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these cards
will guide
you through
the world of
Lithuanian
animation
A
Lithuanian animators are multitalented people. They work in a great
variety of techniques, usually direct and produce their films themselves.
Algirdas & AURIKA SeleniAI
[email protected]
+370 680 77310
Jūratė Leikaitė-aškinienė
[email protected]
+370 618 00654
Antanas Janauskas
[email protected]
+370 612 81491
Meinardas Valkevičius
[email protected]
+370 696 91051
Antanas Skučas
[email protected]
+370 683 43882
Nijolė Valadkevičiūtė
[email protected]
+370 606 86944
Darija Čiuželytė
[email protected]
+370 614 76140
Robertas Nevecka
[email protected]
+370 679 01982
Ieva Miškinytė
[email protected]
+370 647 33938
Skirmanta Jakaitė
[email protected]
+370 682 96568
B
“Baubas” is a classical Lithuanian animation film made in 1987 by Ilja
Bereznickas. It is a story about a little girl, frightened by the fictitious
being named Hobgoblin. Her father mentions monster’s name when she
distracts him from watching football on TV, and her mother – when she
distracts her from chatting with friends on the phone. What does the girl
have to do? Make friends with monster Hobgoblin. “Baubas” is probably
the most famous animation film in Lithuania.
BAUBAS 1987 10min
Director: Ilja bereznickas
COmposer: Laimutis vilkončius
artists: Ilja Bereznickas,
Vladas Jurkūnas
C
There are many plausible composers in Lithuania that could make music
and Foley for animation films. Here are some of them:
ANDRIUS KAUKLYS
[email protected]
+370 614 04114
Justinas Važnevičius
[email protected]
+370 616 18929
DOMAS STRUPINSKAS
[email protected]
+370 621 72697
Kipras Mašanauskas
[email protected]
+370 604 03538
Jonas Jurkūnas
[email protected]
+370 600 22582
ŽILVINAS JAGĖLA
[email protected]
+370 610 64158
D
Animation directors are very creative people, they are able to work with all
kinds of animation techniques. They are also hardworking people, because
they usually produce and animate their own films. Sometimes they even
start families together.
Algirdas & AURIKA SeleniAI
[email protected]
+370 680 77310
Ilja Bereznickas
[email protected]
+370 685 17513
Skirmanta Jakaitė
[email protected]
+370 682 96568
Antanas Janauskas
[email protected]
+370 612 81491
Jūratė Leikaitė-aškinienė
[email protected]
+370 618 00654
Urtė BUdinaitė
[email protected]
+370 603 87644
Antanas Skučas
[email protected]
+370 683 43882
Meinardas Valkevičius
[email protected]
+370 696 91051
VALENTAS AŠKINIS
[email protected]
+370 610 47151
Darius Jaruševičius
[email protected]
+370 608 09839
Nijolė Valadkevičiūtė
[email protected]
+370 606 86944
VLADISLAV BEREŽOK
[email protected]
+370 611 78089
Greta Stančiauskaitė
[email protected]
+370 651 33518
RASA JONIKAITĖ
[email protected]
+370 670 60287
Ieva Miškinytė
[email protected]
+370 647 33938
Reda Tomingas
[email protected]
+370 627 01087
E
There are small but very professional studios that work on effects and
computer graphics for animation, feature, documentary films and
commercials.
Creator
[email protected]
+370 5 273 6445
Okta
[email protected]
+370 611 40558
Epalete
[email protected]
+370 685 56146
Petpunk
[email protected]
+370 654 77991
Justin Vin
[email protected]
+370 686 37878
Rgb
[email protected]
+370 699 88850
Meinart
[email protected]
+370 696 91051
Tape
[email protected]
+370 612 51119
Motion group
[email protected]
+370 698 31374
Tomas Markevičius
[email protected]
+370 695 76732
F
The Lithuanian Film Centre, established in May 2012, is a state institution
under the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania. The aim of the
Centre is to participate in designing an effective film and audiovisual
sector policy and to foster the sustainability of the Lithuanian film industry.
The Lithuanian Film Centre:
allocates subsidies for the development, production and
distribution of Lithuanian films and international co-productions;
promotes Lithuanian films at home and abroad;
implements programmes in areas of film education, national
film heritage, training for professionals, research and statistics;
administers The Film Registry and film ratings scheme;
represents Lithuania in international film festivals, fairs,
organizations and programmes.
