The Noisemaker (2014 short)

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The Noisemaker
Lithuanian Triukšmadarys
Directed by Karolis Kaupinis
Written by
Produced by
Cinematography Narvydas Naujalis
Edited by
Production
companies
M-films, East of West Cinema
Release date
  • 2014 (2014)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryLithuania
LanguageLithuanian

The Noisemaker (Lithuanian: Triuksmadarys) is a Lithuanian short film written and directed by Karolis Kaupinis and released in 2014.

Contents

Plot

A distant provincial school is waiting for an official delegation from the Ministry. They're about to bring a new school bell. This is not what the school needs though. Having shrunk throughout the years, it lacks two pupils to satisfy the governmental quota established for any school in the country to exist.

The gift from the capital is a threat for the survival of the school. Anticipating the arrival of the delegation, the principal makes his best to mask the lack of pupils and avoid the unavoidable school closure. [1]

Cast

Production

The Noisemaker is the debut short film of Karolis Kaupinis and his first collaboration with Lithuanian producer Marija Razgutė (M-Films). [2]

Both of the director's parents were schoolteachers, leading him to make a short film about the closure of schools in rural areas, a common phenomenon in Lithuania since the 1990s. [3] The short was filmed in an elementary school in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania. [4]

The Noisemaker was the first Lithuanian film to be selected for the Locarno Film Festival in 20 years, since 1994. [5]

Awards and Recognitions

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipientsResult
2Annas International Short Film Festival 20142014Best Baltic Short Film Karolis Kaupinis Won
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2014 [6] 2014Baltic Films category Karolis Kaupinis Nominated
Locarno Film Festival 2014 [7] 2014International category Karolis Kaupinis Nominated
Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards 2015 [8] 2015Best Lithuanian Fiction Karolis Kaupinis Won
2015Best ActorValentinas MasalskisWon
Vienna Independent Short Film Festival 2015 [9] 2015Special Jury Mention Karolis Kaupinis Nominated
Vilnius International Film Festival 2015 [10] 2015Best Lithuanian Short Karolis Kaupinis Won
Premiers Plans Festival in Angers 2015 [11] 2015International category Karolis Kaupinis Nominated

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