The Amateurs

Dentist Vitolis Laumakys and engineer Adolfas Morėnas have met accidentally in the street, while Adolfas was repairing his motorcycle. During a short chat, they found out about each other’s admiration for the cinema. Adolfas revealed he had got a 8 mm film camera – so, they’ve started filming. Meanwhile, by chance, they found out about empty spaces in Kėdainiai Culture Centre – bit by bit, the men installed there everything what they needed for the professional filmmaking. In 1962 the amateur film studio called “The Amateur” was established. In some years it has become the most successful and famous Lithuanian amateur film studio.

Information

Year

2015

Genre

Documentary

Duration

23'

Production country

Lithuania

Dialogues

Lithuanian

Team

Director

Audrius Antanavičius

Producer

Marija Razgutė

Cinematography

Eitvydas Doškus

Editing

Ieva Veiverytė

Sound designer

Ignas Lungevičius

Production company

m-films

Contacts

Marija Razgutė

marija@m-films.lt

Director's biography

Audrius Antanavičius

In 2013, Audrius Antanavičius graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre with a Bachelor’s degree in TV and Film Directing. In 2015, he created his first short documentary film “The Amateurs“. Continuing work in documentary filmmaking, in 2024, he co-directed the short documentary “Oaks of Ožkabaliai“ which explores the story of the Lithuanian National Revival Oakwood.

Filmography

Nocturne / Noktiurnas (2010, short fiction)

Andrew the coinman (2011, short documentary)

Station / Stotis (2011, short fiction)

Bridge / Tiltas (2011, short fiction)

The Moonlanding (2012, short fiction)

The Rite of Passage (2013, short experimental)

The Amateurs / Mėgėjai (2013, short documentary)

Oaks of Ožkabaliai / Ožkabalių ąžuolynas (2024, short documentary)