Milda Baginskaitė

Milda will be present at the Festival de Cannes 2026, having advanced to the second phase of the First Feature LAB at the Film Talent Academy after pitching her project at the Linz International Short Film Festival 2025. She will pitch her debut feature project, developed within the LAB under the guidance of leading industry mentors, at the Cannes Film Festival. The program is held in collaboration with SFC | Rendez-vous Industry of the Festival de Cannes. ....... Milda Baginskaitė Closest To The Sun 90’ Fiction Genre: Drama Country of production: UK, Lithuania Biography: Milda Baginskaitė is a Lithuanian-born writer and director based in the UK. Her work combines emotional honesty with visual flair. Her films often explore themes of identity, family, youth, and the everyday chaos of being human. She tells these stories through a personal lens shaped by her experiences as a woman and a neurodivergent artist. Milda’s short films have been screened at festivals that qualify for BAFTA and Oscar and have received support from organisations such as the BFI, BBC Arts, Arts Council England, and Kodansha Japan. She is a member of BAFTA Connect, Berlinale Talents, and Directors UK. Her work has gained recognition and won awards for its unique voice and emotional depth. While developing her first feature film, Milda is also working on television series, with one project optioned by a Warner Bros Discovery production company. With a background in both theatre and experimental film, she tells stories that feel authentic, surprising, and deeply human. #LinzISFF #FilmTalentAcademy #Cannes2025 #SFC #linz #ResidencyInCannes #FilmResidency #YoungFilmmakers #FilmNachwuchs #CannesVibes #CreativeVoices #ShortFilmAcademy #Filmförderung #NextGenCinema #InternationalCinema #KreativerAustausch #Filmtalente2025

LITTLE PAINS in competition at @sundshortsfilm this year 🎉 Come and watch it on the 16th of May Written and Directed by Milda Baginskaitė @milda.bee Produced by Diva Rodriguez @scarletmoxie Co-producer Pilar Cartró Benavides @pilarproduces Executive Producer Yoshinobu Noma Producers for @kodansha_jp - Ryoichi Suzuki, Hinami Kamakura, Junko Jimbo Cast Hannah Cortez @hannahcortez._ Leo Ashton @leo_ashton_ Will Flanagan will.flanagan.official Lucie Makayla Ellis Logan Crane Simon Pickering @pickeringspanish Jenna Sian O’Hara @jennasianohara Crew Associate Producer Joseph Morris @jokesonjoe DOP Ben Halford @halfordfilms Production Designer Sam Babrovskie @mainly.monochrome Costume Designer Lorna Black @lorna.black.costume HMU Artist Emma Williams @emmawilliamsmakeupartist Editor Martina Zamolo @martina.zamolo Sound Designer Antony Metaxakis @antony_met Composer Leif Kaner-Lidström @leifkanerlidstrom 1st AC Kieran Coyne @coynecamera 2nd AC Sam Davies @sjdaviesfilm Camera Trainee Addison Dadds @addisondadds Grip Trainee Caitlin Kayland Stills by Harvey Mountford @mounts_photos and Lowri Burkinshaw @lowriburkinshawphotography 1st AD Matthew Boone @madebyboone 2nd AD Chloe Bush @filmedbychloe 3rd AD Tomas Quezada Manchester @tom_q_manchester Floor Runner Lowri Burkinshaw AD Trainee Philip McKeever @philip_mckeever Production Assistant Rowenna Baldwin @rowennabaldwin Director’s Assistant Maitland Steel @maitlandsteel Production Coordinator Trainee Woody Martin Japan coordinator John Heggerty @djjohn007 Gaffer Sudiardi Sudyono visual.yard Electrician Christopher Bird @chrisbirdmedia Art Department Trainee Brody Scott @brodylls Sound Recordist Jake McKenzie-Hayes @jakemh_audio Grade provided by Studio RM @studio__rm Colourist Juliette Wileman @juleswcolour Colour Producer Ella Hill ellahill.jpg Music recorded at Studio Highwater @studiohighwater Music Studio Producer Beatrice Balagna @bea.Bala Original song by PISS KITTI @pisskitti “Rollerblade” Special Thanks to @v.oleinikovas @atkinsons.coffee @metfilmschool

Wrapped on another exciting project this week 🎥 🎬 Finally got to work with @squarecherryproductions and the incredible script and performances from @cctheatreuk . Thank you @daisyrussellprodctions1234 @halfordfilms and the whole crew for such an enjoyable shoot 🤍

