Vilnius International Film Festival
Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
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Founded | 1995 |
Language | Lithuanian & English |
Website | http://www.kinopavasaris.lt/en/ |
The Vilnius International Film Festival (VIFF) - "Kino pavasaris" is a film festival held annually in March in Vilnius, Lithuania since 1995, and is the largest film festival in the nation in number of films and audience. It is one of the most anticipated annual cultural events in Lithuania. The 19th edition of the festival in 2014 featured ~250 films in the program. The festival leader is Tor Fosse, and BIFF is owned by Bergen Cinema.
The festival's main venue is Forum Cinemas Vingis, with additional screenings taking place at the local art film theatre SKALVIJA, cinema boutique "Pasaka" and at the shopping mall "Akropolis" at "Forum Cinemas Akropolis". Some screenings are shown in the second largest city of Lithuania - Kaunas at local "Forum Cinemas" centre.
Programmes
Vilnius International Film Festival is organised in various sections:
Competition programmes:
- New Europe – New Names (since 2009), the films are assessed by the international jury of the cinema industry professionals: actors, directors, programme directors, cinematographers and producers. The jury will select the best film of the festival and award it with two special prizes.
- Baltic Gaze (since 2014), the idea of this competition programme is to satisfy growing interest of Baltic region cinematography. The films are assessed by the international jury of the cinema industry professionals. The jury will select the best film of this programme and award it with solid monetary prize.
Other programmes:
- Short films. Competition
- Discoveries
- Festivals’ favourites
- Masters
- Critics’ choice
- VIASAT comedies
- Documentaries
- Retrospective, each year a different director or/and a topic is selected.
- American Independents
- New Russian Cinema
- Culinary films
- Films for Family
- Lithuanian films. Premiers
- Lithuanian films
- Lithuanians Abroad
- Short films
Industry event "Meeting Point - Vilnius"
International film industry professionals meet in Vilnius to discuss hot topics of today’s and tomorrow’s audiovisual world. The highlight of the industry event is the presentation of Lithuanian and Baltic film industry.
Awards at Vilnius International Film Festival
The Audience Award
The oldest and one of the most important award of VIFF.
- 2004: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring, directed by Kim Ki-duk South Korea
- 2005: 3-Iron (Bin-jip), directed by Kim Ki-duk South Korea
- 2006: The Method, directed by Marcelo Piñeyro Argentina
- 2007: The Lives of Others, directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Germany
- 2008: 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, directed by Cristian Mungiu Romania
- 2009: Camino, directed by Javier Fesser Spain
- 2010: Departures, directed by Yōjirō Takita Japan
- 2011: Incendies, directed by Denis Villeneuve Canada
- 2012: The Intouchables, directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano France
- 2013: Searching for Sugar Man, directed by Malik Bendjelloul Sweden
- 2014: Omar, directed by Hany Abu-Assad Palestine
- 2015: Mommy, directed by Xavier Dolan Canada
Competition programme "New Europe – New Names"
The main awards at Vilnius International Film Festival. Introduced in 2009. Chosen by the international jury of the cinema industry professionals: actors, directors, programme directors, cinematographers and producers. The jury will select the best film of the festival and award it with two special prizes.
Best Film
- 2009: The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner, directed by Stefan Kitanov Bulgaria
- 2010: Eastern Plays, directed by Kamen Kalev Bulgaria
- 2011: Outbound (Periferic), directed by Bogdan George Apetri Romania
- 2012: Courage, directed by Grzegorz Zgliński Poland
- 2013: Loving (Miłość), directed by Slawomir Fabicki Poland
- 2014: Japanese Dog, directed by Tudor Cristian Jurgiu Romania
- 2015: Koza, directed by Ivan Ostrochovský Slovakia
Best Director
- 2009: Javor Gardev Bulgaria
- 2010: - no award
- 2011: - no award
- 2012: Adrian Sitaru Romania, film Best Intentions
- 2013: Mira Fornay Slovakia, film My Dog Killer,
- 2014: Levan Koguashvili Georgia, film Blind Dates (Brma paemnebi)
- 2015: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy Ukraine, film The Tribe
Best Actors
- 2009: Miki Manojlovic Serbia, film The World Is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner
- 2010: Vlad Ivanov Romania, film Police, Adjective
- 2011: Bartu Kucukcaglayan Turkey, film Majority
- 2012 >1: Anjela Nedyalkova Bulgaria, film Avé
- 2012 >2: Ada Condeescu Romania, film Loverboy
- 2012 >3: Isidora Simijonovič Serbia, film Clip
- 2013: Dan Chiorean Romania, film Rocker
- 2014: Actor: Igor Samobor Slovakia, film Class Enemy. Actress: Michaela Bendulova Slovakia, film Miracle
- 2015: Actor: Márton Kristóf Hungary, film Afterlife. Actress: Margita Gosheva Bulgaria, film The Lesson
CICAE jury film award
- 2009: - no award
- 2010: Eastern Plays, directed by Kamen Kalev Bulgaria
- 2011: On the Path, directed by Jasmila Žbanić Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 2012: director Adrian Sitaru Romania, film Best Intentions
- 2013: Keep Smiling (Gaigimet), directed by Rusudan Chkonia
- 2014: director Rok Biček Czech Republic, film Class Enemy
- 2015: Ivan Ostrochovský Slovakia, film Koza
Special award
- 2010: Protector, directed by Marek Najbrt Czech Republic (for creative excellence)
- 2011: The House, directed by Zuzana Liová Slovakia
Competition programme "Baltic Gaze"
Introduced in 2014.
