Kaunas International Film Festival (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Kauno kino festivalis) is a film festival founded in 2007 and is held in October each year in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania. The festival specifically celebrates art-house film making but shows indie and internationally acclaimed movies alike, both from and outside of Lithuania. In addition to screenings, many panel discussions, masterclasses, and lectures are offered as part of the festival. The four constant programmes each year 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.
The Kaunas International Film Festival was founded in 2007 by Visos mūzos, 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.[1][2][3] The festival is held in October each year in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania.[4][5][3] It has at times visited other cities in the country, such as Panevėžys and Nida.[6] Ilona Jurkonytė is the festival's artistic director and Tomas Tengmark is its programmer.[7][8]
Purpose
The Kaunas International Film Festival specifically celebrates art-house film making but shows indie and internationally acclaimed movies alike, both from and outside of Lithuania.[3][2] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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]
Additional programmes: "After a Scene...", "Coming Attractions", "Films of the Golden Period: Slovak New Wave," Red Westerns, "Extended Glimpses", Tribute to Adolfas Mekas, Special screenings: Jonas Mekas Films, Special Screenings: Avant-garde women programme curated by Jonas Mekas
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