The Birth of Character Directed by Antanina Pavlova / Lithuanian SSR / 1967 / English subt. / 10 min. Early in the morning, the children begin to gather for kindergarten, hand in hand with their parents. There is no shortage of activities for the little ones - under the supervision of the kindergarten staff, they play sports, have their health checked, dance, sing and play, and lunch and bedtime are not forgotten. Despite the common activities and the abundance of children in the frame, the different characters and interests of the children are slowly becoming apparent - from the closed-minded sensitives, to the company souls and the naughty ones who don't want to go to bed, from those who are fascinated by medicine to those who are interested in the hairdressing trade. They are all individuals, and each one of them is observed by a silent camera. N-13 Venus and the Cat Dir. Janina Lapinskaitė / Lithuania / 1997 / English subt. / 24 min. Nadia, Teresė and Ramutė are the three heroines of this documentary. Although they are very different, they are united by their unusual work - for decades they have been making a living by posing for artists. For director Janina Lapinskaite, it is not the exotic profession that is important, but the stories that have marked these women's bodies over time. The heroines of the film talk openly about their choice of work, their colourful, albeit difficult past, and their equally difficult present - they bare not only their bodies, but also their souls to the camera. N-13 Shichionykste Dir. Diana and Kornelijus Matuzevičiai / Lithuania / 2001 / English subt. / 26 min. Hilda Spalviene, a resident of the village of Šakininkai, is a German from Klaipėda region. She is a young woman who lives in the village of Spalvienka, a young woman who draws a cigarette with a mouthpiece and reminisces about her life: before the war she lived in Germany with her husband, after the war she was exiled to Siberia. Later, she was able to go back to Germany, but she returned to Šakininkai - to the land of her parents. Although the film focuses on Hilda's story, it also subtly invites us to consider the issues of multiethnicity and national identity of the inhabitants of Klaipėda Region. Hilda, who speaks with a Lithuanian accent, stubbornly calls herself a "Šičioniškės": she was born here and is ready to spend her last days here. N-13 Films in Lithuanian with English subtitles. 21 September-1 October. The Skalvija Film Centre invites you to the 20th Vilnius Documentary Film Festival (VDFF). This is the only festival in Lithuania dedicated exclusively to creative documentaries. This year, VDFF presents a new programme of experimental documentaries, consisting of films that expand and go beyond the boundaries of traditional documentaries. The aim is to open up the festival to today's filmmakers as well as to new audiences. At the Skalvija box office, audiences can buy a 5-ticket subscription (25 EUR).