18-24 January. 16th Vilnius Short Film Festival
During its 16 years in the city of Vilnius, which is celebrating its 700th anniversary, the Vilnius Short Film Festival has become the largest and most important festival of its kind in Lithuania. As every year, the festival opened the season of cinema events with the slogan “Short, yet films” and offered a dozen different film programmes for audiences of all ages and interests. The repertoire included approximately 80 short films that have been acknowledged by critics and appreciated by viewers, which reflect the latest trends in cinema, address contemporary issues, and reveal the diversity of the genre, innovation and openness to experimentation.
Date: 18–24 January 2023
Venue: In cinemas in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda and Šiauliai as well as on the ŽMONĖS Cinema VOD platform throughout Lithuania.
Eitvydas Doškus’s short film Once Upon a Vilnius will be shown as Part II of the National Competition Programme. Screenings in Vilnius:
20 January, 19:15 National Competition Programme II (Skalvija)
22 January, 15:30 National Competition Programme II (Kino Pasaka)
23 January, 18:30 National Competition Programme II (Paupio Pasaka)
Price: paid. For more information on ticket prices, click here.
Organiser: Lithuanian Shorts