THE Lithuanian film centre
Z. Sierakausko st. 15, Vilnius
+370 5 213 0547
[email protected]
www.lkc.lt
G
Gražina Brašiškytė (1926 - 1983) was the first Lithuanian professional
animator. She did not break a lifetime relationship with Lithuania, visited
it every year, even though she lived and worked in Russia. She started
working as a visual development artist in animated film and later directed
24 vivacious and engaging movies herself. Gražina Brašiškytė dreamed
of making a Lithuanian animated film, but at the time Lithuania had no
conditions for that. Thus, working in “Sojuzmultfilm” studio she created a
film “The Castle of Amber” (1959) based on a famous Lithuanian legend
about Jūratė and Kąstytis. This is the first animated film created in
Lithuanian folk theme.
H
Heroes are humans or human like figures in most of Lithuanian animation
films. To tell the truth, they do not always win, they can even be evil
sometimes. Even in Lithuanian mythology most common characters happened
to be fairies, witches and devils who look surprisingly similar to us.
I
Lithuanian illustrators are known worldwide. They illustrate children
books, draw characters and background for animation films and
commercials. Here are some fresh and up-and-coming Lithuanian
illustrators:
Džiugas Valančauskas
[email protected]
www.dziugas.eu
RASA JONIKAITĖ
[email protected]
www.joniart.com
KAROLIS strautniekas
[email protected]
www.strautniekas.lt
sigutĖ chlebinskaitĖ
[email protected]
www.bookland.lt
LINA Dūdaitė
[email protected]
www.dudaite.com
Ula Šimulynaitė
[email protected]
www.ulainthebox.com
LUKA Vaitkevičienė
[email protected]
www.luk.lt
Vaiva LINGYTĖ
[email protected]
www.poraoro.com
J
Lithuanians have a great sense of humor. Most of our jokes come from
old proverbs or comic situations from everyday life. Jokes in Lithuanian
animation are non-violent but not gentle either.
K
“Kaltė” means “guilt” in Lithuanian. It is also a short debut animation
film by Reda Tomingas made in 2013. In addition to this, it is the first
and the only Lithuanian animation to get into Annecy film festival 2013
competition program. The film tells the story of a lonely fox, who desires
to isolate herself from the outer world. She enjoys being tortured by
her Guilt. But it’s not easy to be left alone with it as her personal space
gets constantly invaded by the surroundings. While the fox’s small world
crumbles, the Guilt just observes and continues to torment her hostess
with uneasy dreams. The fox has to choose
between madness and reconciliation.
KALTĖ 2013 5min
Director: REDA TOMINGAS
ANIMATOR: DARIJA Čiuželytė
COmposer: ANDRIUS Kauklys
PRODUCER: RASA JONIkaitė
L
Lithuania is a country in northern Europe, the largest of the three Baltic
states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, to the
east of Sweden and Denmark. It borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the
east and south, Poland to the south, and Kaliningrad Oblast (a Russian
exclave) to the southwest. Lithuania has an estimated population of 3
million as of 2012, its capital and the largest city is Vilnius. The Lithuanians
are Baltic people and the official language, Lithuanian, is one of only two
living languages in the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
M
The representation of myth is a common theme in Lithuanian animation.
Many films are based on myths, fables and legends coming from
Lithuanian history. Myths that talk about problems of morality are the
simplest and close to popular fables common to all European nations. The
main idea in these stories is that a goddess or a god often visits people to
guide them in moral questions, but people are not able to recognize
her/him. According to these stories, a human should listen to his or her
inner voice of harmony and justice, in order to act morally in the presence
of a god/goddess, for people do not know when and under what
circumstances they are under this gaze. Some scholars stress a mixed
Christian and pre-Christian
character of these stories.
N
“Nerutina” (eng. Noroutine) is an audiovisual project, where fantasy,
cinematographic creativity, mastership of actors and stop-motion animation
are present altogether to form an interesting spectacle, a dreamlike film
story. It’s a short film which represents an experimental genre in cinema.
The main character of the movie is middle aged office worker Henrikas. His
job is an endless routine, repeatable actions, mechanical rhythm. He is a
loner, living in his own world of colourful things. These things want to help
their owner. They lead Henrikas to a strange, white, long ribbon, which
goes through different streets, yards and spaces. It brings Henrikas to joy,
freedom of mind and satisfaction to be himself.
Noroutine is the first Lithuanian pixilation film.
