The Vilnius International Film Festival (VIFF) Kino pavasaris is a

film festival A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upo ...

held annually in March in

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...

, 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. Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris is the biggest and most important

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event in Lithuania. Over more than 20 years, the festival has become a highly attended cultural phenomenon. In 2017, it attracted 114 250 members of audience in 5 Lithuanian cities. This year, Vilnius IFF will take place in 11 cities over two weeks. The festival's main venue is Forum Cinemas Vingis, with additional screenings taking place at the local

art film An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily f ...

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. And from 2018 Vilnius IFF took place in 11 cities over two weeks.

History

The festival was founded in 1995 at the cinema Lietuva. Festival director Vida Ramaškienė. After the 2002 festival the venue Lietuva was sold to private investors. As a result, the festival did not happen in 2003. In 2004 the festival got the first donation from the European Commission. Festival's programme becomes more independent and Edvinas Pukšta with Jurga Stakėnaitė started making festival's film programme. In 2006 the festival changed its location to Forum Cinemas Vingis in Naujamiestis. In 2018, Vilnius IFF presented 112 feature and 56 short films, including 12 Lithuanian premieres. Like always, the festival has selected strong debuts and works from masters of film. The large programme has been divided into 5 categories: Discoveries, Festivals' Favourites, Masters, Critics' Choice, and Competition of European Debuts.

Programmes

Since 2009, the festival's competition programmes have become our phenomenal calling card for international film industry professionals, and a great educational tool for festivalgoers. This year, films from debuting European directors will take part in the Competition of European Debuts. Vilnius International Film Festival is organised in various sections: Competition programmes: * New Europe – New Names (since 2009), the films are assessed by an international jury of cinema industry professionals: actors, directors, programme directors, cinematographers and producers. The jury selects the best film of the festival and awards it 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 2018 Vilnius IFF will also be the first Lithuanian festival to welcome members of the prestigious FIPRESCI association, who will award one director from the Baltic region their prize. The FIPRESCI Prize is significant proof of the festival's quality being recognized on an international level.

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 Kim Ki-duk ( ; 20 December 196011 December 2020) was a South Korean film director and screenwriter, noted for his idiosyncratic art-house cinematic works. His films have received many distinctions in the festival circuit, rendering him one of ...

* 2005: '' 3-Iron (Bin-jip)'', directed by

* 2006: '' The Method'', directed by

Marcelo Piñeyro Marcelo Piñeyro (born March 5, 1953) is an Argentine award-winning film director, screenwriter, and film producer. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Piñeyro studied cinematography at the University of La Plata's School of Fine Arts. In 1980 ...

* 2007: ''

The Lives of Others ''The Lives of Others'' (german: link=no, Das Leben der Anderen, ) is a 2006 German drama film written and directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck marking his feature film directorial debut. The plot is about the monitoring of East Berl ...

'', directed by

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (; born 2 May 1973) is an Academy Award-winning German and Austrian film director. He is best known for writing and directing the 2006 dramatic thriller ''Das Leben der Anderen (The L ...

* 2008: '' 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days'', directed by

Cristian Mungiu Cristian Mungiu (; born 27 April 1968) is a Romanian filmmaker. He won the Palme d'Or at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival for his film ''4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days'', which he wrote and directed. He has also won the awards for Best Screenplay an ...

* 2009: '' Camino'', directed by

Javier Fesser Javier Fesser Pérez de Petinto (Madrid, born 15 February 1964) is a Spanish film director and publicist. He is a multiple Goya Award winner for his films '' Camino'' and Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo, and an Academy Award nominee ...

* 2010: '' Departures'', directed by

Yōjirō Takita Yōjirō Takita (滝田洋二郎 ''Takita Yōjirō'', born December 4, 1955) is a Japanese filmmaker. Takita received an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for his 2008 drama '' Departures''. It marked the first time a Japanese film won the awa ...

* 2011: '' Incendies'', directed by Denis Villeneuve * 2012: ''

The Intouchables ''The Intouchables'' (french: Intouchables, ), also known as ''Untouchable'' in the UK and Ireland, is a 2011 French buddy comedy-drama film written and directed by Olivier Nakache & Éric Toledano. It stars François Cluzet and Omar Sy. Nine w ...

'', directed by Olivier Nakache and Éric Toledano * 2013: ''

Searching for Sugar Man ''Searching for Sugar Man'' is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig ...

'', directed by Malik Bendjelloul * 2014: ''

Omar ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb ( ar, عمر بن الخطاب, also spelled Omar, ) was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () as the second caliph of the Rashidun Caliphate o ...

