Karolis Kaupinis Explained

Karolis Kaupinis
Birth Date:9 October 1987
Nationality:Lithuanian
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Karolis Kaupinis (born 9 October 1987) is a Lithuanian film director and screenwriter.[1]

Biography

Karolis Kaupinis was born on 9 October 1987, in Vilnius, Lithuania. He graduated from Vilnius University with a master's degree in Comparative Politics. For five years, Karolis Kaupinis worked as a presenter and editor-in-chief of a weekly television program covering political news for a Lithuanian national channel.[2]

In 2013, he wrote and directed his first fiction short film, The Noisemaker, in collaboration with producer Marija Razgutė and M-Films production company. The project was selected at the Locarno International Film Festival in 2013 and screened at 50 international film festivals.[3]

In 2017, he wrote and directed his second short film, Watchkeeping, also produced by Marija Razgutė (M-Films) and screened at various international festivals.

In 2019, his debut feature film, Nova Lituania, was selected for the co-production market at Les Arcs Film Festival and released in 2020 as a historical black-and-white film.[4] [5] It premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2020.[6] This collaboration with Marija Razgutė (M-Films) was Lithuania's submission for the 93rd Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category.[7] [8]

His second feature film, Hunger Strike Breakfast, was filmed in Kaunas, Lithuania, in March 2023.[9] The film, produced by Marija Razgutė (M-Films) in co-production with Background Films (Czech Republic) and Tasse Film (Latvia), explores the hunger strike of Lithuanian television employees following the Soviet Union's military occupation of the Vilnius TV Tower in 1991. It is scheduled to be released in 2024.[10]

Awards and honors

!Festival and Year!Category!Name of the Movie!Result (Win or Nominated)
Vienna Independent Short Film Festival 2015 [11] Special Jury MentionThe NoisemakerNominated
Vilnius International Film Festival 2015 [12] Best Lithuanian ShortThe NoisemakerNominated
Premiers Plans Festival in Angers 2015 [13] International categoryThe NoisemakerNominated
Lithuanian Film Awards 2015Best Short FilmThe NoisemakerWin
Vilnius International Film Festival (Kino Pavasaris) 2017[14] Short film competitionWatchkeepingNominated
IndieLisboa International Film Festival 2017 [15] International short categoryWatchkeepingNominated
Uppsala International Film Festival 2017[16] International short competitionWatchkeepingNominated
Cairo International Film Festival 2019[17] Best Film NominationNova LituaniaNominated
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2019[18] International CompetitionNova LituaniaSelected
Wiesbaden International Film Festival 2020Best DirectorNova LituaniaWin
Lithuanian Film Academy Awards "Silver Crane" 2020[19] Best DirectorNova LituaniaWin
Best ScreenplayNova LituaniaSelected
Best FilmsNova LituaniaWin
Oscars' 93rd Academy Awards 2020[20] Best International Feature FilmNova LituaniaSelected
Lithuanian Film Academy National Awards 2021[21] Best DirectorNova LituaniaWin
Best ScreenplayNova LituaniaWin

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Projects . 2023-09-25 . bpf.lt . lt-LT.
  2. Web site: Karolis Kaupinis – Rupert . 2023-09-25 . lt-LT.
  3. Web site: Karolis Kaupinis . 2023-09-25 . Le Groupe Ouest . fr-FR.
  4. News: Ide . Wendy . 2020-11-15 . Nova Lituania review – we've got to get out of here . en-GB . The Observer . 2023-09-25 . 0029-7712.
  5. Web site: 2019-11-05 . The 22 projects chosen to participate in the Les Arcs Co-Production Village . 2023-09-25 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . en.
  6. Web site: KVIFF Nova Lituania . 2023-09-25 . www.kviff.com.
  7. Web site: Lithuania chooses feature film “Nova Lituania“ to compete for the Oscars race . 2023-09-25 . www.lkc.lt . en.
  8. Web site: 2020-11-17 . Lithuania picks Nova Lituania for foreign-language Oscar nomination . 2023-09-25 . lrt.lt . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-03-16 . Pradėtas filmuoti Kaupinio filmas „Badautojų miestelis“ – žurnalistų pradėtos bado akcijos istorija . 2023-09-25 . lrt.lt . lt.
  10. Web site: Kažukauskaite . Neringa . PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Karolis Kaupinis Wraps Shooting Sophomore Feature - FilmNewEurope.com . 2023-09-25 . www.filmneweurope.com . en-gb.
  11. Web site: Wolf . Reinhard W. . Awards shortfilm.de . 2023-09-13 . en-US.
  12. Web site: VISFF WINNERS 2015 . 2023-09-13 . Vilnius International Short Film Festival . en-US.
  13. Web site: l'Ouest . Courrier de . 2015-01-22 . Angers. Le programme du Festival Premiers plans ce vendredi . 2023-09-13 . Courrier de l'Ouest . fr.
  14. Web site: Budėjimas . 2023-09-13 . kinopavasaris.lt.
  15. Web site: KVIFF program .
  16. Web site: Uppsala International Short Film Festival (2017) . 2023-09-13 . IMDb.
  17. Web site: Nova Lituania - Square Eyes . 2023-09-13 . Nova Lituania - Square Eyes . en.
  18. Web site: KVIFF Nova Lituania . 2023-09-13 . www.kviff.com.
  19. Web site: Lithuanian Film Awards (2023) . 2023-09-13 . IMDb . en.
  20. Web site: 2021-01-07 . European titles submitted for the Oscars race . 2023-09-13 . Cineuropa - the best of european cinema . en.
  21. Web site: National Lithuania Film Awards (2021) . 2023-09-26 . IMDb.

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