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Parking Lot

Martyna and Kamilė are young women in their mid-twenties. They used to be best friends during their studies. About a half a year ago, Martyna decided to vanish from Kamilė’s life. But she didn't tell it to her friend. One day Martyna is on her way to meet her co-workers, she is passing through the parking lot of a shopping center in a rush. She meets Kamilė, who wants to find out the reasons for Martyna‘s disappearance.

A short film “Parking Lot” is examining the theme of “emotional hygiene” through the perspective of contemporary female friendship.

  • Jorė Janavičiūtė
    Director
    Where Things, Where People Disappear, On Time
  • Jorė Janavičiūtė
    Writer
  • Migla Butkutė
    Producer
    8 Minutes
  • Greta Petrovksytė
    Key Cast
    "Martyna"
  • Milda Noreikaitė
    Key Cast
    "Kamilė"
  • Vytautas Katkus
    Cinematographer
  • Tadas Klimavičius
    Art Director
  • Fausta Naujalė
    Costumer Designer
  • Gabrielė Urbonaitė
    Editor
  • Iveta Macevičiūtė
    Sound Designer
  • nonsense.tv
    Production Company
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Automobilių stovėjimo aikštelė
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 3, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    17,200 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Lithuania
  • Country of Filming:
    Lithuania
  • Language:
    Lithuanian
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1,85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Lübeck Nordic Film Days
    Lübeck
    Germany
    November 3, 2021
    Word premiere
  • Schweizer Jugendfilmtage / Festival Ciné Jeuness Suisse
    Zürich
    Switzerland
    March 25, 2022
    Swiss
  • Riga International Short Film Festival 2ANNAS
    Riga
    Latvia
    April 10, 2022
    Latvian
  • Palm Springs International Shortfest
    Palm Springs
    United States
    June 25, 2022
    North American Premiere
  • FEST - New Directors | New Films Festival
    Espinho
    Portugal
    June 23, 2022
    Portuguese Premiere
  • HollyShorts Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    August 11, 2022
    L.A. Premiere
  • Nevada City Film Festival
    Nevada City
    United States
    August 26, 2022
  • Bolton Film Festival
    Bolton
    United Kingdom
    October 5, 2022
    UK premiere
  • Litauisches Kino Goes Berlin
    Berlin
    Germany
  • Macau International Short Film Festival
    Macau
    China
  • Cortogenia International Short Film Festival
    Madrid
    Spain
  • Vilnius International Short Film Festival
    Vilnius
    Lithuania
    National
  • International Film Festival ZOOM – ZBLIZENIA
    Jelenia Góra
    Poland
  • Ismailia International Film Festival
    Ismailia
    Egypt
  • Internationale Grenzland-Filmtage
    Selb
    Germany
  • Directed by Women Turkey International Short Film Festival
    Istanbul
    Turkey
    FIRST PRIZE IN INTERNATIONAL CATEGORY
  • We Make Movies International Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
  • Demakijaż – Women’s Film Festival
    Lublin
    Poland
  • Festival Mental - Mental Health Arts and Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
  • Go Mental! International Film Festival
    Berlin
    Germany
Distribution Information
  • EROÏN
    Distributor
    Country: France
Director Biography - Jorė Janavičiūtė

Jorė Janavičiūtė has a BA in Journalism from Vilnius University (2014), has completed a Film Production course at European Film College in Denmark (2015), and holds a Film Directing MA from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater (2018). She has made a number of short films. Her short film “Where Things, Where People Disappear” (2017) has been screened in almost twenty festivals around Europe and won the Silver Screen award “Young Director Award” in Film School (Europe) category in 2018 in Cannes, France as well as Best Fiction Film prize in BEAST IFF 2019 in Porto, Portugal. Her short documentary “<3 / Less Than Three” (2019) had an International premiere in Ji.hlava IDFF 2019. “Parking Lot” (2021) was also screened in a number of festivals including Palm Springs International Shortfest, HollyShorts in the U.S., FEST in Portugal, etc. The newest short “How To Be A Human Being” premiered in Vilnius International Film Festival “Kino pavasaris 2023” and is now travelling in film festivals, has been screened in Bengaluru International Short Film Festival, Riga IFF, Vilnius Short Film Festival etc. Jorė currently is developing a debut feature film project titled “A Manual How To Hit Your Head Against The Wall Elegantly”, lecturing at Vilnius University, writing articles for Lithuanian media as well as in casting on film, TV, and commercial productions.

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