“TECHNO, MAMA” is a second short film by Saulius Baradinskas
“A teenager tries to escape from his abusive mother in order to pursue his “Techno” dream”
HONORABLE NOMINATION
Nomination as the Best European Short film in European Film Academy Awards
35 Awards & Special Mentions
99 Film Festival selections
2022 Best Lithuanian Short Film award
Official world premiere at 78th International Venice Film Festival
Original Title Techno, Mama
Year of production 2021
Length 18min
Country Lithuania
Shooting Format 4K
Aspect Ratio 1:1
Dialogue Lithuanian
Director Saulius Baradinskas
Production Company Viktoria Films
Producer Viktorija Seniut
Writer Saulius Baradinskas
Cinematographer Vytautas Katkus
Editor Karolis Labutis
Music Rob Meyer
Production Designer Daumantas Levickas
Sound Designer Andrius Kriščiūnas
Cast Motiejus Aškelovičius, Neringa Varnelytė, Kasparas Varanavičius, Urtė Strolaitė, Algirdas Galkus
Festival selections
Venezia 78, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - Orizzonti Short Films Competition 2021, Italy - World Premiere
BFI London Film Festival 2021, UK
GwangHwaMun International Short Film Festival 2021, South Korea
International Film Festival Kyrgyzstan - Land of Short Films 2021 - Jury Special Mention
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinema 2021, Canada
International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2021 - Nomination For The European Film Academy Awards 2022
Seminci - Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid 2021, Spain
Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur 2021, Switzerland
FilmFestival Cottbus 2021, Germany - Best Short Film Award
Scanorama 2021, Lithuania - Best Short Film Award
CINEMAFORUM 2021, Poland - Jury Special Mention
ALCINE - Festival Internacional de Cine 2021, Spain
Ce l'ho Corto Film Festival 2021, Italy
Leuven International Short Film Festival 2021, Belgium
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2021, Lebanon
Vicoli Corti 2021, Italy - Special Mention Best Cinematography
Vilnius International Short Film Festival 2022, Lithuania
London Short Film Festival 2022, UK
Trieste Film Festival 2022, Italy
Tampere Film Festival 2022, Finland
Seeyousound - International Music Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Short Film Award
Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2022, USA
Semana de Cine de Medina del Campo 2022, Spain
BUFF Malmö Filmfestival 2022, Sweden
Dhaka - International Short and Independent Film Festival 2022, Bangladesh
Mecal, Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes y Animación de Barcelona 2022, Spain - Third Award, International Competition
Filmfest Dresden - International Short Film Festival 2022, Germany - Golden Horseman of the Youth Jury International Competition
Movies That Matter Festival 2022, Netherlands - Jury Special Mention
Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen 2022, Netherlands
Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS 2022, Latvia
Landshut Short Film Festival 2022, Germany
BAFICI - Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente 2022, Argentina
Sehsüchte International Film Festival 2022, Germany
International Short Film Festival Oberhausen 2022, Germany
Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia 2022, Japan
ELBE DOCK International Film Festival 2022, Germany
Cinema in Sneakers Film Festival for Children and Youth 2022, Poland - Jury Special Mention
Fastnet Film Festival 2022, Ireland
Mieres International Short Film Festival 2022, Spain - Best Actor Award for Motiejus Aškelovicius
International Film Festival Kino Otok - Isola Cinema 2022, Slovenia
Friss Hús Budapest International Short Film Festival 2022, Hungary - Best International Short Film Award
Norwegian Short Film Festival 2022, Norway
Leiden Shorts 2022, Netherlands
Festival du Film Subversif de Metz 2022, France - Best Short Film Award (Young Jury), Best Short Film Award, (Professional Jury)
Figari Film Fest 2022, Italy
ShorTS - International Film Festival 2022, Italy - Jury Special Mention
Manlleu Film Festival 2022, Spain
Pop Corn Festival del Corto 2022, Italy
European Film Festival Palić 2022, Serbia
Cisterna Film Festival - International Short Film Festival 2022, Italy - Special Mention Best Cinematography
Motovun Film Festival 2022, Croatia
Toko Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Cinematography Award
La Guarimba Film Festival 2022, Italy
ANONIMUL - International Independent Film Festival 2022, Romania
Drim Short Film Festival 2022, North Macedonia
Jecheon International Music&Film Festival 2022, South Korea
HollyShorts Film Festival 2022, USA
Castrovillari Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Short Film Award, Young Jury Prize Award, Best Actor Award for Motiejus Aškelovicius
Oulu Music Video Festival 2022, Finland
Odense International Film Festival 2022, Denmark
Festival international du film de Nancy 2022, France
BuSho Film Festival 2022, Hungary - Silver Busho Award
Drama International Short Film Festival 2022, Greece - Grand Prix Award, Human Values Award
Minikino Film Week – Bali International Short Film Festival 2022, Indonesia
Vilnius Queer Festival “Kreives” 2022, Lithuania
Bucharest International Dance Film Festival 2022, Romania
DC Shorts International Film Festival 2022, USA
BUZZ - Buzau International Film Festival 2022, Romania
Visioni Corte Film Festival 2022, Italy - Best Film Award (Sguardi dal Mondo Section)
Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy 2022, Finland
BEAST International Film Festival 2022, Portugal
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival 2022, Norway
Reykjavik International Film Festival 2022, Iceland
Legnago Film Festival 2022, Italy
Linz International Short Film Festival 2022, Austria - Best Director Award
CinEast - Central and Eastern European Film Festival 2022, Luxembourg
Desenzano Film Festival 2022, Italy
Reggio Film Festival 2022, Italy
Spektrum Festiwal 2022, Poland - Best Short Film Award
Lobo Fest - Festival Internacional de Filmes 2022, Brazil
Film Front - International Short Film 2022, Serbia
Nordic Film Days Lübeck 2022, Germany
Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin 2022, Germany - Audience Award
Ljubljana International Film Festival 2022, Slovenia
Fenêtres Sur Courts 2022, France
Still Voices Short Film Festival 2022, Ireland
Baku International Short Film Festival 2022, Azerbaijan - Best Film Award
KUKI - Young Short Film Festival Berlin 2022, Germany
Dingle Distillery International Film Festival 2022, Ireland
Castellinaria Film Festival 2022, Switzerland - Daniel Award
Festival International Du Film D'éducation 2022, France
Zubroffka Short Film Festival 2022, Poland
International Usak Short Film Festival 2022, Turkey
Athens Marathon Film Festival 2022, Greece - Best Short Film Award, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award for Motiejus Aškelovičius, Best Actress Award for Neringa Varnelytė
Smita Patil International Short Film Festival 2022, India
Norient Festival 2023, Switzerland
Lithuanian National Cinema Awards “Sidabrinė Gervė” 2022, Lithuania - Best Short Film Award
Director's Note
Techno, Mama is a film about teenager Nikita, who tries to pursue his “Techno” dream, but the real “Techno” in his life is his abusive mother. The main topic of the film is domestic violence against children. It's a still huge problem in Lithuania and, as a director, I want to talk about it because it has such a huge impact on young souls. So, I want to ask the viewer in the film - "why is it so hard to love each other?" This film is an essay about two Lithuanian generations that didn’t find a way to love each other. It is a story about kids, who didn’t have a childhood because their dreams were lost in post-soviet urban yards.
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