Vilnius International Film Festival
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| Location | Vilnius, Lithuania |
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| Founded | 1995 |
| Language | Lithuanian & English |
| Website | http://www.kinopavasaris.lt/en/ |
The Vilnius International Film Festival (VIFF) - "Kino pavasaris" is a film festival held annually in March in Vilnius, 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. The 19th edition of the festival in 2014 featured ~250 films in the program. The festival leader is Tor Fosse, and BIFF is owned by Bergen Cinema.
The festival's main venue is Forum Cinemas Vingis, with additional screenings taking place at the local art film 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.
Vilnius International Film Festival is organised in various sections:
Competition programmes:
Other programmes:
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.
The oldest and one of the most important award of VIFF.
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
Best Director
Best Actors
CICAE jury film award
Special award
Introduced in 2014.
Best Film
Best Director
Best Actor
Best Actress
Special mention
Introduced by L‘oreal Paris in 2007 as "Lithuanian star", discontinued after 2010. Revived in 2012 as "Best Lithuanian Actress" with new sponsor Bourjois.
Introduced in 2014.
Introduced in 2010.
Introduced in 2011.
Best short film, selected from short competition programme. Introduced in 2012.
Introduced in 2013.
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