Kino pavasaris

About

The festival is unquestionably one of the most anticipated annual cultural events in Lithuania – perhaps even the one. It is the largest cinematic event in the country, known and loved for its high quality film programme and rich accompanying package of cinema-related events, workshops, and special initiatives. Festival's mission is to provide audiences with the most powerful, most intriguing, least expected independent cinema from all around the world and engage and inspire the next generation of filmmakers.

Vilnius IFF successfully cooperates with various other international film festivals as well as film companies, distributors, and independent producers. Festival's membership of CICAE and the long-lasting partnership with the EU’s Media programme is yet another sign of its dedication to showcase only the best of independent cinema.

Awards

EUROPEAN DEBUT COMPETITION:

•     Grand Prix, Sunny statue and 5,000 Euro shared equally by the director and the producer of the winning film;

      Sunny statue for the Best Director and 1000 Euro;

      Sunny statue for the Best Actress and 1000 Euro;

      Sunny statue for the Best Actor and 1000 Euro.

hort Competition:

•     Best Short Film Award, Sunny statue and 3,000 Eur for the director of the winning film.

STUDENT FILM COMPETITION for short films created by Lithuanian students studying filmmaking in Lithuania or Abroad.

Award selected by an international jury:

Best Student Film Award, 1,000 EUR for the director of the winning film.

Rules

EUROPEAN DEBUT COMPETITION:

• first or second feature films;
• films from Eastern and Central Europe countries only (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine);
• fiction films only;
• films that have never been presented in Lithuania at any public screenings (not required for national submissions);
• films over 60 minutes

Short Competition:

• films up to 30 minutes;
• films from Eastern and Central Europe countries only (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey, Ukraine);
• fictions, documentary, animation, experimental films;
• films that have never been presented in Lithuania at any public screenings

Lithuanian Films:

• Lithuanian and co-prodution feature films, documentaries, animations and short films;
• films in "Lithuanian Premiers" section cannot have national premiere before the festival.

National competition STUDENT FILM COMPETITION​:

- films of short length;

- films that have never been presented in Lithuania at any public screenings;

- films created while studying BA or MA in filmmaking or visual arts in Lithuania or Abroad;

- films created by Lithuanian students.

- films created after May 1st, 2021.

Documents and Other Requisite Items

• fill the official entry form on festival management system EVENTIVAL,
• provide all requested documentation,

Additional Information

Selection results will be announced not later than 45 days before the festival. Only entrants whose films were selected will be informed.

DVD's sent to the pre-selection will not be returned and will be added to the festival's archive.

If not agreed otherwise, the festival covers the transportation of prints to and from Lithuania, if the print is transported from and to the lending company (Producer/Sales Agent), and one way (to Lithuania only), if the print is transported along a chain of festivals.

The organizer is responsible for the prints from the moment of pick-up from the shipper (when importing) to the moment of giving them to the shipper (when re-exporting). The festival's responsibility for damage or loss of the print is limited to the cost of making a new print according to the present laboratory rate for making a standard print.

Damage to the film print must be reported within a month after return and prior to any following screening.

Audio language: original

Subtitles language: English

Premiere Requirements

No premiere requirement