Baltic Women in Film Mentorship
„Baltic Women in Film Mentorship“ is the first mentorship program exclusively for women in all areas of film and TV industries in the Baltic states. Through mentorship activities, the BWiFM seeks to increase the exchange of best practice, knowledge, contacts and interest in the Baltic film culture and pay attention to gender equality. The core of the mentorship program is building an effective contact-exchange and matchmaking marketplace where women, working in the Baltic audiovisual industry, would have an opportunity to be mentored by the industry experts.
15 participants (5 participants per each country) are selected to take part in the “Baltic Women in Film Mentorship” program. It welcomes women from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, who already work in these industries, would like to change or continue their careers by deepening their professional knowledge and networking. Since 2022 mentorship program is dedicated to develop young talents and is intended for women under 30 years of age.
Programme structure:
– Matchmaking: mentees + mentors and their monthly individual meetings;
– Monthly online get together with mentees and industry guests;
– Self-education webinars and workshops: Mentorship, Leadership, Mental Health, Negotiations and Self-promotion;
– Visiting industry events during Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian film festivals.
Duration of the programme – 7 months (October–April).
The working language of the program is English.
The “Baltic Women in Film Mentorship” program is organized by Lithuanian short film agency “Lithuanian Shorts” together with “Women in Film & Television Lithuania” association, in partnership with Vilnius International Film Festival, Riga International Film Festival, Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, EWA European Women’s Audiovisual Network, AVAKA and Creative Europe MEDIA Desk Lithuania. Sponsored byNordic Culture Point.
Baltic Women in Film Mentorship 2021-2022
The first edition of “Baltic Women in Film Mentorship” lasted for 8 months. 15 participants (5 participants per each Baltic country) were selected to work together with their mentors.
Selected participants:
Jogilė Ramoškaitė (Lithuania), content creator, copywriter, actress.
Indrė Juškutė (Lithuania), film director.
Vilma Razmutė (Lithuania), animator, animation director, graphic designer.
Ilona Stankevičienė (Lithuania), producer.
Bon Alog (Lithuania), visual artist.
Gunda Bergmane (Latvia), producer.
Zane Buksa (Latvia), project manager, junior producer.
Līga Požarska (Latvia), film journalist and a member of the “Short Riga” pre-selection committee.
Beatrise Maija Krievina (Latvia), art director, production design.
Alise Zariņa (Latvia), film director, writer.
Jaanika Arum (Estonia), actress, director and screenwriter.
Nadya Tjuška (Estonia), filmmaker.
Birk Rohelend (Hele-Riin Pihel) (Estonia), screenwriter.
Ragne Mandri (Estonia), writer, director.
Bojana Babic (Estonia), screenwriter and director.
„Baltic Women in Film Mentorship 2021“ mentors:
Eglė Vertelytė (Lithuania), scriptwriter and director.
Justė Michailinaitė (Lithuania), producer.
Gabija Siurbytė (Lithuania), film and advertisment producer, actress.
Marija Kavtaradzė (Lithuania), director and scriptwriter.
Irma Pužauskaitė (Lithuania), film director and founder of „Directors Lab“.
Birutė Kapustinskaitė (Lithuania), director.
Eliza Jordane (Latvia), director.
Lizete Upite (Latvia), animation film director.
Linda Olte (Latvia), film director
Aija Berzina (Latvia), producer & Tasse Film.
Līga Gaisa (Latvia), director and producer.
Laurence Boyce (Estonia), journalist & POFF shorts.
Elen Lotman (Estonia), DOP.
Peter Murdmaa (Estonia), filmmaker.
Lote Eglite (Estonia), screenwriter.
Baltic Women in Film Mentorship 2022-2023
Selected participants:
Vesta Tučkutė, film director and producer (Lithuania)
Milda Buškevičiūtė, student (Lithuania)
Milda Valiulytė, film critic (Lithuania)
Salvija Vaičikonytė, illiustrator (Lithuania)
Ieva Aleksejeva, filmmaker (Latvia)
Ilze Bloka, film director and artist (Latvia)
Linda Rudene, scenaristė (Latvija)
Anna Konovalova, cinematographer (Latvia)
Doris Tääker, film director (Estonia)
Vivian Melder, scriptwriter, director and producer (Estonia)
Emel-Elizabeth Tuulik, film critic (Estonia)
Anna-Maria Jams, foley artist (Estonia)
Vira Kravchuk, scriptwriter (Ukraine)
„Baltic Women in Film Mentorship 2022“ mentors:
Alise Rogule, produser (Latvia)
Birutė Kapustinskaitė, scriptwriter, director (Lithuania)
Dominyka Adomaitytė, foley artist (Lithuania)
Dmitrij Gluščevskij, program coordinator at European Film Forum Scanorama, film critic (Lithuania)
Eglė Davidavičė, animator (Lithuania)
Elen Lotman, cinematographer (Estonia)
Gabija Siurbytė, actor, producer (Lithuania)
Ieva Černiauskaitė, producer (Lithuania)
Jānis Ābele, scriptwriter, director (Latvia)
Lina Lužytė, director (Lithuania)
Marianne Ostrat, producer (Estonia)
Žanete Skarule, filmmaker (Latvia)
Baltic Women in Film Mentorship 2023-2024
Lithuania:
Martyna Ratnik, curator and filmmaker
Erdvilė Girinkaitė, filmmaker
Rugilė Pranculytė, screenwriter and filmmaker
Saulė Savanevičiūtė, film critic and curator
Pata Popova, producer, filmmaker and artist
Latvia:
Dace Čaure, film critic and curator
Una Cekule, director and producer
Melānija Gulbe, producer
Madara Lote Peizuma, cinematographer
Kate Jansone, film director and animator
Estonia:
Grete Kaio, producer and journalist
Henelis Notton, screenwriter
Alesja Suzdaltseva, director
Inger Põder, producer
Liisbeth Kala, actress and visual artist
Baltic Women in Film Mentorship 2024-2025
Lithuania:
Džiuginta Gabrielė Radavičiūtė, producer
Kotryna Ramanauskaitė, producer
Ana Kazanceva, production coordinator and screenwriter
Vaiva Botyriūtė, director and photographer
Monika Jašelskytė, cinematographer
Latvia:
Līna Brauna, editor
Katrīna Karple, producer
Marta Šleiere, producer
Betija Zvejniece, screenwriter and director
Juta Jākobsone, screenwriter and director
Estonia:
Karmen Mai Karus, actress and director
Mariann Jürior, producer
Merili Laur, producer
Agnes Milla Bereczki, animation director
Katharina Kala, film critic
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