The Silver Crane event has been criticized by the film community: bland and offensive.

The first reactions to the Silver Crane Awards began as soon as they aired. On social media, the film community shared their impressions and many of them sadly expressed their frustration at the long-awaited event.

Mikas Žukauskas (“Animus Animalis (Story of People, Beasts and Things))”, who won the “Silver Crane” award for best editing director of the year, was surprised with the full bajeriukus“. According to the decision of the event organizers, this character is the comedian Mantas Bartuševičius, who plays the only spectator.

“Sexist comments, a poor horse thrown on stage – everything is a DETAIL. The taste is tragic, but … Even that horror can be forgiven, because bad taste is subjective and debatable,” wrote M. Žukauskas, receiving many supportive comments.

Cut out the filmmakers’ thanksgiving speeches.

According to M. Žukauskas, the essential thing is a great lack of respect and, in essence, a mockery of the film community itself, to which this celebration is dedicated. “Some of the winners’ speeches have been shortened overall, and most of the winners have been eliminated, and some of the speeches are interspersed with the aforementioned idiot spectator persona,” he shared his impressions.

The editor-in-chief noted that the creators were preparing speeches for this event, trying to dress up, they got excited. However, some also had to wait three hours in the unheated Compensa Concert Hall to collect the award. He noted that the event organizers’ attendees lacked competence: Karolis Kaupinis, the nominee for 12 nominations, asked his name at least several times, and other distracted nominees kept asking “who are you?”

Throughout the event, according to M. Žukauskas, a deep Soviet mentality was felt. “It is possible to change the way it will be, because probably those responsible for airing such a thing spoke similarly. <...>. In a word, it’s regrettable, ”he said resentfully.

If you don’t pay, don’t!

The event is organized by the Audiovisual Copyright Association (AVAKA). “I repeat the word AUTHORS. Thus, the author and his rights organization have shown these authors completely Shit. In a word, you can write infinitely, so I will move on to the summary. I kindly ask all future prize organizers: if you don’t mind, if you don’t pay, if you’re lazy, no! Do not give hope, do not seduce, do not waste energy and no, I beg you. For whom and for you these negative emotions and such Postcard? I ask all the governments of the world to accelerate the introduction of a basic minimum income so that people do not have to do things just to do it. <...>“, M. Žukauskas continued with the idea.

Returning to the event, M. Žukauskas pointed out that no pandemic, catastrophe or other misfortune can be an excuse for such disrespect for people and their work: it is better than a vacuum.

“In any case, the winch is part of nature, not controlled by TV3 and cynical people, so it’s very nice that it got to me. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees, thanks to the organizers of the event, among them there are really great and loving people ”, he said.

It didn’t become a stepping stone

M. Žukauskas illustrated her Facebook post with a photo in which she prays for a winch, “that she will never fly again at such cynical and sad events.” There would be no creative people. to the challenge marked in the work #prayforgerves.

Vitalijus Žukas and Kristina Buožytė received the “Silver Crane” award for this year’s best professional master’s degree revealed in the virtual reality film “Paths of Angels.”

V. Žukas could not understand: it seemed to be an event dedicated to cinema, the film industry, so it is an amazing desire to see and learn about the people who received the awards. About your projects.

“What happened didn’t have much to do with that vacation. It could be any festive concert, any occasion. The only difference was that sometimes people would go out between commercials and dance, silently picking up a winch and going out. I was shocked. The event, called the Lithuanian Oscar, was held in this way. I imagined a completely different meaning, ”said V. Žukas with disappointment.

During the event, V. Žukas was accompanied by the only feeling: he was happy not to be watching Lithuanian television.

“Maybe someone likes it, maybe someone needs it, but there are many opportunities and opportunities for such shows. But if we talk about culture, cinema, you expect something completely different … I looked at it a little and turned it off. I see that most of it did. It is unfortunate that television came to this event as a regular event. The celebration was ruined for many, including the audience, who are interested in Lithuanian cinema. All those jokes about the cinema sounded like a joke … I wanted to name To an uneducated audience, in the end a joke came out of Lithuanian cinema and the people who work in it, ”said V. Žukas.

