08-05-2023

Nominations Announced for Lithuanian National Silver Crane Awards 2023

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    Nominations Announced for Lithuanian National Silver Crane Awards 2023 photo by Joana Suslaviciute

    VILNIUS: Debut features Remember to Blink / Per arti by Austeja Urbaite and Parade / Paradas by Titas Laucius, as well as The Poet / Poetas by Giedrias Tamoševičius & Vytautas V. Landsbergis, have scored the most nominations at the Lithuanian National Silver Crane film awards. The winners will be announced on 4 June 2023.

    In all, 15 feature films, 11 documentaries, 13 short films, seven animated films, six minority coproductions and 12 student films were submitted.

    The Silver Crane Awards 2023 are organised by the Lithuanian Film Centre and the Audiovisual Works Copyright Association AVAKA.

    FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS:

    Best Feature Film:

    Feature Film about Life / Ilgo metro filmas apie gyvenimą (Lithuania)
    Directed by Dovilė Šarutytė
    Produced by Studio Uljana Kim
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre, LRT

    Parade / Paradas (Lithuania)
    Directed by Titas Laucius
    Produced by After School
    Supported by Lithuanian Film Centre

    Remember to Blink / Per arti (Lithuania)
    Directed by Austėja Urbaitė
    Produced by Fralita Films
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre, LRT

    The Poet / Poetas (Lithuania)
    Directed by Giedrius Tamoševičius, Vytautas V. Landsbergis
    Produced by Studija APropos
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre, LRT

    Vesper (Lithuania, France, Belgium)
    Directed by Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper
    Produced by Natrix Films
    Coproduced by VFX, 10.80 Films, EV.L Prod
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre

    Best Short Film:

    1991 (Lithuania)
    Directed by Linas Žiūra

    Once upon a Vilnius / Čiabuvo Vilnius (Lithuania)
    Directed by Eitvydas Doškus

    Tell Me You Love Me / Pasakyk, kadmyli (Lithuania)
    Directed by Elena Rožukaitė

    The Trip / Reisas (Lithuania)
    Directed by Rimantas Oičenka

    Cherry / Uogos (Lithuania)
    Directed by Vytautas Katkus

    Best Long Documentary:

    Antanas Sutkus. Scenes from Photographer’s Life / Antanas Sutkus. Scenos Iš Fotografo Gyvenimo (Lithuania)
    Directed by Vytautas V. Landsbergis
    Produced by Studija APropos

    Decadent Nr. 2419 / Dekadentas NR. 2419 (Lithuania)
    Directed by Saimir Bajo
    Produced by Ketvirtaversija

    Burial / Kapinynas (Lithuania, Norway)
    Directed by Emilija Škarnulytė
    Produced by Just a moment
    Coproduced by Mer Film

    Mariupolis 2 (Lithuania, France, Germany)
    Directed by Mantas Kvedaravičius, co-directed by Hanna Bilobrova
    Produced by Studio Uljana Kim, Extimacy film
    Coproduced by Easy Riders films, Twenty Twenty Vision Filmproduktion

    Back from New York / Sugrįžę iš Niujorko (Lithuania)
    Directed by Ramunė Rakauskaitė
    Produced by StudioNominum

    Best Animated Film:

    Much Better / Dauggeresnis (Lithuania)
    Directed by Skirmanta Jakaitė

    Katu katu (Lithuania)
    Directed by Giedrė Narušytė Boots

    The Perfect Fit / Patrikas (Lithuania)
    Directed by Meinardas Valkevičius

    Planets and Robots / Planetos ir robotai (Lithuania)
    Directed by Julius Zubavičius, Antanas Skučas

    Purga (Lithuania)
    Directed by Gintarė Valevičiūtė Brazauskienė, Antanas Skučas

    Best Director:

    Austėja Urbaitė for Remember to Blink / Per arti
    Giedrius Tamoševičius, Vytautas V. Landsbergis for The Poet / Poetas
    Ramunė Rakauskaitė for Back from New York / Sugrįžęiš Niujorko
    Titas Laucius for Parade / Paradas
    Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper for Vesper

    Best Leading Actress:

    Anne Azoulay in Remember to Blink / Per arti
    Dovilė Kundrotaitė in Remember to Blink / Per arti
    Rasa Samuolytė in Parade / Paradas
    Raffiella Chapman in Vesper
    Agnė Misiūnaitė in Feature Film about Life/ Ilgo metro filmas apie gyvenimą

    Best Leading Actor:

    Donatas Želvys in The Poet / Poetas

    Lukas Malinauskas in Songs for a Fox / Dainoslapei (Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia)
    Directed by KristijonasVildžiūnas
    Produced by Studio Uljana Kim
    Coproduced by Studio Locomotive, Joonisfilm
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre, the National Film Centre of Latvia, the Estonian Film Centre

    Vytautas Kaniušonis in Generation of Evil / Piktuju Karta (Lithuania)
    Directed by EmilisVėlyvis
    Produced by Kino kultas
    Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre

    Šarūnas Rapolas Meliešius in Pensitive / Rūpintojėlis (Lithuania)
    Directed by Jonas Trukanas
    Produced by Cometos

    Valentinas Masalskis in The Flood Won’t Come / Tvano nebus (Lithuania)
    Directed by Marat Sargsyan
    Produced by Tremora

    Best Supporting Actress:

    Indrė Patkauskaitė in The Poet / Poetas
    Inesa Sionova in Remember to Blink / Per arti
    Nelė Savičenko in Feature Film about Life / Ilgo metro filmas apie gyvenimą
    Barbora Bareikytė in Parade / Paradas
    Rosy Mcewen in Vesper

