International Film Festival "Cinema Caravan" in Lithuanian Regions 2021-2022
Project promoter: Public institution "Kino pavasaris" (LT) Project title: International Film Festival "Cinema Caravan" in Lithuanian Regions 2021-2022 Project code: LT04-1-KM-K01-038 Project eligible expenditure: EUR 199 371,00 (EUR 169 465,35 grant from the EEA financial mechanism; EUR 29 905,65 budget co-financing; EUR 22 153,00 own resources of the project promoter)
Project signature date: 27 July 2021 Project implementation period: 10 May 2021 – 10 March 2023
Why is the project needed? During the implementation of the project activities in 2021 and 2022 it is planned to organize an international film festival "Kino karavanas", during which all the films will be shown in more than 70 Lithuanian regions fir more than 20,000 viewers. This is one of the first international film festivals in Lithuania with such geographical coverage and mobility. It provides an opportunity for local in smaller or remote Lithuanian regions to see the latest and highest quality non-commercial films from all over the world.
The project aims to improve the dissemination of professional film culture in various Lithuanian regions by ensuring equal availability of film products and services.
During the project it is planned to:
Create 7 high quality artistic film programs carefully selected from the latest 2020-2022 films and evaluated by the world's most famous film critics and not shown in any other Lithuanian cinemas.
Organise up to 85 free outdoor film screenings during the warm summer season in various public spaces accessible to everyone. This format of the festival will provide project with an opportunity to attract audience of different social groups and ages in the local communities.
Organize open educational events to the public that will complement film programs. This will ensure even greater dissemination of film culture in the regions.
Target groups of the project: Residents of Lithuanian cities and towns: families, children and youth, seniors, people interested in cinema, communities, cultural organizations, regional municipalities Project partners: Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland), Closed Joint Stock Company "SAVAITĖ", Public Institution "Jaunimo linija"