COMPETITION

Slow

Marija Kavtaradze
2023 - Lithuania / Spain / Sweden - 1h48

Screenings : wednesday 24 - 9:45 pm - Centre de congrès - Auditorium - presented by Granda Grinevi?i?t? - actress thursday 25 - 2:00 pm - Grand Théâtre - followed by a debate with Granda Grinevičiūtė - actress

Dancer Elena and sign language interpreter Dovydas meet and form a beautiful bond. As they dive into a new relationship, they must navigate how to build their own kind of intimacy.

Born in 1991, film director and scriptwriter Marija Kavtaradze graduated from Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Film Directing studies in 2014. Marija's debut feature film Summer Survivors premiered at Toronto IFF in 2018 and did a solid career at the festivals. Summer Survivors achieved 26k admissions at the domestic box office, which made it the most appreciated independent Lithuanian film in 2019. Her debut film received 3 Lithuanian Film Academy awards.Considered to be one of the most talented upcoming filmmakers in Lithuania, Marija Kavtaradze is now preparing for the release of her second feature film Slow, which got Producer's Network prize at When East Meets West and was a part of Berlinale Co-Production Market.

CAST AND CREW

Cast : Greta Grinevičiūtė, Kęstutis Cicėnas, Pijus Ganusauskas
Screenplay : Marija Kavtaradze
Cinematography : Laurynas Bareisa
Sound : Diego Staub
Editing : Silvija Vilkaite

Production : M-Films, Frida Films, Garagefilm International AB, Film Stockholm

International sales : Totem Films