Kaunas International Film Festival

Kaunas International Film Festival (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Kauno kino festivalis) is a film festival founded in 2007 by Visos mūzos and held in October each year in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania.[1][2][3] It has at times visited other cities in the country, such as Panevėžys and Nida.[4] Ilona Jurkonytė is the festival's artistic director and Tomas Tengmark is its programmer.[5][6]

Kaunas International Film Festival
Tarptautinis Kauno kino festivalis
The Romuva cinema in Kaunas
LocationKaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania
Established2007
Founded byVisos mūzos
Artistic directorIlona Jurkonytė
LanguageMultiple; subtitles in Lithuanian and English
WebsiteOfficial website

Purpose

The Kaunas International Film Festival was launched in 2007 with two aims in mind: to stop developers from turning the Romuva, Lithuania's oldest cinema, into a casino, and to seek homogenization of the country's film culture.[7][8][3] It specifically celebrates art-house film making but shows indie and internationally acclaimed movies alike, both from and outside of Lithuania.[3][8] The festival is associated with the network Eye on Films, which is hosted by Media Mundus, a member of the CICAE network, and the domestic arm of the European Network of Young Cinema NISI MASA.[8] In addition to screenings, many panel discussions, masterclasses, and lectures are offered as part of the festival.[3] Additional programmes change annually but the four constants are Wide Angle, which explores "contemporary tendencies in the film art"; Identity; Music Moves the World; and All the Muses, which are films focusing on art.[8] The Silver Audience Award Cup was introduced in 2010.[9]

The 2020 festival was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was the first digital festival in Lithuania.[10]

Years

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