series “Lost Boys and Fairies” and unpack why accurate representation on screen is not merely optional, but essential.

Aiste Ptakauske sits down with a fellow member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Philip Kalin-Hajdu, to discuss "Shaolin Heroes", an adventure reality format that clinched the International Emmy Award, outshining global juggernauts like “Big Brother,” “Love is Blind,” and “Masked Singer.” What is so special about this format and what is its cultural significance?

Member of the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Aiste Ptakauske explores the critically acclaimed political thriller The Diplomat with Nina and Sean Murray, a husband‑and‑wife team who—very much like the central characters of the show—spent the better part of their careers in the U.S. diplomatic service. They discuss what the show gets right, where it stretches reality, and how both diplomacy and writing about it works in practice.