Kaunas International Film Festival

Kaunas International Film Festival calls filmmakers to submit their
films for this year’s programme. Films fitting into one of the programme
sections – “Identity”, “All the Muses”, “Music Moves the World” and the
short film programme – have to be submitted by June 24.

“In the 5th edition of Kaunas Film Festival, talents, distributors and
production companies from all over the world can submit their films to
the Festival. The films will be reviewed by KIFF programme team and will
get an opportunity to be included in the official selection of KIFF,”
says Tomas Tengmark, Kaunas Film Festival programme producer. “I see
this as an opportunity for new discoveries and hope that interesting
films will find their way to Kaunas. Read the full film submission
guidelines on the KIFF website and submit your films!”

The Festival viewers’ favourite section “Identities” includes films with
a special view of identity. These motion pictures look into relevant
issues of international and intercultural differences and similarities.
Characters of these films face the challenges of migration as well as
cultural dilemmas in countries or communities of destination; they
experience growth and development, they get old, they change and reflect
upon these changes. Through fundamental psychological and sociological
transformation, individuals and communities aim to perceive their
identities. Cinema has the capacity to sensitively reveal the aspects of
identity.

The section “Music Moves the World”, dedicated to the fans of music and
film, introduces unique portraits of solo artists and bands, concert
films, and documentaries about the culture of music.

The section “All the Muses” is reserved for films about art. Themes and
genres vary within this programme section, but all films speak about the
subtlety of the phenomenon of creativity and exceptional artist
personalities. The films contemplate the issues of the purpose of art,
and the relationship of art with other cultural phenomena.

This year’s Festival also presents the short film programme.  Like every
year, no genre restrictions apply – fiction films, documentaries as
well as animation and experimental films are welcome. However, special
attention will be given to films using long takes. Those can be films
that meet the criteria of a long take and a deeper look both in terms of
the form and the content.

The organisers of the Festival are waiting for the films that fit into
the abovementioned sections and remind the filmmakers that they should
submit applications via the special online form provided by festival
partner “Eventival” that can be found on the visitors page of the
Festival's website and to ensure that the submitted films meet the
specified quality and legal requirements.

The KIFF’s visitors page for the registration of film applications:  http://vp.eventival.eu/kaunas/2011.