The 19th edition of the Vilnius Short Film Festival, which will take place on 21–27 January in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, and Panevėžys as well as on home cinema screens, reveals its full programme including as many as fourteen special programmes, consisting of over 100 of the best short films from all over the world. 

As every year, the 19th Vilnius Short Film Festival will open the film festival season and return to the Šiauliai Museum of Photography on January 21-25, 2026, as well as all over Lithuania on the home cinema platforms ŽMONĖS Cinema and LRT Epika.

This year, we are excited to fill January with even brighter colours! We will kick off the new year on cinema screens with a program of short films that are captivating, thrilling, and laugh-out-loud funny, which we promise will draw you into the magical and colourful world of short stories.

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Schedule

January 21
17:30 – 19:00 Indonesia, In Between

January 22
17:30 – 19:00 I Can’t Without You

January 23
17:30 – 18:15 Animated Heroes
19:00 – 00:20 Short Film Night

January 24
13:00 – 14:40 Through Life With a Camera: The Creative Work of Cinematographer Audrius Kemežys
15:30 – 17:00 National Competition Programme II
18:00 – 19:00 Oh là là! Mission Impossible!

January 25
13:00 – 14:20 National Competition Programme I
15:30 – 17:00 Islands of Secrets
18:30 – 19:50 Festival Winners

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