Kreivės / Vilnius Queer Festival Explained

Vilnius Queer Festival “Kreivės” is an annual LGBT film festival in Lithuania.^[1] The term "Kreivės" from the Lithuanian language means "the curves".^[2]

The festival is open to feature films, documentaries and short films focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex themes.^[3] Nonetheless, building on earlier and cooperating with current other queer initiatives, the festival aspires to be a unique space for film screenings, events, and community building.^[4] Working languages of the festival are Lithuanian and English.^[5] Works accepted to screen at the festival are categorised in competitive and non-competitive categories at the discretion of "Kreivės".^[6]

Held in a little cinema in central Vilnius and venues across the town, "Kreivės" events attract several thousand visitors each year.^[7] Entrance to the festival's film screenings and events is donation-based.^{[8] [9]}

The festival is organised by In Corpore^[10] in cooperation with other organisations and individual activists and artists.^[11]

2017 winners and featured movies

• Best Short Film: Beautiful figure (Szép alak): A realistic tale of unrequited desire and infatuation.
• Jury's Special Mention: Mr. Sugar daddy: The performance of Bengt C.W. Carlsson gives life to some essential questions about sex, love, and aging.
• Audience Choice: Cas: Pepijn and Sjors' steady, seven-year relationship is shaken up after they allow a young student named Cas to sleep on their couch until he finds a place of his own.

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kreives: Vilnius LGBT* Festival - CGiii...for LGBT films, filmmakers & festivals . cgiii.com. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150235/http://cgiii.com/cgiii-events/september/item/vilnius-lgbt-festival. 2018-06-12. dead.
2. News: "Sidabrinės gervės" skrydis. Kurie Lietuvos kino filmai pretenduoja gauti apdovanojimus?. alfa.lt. 2018-06-12. lt-LT.
3. Web site: Vilniaus queer festivalis "Kreivės". renginiai.kasvyksta.lt. lt. 2018-06-12.
4. Web site: Prasideda trečiasis Vilniaus LGBT* festivalis "Kreivės" KINFO.LT. kinfo.lt. 15 June 2016. lt-LT. 2018-06-12.
5. News: Vilniaus LGBT festivalis "Kreivės" – jau po dviejų savaičių. 15min.lt. 2018-06-12.
6. Web site: Festivalis, kurio dėmesio centre – LGBT* patirtys - Mano teisės. manoteises.lt. 2018-06-12.
7. News: Birželį vyksiantis festivalis "Kreivės" pristato filmų programą - LGL. 2016-06-01. LGL. 2018-06-12. lt-LT.
8. Web site: Vilnius queer festival "Kreivės". FilmFreeway. 2018-06-11.
9. News: Festivalis, kurio dėmesio centre – " LGBT"* patirtys. 370. 2018-06-12. lt-LT.
10. Web site: In Corpore. in-co.lt. 2018-06-12. 2018-06-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143818/http://in-co.lt/. dead.
11. Web site: Kreivės / Vilnius Queer Festival.