Location | Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania |
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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]
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]
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]
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]