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🇮🇹 CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN ANIMATED SHORT CINEMA🟣 As part of this year’s Country in Focus Italy, the 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 invites audiences to discover the creativity and diversity of contemporary Italian animation.
Curated by the 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐦 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫, the programme brings together six animated shorts that have travelled internationally and received recognition from some of the most important institutions and festivals in the world – including the David di Donatello Awards, the Academy Awards shortlist, Locarno and the Ottawa International Animation Festival. 🎭
From lonely souls searching for connection among the stars to a young woman’s journey towards a new life, from a puppet discovering humanity to a girl revisiting her grandmother’s past – these films offer very different perspectives on identity, relationships, memory and the world around us.
📍 Muzeoteka (Vilnius st. 41), Vilnius
📅 October 9, 2026
🎟️ Free admission
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▪️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 | dir. Margherita Giusti, 17 min
▪️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐞 | dir. Roberto Catani, 8 min
▪️ 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐝 | dir. Matteo Burani, 9 min
▪️ 𝐙.𝐎. – 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞 | dir. Loris G. Nese, 14 min
▪️ 𝐍𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐰𝐨 | dir. Lucia Catalini, 6 min
▪️ 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 | dir. Marco Ceccolini, 5 min
All films are presented with English subtitles.
Screening is free and open to everyone, but the registration is needed: https://bit.ly/BPF-26_Registration
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▫️ The 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 takes place on October 6–9 at the National Gallery of Art in Vilnius.
▫️ Public events are open to the audience and free of charge.
▫️ This year’s Country in Focus programme is dedicated to Italy.
▫️ More information: https://bpf.lt/bpf-2026/
Come discover where contemporary Italian animated short cinema is heading and meet six distinctive films along the way. 🇮🇹
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Muzeoteka. Vilniaus gatvė 41, LT-01119 Vilnius, Lietuva, Vilniaus gatvė 41, LT-01119 Vilnius, Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania
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