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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
A white and yellow building with an black and yellow multi-sided tower on the roof at the front. It says "Kinas" in yellow. Below it is the word "Romuva" in red.
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

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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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References

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  21. ^ "Populiarusis Kauno kino festivalio filmas "Lorė" – kino teatruose" (in Lithuanian). Kino Festivalis. 2013-12-10. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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