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GUN OWNERS’ MECCA / GINKLŲ MEKA
Documentary, D: Rūta Martinavičiūtė, 2024, 8′, LT
Director / Editor / DOP / Producer / Contact: Rūta Martinavičiūtė
Music Composer: Adam Szegvari
SYNOPSIS: In recent years, the number of applications for firearm permits in Lithuania has quadrupled. The camera follows a shooting instructor who passionately advocates for the rising gun culture in the country, exploring the reasons people feel safer owning a firearm while juxtaposing it with the reality of it.
WHEN I WAS A JUVENILE / KAI AŠ BUVAU MALALETKA
Drama / Coming-Of-Age, D: Severina Vaičiūnaitė, 2023, 18′, LT
Director / Contact: Severina Vaičiūnaitė
Script Writer: Severina Vaičiūnaitė, Gintarė Ilginytė
DOP: Dominika Pieczulis
Editing: Severina Vaičiūnaitė, Monika Žemaitytė
Music Composer: Kabloonak
Sound Designer: Ugnė Povilauskaitė
Producer: Ingrida Danilovaitė
Production: LMTA
Cast: Karolina Kildaitė, Rokas Pijus Misiūnas, Gintautė Rusteikaitė
SYNOPSIS: Sofija, 24, finds solace in a heartfelt teenage memory as Mykolas prepares to leave. In the night streets of Vilnius, amidst unexpected twists, she discovers the courage to say goodbye and move forward, inspired by cherished memories and lasting friendship.
THE NOMINEES / NOMINANTAI
Drama / Comedy, D: Birutė Kapustinskaitė, 2023, 15′, LT
Director / Scriptwriters: Birutė Kapustinskaitė
DOP: Vytautas Katkus
Editor: Gabrielė Urbonaitė
Music Composer: Agnė Matulevičiūtė
Sound Designer: Dominyka Adomaitytė
Production: Just A Moment
Producer / Contact: Rūta Petronytė, Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė
Co-producer: Smart Casual
Contact: Lights On
Cast: Aldona Vilutytė, Rasa Samuolytė
SYNOPSIS: Having lost out on the award for the best actress of the year, Aldona becomes the hero of the day.
THE ONE WHO KNOWS / TA, KURI ŽINO
Animation / Coming-Of-Age, D: Eglė Davidavičė, 2024, 12′, LT / FR
Director / Editor: Eglė Davidavičė
Scriptwriters: Eglė Davidavičė, Aušra Umbrasaitė
Music Composer: Lolita Del Pino
Animators: Vykintas Labanauskas, Neringa Balčaitienė, Gertrūda Nemčauskaitė
Sound Designer: Dominyka Adomaitytė
Production: Artshot
Producer: Agnė Adomėnė
Co-producer: Delphine Schmit
Contact: SHORT/CUTS
SYNOPSIS: Anxious teenager Ūla is taken on an unexpected adventure during her swimming practise, through which she grows-up and learns to see her body anew.
NUMBER ONE / NUMERIS VIENAS
Documentary, D: Milda Augustaitytė, 2023, 15′, LT
Director / Editor: Milda Augustaitytė
DOP: Dominika Pieczulis
Sound Designer: Agatas Savickis
Production / Contact: LMTA
Producer: Milda Augustaitytė, Ingrida Danilovaitė
SYNOPSIS: Twelve-year-old Arianas is getting ready for the Lithuanian championship in Standard and Latin American dances with his partner. The duo must navigate the adult world—learning to showcase masculinity, feminine allure, and self-promotion. But is that enough to win the championship?
PLICA POLONICA / PLICA POLONICA
Animation, D: Agata Tracevič, 2024, 8′, LT
Director / Script / Editor / Animation / Producer / Contact: Agata Tracevič
Music Composer / Sound designer: Ūla Janulytė
Production: VDA
SYNOPSIS: Plica polonica is a disease people used to believe in that would make your hair uncombable. The main character of the film – a severely tangled girl – sets out on a quest for a “cure.” She seeks answers from the most tangled of them all: the infamous Baba Yaga.
STANDARD PRESSURE: 34 PSI / 2.2 ATMOSFEROS ARBA VIDUTINIS SLĖGIS
Drama / Comedy, D: Akvilė Gelažiūtė, 2022, 15′, LT
Director / Scriptwriters: Akvilė Gelažiūtė
DOP: Martynas Norvaišas
Editor: Gabrielė Urbonaitė
Production: COMETOS
Producer / Contact: Emilija Sluškonytė
Cast: Gabija Bargailaitė, Laurynas Jurgelis
SYNOPSIS: Gabija and her boyfriend struggle to make a decision on whether the puppy they are about to buy should be a male or a female dog. During the funeral of a distant relative, it becomes apparent why the choice for Gabija was so difficult to make.