The Noisemaker (2014 short) explained

English: The Noisemaker
Native Name:
Director:Karolis Kaupinis
Producer:
    Cinematography:Narvydas Naujalis
    Editing:
      Studio:M-films, East of West Cinema
      Runtime:15 minutes
      Country:Lithuania
      Language:Lithuanian

      The Noisemaker (Lithuanian: Triuksmadarys) is a Lithuanian short film written and directed by Karolis Kaupinis and released in 2014.

      Plot

      A distant provincial school is waiting for an official delegation from the Ministry. They're about to bring a new school bell. This is not what the school needs though. Having shrunk throughout the years, it lacks two pupils to satisfy the governmental quota established for any school in the country to exist.

      The gift from the capital is a threat for the survival of the school. Anticipating the arrival of the delegation, the principal makes his best to mask the lack of pupils and avoid the unavoidable school closure.[1]

      Production

      The Noisemaker is the debut short film of Karolis Kaupinis and his first collaboration with Lithuanian producer Marija Razgutė (M-Films).[2]

      Both of the director's parents were schoolteachers, leading him to make a short film about the closure of schools in rural areas, a common phenomenon in Lithuania since the 1990s.[3] The short was filmed in an elementary school in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.[4]

      The Noisemaker was the first Lithuanian film to be selected for the Locarno Film Festival in 20 years, since 1994.[5]

      Awards and Recognitions

      !Award!Date of ceremony!Category!Recipients!Result
      2Annas International Short Film Festival 2014 2014Best Baltic Short FilmKarolis KaupinisWon
      Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2014 2014Baltic Films categoryKarolis KaupinisNominated
      Locarno Film Festival 2014 [6] 2014International categoryKarolis KaupinisNominated
      Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards 2015 [7] 2015Best Lithuanian Fiction Karolis KaupinisWon
      2015Best Actor Valentinas MasalskisWon
      Vienna Independent Short Film Festival 2015 [8] 2015Special Jury MentionKarolis KaupinisNominated
      Vilnius International Film Festival 2015 [9] 2015Best Lithuanian Short Karolis KaupinisWon
      Premiers Plans Festival in Angers 2015 [10] 2015International categoryKarolis KaupinisNominated

      References

      1. Web site: The Noisemaker (Karolis Kaupinis, 2014) - La Cinémathèque française . 2023-09-13 . www.cinematheque.fr.
      2. Web site: Triukšmadarys . 2023-09-13 . kinopavasaris.lt.
      3. Web site: 2015-09-17 . Penkiolika būsenos minučių su režisieriumi Karoliu Kaupiniu - KINFO Kino naujienos . 2023-09-13 . lt-LT.
      4. Web site: K. Kaupinis: laukiame barbarų, bet kas bus, jei jie taip ir nepasirodys? . 2023-09-13 . Delfi kultūra . lt.
      5. Web site: 2015-09-08 . K. Kaupinio "Triukšmadarys" pasirodys konkursinėje Locarno festivalio programoje . 2023-09-13 . lrt.lt . lt.
      6. Web site: Karolis Kaupinis - išsamiai DELFI.lt (puslapis 5) . 2023-09-13 . www.delfi.lt . lt.
      7. Web site: 2016-01-01 . Lithuanian Shorts 2015-2016 by Lithuanian Shorts - Issuu . 2023-09-13 . issuu.com . en.
      8. Web site: Wolf . Reinhard W. . Awards shortfilm.de . 2023-09-13 . en-US.
      9. Web site: VISFF WINNERS 2015 . 2023-09-13 . Vilnius International Short Film Festival . en-US.
      10. 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.

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