'', directed by

Hany Abu-Assad Hany Abu-Assad ( ar, هاني أبو أسعد; born 11 October 1961) is a Palestinian-Dutch film director. He has received two Academy Award nominations: in 2006 for his film ''Paradise Now'', and again in 2013 for his film ''Omar''. Early life ...

* 2015: '' Mommy'', directed by

Xavier Dolan Xavier Dolan-Tadros (; born 20 March 1989) is a Canadian filmmaker, actor and costume designer. He began his career as a child actor in commercials before directing several arthouse feature films. He first received international acclaim in 2 ...

* 2016: '' Truman'', directed by

Cesc Gay Francesc Gay Puig (born 1967), better known as Cesc Gay, is a Spanish film screenwriter and film director. Biography Francesc Gay Puig was born in Barcelona in 1967. His 2015 film ''Truman (2015 film), Truman'' won Goya Awards for Best Picture, ...

* 2017: '' Perfect Strangers'', directed by

Paolo Genovese Paolo Genovese (born 20 August 1966) is an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, after graduating in Economics and Business Genovese started his career at McCann Erickson, directing over one hundred commercials and w ...

* 2018: ''

Loving Vincent ''Loving Vincent'' ( pl, Twój Vincent) is a 2017 experimental adult animated biographical drama film about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, and, in particular, about the circumstances of his death. It is the first fully painted animat ...

'', directed by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman * 2019: ''

Capernaum Capernaum ( ; he, כְּפַר נַחוּם, Kfar Naḥum, Nahum's village; ar, كفر ناحوم, Kafr Nāḥūm) was a fishing village established during the time of the Hasmoneans, located on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee. It ...

'', directed by

Nadine Labaki Nadine Labaki ( ar, نادين لبكي ''Nādīn Labikī''; born February 18, 1974) is a Lebanese actress, director and activist. Labaki first came into the spotlight as an actress in the early 2000s. Her film-making career began in 2007 after ...

* 2020: '' Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało)'', directed by Jan Komasa

The Audience Award (Lithuanian film)

Introduced in 2011. * 2011: ''

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'', 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 ''The Invisible Front'' (german: Die unsichtbare Front) is a 1932 German spy thriller film directed by Richard Eichberg and starring Trude von Molo, Karl Ludwig Diehl, Veit Harlan and Paul Hörbiger. The story was written by Robert A. Stemmle, ...

'', directed by Vincas Sruoginis and Jonas Ohman * 2015: '' Life Is Sacred'', directed by Andreas Dalsgaard, Nicolas Servide and Vivana Gomez * 2016: ''Junction'', directed by

Nathan Jurevicius Nathan Jurevicius (born 1973) is a Canadian/Australian illustrator, director, toy designer, author, and fine artist whose diverse range of work has appeared in numerous publications, advertising campaigns, festivals, and galleries around the w ...

* 2017: '' Woman and the Glacier'', directed by Andrius Stonys * 2018: '' 100 Years Together'', directed by Edita Kabaraitė * 2019: '' Summer Survivors'', directed by Marija Kavtaradzė * 2015: - no award

The Audience Award (Short film)

Introduced in 2013. * 2013: '' Buzkashi Boys'', directed by Sam French * 2014: ''Kush'', directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani * 2015: - no award * 2016: ''Otto'', directed by

Marieke Blaauw Marieke Blaauw (born 1979, in Hilversum) is a Dutch animator. Life Blaauw was born in 1979 in Hilversum. She studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. She graduated in 2002. In 2005 she worked as an animator on the stop motion c ...

Joris Oprins Joris Oprins (born 1980, Tilburg) is an animation director. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He graduated in 2003. In 2005 he worked as an animator on the stop motion children series Miffy at studio Pedri in Ankeveen. ...

Job Roggeveen Job Roggeveen (born 1979 in Geldrop) is a film director and writer. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands. He graduated in 2003. In 2007 he co-founded animation studio Job, Joris & Marieke together with Joris Oprins and Mar ...