So pleased with the sold out Manchester premiere of LITTLE PAINS at @mcrfilmfestival Thanks and lots of love to the talented group of people who have helped me make this film 🤍 Produced by Diva Rodriguez @scarletmoxie Co-producer Pilar Cartró Benavides @pilarproduces Executive Producer Yoshinobu Noma Producers for @kodansha_jp - Ryoichi Suzuki, Hinami Kamakura, Junko Jimbo Cast Hannah Cortez @hannahcortez._ Leo Ashton @leo_ashton_ Will Flanagan will.flanagan.official Lucie Makayla Ellis Logan Crane Simon Pickering @pickeringspanish Jenna Sian O’Hara @jennasianohara Crew Associate Producer Joseph Morris @jokesonjoe DOP Ben Halford @halfordfilms Production Designer Sam Babrovskie @mainly.monochrome Costume Designer Lorna Black @lorna.black.costume HMU Artist Emma Williams @emmawilliamsmakeupartist Editor Martina Zamolo @martina.zamolo Sound Designer Antony Metaxakis @antony_met Composer Leif Kaner-Lidström @leifkanerlidstrom 1st AC Kieran Coyne @coynecamera 2nd AC Sam Davies @sjdaviesfilm Camera Trainee Addison Dadds @addisondadds Grip Trainee Caitlin Kayland Stills by Harvey Mountford @mounts_photos and Lowri Burkinshaw @lowriburkinshawphotography 1st AD Matthew Boone @madebyboone 2nd AD Chloe Bush @filmedbychloe 3rd AD Tomas Quezada Manchester @tom_q_manchester Floor Runner Lowri Burkinshaw AD Trainee Philip McKeever @philip_mckeever Production Assistant Rowenna Baldwin @rowennabaldwin Director’s Assistant Maitland Steel @maitlandsteel Production Coordinator Trainee Woody Martin Japan coordinator John Heggerty @djjohn007 Gaffer Sudiardi Sudyono visual.yard Electrician Christopher Bird @chrisbirdmedia Art Department Trainee Brody Scott @brodylls Sound Recordist Jake McKenzie-Hayes @jakemh_audio Grade provided by Studio RM @studio__rm Colourist Juliette Wileman @juleswcolour Colour Producer Ella Hill ellahill.jpg Music recorded at Studio Highwater @studiohighwater Music Studio Producer Beatrice Balagna @bea.Bala Original song by PISS KITTI @pisskitti “Rollerblade” Special Thanks to @v.oleinikovas @atkinsons.coffee @metfilmschool

This year’s @mcrfilmfestival has officially started today. What a privilege to be part of @metfilmschool representing our wonderful university together with @madebyboone at one of the biggest film festivals in the UK whilst also having one of my latest shorts “Little Pains” screen here as part of the official selection 🎥 📺

Manchester! Come see us and our wonderfully odd film LITTLE PAINS at @mcrfilmfestival this March Written and Directed by Milda Baginskaitė @milda.bee Produced by Diva Rodriguez @scarletmoxie Co-producer Pilar Cartró Benavides @pilarproduces Executive Producer Yoshinobu Noma Producers for @kodansha_jp - Ryoichi Suzuki, Hinami Kamakura, Junko Jimbo Cast Hannah Cortez @hannahcortez._ Leo Ashton @leo_ashton_ Will Flanagan will.flanagan.official Lucie Makayla Ellis Logan Crane Simon Pickering @pickeringspanish Jenna Sian O’Hara @jennasianohara Crew Associate Producer Joseph Morris @jokesonjoe DOP Ben Halford @halfordfilms Production Designer Sam Babrovskie @mainly.monochrome Costume Designer Lorna Black @lorna.black.costume HMU Artist Emma Williams @emmawilliamsmakeupartist Editor Martina Zamolo @martina.zamolo Sound Designer Antony Metaxakis @antony_met Composer Leif Kaner-Lidström @leifkanerlidstrom 1st AC Kieran Coyne @coynecamera 2nd AC Sam Davies @sjdaviesfilm Camera Trainee Addison Dadds @addisondadds Grip Trainee Caitlin Kayland Stills by Harvey Mountford @mounts_photos and Lowri Burkinshaw @lowriburkinshawphotography 1st AD Matthew Boone @madebyboone 2nd AD Chloe Bush @filmedbychloe 3rd AD Tomas Quezada Manchester @tom_q_manchester Floor Runner Lowri Burkinshaw AD Trainee Philip McKeever @philip_mckeever Production Assistant Rowenna Baldwin @rowennabaldwin Director’s Assistant Maitland Steel @maitlandsteel Production Coordinator Trainee Woody Martin Japan coordinator John Heggerty @djjohn007 Gaffer Sudiardi Sudyono visual.yard Electrician Christopher Bird @chrisbirdmedia Art Department Trainee Brody Scott @brodylls Sound Recordist Jake McKenzie-Hayes @jakemh_audio Grade provided by Studio RM @studio__rm Colourist Juliette Wileman @juleswcolour Colour Producer Ella Hill ellahill.jpg Music recorded at Studio Highwater @studiohighwater Music Studio Producer Beatrice Balagna @bea.Bala Original song by PISS KITTI @pisskitti “Rollerblade” Special Thanks to @v.oleinikovas @atkinsons.coffee @metfilmschool

