In Cannes, G. Žickytė represented Lithuania within the “Producers on the Transfer” program and introduced a movie about I. Veisaitė | Tradition

Yearly, every nation delegates one particular person to this system, which has been working for 25 years, and Producers on the Transfer organizers invite the most effective twenty in line with the established standards. A Lithuanian producer is obtainable yearly by the Lithuanian Movie Middle.

“I thank the Lithuanian Movie Middle for the analysis and the alternatives offered. The organizers of the pageant paid particular consideration to us – the individuals of this system have been introduced in the primary publications of the movie business, akin to “Selection”, “Hollywood Reporter”, and many others., conferences have been held with movie pageant program makers, distributors, movie manufacturing financing funds, movie platforms, akin to Netflix, as representatives of TV Arte. In lots of locations, our faces and names have been with the identify of the nation, so we joked with our colleagues that it was a bit harking back to Eurovision, – smiles G. Žickytė, who has simply returned from the Cannes pageant.

In response to her, regarding 35,000-40,000 folks go to the Cannes Movie Pageant yearly, regarding 5,000 journalists are accredited, so mentioning the identify of Lithuania is essential for the whole nation’s movie business.

The premiere of the brand new movie is subsequent 12 months

For G. Žickyte, participation in this system turned not solely a chance to develop future tasks, to seek out movie manufacturing companions, but in addition to current the newest documentary movie “A Story of Two Moms”. The Lithuanian title of the movie might be introduced nearer to the premiere of the movie, which is deliberate for the primary half of subsequent 12 months.

This can be a delicate and private story in regards to the well-known Lithuanian theater skilled, Germanist, professor Irena Veisaite, who survived two horrible realities – Nazi and Stalinist, however didn’t lose her love and religion in folks.

“Naturally, everybody was most within the new works of the producers. Thus, Cannes and “Producers on the Transfer” have change into a particular place for selling the upcoming movie earlier than its premiere, presenting it to the movie business and worldwide movie pageant program organizers,” says G. Žickytė. Her directed movies “Shuolis”, “Grasp and Tatjana”, “How we performed the revolution” traveled to many worldwide festivals and obtained awards each in Lithuania and overseas.

Amongst her colleagues is the winner of the “Golden Palm Department”.

Normally solely representatives of function movies are chosen for this system for producers in Cannes, however this 12 months not solely G. Žickytė, but in addition Anita Rehoff Larsen from Norway have been invited to it. Her produced movie Gunda (dir. Viktor Kosakovskiy) premiered on the Berlinale in 2020. nominated on the European Movie Awards. “I am glad that the documentary style is more and more acknowledged and appreciated even in Cannes. That is additionally proven by the collection of individuals for the “Producers on the Transfer” program, – observes G. Žickytė.

Amongst her colleagues are producers of movies which were evaluated at main festivals. A brief movie produced by Delphine Schmit from France in 2019. Gained the Palme d’Or at Cannes. “Lamb” produced by Sara Nassim from Iceland in 2021. participated within the Cannes “Particular Look” program, the place director Valdimar Jóhannsson received the jury prize for originality.

In response to G. Žickytė, many movies are at present being made with companions from different international locations, so the largest asset they take away from Cannes are new friendships and contacts.

“The neighborhood of individuals in this system was merely wonderful. It’s in all probability symbolic that I mentioned goodbye to everybody in Cannes with the phrases of Rick from the legendary movie “Casablanca”: “I feel that is the start of a stupendous friendship”, – rejoices the producer and director, who has already agreed with a few of the individuals regarding new movie tasks.