* 2017: ''Running Lights'', directed by Gediminas Šiaulys * 2018: ''

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'', directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen * 2019: ''Family Unit'', directed by Titas Laucius * 2015: - no award

Short Film Competition

Best short film, selected by a jury from short competition programme. Introduced in 2012. * 2012: ''Beast (Csicka)'', directed by Attila Till * 2013: ''The Whistle (Gwizdek)'', directed by Grzegorz Zariczny * 2014: ''Pandas'', directed by Matus Vizar * 2015: '' Symphony No. 42'', directed by

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* 2016: ''Fear'', directed by Michal Blaško * 2017: ''Close Ties'', directed by Zofia Kowalewska * 2018: ''By The Pool'', directed by Laurynas Bareiša * 2019: ''In Between'', directed by Samir Karahoda * 2020: ''Journey Through a Body'', directed by Camille Degeye

European Debut Competition

Introduced in 2018 Jury * 2018: Homayoun Ershadi, Audrius Stonys, Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė, Elad Samorzik, Kathleen Mclnnis * 2019: Cosima Finkbeiner, Eglė Vertelytė, Marcin Pienkowski, Mark Peranson, Takeo Hisamatsu * 2020: Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Evgeny Gusyatinskiy, Boyd van Hoeij, Jonas Holmberg, Katarzyna Sinarska Best Actress * 2018: Darya Zhovner , film '' Closeness'' * 2019: ?, film '' Journey To Mother's Room'' * 2020: Roxanne Scrimshaw ,

Nichola Burley Nichola Ann Burley (born 26 December 1986) is an English actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Born Equal'', '' Drop Dead Gorgeous'', '' Goldplated'', '' Death Comes to Pemberley'', '' Donkey Punch'' and '' StreetDance 3D''.Conway, Sean ...

, film '' Lynn + Lucy'' Best Director * 2018: Bertrand Mandico , film ''The Wild Boys'' * 2019: Zsófia Szilágyi , film ''One Day'' * 2020: Fyzal Boulifa , film ''Lynn + Lucy'' Best Actor * 2018: Elliott Crosset Hove , film ''

Winter Brothers ''Winter Brothers'' ( da, Vinterbrødre) is a 2017 Danish drama film directed by Hlynur Pálmason. It was screened in the Discovery section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival, and won the 2018 Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. At th ...

'' * 2019: Paulius Markevičius , film '' Summer Survivors'' * 2020: Jérémie Laheurte , Djanis Bouzyani , Anthony Bajon , film '' You Deserve a Lover'' Best Film * 2018: ''

'', directed by

Hlynur Pálmason Hlynur Pálmason (born 30 September 1984) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter.Wendy Mitchell"Hylnur Palmason on his Iceland-set Critics' Week selection 'A White, White Day'" ''Screen Daily'', 16 May 2019. A native of Hornafjörður, Ice ...

* 2019: '' Ray & Liz'', directed by Richard Billingham * 2020: '' The Metamorphosis of Birds'', directed by Catarina Vasconcelos CINEUROPE Prize * 2019: '' Animus Animalis (A Story About People, Animals And Things)'', directed by Aistė Žegulytė * 2020: '' Nova Lituania'', directed by Karolis Kaupinis

Retired Awards

Competition programme "New Europe – New Names"

Introduced 2009 - 2018 Retired 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 ''The World is Big and Salvation Lurks Around the Corner'' is a 2008 Bulgarian drama-road film, co-produced with Slovenia, Germany and Hungary. Its original Bulgarian title is ''Светът е голям и спасение дебне отвся� ...

'', directed by Stefan Kitanov * 2010: '' Eastern Plays'', directed by Kamen Kalev * 2011: '' Outbound (Periferic)'', directed by

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* 2012: '' Courage'', directed by Grzegorz Zgliński * 2013: '' Loving (Miłość)'', directed by Slawomir Fabicki * 2014: '' Japanese Dog'', directed by

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* 2015: ''

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'', directed by Ivan Ostrochovský * 2016 >1: '' I, Olga Hepnarová'', directed by Petr Kazda and Tomáš Weinreb * 2016 >2: ''

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'', directed by Svetla Tsotsorkova * 2017: '' The Last Family'', directed by

Ostatnia Rodzina ''The Last Family'' ( pl, Ostatnia rodzina) is a 2016 Polish biographical film directed by Jan P. Matuszyński. The film won the Golden Lions for best film at the 2016 Gdynia Film Festival. Plot As renowned painter Zdzislaw Beksinski tapes everyt ...

Best Director Introduced 2009 - 2018 Retired * 2009:

Javor Gardev Javor Gardev (born February 23, 1972) is a Bulgarian stage and film director. Biography Javor Gardev holds a MPhil degree in philosophy from Sofia University, and MFA degree in theatre directing from the Bulgarian National Academy of Theatre an ...

