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Vilnius International Short Film Festival is one of the biggest short film festivals in the Baltic countries, presenting the newest and best short films from all around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Established in 2006, the festival has become a unique platform in Lithuania, not only screening European but also global professional short films made by the upcoming generation of talented filmmakers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each year Vilnius International Short Film Festival holds the International Competition, which involves about 35 most acknowledged short films from the last two years. There is also a National Competition, which presents a condensed selection of Lithuanian short films. Films are judged and awarded by the International Jury. The festival also features several special non-competition programmes \u2013 retrospectives, kids programme and special theme-based short film selections.<\/span><\/p>\n

VISFF is organized by Lithuanian Short Film Agency\u00a0LITHUANIAN SHORTS<\/b><\/span><\/a>. Main sponsor \u2013 Lithuanian Film Centre.<\/span><\/p>\n

The 16th edition of Vilnius International Short Film Festival will take place from 18 to 24 January 2023.\u00a0<\/b><\/span>VISFF is currently being planned as a hybrid event \u2013 having both on-site screenings in Vilnius and other Lithuanian cities and short film programmes on local VoD platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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