Kaunas International Film Festival
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 The Romuva cinema in Kaunas | |
| Location | Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania |
|---|---|
| Established | 2007 |
| Founded by | Visos mūzos |
| Artistic director | Ilona Jurkonytė |
| Language | Multiple; subtitles in Lithuanian and English |
| Website | Official website |
Kaunas International Film Festival (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Kauno kino festivalis) is a film festival founded in 2007 by Visos mūzos and held in October each year in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania.[1][2][3] It has at times visited other cities in the country, such as Panevėžys and Nida.[4] Ilona Jurkonytė is the festival's artistic director and Tomas Tengmark is its programmer.[5][6]
Purpose[edit]
The Kaunas International Film Festival was launched in 2007 with two aims in mind: to stop developers from turning the Romuva, Lithuania's oldest cinema, into a casino, and to seek homogenization of the country's film culture.[7][8][3] It specifically celebrates art-house film making but shows indie and internationally acclaimed movies alike, both from and outside of Lithuania.[3][8] The festival is associated with the network Eye on Films, which is hosted by Media Mundus, a member of the CICAE network, and the domestic arm of the European Network of Young Cinema NISI MASA.[8] In addition to screenings, many panel discussions, masterclasses, and lectures are offered as part of the festival.[3] Additional programmes change annually, but the four constants are Wide Angle, which explores "contemporary tendencies in the film art"; Identity; Music Moves the World; and All the Muses, which are films focusing on art.[8] The Silver Audience Award Cup was introduced in 2010.[9]
The 2020 festival was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was the first digital festival in Lithuania.[10]
Years[edit]
- 2007: September 28 through October 7
- Films from 32 countries; 1500 attendees[11]
- Additional programme: "Retrospective: Nouvelle Vague"
- Audience award: White Palms (Hungarian: Fehér tenyér), directed by Szabolcs Hajdu[2]
- 2008
- Films from 17 countries; 7000 attendees[12]
- Additional programmes: Special Focus on Irish Film, "One Hundred Springtimes. Tribute to Vytautas Kernagis", and Train Time
- Opening film: Love and Other Crimes (Serbian: Ljubav i drugi zločini), directed by Stefan Arsenijević
- Favorite film: Bliss (Turkish: Mutluluk), directed by Abdullah Oğuz[13]
- 2009: October 1–17
- Additional programmes: Nordic Sounds in Film
- Favorite film: Welcome, directed by Philippe Lioret[14]
- 2010: October 1–17
- Additional programmes: Film retrospectives on Béla Tarr, Deimantas Narkevičius, and Piotr Dumała, Animation, Animated Film (Estonia and Latvia), Best of Slovenian Stop-motion Animation, Elephant Program for Children, Best of Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (European short animation and short film), Special Screenings
- Opening film: Eastern Drift (Lithuanian: Indigene d'Eurasie), directed by Šarūnas Bartas[15]
- Silver Audience Award Cup (inaugural): Heartbeats (French: Les amours imaginaires), Xavier Dolan[9]
- 2011: September 27 – October 9[16][17]
- Additional programmes: "After a Scene...", "Coming Attractions", "Films of the Golden Period: Slovak New Wave," Red Westerns, "Extended Glimpses", Tribute to Adolfas Mekas, Special screenings: Jonas Mekas Films, Special Screenings: Avant-garde women programme curated by Jonas Mekas
- Opening film: The Field of Magic (Lithuanian: Stebuklų laukas), directed by Mindaugas Survila[18]
- Silver Audience Award Cup: How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?, directed by Norbert López Amado and Carlos Carcaso[16]
- 2012
- Silver Audience Award Cup: Narcissus (Limburgish: Narcizas), directed by Dovile Gasiunaite[19]
- 2013: September 25–29
- 90 films[20]
- Most popular film: Lore, directed by Cate Shortland[21]
- 2014
- Favorite film: The Reunion (Swedish: Återträffen), directed by Anna Odell[22]
- 2015: September 30 – October 11
- Opening film: The Green Musketeers, directed by Jonas Ohman[23][24]
- 2016: No festival held[25]
- 2017: November 30 – December 13[25]
- Opening film: Queues of Oblivion (Spanish: Los Versos del Olvido), directed by Alireza Khatami[25]
- 2018: September 20–30[26]
- 2019: September 26 – October 6[27]
- 2020: March 19, April 2 (online only)
- Exhibitions Videograms (Harun Farock)[28][10][29]
- Opening film: Proxima, directed by Alice Winocour[30]
- 2021: No festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "Hungarian winners:". NFI of Hungary. n.d. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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- ^ "Short stop in Lithuania". BiWeekly. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Artist Film in Focus—Kaunas, 2019". OnAndFor. 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ Seacroft, Sheila (2011-10-15). "KAUNAS FILM FESTIVAL, LITHUANIA – SHEILA SEACROFT'S REPORT (1/2)". Neil Young's Film Lounge. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Beyond the Avant-Garde: Film Culture in Lithuania". The Culture Trip. 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b c d "Kaunas International Film Festival". FestAgent. n.d. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b "Kaunas Film Festival and Silver channel to present the Audience Award for the second year". FilmFestivals. 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b "Kino Pavasaris Film Festival Goes Digital and Comes to Your House". Kaunas. 2020-03-19. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Kaunas Film Festival - one and a half thousand spectators". Kino Festivalis. 2007-10-22. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Antrąjį Kauno kino festivalį aplankė daugiau nei septyni tūkstančiai žiūrovų" (in Lithuanian). Kino Festivalis. 2008-10-28. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Antrąjį Kauno kino festivalį aplankė daugiau nei septyni tūkstančiai žiūrovų". Kino Festivalis. 2008-10-28. Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Festivalio žiūrovų Kaune favoritas – "Sveiki atvykę"" (in Lithuanian). Kino Festivails. 2009-10-15. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ Boyce, Laurence (2010-09-29). "Action on the set in Kannas". The Baltic Times. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ a b ""How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster?" awarded the Silver Audience Award 2011 at Kaunas International Film Festival". Film Festivals. 2012-02-03. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Kaunas International Film Festival: Last chance to submit your film". Film New Europe. 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ van Hoeij, Boyd (2011-10-07). "Jitters in Kaunas for KIFF's fifth edition". cineuropa. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "The Audience Award of Kaunas International Film Festival goes to Lithuanian film "Narcissus"". Film New Europe. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Kaunas International Film Festival". ARS Baltica. 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Populiarusis Kauno kino festivalio filmas "Lorė" – kino teatruose" (in Lithuanian). Kino Festivalis. 2013-12-10. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Kauno kino festivalio žiūrovų simpatijas susižėrė "Susitikimas"" (in Lithuanian). Kino Festivalis. 2014-10-10. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Kauno kino festivalį atidarys "Žalieji muškietininkai"" (in Lithuanian). Kino Festivalis. 2015-09-28. Archived from the original on 30 July 2016. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ NARMONTĖ, REDA (2015-10-15). ""KAUNO KINO FESTIVALIS '15": PER GYVENIMIŠKĄ PRIZMĘ". Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ a b c "10-asis Tarptautinis Kauno kino festivalis" (in Lithuanian). Kas Vyksta Kaune. 2017. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Kaunas International Film Festival: What Not to Miss?". Kaunas. 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "TARPTAUTINIS KAUNO KINO FESTIVALIS" (in Lithuanian). Fotografijos Muziejus. 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- ^ "Kaunas International Film Festival". Forensic Architecture. 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Videograms". Kino Festivals. n.d. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ "Kaunastic News for Cinema Lovers: Kino Pavasaris is Back". Kaunas. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2022-04-12.