* 2010: - no award * 2011: - no award * 2012: Adrian Sitaru , film '' Best Intentions'' * 2013: Mira Fornay , film '' My Dog Killer'', * 2014: Levan Koguashvili , film ''Blind Dates'' (''Brma paemnebi'') * 2015: Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy , film '' The Tribe'' * 2016:

Agnieszka Smoczyńska Agnieszka Smoczyńska (; born 18 May 1978) is a Polish film and television writer and director. She is an alumnus of the Krzysztof Kieślowski Film School in Katowice. Her debut feature film, '' The Lure'' (2015), was re-released by The Crite ...

, film '' The Lure'' * 2017: Kristina Grozeva and

Petar Valchanov Petar Valchanov ( bg, Петър Вълчанов; born May 15, 1982) is a Bulgarian filmmaker. He is best known for his cinematography on feature films such as '' The Lesson'' (2014), '' Glory'' (2016) and '' The Father'' (2019). Biography Valch ...

, film '' Glory'', Best Actors Introduced 2009 - 2018 Retired * 2009:

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, film ''

'' * 2010:

Vlad Ivanov Vlad Ivanov (; born Vladimir Ivanov , 4 August 1969) is a Romanian actor of Lipovan origin. He is represented by Subtitle Talent Agency. Selected filmography * Barbie- Princess and the Pauper- King Dominik (Romanian voice) Awards * The ...

, film '' Police, Adjective'' * 2011: Bartu Kucukcaglayan , film '' Majority'' * 2012 >1: Anjela Nedyalkova , film '' Avé'' * 2012 >2: Ada Condeescu , film '' Loverboy'' * 2012 >3: Isidora Simijonovic , film '' Clip'' * 2013: Dan Chiorean , film ''Rocker'' * 2014: Actor: Igor Samobor , film ''

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''. Actress: Michaela Bendulova , film ''Miracle'' * 2015: Actor: Márton Kristóf , film ''Afterlife''. Actress: Margita Gosheva , film '' The Lesson'' * 2016: Actor: Uliks Fehmiu , film ''

Our Everyday Life ''Our Everyday Life'' ( bs, Naša svakodnevna priča) is a 2015 Bosnian drama film directed by Ines Tanović. It was selected as the Bosnian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. Cast * ...

''. Actress: Monika Naydenova , film ''Thirst'' * 2017: Actor: Marius Repšys , film '' The Saint''. Actress: Mia Petričević , film ''

Quit Staring at My Plate ''Quit Staring at My Plate'' ( hr, Ne gledaj mi u pijat) is a 2016 Croatian-Danish drama film written and directed by Hana Jušić. The film premiered in the Venice Days section at the 73rd edition of the Venice Film Festival, in which it was a ...

'' CICAE jury film award Introduced 2009 - 2018 Retired * 2009: - no award * 2010: '' Eastern Plays'', directed by Kamen Kalev * 2011: '' On the Path'', directed by

Jasmila Žbanić Jasmila Žbanić (; born 19 December 1974) is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for having written and directed '' Quo Vadis, Aida?'' (2020), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Lan ...

* 2012: director Adrian Sitaru , film '' Best Intentions'' * 2013: ''Keep Smiling (Gaigimet)'', directed by Rusudan Chkonia * 2014: director Rok Biček , film ''

'' * 2015: '' Ivan Ostrochovský , film ''

'' * 2016: ''

Mirjana Karanović Mirjana Karanović ( sr-cyr, Мирјана Карановић; born 28 January 1957) is a Serbian actress, film director and screenwriter. Considered one of the best Serbian and Yugoslavian actresses of all time, she is probably the best known f ...

, film ''

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'' * 2017: film '' Glory'' Special award * 2010: ''

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'', directed by Marek Najbrt (for creative excellence) * 2011: '' The House'', directed by Zuzana Liová

Competition programme "Baltic Gaze"

Introduced 2014 - 2018 Retired Best Film * 2014: '' The Hope Factory'', directed by Natalia Meshaninova * 2015: ''

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'', directed by

Sebastian Schipper Sebastian Schipper (born 8 May 1968) is a German actor and filmmaker. Life and career Sebastian Schipper studied acting at the Otto Falckenberg Schule in Munich from 1992 to 1995. He got his first film role in Sönke Wortmann's '' Little Sharks' ...

* 2016: '' Under the Sun'', directed by

Vitaly Mansky Vitaly Vsevolodovich Mansky (russian: Виталий Всеволодович Манский, uk, Віталій Всеволодович Манський; born 2 December 1963 in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian documentary f ...

* 2017: '' Woman and the Glacier'', directed by Andrius Stonys Best Director * 2014:

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, film '' Ida'' * 2015:

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, film '' The Look of Silence'' * 2016: Mantas Kvedaravičius , film ''Mariupolis'' * 2017:

Sergei Loznitsa Sergei Vladimirovich Loznitsa ( be, Сяргей Уладзіміравіч Лазніца, russian: Сергей Владимирович Лозница, uk, Сергій Володимирович Лозниця; born 5 September 1964) is a Uk ...

