The awards ceremony was broadcast by Lithuanian National Television channel (www.lrt.lt).

The nominees were chosen from the 41 films: 5 feature films, 9 short films, 11 documentary films, 4 animation films, 7 TV films and 5 student works.

The nominees and winners of Silver Crane Awards are selected by cinema professionals: professor and member of the European Film Academy Gražina Arlickaitė, film director and member of the European Film Academy Arūnas Matelis, film critics Živilė Pipinytė and Rasa Paukštytė, cinematographer Viktoras Radzevičius, film and TV director Ignas Miškinis, and composer Gintaras Sodeika.

The Golden Crane Award to a distinguished filmmaker for lifetime achievements in Lithuanian film making was presented to director Arūnas Žebriūnas (Gražuolė, 1969, Velnio nuotaka, 1974, Riešutų duona, 1977)

The complete list of winners follows:

Best Feature film: Šarūnas Bartas, Eastern Drift (Eurazijos aborigenas, www.kinema.lt)

Best short film: Dovilė Šarutytė, I Know You (Aš tave žinau)

Best documentary film: Julija Gruodienė and Rimantas Gruodis, The River (Upė)

Best animation film: Darius Jaruševičius and Ina Šilina, Tiulis

Best television film: Saulius Balandis, Naisių vasara (www.naisiuvasara.lt)

Best Director : Šarūnas Bartas

Best script : Emilis Vėlyvis and Jonas Banys, Zero 2 (director Emilis Vėlyvis, www.zero2.lt)

Best Cinematographer: Feliksas Abrukauskas, It Would be Splendid Yet... (Jau puiku, tik dar šiek tiek, director Lina Lužytė), Wings of Goodness (Gerumo sparnai, director Žeraldas Povilaitis)

Best composer : Happyendless, Zero 2

Best actress: Klaudija Koršunova, Eastern Drift

Best actor: Ramūnas Rudokas and Kęstutis Jakštas, Zero 2

Best supporting actress: Dalia Storyk, Farewell (director Tomas Donela)

Best supporting actor: Petras Lisauskas, Jam Jar (director Ramunė Čekuolytė-Che)

Mastership nomination: SKALVIJA Cinema Center (www.skalvija.lt)

Crane Egg: Rimas Sakalauskas Sync (Sinchronizacija, www.sakalauskasrimas.com) )

Contact information:

Eastern Drift

PRODUCED BY "Kinema" (Lithuania),

"Lazannec et Associes" (France), "Kino Bez

Granic" (Russia)

SALES "Kinema",

Grybautojų 30,

LT-10103 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel +370 610 275 99;

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www.kinema.lt

I Know You

PRODUCED BY "LMTA Mokomoji kino ir TV

studija" in co-production with "Kultūrinių

projektų centras"

SALES "Kultūrinių projektų centras",

Krivių 43-17, LT-01209 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel +370 676 379 96; e-mail:

The River

PRODUCED BY "Periferija"

SALES "Periferija",

Klaipėdos 5-8, LT-01117 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel +370 5 261 48 16;

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Zero 2

PRODUCED BY "Kino kultas"

SALES

"Meed Films",

Vingrių 6, LT-01141 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel +370 616 269 66;

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It Would be Splendid Yet...

PRODUCED BY "LMTA Mokomoji kino ir TV

studija" in co-production with "Artbox"

SALES "Artbox",

Nemenčinės pl. 4, LT-10102 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel: +370 615 106 99, +370 687 130 78;

fax + 370 5 264 30 54;

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Wings of Goodness

PRODUCED BY "Pavloff Entertainment"

SALES "Pavloff Entertainment",

Kaukysos 18,

LT-11342 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel +370 603 055 99;

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Farewell

PRODUCED BY "Donelos studija" (Lithuania)

in co-production with "WFD if" (Poland),

"Pal AV-motion pictures" (the Netherlands)

SALES "Donelos studija",

Viršuliškių 87-24, LT-05114 Vilnius, Lithuania

Tel: +370 675 451 71, +370 699 308 03;

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