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The summer film festival "Sidabrinė gervė naktys" begins its journey through Lithuania with the laureates and nominees of the national film awards "Sidabrinė gervė 2023". The program shows films that include films from the categories of feature films, animations, short films and student works.
The first stop where we start our journey is Birštonas. This is an event that has already become a tradition, opening the festival of the Birštonas resort, which this year is accompanied by the slogan "Birštonizam!".
The host of this year's festival is Aistė Diržiūtė, a world-renowned Lithuanian film actress who has played roles in such films as "Sangailės vasara", "Advocate", "Among the Gray Clouds", the TV series "SISI" and currently works as a culture journalist for LRT.lt. In 2019, the actress was entrusted to host the European Film Awards. Aistė is also a nominee of "Silver Crane" - in 2015. she was nominated in the category of the best actress of the year, in the film "Sangaile summer" directed by Alantė Kavaitė.
Venue: Birštonas sports center stadium, B. Sruogos st. 18, Birštonas.
THE PROGRAM
22:00
A conversation with the guest of the evening - actress, this year's Best Supporting Actress nominee - Barbora Bareikyte. The actress played a role in the film "PARADE" directed by Tito Lauciaus.
10:30 p.m. movie program:
"BLAUSOS", dir. Arnas Balčiūnas, 17 min.
A talkative Bolt driver drives through the night streets. An apathetic girl gets into his car. The conversation between them struggles until she asks to stop in the bedroom area, intending to get revenge on someone.
Director Arno Balčiūnas' film at the national film awards "Silver Crane 2023" won the best student work of the year award - "Silver Crane's Egg."
"BERRIES", dir. Vytautas Katkus, 15 min.
Hot summer day. The cherry branches above the garden shed are full of shriveled berries, swaying from the wind and weight. A father living in the first days of retirement invites his son to help him pick cherries in the garden. Dad tries not to rush anywhere, he wants to spend as much time as possible with his son, leaving cherries in the background.
"PATRICKS", dir. Meinardas Valkevičius, 11 min.
This is a dramatic story about Patrick, a shy boy who lives in an orphanage. One day, he sees parrots during an excursion at the zoo, and he becomes so fascinated by them that he discovers more colors and freedom to be himself, and the people around him become similar to the other animals he has seen. Even if this makes his life among his peers even more difficult, and the adoptive parents who enter the orphanage look at Patrick strangely, he remains true to himself.
"PARADE", dir. Titas Laucius, 97 min.
Migle divorced 26 years ago. One day, she receives a call from her ex-husband Eimantas with a strange request: in order to marry his new girlfriend in the presence of God, he asks Miglė to divorce through the "Church Court" - the only institution that can declare a church marriage invalid. During the long and tiring court process, trying to convince the judges of the archdiocese tribunal why their church marriage should be invalid, Eimantas and Miglė become more and more close. Maybe even closer than during their marriage.
Director Titas Laucius won the award for the best screenplay author of the year at the national film awards. Also, actress Rasa Samuolytė won the award for the best actress role of the year.
Lithuanian cinema is supported at the festival by Telia Play. Viewers will have the opportunity to win prizes established by the partner.
The festival is organized by: "AVAKA" together with Birštonas Municipality, the event is partially financed by: Lithuanian Cinema Center, Partner: LRT.
