Irma Pužauskaitė

Spalio 5 dienos kino festivalis – tai 26 filmai, 26 režisieriai, 25 miestai ir miesteliai Lietuvos regionuose. 26-oji festivalio vieta Kijevas. Mes, Lietuvos kino kūrėjai ir kūrėjos, vykstame susitikti su bendruomenėmis, rodyti savo filmus ir pasikalbėti apie neraminačią situaciją visoje Lietuvoje ir apie visų mūsų kultūrą. Visada kūrėme ir kursime visai Lietuvai, todėl priešinsimės bet kokiam visuomenės skaldymui. Kviečiame neabejingus ir neabejingas dabartinei situacijai, nes tai gali būti paskutinis kartas! Aš pristatysiu @devintaszingsnis Bijūnų daugiafunkciniame centre 14val. #kulturosprotestas

💚Director Irma Pužauskaitė and our junior producer Marija Kazlauskaitė are glad to be joining Torino Green Lab to develop the sustainability strategy for the film Hold Me Closer. ✨Thank you to the Lithuanian Film Centre for supporting part of our workshop and travel costs. ✨The project is supported by Kūrybiškos Europos biuras / Creative Europe Desk LT and the Lithuanian Film Centre.

🇫🇷🥖 Greetings from Eiffel Tower City, where we've been polishing the HOLD ME CLOSER script together with @fauvelisabelle from Initiative Film and Claire Chassagne from Dolce Vita Films! - ✨The film is directed by @ipuzausk Pužauskaitė and written by @kapustinskaite . ✨Supported by Creative Europe Desk Lithuania and @lietuvoskinocentras

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 Director @ipuzausk , together with Marija Kazlauskaitė, junior producer of Smart Casual, will take part in the Green Lab program organized by TorinoFilmLab! - 💚Excited to find new ways how to make our project more sustainable!

💚Yesterday, we got to present our beloved project, Hold Me Closer, at the Meeting Point Vilnius pitching session. 💚Big thanks to @meetingpointvilnius for the opportunity—it was great to share our work! - Photos: @tautvydas.stukas

It is a dream come true to work on one set with cinematographer Adam Arkapow and actor Ben Mendelsohn, who are my idols.

Promising start to the year—we received support for 2 of our films from the Lithuanian Film Center! 1.The psychological drama "Hold Me Closer" by Irma Pužauskaitė was funded for production. The story explores complex emotional issues related to addiction and the relationship between love and control. The film, written by Birutė Kapustinskaitė, will be filmed by DOP Vytautas Plukas and produced by Rūta Petronytė and Justinas Pocius from Smart Casual, with co-production by Alise Rogule from Mima Films and Claire Chassagne from Dolce Vita Films. The project is also supported by Creative Europe Media and will be filmed in 2026. 2. The mystical thriller "Flood" by Jorūnė Greičiūtė secured financing for creative development. The story unfolds during a scorching summer on a secluded island, where a couple hears a rumor about an impending flood. Fear and anxiety, combined with local mystic rituals, challenge their relationship. The film is co-written by Matas Vildžius, will be filmed by DOP Odeta Riškutė, and produced by Rūta Petronytė and Justinas Pocius from Smart Casual. Cheers to all the creators and partners involved, especially our beloved Marija Kazlauskaitė!

🎬 This year, we’re heading to Meeting Point - Vilnius with our project, Hold Me Closer! 📅 Catch our pitch on March 17 at Forum Cinemas Vingis. Meet the team behind the film: ✨ Director: Irma Pužauskaitė ✨ Screenwriter: Birutė Kapustinskaitė ✨ Producers: Rūta Petronytė, Justinas Pocius (Smart Casual), Claire Chassagne (Dolce Vita Films), Alise Rogule (Mima Films) ✨ A Lithuania | France | Latvia co-production See you there!

Finally, we can share that Creative Europe MEDIA has been generous to us this year! The feature film "HOLD ME CLOSER," directed by Irma Pužauskaitė and written by Birutė Kapustinskaitė, received co-development support. We extend our gratitude to our partners in crime, Mima Films (producer Alise Rogule) from Latvia and Dolce Vita Films (producer Claire Chassagne) from France. Another feature film, "Interlude", directed by Enzo Smits, also received co-development support. The project is produced by Marc Goyens (Quetzalcoatl) from Belgium and co-produced by Fabian Altenried (Schuldenberg Films) from Germany and us, Smart Casual. Stay tuned for more updates on our projects!

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This week, I had a great opportunity to teach *Working with Actors* in Viljandi, Estonia. We had directors from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Iceland, Finland, and Denmark. The directors left inspired, and thank you to the Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian actors who helped the directors learn more.