NK'26: National Student Competition

For the first time in the festival's history, a national student short film competition program is being introduced – films by young Lithuanian creators that creatively reflect on social issues. This is the festival's invitation to young cinema and human rights enthusiasts, an encouragement to create documentary films exploring "uncomfortable" topics and to engage with the field of industry professionals. The international jury will award the best student film with a 1000 EUR prize. The prize sponsor is the Association of Audiovisual Works Copyright AVAKA.

Films:

"Sveiki sugrįžę" (2026, 10 min.), dir. Danas Jakas "Nuskendusi žemė" (2025/2026, 24 min.), dir. Veronika Tamulionytė "Paprasti normalūs vyrai" (2026, 8 min.), dir. Melita Sinušaitė "Ten, kur medus" (2026, 10 min.), dir. Sidas Čepelevas "Amorfofalas" (2025, 13 min.), dir. Džiuginta Gabrielė Radavičiūtė "Geriausiai iš visų ir niekas nepavydi!" (2026, 12 min.), dir. Meda Aldakauskaitė

After the film screenings, there will be a conversation with the filmmakers.