LGBT film festival ‘Kitoks Kinas’ will take place in Vilnius and Kaunas from 25 – 31 August this year. It is the first ever LGBT film festival organised in Lithuania.
Diverse movies event launched a new website for the interest of the wide audiences it welcomes. “There you will find not only the synopsis of the films that LGBT festival is going to screen but also reviews by film critics ”, – explained the initiator and director of the festival Vytautas Valentinavičius.
“After successful LGBT film programme, which was shown last year during the Baltic Pride in Vilnius, it is delightful to host a bigger and culturally diverse follow up event this year” – said the chair of Lithuanian Gay League Vladimir Simonko.
Finally, after some hurdle LGBT film festival moved to cinema theatres ‘Pasaka’ in Vilnius and ‘Cinamonas’ in Kaunas. “I am so happy we have facilities to screen LGBT films, however we are open to have some screenings in the municipal centre ‘Skalvija’ as well if we will be welcomed by Vilnius municipality, of course” – further explained Vytautas Valentinavičius.
On 25th of August – the opening night of the festival – the Tomer Heymann’s film ‘I shot my love’ will be proudly screened. The documentary tells a personal but universal love story and follows the triangular relationship between Tomer, his German boyfriend, and his intense Israeli mother. The director of this film will be present at the opening of the festival to introduce the movie.
The first LGBT film festival ‘Kitoks kinas’ is organised by Equal Rights & Social Development Centre in collaboration with Lithuanian Gay League and with kind support of the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Vilnius as well as other sponsors. For more detailed information about the programme of the festival, please visit www.kitokskinas.lt