He added that the Silver Crane Awards are a great opportunity to talk about Lithuanian cinema, to establish a dialogue with the audience, to tell what they could see in an interesting way.

K. Buožytė, the author of the virtual reality film, also missed a broader presentation of the interactive virtual reality (VR) installation “Path of Angels” at the Silver Winch event, which invites the viewer to experience virtual knowledge with the country’s most famous painter and composer Mikalojus Konstantinas Čstantinas Čstantinas

The creator does not get angry because her thank you speech has also been cut: that everything is understandable, it is not easy to control the ether.

“The award sheds light on the film: I wanted the virtual project to reach the viewer, but it didn’t, which is the saddest thing. A new platform, a new genre in the world of cinema, needs special support. Many do not know what virtual reality means, we work hard to distribute the work, there is no infrastructure, every mention is very important. We hoped that ‘Silver Winches’ would be a good springboard for the public, but it didn’t happen ”, lamented the interlocutor.

Every year, according to K. Buožytė, the developers try to improve the script. “Probably, and this time, after listening to opinions and suggestions, next year will be different. There is always room to pay attention,” he looked positively.

There will always be dissatisfaction, there is competition

Kęstutis Drazdauskas, president of the Association of Independent Producers, was not surprised by the mood that appeared after the event when he spoke to Delfi. He said that he had not heard any Lithuanian awards for everyone to be satisfied.

“Competition exists and will always exist; those who don’t win are always disappointed. There are many challenges associated with a pandemic situation. Still, it was possible to make the event a little more palatable. But here is the question for the organizers. , the Association, we do not cooperate with the “Silver Lathes”, so we do not know the interior kitchen “, K. Drazdauskas looked at the situation with forgiveness.

In his opinion, no failed film or its creators were awarded: “Both the nominations and the achievements themselves are adequate enough. Personally, I wouldn’t necessarily have voted that way, but there’s no way to be undeservedly rewarded or anything like that. Movies of sufficient quality, good creators. It’s not a shame, but the event itself is an eternal debate. “

This is Lithuanian television

“Silver Cranes” has become a television commercial event, so according to K. Drazdauskas, it is not surprising that the organizers set their own quality requirements. “In the past, movie people were more actively involved in creating the event itself, now it has returned to their sponsors, so we have what we have. This is Lithuanian television, ”he said.

Among other things, the event lacked a broader presentation of films and advertisements. “You have to make this observation, viewers often complain that, in general, far from all the nominated films could be seen. The appropriate announcements would help here, make the event more interesting “, – the producer agreed unequivocally.

Clipped languages: a stone in the garden of the organizers. “When the event is broadcast live, it is one-way, when the recording is different. Probably the controversy is whether it is allowed to see the thanksgiving speeches … Again, whoever orders the music decides,” he said, wishing that in the In the future there will be more cooperation between the organizers themselves and the people for whom the party is intended.

Kino vardan

For his part, AVAKA director Darius Vaitiekūnas, who received a request from Delfi about the “Silver Crane” nomination evening, which sparked so many speeches in public space among filmmakers and fans, noted that if there was no stir, it would be strange .

“During this difficult time, the time has come to rethink and make tough decisions in order for the awards to occur. The “Silver” winch is back, we’re glad we made it. We managed to put together an excellent and competent selection committee, a professional voting committee that selected the best of the year. Congratulations to all the winners and nominees. The AVAKA association had invaluable experience in the preparation of these awards, which we will definitely use in the future ”, assured D. Vaitiekūnas.

The association accepts emotions naturally. “Awards always evoke a variety of emotions and, knowing the world of film people, that was to be expected. I think in the future it would be a great idea to invite all critics to contribute to the “Silver Crane” awards, to offer their solutions and connections, creating a celebration for the film community ”, concluded the AVAKA director.

In any case, D. Vaitiekūnas thanked everyone for the reflection. “We value criticism as an essential motor of the movement and we accept all opinions and comments. Thanks to them, we improve and learn. Everything is for the cinema “, – ended the conversation with this year’s motto” Silver Cranes “.