THE JUGGLER
BY Skirmanta Jakaitė
2018
2D animation
11’06, English Dialogues
SYNOPSIS
We live in the same house, but in different apartments, jobs, situations, believes, visions. Each in our own compartment, we fool ourselves that the world is one and that it exists. Sometimes it seems that an incomprehensible thread becomes visible and I am on a verge of understanding… This film is about the other side of life – the scary, unknown side we never fully grasp, but we know is there, somewhere near, so close.
CREW
Written and Directed by Skirmanta Jakaitė, Production Design by Skirmanta Jakaitė, Produced by Agnė Adomėnė, Delphine Schmit, Music “Das Subharchord” by Biosphere, Sound Design by David Vincent, Foleys by Eric Grattepain, Animated by Skirmanta Jakaitė.
PRODUCTION
Art Shot – Lithuania
Tripode Productions – France
Perspective Films – France
FINANCING
Lithuanian Film Centre
La Region Occitanie
CNC
Lithuanian Tax Incentive
DISTRIBUTION
Miyu Distribution
AWARDS
Best Film Project 2016, BALTIC PITCHING FORUM, Lithuania
Best Female Direcor 2019, ANIMAKOM, Spain
Special Mention 2019, Athens ANIMFEST, Greece
Special Mention 2019, Festival CINÉ-REBELLE, France
Lithuanian Animation Artist Award 2019, BLON, Lithuania
Best Experimental Animated Film 2019, ANIMAEVKA IAFF, Belarus
Best Animation Film 2019, ART FOR PEACE IFF, Iran
Best Internationaly Distributed Lithuanian Short Film 2019, Lithuanian Shorts Agency, Lithuania
Best Lithuanian Short Film 2020, VILNIUS ISFF, Lithuania
Best Lithuanian Animated Film 2022, Lithuanian Film Awards SILVER CRANE, Lithuania
FESTIVALS
PREMIERE – DOK LEIPZIG IFDAF 2018 – Germany, IFF ROTTERDAM 2019 – The Netherlands, ZINEBI ISDFF 2018 – Spain, PÖFF SHORTS 2018 – Estonia, ANIMATEKA IAFF 2018 – Slovenia, VIS VIENNA SHORTS 2019 – Austria, ANIMAFEST Zagreb 2019 – Croatia, ANNECY IAFF 2019, France, ANIMA MUNDI IAF 2019 – Brasil, BUCHEON IAF 2019 – South Korea, BOGOTÁ SFF 2019 – Colombia, MESSAGE TO MAN IFF 2019 – Russia, MELBOURNE IAF 2019 – Australia, LONDON IAF 2019 – UK, ANILOGUE IAFF 2019 – Hungary,