Kaunas International Film Festival
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 The Romuva cinema in Kaunas | |
| Location | Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania |
|---|---|
| Established | 2007 |
| Founded by | Visos mūzos |
| Artistic director | Ilona Jurkonytė |
| Language | Multiple; subtitles in Lithuanian and English |
| Website | Official website |
Kaunas International Film Festival (Lithuanian: Tarptautinis Kauno kino festivalis) is a film festival founded in 2007 and is held in October each year in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania. The festival specifically celebrates art-house film making but shows indie and internationally acclaimed movies alike, both from and outside of Lithuania. In addition to screenings, many panel discussions, masterclasses, and lectures are offered as part of the festival. The four constant programmes each year are Wide Angle, which explores "contemporary tendencies in the film art"; Identity; Music Moves the World; and All the Muses, which are films focusing on art.
The Kaunas International Film Festival was founded in 2007 by Visos mūzos, with two aims in mind: to stop developers from turning the Romuva, Lithuania's oldest cinema, into a casino, and to seek homogenization of the country's film culture.[1][2][3] The festival is held in October each year in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania.[4][5][3] It has at times visited other cities in the country, such as Panevėžys and Nida.[6] Ilona Jurkonytė is the festival's artistic director and Tomas Tengmark is its programmer.[7][8]