About us
The Lithuanian Short Film Agency “Lithuanian Shorts” is the leading non-governmental organisation fostering short film culture at both national and international levels. The primary goals of the agency are to actively represent Lithuanian short films and filmmakers, and to implement initiatives for audiovisual culture accessibility, education, and audience development.
Founded in 2012 by film project manager Rimantė Daugėlaitė and film producer Marija Razgutė as a platform for the distribution of Lithuanian short films, the agency has, over more than a decade, become an organisation that has gained national and international recognition, implementing large-scale audiovisual projects. In 2024, Lithuanian Shorts was acknowledged at the National Film Awards “Silver Crane” with a special prize for fostering short film culture at the national and international level.
“Lithuanian Shorts” collaborates with a range of organisations, institutions, film schools, the private sector, film festivals, and cinemas. It curates short film programmes and promotes the Lithuanian short film industry across European markets and film festivals. The agency’s largest initiatives include the Vilnius Short Film Festival, the Baltic short film industry event “Baltic Pitching Forum”, and the Baltic mentorship programme for audiovisual women “Baltic Women in Film Mentorship”. More about all “Lithuanian Shorts” projects: here.
Mission Statement
To represent and foster the culture of professional short films at the national, regional, and international levels by implementing cultural education, audience development, and competency-raising initiatives. Our efforts are guided by the principles of sustainability, gender equality, inclusion, and accessibility.
The fields of activity of "Lithuanian Shorts" include:
– Distribution and promotion of short films
– Compilation and promotion of a catalog of Lithuanian short films
– Curation of short film programs
– Raising the competencies of representatives in the audiovisual field and professional development of filmmakers
– Organization of international short film industry events
– Representation of the Lithuanian short film industry
– Implementation of public cultural education and audience development initiatives
Sustainability, Non-discrimination & Inclusion
Memberships in Associations
“Lithuanian Shorts” is a member of the global short film organization “Short Film Conference”, the European short film and video art distribution network “Short Circuit”, the Nordic-Baltic Shorts Network, which unites short film organizations of the Nordic and Baltic countries, the European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA), the European film festival networks “Young4Film” and “The END”, and the National Association of Creative and Cultural Industries (NKIKIA).
“Lithuanian Shorts” is also one of the founders of the Film Culture Association and “Women in Film & Television Lithuania” association.