, film ''Austerlitz'' Best Actor * 2014: Lauri Lagle , film ''

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'' * 2015:

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, film ''

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'' * 2016: Oleg Maximov , film ''Don Juan'' * 2017: Petr Skvortsov , film ''The Student'' Best Actress * 2014: Alexandra Finder , film ''

The Police Officer's Wife ''The Police Officer's Wife'' (german: Die Frau des Polizisten) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Philip Gröning. It was screened in the main competition section at the 70th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Special Ju ...

'' * 2015:

Bianca Kronlöf Bianca Alicia Kronlöf (born 30 March 1985) is a Sweden-Finnish actress, comedian and screenwriter. Life Kronlöf's parents are from Vaasa, Finland; her father is a Swedish-speaking Finn, mother Finnish, maternal grandmother Scottish, and thro ...

-, film '' Underdog (Svenskjävel)'' * 2016:

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, film ''

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'' * 2017: Lene Cecilia Sparrok , film ''

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'' Special mention * 2014: - no mention * 2015: '' Rocks in My Pockets'' directed by Signe Baumane * 2016: '' Granny's Dancing on the Table'' directed by Hanna Sköld * 2017: - no mention

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

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. * 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 Aistė Diržiūtė (born 18 October 1991) is a Lithuanian actress best known for her role as Austė in '' The Summer of Sangaile'' (Lithuanian: ''Sangailė'' or ''Sangailės Vasara''). Biography Early life and career beginnings Diržiūtė was ...

* 2016: Viktorija Kuodytė

Best Lithuanian Actor

Introduced in 2014. * 2014: Giedrius Savickas * 2015: Marius Repšys * 2016:

Juozas Budraitis Juozas Budraitis (born 6 October 1940) is a Lithuanian actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films and television shows since 1966. He starred in the Soviet film ''Wounded Game'', which was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. Budraitis ...

Lithuanian debut

Introduced in 2010. * 2010: '' Lernavan'', directed by Marat Sargsyan * 2011: ''

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'', directed by Mantas Kvedaravičius * 2012: '' A Place We Call Home'', directed by Albina Griniūtė * 2013: '' The Bomb'', directed by Robertas Nevecka * 2014: ''

The Etude ''The Etude'' was an American print magazine dedicated to music founded by Theodore Presser (1848–1925) at Lynchburg, Virginia, and first published in October 1883. Presser, who had also founded the Music Teachers National Association, moved ...

'', directed by Austėja Urbaitė * 2015: ''Fellow Travelers (Pakeliaiviai)'', directed by Linas Mikuta * 2016 - no award

Special award. Since 2013 award of Saulius Macaitis

* 2012: ''Infinite Minutes (Vegtelen percek)'', directed by Cecilia Felméri * 2013: '' No'', directed by

Pablo Larraín Pablo Larraín Matte (; born 19 August 1976) is a Chilean filmmaker. He has directed nine feature films and co-directed one television series, including the Academy Award-nominated films '' No'' (2012), '' Neruda'' (2016), '' Jackie'' (2016) an ...

* 2014: ''

Norte, the End of History ''Norte, the End of History'' ( fil, Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan) is a 2013 Filipino psychological drama film written and directed by Lav Diaz. Lasting for more than four hours, the film explores themes of crime, class, and family. Screene ...

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Lav Diaz Lavrente Indico Anciro Diaz (born December 30, 1958) is a Filipino independent filmmaker and former film critic. Frequently known as one of the key members of the slow cinema movement, having made several of the longest narrative films on recor ...

* 2015: ''

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Abderrahmane Sissako Abderrahmane Sissako (born 13 October 1961) is a Mauritanian-born Malian film director and producer. His film '' Waiting for Happiness'' (''Heremakono'') was screened at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival official selection under Un Certain Regard, wi ...

* 2016: ''

The Pearl Button ''The Pearl Button'' ( es, El botón de nácar) is a 2015 Chilean documentary film directed by Patricio Guzmán. It was screened in the main competition section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear for Best ...

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Patricio Guzmán Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a Chilean documentary film director. He is most known for his films '' The Battle of Chile'' (1975-1979) and ''Salvador Allende'' (2004). Career Guzmán also teaches documentary film classes in ...

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Special award for best film translations

* 2014: Ieva Mažeikaitė and Goda Lūčiūnienė * 2015: Andrius Patiomkinas

References

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