8-27th of October

Festival

We are inconvenient so we could inspire you to (bring) change.

Together with Lithuanian Human Rights Center we bring discomfort every year, and we are not limited to selected human rights documentaries: meetings with filmmakers and discussions with film stars, human rights activists and experts are a no less important part of our mission. As are film screenings in alternative spaces, VR sessions, exhibitions and other ‘non-format stuff’ that liberates creativity and – ourselves.

Inconvenient Films aims to be a nationwide platform for media and human rights education, making a significant and lasting change in society.

Although non-commercial and inconvenient, we are one of the most visited cinema events in Lithuania, attracting more than 18,000 spectators to our activities every year. And we are the only international human rights documentary film festival in the Baltic countries since 2007. Our working principles:

Relevance | Courage | Openness | Inclusivity | Innovation

Competitions

This year, the main prize goes to... the three best films in the festival's competition programmes, chosen by an international jury. It is made up of film industry professionals and members of the cinema community, cultural figures and experts in their fields.

NK-INTERACTIVE

NK-INTERACTIVE is an extended reality (XR) exhibition, presenting not only virtual reality films, but other XR forms as well: games, video installations and various interactive experiences. It's an experience of the newest media innovations and bold glimpses to the scenarios of our future, inviting humans to immerse together.

Young Voices

We respect authority, but we look to the future. That’s why every year we eagerly await the verdict on who the YOUNG VOICE award will go to. The film awarded with this prize is chosen by the festival’s youth jury as the most important and relevant for young people.

Audience Award

The best film is the one that YOU find the best. Have your say by voting after the screening (live or online) and your favourite film might get the festival’s audience award. (If your opinion is shared by the majority, of course.)

ESoDoc

How to make a good film? Who knows. All we know is that you can improve not only by trial and error but also by participating in the ESoDoc.

Volunteering

Volunteers are our soul. As well as hands. As well as the brain. Every year, dozens of human rights activists, documentary film lovers or simply cultural enthusiasts join their forces to take care of festival communication, live events or webcasts.

The inconvenient films class

Dear teacher! Thanks for carrying out such an important mission! But if you too are looking for more than just the national curriculum, we invite you to the INCONVENIENT FILMS CLASS. It is an educational documentary film platform that facilitates conversation with children and young people about important – but not always comfortable – social topics.

Accessibility

There are no disabled people – unless society and the environment with their barriers of various kinds – physical, attitudinal, communication or social – make some of us feel this way. As a principled approach, we do our best to remove such barriers and allow as many people as possible to fully enjoy our events.

Virtual cinema hall

We always recommend choosing real cinema widescreens, but! If for some reason you can't or won’t, pop over to our virtual cinema hall! During the festival, you can watch all the films of the festival programme in the virtual cinema hall at a time convenient for you.

Pay-what-you-want ticket

If you buy a ticket to a festival film screening at the cinema box office, you decide how much you pay. Yes, the pay-what-you-want fare has been our tradition out of principle. And yet, we’d like to remind you that your voluntary support helps open the doors to the cinema for those who can afford less. Or – not at all. Thank you in advance!

For Lecturers and Students

The “Inconvenient Films” Festival invites the academic community - lecturers and students - to take part in the festival's activities: documentary screenings and accompanying events.

Films in libraries

The ‘Silence, please’ sign in your favourite library means you’ll need headphones. And that’s it. All you have to do is connect to our virtual cinema on the library computer, and you can watch all the festival films – for free.

Partnerships

We are here to inspire people to make a difference through real stories. Maybe we can do it together? Years of successful partnerships prove the commitment of the festival’s team and the potential of combined resources.

NK-DOKU

Even inconvenient films are made to be watched. For as many people as possible to see noteworthy films, we created NK-DOKU. It is a documentary film platform designed to facilitate independently organised public film screenings in various communities or organisations.

Banguoja Audio Festival

In case you haven’t heard yet: we’re not just movies. We are also Banguoja Audio Festival. At the core of the festival presenting the audio documentary genre in Lithuania is an international programme of radio documentaries and podcasts, consisting of a dozen carefully selected audio pieces by local and international artists.

Sponsors