The Nominees
International Short Film Competition

The Nominees

Having lost out on the award for the best actress of the year, Aldona becomes the hero of the day.

ENGLISH TITLE:

The Nominees

ORIGINAL TITLE:

Nominantai

DIRECTOR:

Birutė Kapustinskaitė

PRODUCER:

Ruta Petronyte, Dagne Vildziunaite

MAIN COUNTRY OF PRODUCTION:

LITHUANIA

GENRE:

FICTION

YEAR:

2024

LENGTH:

15

DIALOGUES:

Lithuanian

CAST:

Aldona Vilutyte, Rasa Samuolyte, Rytis Saladzius, Kiril Glusajev, Martynas Nedzinskas, Lukas Malinauskas, Aiste Zabotkaite, Darius Meskauska, Vaidotas Martinaitis

SELECTIVE LIST OF FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:

Kino Pavasaris - Vilnius International Film Festival 2024, Lithuania - World Premiere Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival 2024, Hungary Palm Springs International ShortFest 2024, USA ​Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival​ 2024, Spain ​​​​FEST - New Directors/New Films Festival 2024, Portugal ​​Anonimul Film Festival 2024, Romania ​​Concorto Film Festival 2024, Italy ​Batumi International Art-House Film Festival 2024, Georgia Braunschweig International Film Festival 2024, Germany ​Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin 2024, Germany ​​Ha Noi International Film Festival 2024, Vietnam ​​Vilnius Short Film Festival 2025, Lithuania ​Jagran Film Festival 2025, India

DIRECTOR’S BIO:

Birute Kapustinskaite has been working as a screenwriter and a playwright for quite some time. In 2019 she directed her debut short film, Mothers (2019). The Nominees (2024) is the second short film she directed.

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