2026 . What we need is more curiosity. As George Saunders beautifully stated the obvious that it is hard to be alive; that the anxiety of living makes us want to judge, be sure, have a stance, definitively decide and drives us to the need of having a fixed, rigid system of belief that could give us a relief. but: “In a world full of people who seem to know everything, passionately, based on little (often slanted) information, where certainty is often mistaken for power, what a relief it is to be in the company of someone confident enough to stay unsure (that is, perpetually curious).” (Saunders, “A Swim in a Pond in the Rain”) #TakeYourselfForASwimInAPondInTheRainAndAllowYourselfToChangeDirection Photo by @mariekemacklon

LITTLE PAINS screening in Italy 🇮🇹 this week! Written and Directed by Milda Baginskaitė @milda.bee Produced by Diva Rodriguez @scarletmoxie Co-producer Pilar Cartró Benavides @pilarproduces Executive Producer Yoshinobu Noma Producers for @kodansha_jp - Ryoichi Suzuki, Hinami Kamakura, Junko Jimbo Cast Hannah Cortez @hannahcortez._ Leo Ashton @leo_ashton_ Will Flanagan will.flanagan.official Lucie Makayla Ellis Logan Crane Simon Pickering @pickeringspanish Jenna Sian O’Hara @jennasianohara Crew Associate Producer Joseph Morris @jokesonjoe DOP Ben Halford @halfordfilms Production Designer Sam Babrovskie @mainly.monochrome Costume Designer Lorna Black @lorna.black.costume HMU Artist Emma Williams @emmawilliamsmakeupartist Editor Martina Zamolo @martina.zamolo Sound Designer Antony Metaxakis @antony_met Composer Leif Kaner-Lidström @leifkanerlidstrom 1st AC Kieran Coyne @coynecamera 2nd AC Sam Davies @sjdaviesfilm Camera Trainee Addison Dadds @addisondadds Grip Trainee Caitlin Kayland Stills by Harvey Mountford @mounts_photos and Lowri Burkinshaw @lowriburkinshawphotography 1st AD Matthew Boone @madebyboone 2nd AD Chloe Bush @filmedbychloe 3rd AD Tomas Quezada Manchester @tom_q_manchester Floor Runner Lowri Burkinshaw AD Trainee Philip McKeever @philip_mckeever Production Assistant Rowenna Baldwin @rowennabaldwin Director’s Assistant Maitland Steel @maitlandsteel Production Coordinator Trainee Woody Martin Japan coordinator John Heggerty @djjohn007 Gaffer Sudiardi Sudyono visual.yard Electrician Christopher Bird @chrisbirdmedia Art Department Trainee Brody Scott @brodylls Sound Recordist Jake McKenzie-Hayes @jakemh_audio Grade provided by Studio RM @studio__rm Colourist Juliette Wileman @juleswcolour Colour Producer Ella Hill ellahill.jpg Music recorded at Studio Highwater @studiohighwater Music Studio Producer Beatrice Balagna @bea.Bala Original song by PISS KITTI @pisskitti “Rollerblade” Special Thanks to @v.oleinikovas @atkinsons.coffee @metfilmschool

Congrats to our wonderful and wild bunch of @metfilmschool Class of 2025. Very proud of each and every single one of you! Bonus achievement: @cheddar_gorgeous liked my speech!🎤

October was a brilliant month. I had the privilege of presenting my debut feature in development in Linz and be awarded by the jury the pass to the next phase of Talent Lab which culminates at Cannes Film Festival 2026 📸 Thank you @linz.international.short !

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Representing Team MetFilm @boltonfilmfest this year