Again at BLON, we are also announcing a competition programme of Lithuanian animated films! From the most memorable works by students to virtuoso short films, the entries will be judged by a panel of international experts, and audiences will be able to discover for themselves the diversity of Lithuanian animation!
Anastasiya Verlinska, Sara Koppel, Gediminas Šiaulys
2024 / Lithuania / 3 min 3 s
"Sirens of Titan" by Kurt Vonnegut was published as a cheap fantasy paperback book in 1959. But the writer really reached much deeper. We are only part of the system - our fate is predetermined. And who controls it - the Universe, the Big Bang, God, extraterrestrial civilizations or the planet Tralfamador - is still a mystery to us. And, as K. Vonnegut writes, the purpose of Earth and people can be incredibly stupid. Meaninglessness to impossibility. We are puppets of some Tralfamadorians to help them fulfill their naive purpose.
Directed by Saulius Juknevičius Screenwriter: Saulius Juknevičius Producer: Valentas Aškinis Company: Vilnius College of Technology and Design
2023 / Lithuania / 10 min 11 s
In 1251 Lithuania, Mindaugas' wedding day takes an unexpected turn when love of his life is mysteriously taken. Determined to rescue her, he embarks on a quest that spans from hell to heaven and even higher dimensions.
Directed by Gytis Baranauskas Screenwriter: Gytis Baranauskas Producer: Gytis Baranauskas Company: Vilnius Academy of Arts
2023 / Lithuania / 3 min 52 s
No matter how hard we will try to save the Earth, even if we succeed, one day the sun will die just like everything else around her. So, what's the meaning after all?
Directed by Greta Semionovaitė Screenwriter: Greta Semionovaitė Producer: Greta Semionovaitė Company: University for the Creative Arts
2024 / Lithuania, France / 12 min 24 s
In a winter wonderland two friends are having a blast ice-skating on a frozen lake when suddenly a strange and unfamiliar world cracks open underneath them. Now they must learn how to deal with the other kind, not letting the fear and preconceptions rule.
Directed by Ignas Meilūnas Screenwriter: Titas Laucius Producers: Justė Beniušytė, Ignas Meilūnas Company: "Kadrų Skyrius"
2023 / Lithuania, Canada / 11 min 29 s
A young woman is going through the metamorphosis of becoming a mother. Is it possible to accept a new self?
Directed by Birute Sodeikaite Screenwriter: Birute Sodeikaite Producer: Birute Sodeikaite
2023 / Lithuania / 7 min 41 s
Plica polonica is a disease people used to believe in that would make your hair uncombable. The main protagonist of the film- a severely tangled girl- goes on a search for a “cure”. She seeks answers from the most tangled of them all- the infamous Baba Yaga.
Directed by Agata Tracevič Screenwriter: Agata Tracevič Producer: Agata Tracevič Company: Vilnius Academy of Arts
2024 / Lithuania, France / 12 min 4 s
Anxious teenager Ūla is taken on an unexpected adventure during her swimming practise, through which she grows-up and learns to see her body anew.
Directed by Eglė Davidavičė Screenwriter: Eglė Davidavičė Producers: Agnė Adomėnė, Delphine Schmit Company: Art Shot, Tripode Productions