    Best Supporting Actor:

    Dainius Gavenonis in The Poet / Poetas
    Giedrius Savickas in Parade / Paradas
    Romuald Lavrinovič in Feature Film about Life / Ilgo metro filmas apie gyvenimą
    Paulius Markevičius in The Poet / Poetas
    Povilas Jatkevičius in Pensitive / Rūpintojėlis

    Best Screenplay:

    Austėja Urbaitė for Remember to Blink / Per arti
    GiedriusTamoševičius, Vytautas V. Landsbergis for The Poet / Poetas
    KristijonasVildžiūnas for Songs for a Fox / Dainoslapei
    Titas Laucius for Parade / Paradas
    Marat Sargsyan for The Flood Won’t Come / Tvano nebus

    Best Cinematographer:

    Eitvydas Doškus, Audrius Budrys, Adam Khalil, Emilija Škarnulytė for Burial / Kapinynas
    Feliksas Arbukauskas for Generation of Evil / Piktųjųkarta
    Julius Sičiūnas for Remember to Blink / Per arti
    Laurynas Bareiša for Parade / Paradas
    Vytautas Plukas for The Poet / Poetas

    Best Music Composer:

    Gaute Barlindhaug for Burial / Kapinynas

    Justė Janulytė for January / Janvāris (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland)
    Directed by Viesturs Kairišs
    Produced by Mistrus Media
    Coproduced by ArtboxStaron Film
    Supported by the National Film Centre of Latvia, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, the Lithuanian Film Centre, the Polish Film Institute, EurimagesLatvijas Mobilais TelefonsLatvian TelevisionLatvian FoundationCulture and Sports Department of the Riga City Council


    Šiaurės Kryptis for Songs for a Fox / Dainoslapei

    Kipras Mašanauskas, Vytautas Bikus for Generation of Evil / Piktųjų karta

    Mindaugas Urbaitis for I Am Fine, Thanks / Man viskas gerai (Lithuania)
    Directed by Ernestas Jankauskas, produced by Dansu films

    Best Production Design:

    Justė Vazgytė for Parade / Paradas
    Ramūnas Rastauskas, Raimondas Dičius for Vesper
    Sigita Šimkūnaitė for The Poet / Poetas
    Jurgis Krasons for Songs for a Fox / Dainos lapei
    Polina Rudčik for Generation of Evil / Piktųju karta

    Best Editing:
    Audinga Kučinskaitė for Back from New York / Sugrįžęiš Niujorko

    Danielius Kokanauskis for The Natural History of Destruction / Natūralinaikinimoistorija (Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania)
    Directed by Sergei Loznitsa
    Produced by LOOKSfilm
    Coproduced by Studio Uljana Kim, Atoms & Void

    Gabrielė Urbonaitė, Austėja Urbaitė for Remember to Blink / Per arti
    Gintarė Sokelytė for Feature Film about Life / Ilgo metro filmas apie gyvenimą
    Mykolas Žukauskas, Darius Šilėnas for Burial / Kapinynas

    Best Sound Design:

    Jonas Maksvytis for January / Janvāris 
    Julius Grigelionis for Remember to Blink / Per arti
    Saulius Urbanavičius for Songs for a Fox / Dainoslapei
    Vladimir Golovnitski for The Natural History of Destruction / Natūralinaikinimoistorija
    Vytis Puronas for Burial / Kapinynas

    Best Costume Design:

    Agnė Rimkutė for The Poet / Poetas
    Arūnė Daukantaitė for Parade / Paradas
    Christophe Pidre, Florence Scholtes for Vesper
    Rūta Lečaitė for January / Janvāris
    Jolanta Rimkutė for Generation of Evil / Piktųju karta

    Best Make-up:

    Eglė Mikalauskaitė Gricienė for Vesper

    Elena Permogorskaja for Pensive / Rūpintojėlis (Lithuania)
    Directed by Jonas Trukanas
    Produced by Cometos

    Jurgita Globytė for Generation of Evil / Piktųjųkarta
    Justė Butkė for Remember to Blink / Per arti

    Best Minority Coproduction:

    As Far As I Can Walk / Strahinja Banović (Serbia, Luxembourg, France, Bulgaria, Lithuania) 
    Directed by Stefan Arsenijević
    Produced by Art & Popcorn
    Coproduced by Surprise Alley, Les Films Fauves, Chouchkov BrothersArtbox
    Supported by Film Center Serbia, the Serbian Film Incentive, CNC’ Aide aux cinémas du monde, Film Fund Luxembourg, the Bulgarian National Film Center, the Lithuanian Film CentreEurimages, MEDIA-Creative Europe

    The Natural History of Destruction / Natūralinaikinimoistorija (Germany, the Netherlands, Lithuania)
    Directed by Sergei Loznitsa

    January / Janvāris (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland)
    Directed by Viesturs Kairišs

    Aurora’s Sunrise (Armenia, Germany, Lithuania)
    Directed by Inna Sahakyan 
    Produced by Bars Media
    Coproduced by Artbox laisvalaikio klubas (aka Broom Films)
    Supported by Eurimages

    Best Student Film:

    Through Gloom / Blausos (Lithuania)
    Directed by Arnas Balčiūnas

    The Fall / Krytis (Lithuania)
    Directed by Eglė Razumaitė

    I Want to Be Human / Noriubūtžmogum (Lithuania)
    Directed by Rinaldas Tomaševičius

    Precipitate / Nuosėdos (Lithuania)
    Directed by Viktoras Gineitis

    Black Black Night / Juoda juoda naktis (Lithuania)
    Directed by Laura Udra