Relevant Information

The 18^th edition of the Vilnius Short Film Festival is scheduled to take place from January 15^th to January 21^rd, 2025. Screenings of short films will be available both in physical venues (movie theaters) and virtually (Geo blocked for lithuanian territory).

The festival will be hosted at various locations, including the “Pasaka” movie theatre (in Paupys and Old Town), the cinema center “Skalvija,” the “MO” museum, Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, the cinema center “Romuva” in Kaunas, the cinema center “Arlekinas” in Klaipėda, and the photography museum in Šiauliai.

Events for Industry Days will be held at Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania (Gedimino pr. 51, Vilnius) on January 16^th – 17^th, 2025.

You can purchase tickets at movie theatre booking offices or through their websites.

Movie Theatre “Pasaka”

• Booking office locations: Šv. Ignoto g. 4 and Paupio g. 26, Vilnius
• Online purchase available on their website.
• Prices: Regular ticket – 8.5 Eur; Discounted ticket – 6.7 Eur; Ticket for kids – 5 Eur; Short film night – 14 Eur (discount does not apply).

Cinema Center “Skalvija”

• Booking office location: A. Goštauto g. 2, Vilnius
• Online purchase available on their website.
• Prices: Regular ticket – 7 Eur; Discounted ticket – 5 Eur; Ticket for seniors – 2 Eur; Ticket for children – 4 Eur.

“MO” Museum

• Booking office location: Pylimo g. 17, Vilnius
• Online purchase available on their website.
• Prices: Regular ticket – 11 Eur; Discounted ticket – 6 Eur.
• Visitors need to purchase a one-day Festival ticket, which allows to attend all Festival screenings happening on that selected day, and also visit MO museum exhibitions. For VR screenings, pre-registration is needed, fill-in the form here (form is in Lithuanian language only).

Cinema Center “Romuva”

• Booking office location: Laisvės al. 54, LT-44246, Kaunas
• Online purchase available on their website.
• Prices: Regular ticket – 6 Eur; Discounted ticket – 5 Eur; Short film night – 12 Eur (discount does not apply).

Movie Theater “Arlekinas”

• Booking office location: Bangų g. 5a, LT-91250 Klaipėda
• Online purchase available on their website.
• Prices: Regular ticket – 7 Eur; Discounted ticket – 5 Eur; Ticket for children – 4.5 Eur; Short film night – 12 Eur (discount does not apply).

Šiauliai Photography Museum

• Booking office location: Vilniaus g. 140, 76296 Šiauliai
• Online purchase available on their website.
• Prices: Regular ticket – 5 Eur; Discounted ticket – 2.5 Eur; Ticket for children – 2.5 Eur; Short film night – 12 Eur (discount does not apply).

Note: You need to present your ID card to purchase a discounted ticket.

The festival programs will be accessible on the virtual cinema platform “ŽMONĖS Cinema” throughout the festival from January 15^th to January 21^rd.

• Price: Each program is available for 4.99 Eur. Once purchased, the preview is valid for 72 hours.
• Restrictions: Please note that due to license restrictions, viewing the programs in countries other than the designated region is not permitted.
• Rules: For further details and guidelines, you can refer to the rules of “ŽMONĖS Cinema” here.

Aditionally one speccial programme – European stories – will be availible to watch on LRT EPIKA platform.

If you wish to cover the festival, write about the films, conduct interviews with the festival team, or have any other publicity-related inquiries, please reach out to the Communications Manager, Indraja Vaitkūnaitė, via email at press@filmshorts.lt.

–        Can I watch a single film and not the whole program?

To watch your desired movie, you need to view the entire program. The Vilnius Short Film Festival comprises 20 different programs, each containing 4 to 13 short films. An exception is the Short Film Night, which consists of 19 films selected from various programs.

–        Am I able to watch the Short Film Night program virtually?

No, the Short Film Night will only be available in movie theatres such as “Pasaka,” “Romuva,” “Arlekinas,” and the Photography Museum in Šiauliai.

–        How long does the short film night take?

The Short Film Night lasts 300 minutes (5 hours) with a short break of 20 minutes.

– Do the festival films have English subtitles?

All films from international competition and special programmes have both English and Lithuanian sutitles.

–        Will the National Competition film have English subtitles?

The National Competition films will have English subtitles at “Pasaka” and “Skalvija” cinemas. Additionally films, will include lithuanian SDH subtitles, which provide crucial non-dialogue information for the deaf and hard of hearing, such as sound effects, music, and speaker identification. In Vilnius’s “MO” museum, the National Competition films will feature not only SDH subtitles but also audio discription, offering descriptive narration for individuals with vision impairments.

–        In what language will the interviews with filmmakers be held?

Interviews and Q&A sessions after the screenings with International Competition program filmmakers will be in English. For National Competition programs, they will be conducted in Lithuanian and translated into Lithuanian sign language.

–        When will the winners of the festival be announced?

The winners will be announced during the Awards ceremony on 19’th of January.

–        What are the awards of The Short Film Festival?

The international jury will decide and present awards for the Best International and National Competition films, with one film receiving the Grand Prix, which will be eligible for an Oscar nomination. You can find information about the festival’s jury here.