Lithuanian Premieres

This year’s programme focuses not only on Lithuanian directors, but also on producers who have brought films made in collaboration with Lithuanian creators to the screens of some of the world’s largest film festivals. Real and fictional stories of strong women, the life and death of a Christmas tree, a whole generation of young people born on the day of Lithuania’s accession to the EU.

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Country

Lithuania

Duration

13 min

Release date

2023

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Matas Vildžius 4°C

4°C
Country

Lithuania

Genre

Real story

Duration

87 min

Release date

2024

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Eimantas Belickas Karta.EU

Generation.EU

A picture of Lithuania's first EU generation: bright and unique young people born on the day the country joined the European Union.
Country

Lithuania

Duration

18 min

Release date

2023

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Lukas Kacinauskas Laimingų kitų!

Happy Next Year!
Country

Lithuania

Duration

12 min

Release date

2024

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Ignas Meilūnas Kanopos ir pačiūžos

Hoofs on Skates
Country

Lithuania

Duration

8 min

Release date

2023

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Martynas Norvaišas Aš pirkau

I Buy
Country

Georgia, Lithuania, Denmark

Genre

Real story, Nature

Duration

84 min

Release date

2023

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Artūras Jevdokimovas Kalėdų eglutės gyvenimas ir mirtis

Life and Death of a Christmas Tree

An eye-opening documentary: the billion-dollar business behind Christmas tree glitter and the surprising social reality.
Country

Lithuania, Latvia

Genre

Real story

Duration

100 min

Release date

2024

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Dāvis Sīmanis Jr. Marijas klusums

Maria's Silence

An actress brought to Stalinist Russia to raise her dead daughter's child is confronted with a totalitarian regime full of lies.
Country

Latvia, Lithuania

Genre

Love, Real story, History and politics

Duration

106 min

Release date

2023

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Ilze Kunga-Melgaile Mana brīvība

My Freedom

A drama based on true facts: after becoming a star of Latvia's national awakening, Alice is forced to choose between her personal and public life.
Country

Lithuania

Duration

12 min

Release date

2024

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Ieva Šakalytė SPA

SPA
Country

Lithuania

Duration

15 min

Release date

2023

Trailer

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Birutė Kapustinskaitė Nominantai

The Nominees
Country

Lithuania, France

Duration

12 min

Release date

2024

Trailer

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Eglė Davidavičė Ta, kuri žino

The One Who Knows
Country

Serbia, Poland, Lithuania

Genre

Tension, Love

Duration

114 min

Release date

2023

Trailer

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Hugh Welchman, DK Welchman Chłopi

The Peasants

Gossip in the Polish countryside, intense quarrels and a young girl yearning for freedom, forcibly married to a bitter farmer.

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Competition

Restlessly ambitious, emerging directors never fail to surprise with their early mastery and stylistic distinctiveness. These women and men are keen to explore the possibilities of visual language, to reflect boldly on complicated social issues, to let sensitivity and a tenderly romantic attitude in. Most importantly, they offer audiences a fresh perspective and portend a bright future for Europe’s auteur cinema.

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Critics' Choice

Always drawing some of the largest crowds to the cinemas, the Critics’ Choice programme is back this year with the favourites of film critics writing for a variety of prestigious publications. This breathtaking selection includes films that tell extraordinary stories using unique forms and genres. Both renowned and emerging filmmakers find their place here.

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