Silver Cranes Nights 2026

The summer film festival Silver Cranes Nights is travelling across Lithuania with films nominated for and awarded at the Lithuanian Film Awards „Silver Crane 2026“. The programme features a selection of feature-length films, short films and student works.

On August 23, 2026, the festival will arrive in Vilnius for its third event, taking place at Vasaros Terasa.

Venue: Vasaros Terasa, Vilniaus St. 39, Vilnius
Host: actress Sandra Daukšaitė-Petrulėnė

Programme

18:00 – Doors open
18:30 – Meet the evening’s guest
19:00 – Film programme begins

19:00–19:25 | WHIRLPOOL
Dir. Linas Žiūra
Prod. Linas Žiūra, LMTA National Film School (KIMO)

Jonas and his girlfriend Nina arrive at a secluded countryside house belonging to film director Rokas, where they are supposed to shoot a film. As they spend time together, the boundaries between work and personal life begin to disappear. Under the same roof, they cook, dance, go to the sauna and prepare for the film. As Nina’s relationship with director Rokas grows stronger, Jonas feels increasingly pushed aside. Tension rises as unspoken feelings drive the characters further apart.

19:25–21:00 | CHINESE SEA
Dir. Jurgis Matulevičius
Prod. Ieva Černiauskaitė, Stasys Baltakis

Martial arts champion Osvaldas (Marius Repšys) seriously injures a young woman in the street. Although he avoids a criminal sentence, he is expelled from the sports federation. Unable to accept that his career in the ring is over, Osvaldas spends his days at a cheap Asian restaurant called Chinese Sea, where its owner Ju-Longas (Jian Huang) gives him a place to stay.

During court-ordered group therapy sessions, Osvaldas meets Skaistė (Severija Janušauskaitė) and falls for her at first sight. But she is a pop singer married to a notorious mafia boss, Turistas (Vaidotas Martinaitis), whose associate Ju-Longas owes money.

Separate events suddenly become intertwined. Illegal business turns out to have entangled almost everyone around Osvaldas. Yet, seeing the world through the eyes of a hero, he struggles to recognise the distorted reality around him. Desperate to hold on to what he has, Osvaldas once again resorts to violence – this time deliberately.

Organised by: AVAKA together with Vasaros Terasa
Supporting Lithuanian cinema: Telia Play
Partially funded by: Lithuanian Film Centre
Information partner: LRT|100

Admission is free.

Table reservations are available no earlier than two weeks before the event by phone +370 (695) 76 560, on weekdays from 12:00 to 18:00. Reservation fee: €6 per person, minimum reservation amount: €24.

The event may be photographed and/or filmed.