Best Film
- 2014: The Hope Factory, directed by Natalia Meshaninova Russia
- 2015: Victoria, directed by Sebastian Schipper Germany
Best Director
- 2014: Paweł Pawlikowski Poland, film Ida
- 2015: Joshua Oppenheimer United States, film The Look of Silence
Best Actor
- 2014: Lauri Lagle Estonia, film Free Range
- 2015: Janusz Gajos Poland, film Body
Best Actress
- 2014: Alexandra Finder Germany, film The Police Officer's Wife
- 2015: Bianca Kronlöf Sweden- Finland, film Underdog (Svenskjävel)
Special mention
- 2014: - no mention
- 2015: Rocks in My Pockets directed by Signe Baumane Latvia
Best Lithuanian Actress
Introduced by L‘oreal Paris in 2007 as "Lithuanian star", discontinued after 2010. Revived in 2012 as "Best Lithuanian Actress" with new sponsor Bourjois.
- 2007: Nelė Savičenko
- 2008: Larisa Kalpokaitė
- 2009: Gabija Ryškuvienė
- 2010: Edita Užaitė
- 2011: - no award
- 2012: Toma Vaškevičiūtė
- 2013: Valda Bičkutė
- 2014: Jurgita Jurkutė
- 2015: Aistė Diržiūtė
Best Lithuanian Actor
Introduced in 2014.
- 2014: Giedrius Savickas
- 2015: Marius Repšys
Lithuanian debut
Introduced in 2010.
- 2010: Lernavan, directed by Marat Sargsyan
- 2011: Barzakh, directed by Mantas Kvedaravičius
- 2012: A Place We Call Home, directed by Albina Griniūtė
- 2013: The Bomb, directed by Robertas Nevecka
- 2014: The Etude, directed by Austėja Urbaitė
- 2015: Fellow Travelers (Pakeliaiviai), directed by Linas Mikuta
The Audience Award (Lithuanian film)
Introduced in 2011.
- 2011: Book smuggler, directed by Jonas Trukanas
- 2012: The Last Day of the Honeymoon, directed by Rokas Eltermanas
- 2013: The Swimmer, directed by Gabrielė Urbonaitė
- 2014: The Invisible Front, directed by Vincas Sruoginis and Jonas Ohman
- 2015: Life Is Sacred, directed by Andreas Dalsgaard, Nicolas Servide and Vivana Gomez
Short Film Competition
Best short film, selected from short competition programme. Introduced in 2012.
- 2012: Beast (Csicka), directed by Attila Till Hungary
- 2013: The Whistle (Gwizdek), directed by Grzegorz Zariczny Poland
- 2014: Pandas, directed by Matus Vizar Slovakia
- 2015: Symphony No. 42, directed by Réka Bucsi Germany
The Audience Award (Short film)
Introduced in 2013.
- 2013: Buzkashi Boys, directed by Sam French United States
- 2014: Kush, directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani India
- 2015: - no award
Special award. Since 2013 award of Saulius Macaitis
- 2012: Infinite Minutes (Vegtelen percek), directed by Cecilia Felméri Hungary
- 2013: No, directed by Pablo Larraín Chile
- 2014: Norte, the End of History, directed by Lav Diaz Philippines
- 2015: Timbuktu, directed by Abderrahmane Sissako Mauritania
Special award for best film translations
- 2014: Ieva Mažeikaitė and Goda Lūčiūnienė
- 2015: Andrius Patiomkinas
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