Nerutina 2007 15min
Director: Jūratė samulionytė
Cameraman: Audrius zelenius
Actors: Saulius Čėpla, Elžbieta Latėnaitė
Producers: Liuda Drižytė, Asta Valčiukaitė
ANIMATOR: Gabrielė Baltrušaitytė
O
“Odisėja” is the first and the only Lithuanian feature animation film
made in 1998 by Valentas Aškinis. The film is based on “The Odyssey”,
the classic story by Homer. Homer’s epic poem of the warrior king
Odysseus, his siege of Troy and his drama-filled return to Ithaca, endures
as the greatest tale of adventure and heroism. “Odisėja” is produced by
Vilanima studio, Poseidon Film Distributors and BBC Channel 4. It tells
a story that will thrill the young and
the young at heart.
Odisėja 1998 90min
Director: Valentas Aškinis
ANIMATOR: RAMONA BUJUTĖ
Music: Martino Tirimo
Producers: Constantine Frixos,
Valentas Aškinis
P
It is a common practice that Lithuanian animation directors like to
produce their own short films. But in fact, Lithuania still has producers
who are good in finding finance and partners for animation films.
AGNĖ ADOMĖNĖ
[email protected]
+370 620 88522
RASA MIŠKINYTĖ
[email protected]
+370 682 96128
Antanas Janauskas
[email protected]
+370 612 81491
VALENTAS AŠKINIS
[email protected]
+370 610 47151
Algirdas SeleniS
[email protected]
+370 680 77310
VLADISLAV BEREŽOK
[email protected]
+370 611 78089
RASA JONIKAITĖ
[email protected]
+370 670 60287
Žilvinas Naujokas
[email protected]
+370 687 45758
R
S
There are many small animation films studios that make a big variety of
animation films. We do classical, painted animation, pixilation,
claymation, cut out and 3D modeling.
A. JANAUSKAS ANIMATION
STUDIO AJ
[email protected]
+370 612 81491
ANIMACIJOS LABORATORIJA
[email protected]
+370 611 78089
www.motionlab.lt
Animacijos studija
[email protected]
+370 680 77310
www.animacijosstudija.jimdo.com
art shot
[email protected]
+370 620 88522
www.artshot.lt
Filmų štrichai
[email protected]
+370 618 00654
VILANIMA
[email protected]
+370 610 47151
JONI ART
[email protected]
+370 670 60287
www.joniart.com
Sezamai Atsiverk
[email protected]
+370 606 86944
T
“Tindirindis” is a yearly International Animation Film Festival introducing
the newest animation films from Lithuania and abroad. It is a platform
where foreign and Lithuanian cartoon artists can meet encouraging an
inspiring dialogue of creators from all over the globe. “Tindirindis” is the
biggest and the oldest animated film festival in Lithuania. The symbol of
the festival is a hazelnut. It is not an ordinary hazelnut but well-groomed
by Tindis and Rindis. The best animated films are awarded with a glass
nut – each of them is an impressive and unique piece of art. The nut
symbolizes the lucid soul of an artist and refers to the secret kept in his
heart. Every year the international festival‘s jury is nominating animated
short films for the “Anoba“ award. “Tindirindis” 2013 is currently calling
for entries to the 11th international animated film festival.
Submission deadline: 1 July 2013
Festival dates: OCTOBER 2013
Nugalėtojų st. 11, Vilnius, LT-10105, Lithuania
+370 610 47151
[email protected]
www.tindirindis.lt/english
U
V
Vladislav Starewitch (1882 - 1965) was born to a noble Polish family,
brought up by his relatives in Lithuanian town of Kaunas, later moved to
Moscow, resided in Paris from 1920 until his death. Starewitch is regarded
as a founder of stop-motion animation, notable as the author of the first
puppet-animated film. He also used insects and other animals as protagonists of his films. Starewitch mainly worked independently: he was
making character puppets, creating hundreds of face expressions masks
for the puppets, writing scripts and creating scene design by himself.
Next to animation Starewitch was often invited to work on production of
feature films, due to his talent to find creative solutions in situations which
required special effects innovations. Due to his mastery Starewitch gained
worldwide acknowledgement, received numerous international awards and
is valued for his innovative contribution to animation art and film art in
general.
Z
Zenonas Šteinys (1946 - 1997) was a noble Lithuanian artist, animation
director and caricaturist. He was a cornerstone figure among different
generations of Lithuanian animators. The first film by Zenonas is playful,
innovative and breaking the standard of prevailing animation. According
to critics Zenonas Šteinys invented a new style of hand-drawn animation
and lead the way to Lithuanian independence by using our flag motif in
his film. All his films are innovative and different in technique or plot.
Zenonas’ animation is patriotic, witty, sometimes biting, at the same time
sensitive and empathized.