The Lithuanian Short Film Agency “Lithuanian Shorts” is the main non-governmental organization fostering short film culture on the national and international levels. Founded in 2012 as a platform for the promotion of Lithuanian short films, the agency has become an organization that has secured national and international recognition, implementing large-scale audiovisual projects.

“Lithuanian Shorts” collaborates with various organisations, institutions, film schools and the private sector, film festivals and cinemas, curates short film programmes and promotes Lithuanian short film industry throughout European markets: Clermont-Ferrand, Berlinale, Cannes, TSFM and others. The biggest events the agency organizes are the Vilnius Short Film Festival, Baltic short film industry event “Baltic Pitching Forum” and Baltic film mentorship program for women “Baltic Film in Film Mentorship”.

The fields of activity of “Lithuanian Shorts” include:

– Distribution and promotion of short films
– Compilation and promotion of annual catalog “Lithuanian Shorts”
– Curation of short film programs
– Organizing film education, professional development activities for the emerging filmmakers and audiovisual industry representatives
– Organization of international short film festival and industry events
– Representation of the Lithuanian short film industry

“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, 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.