BLON 2025 programme
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Wednesday 09.10
11:00 – 12:30
Free screening: Calamity, a Childhood of Martha Jane Cannary — Klaipėdos apskrities Ievos Simonaitytės viešoji biblioteka U (Universal)
20:00 – 21:45
Festival pre-party. Free Screening: The Siren — Herkus Kantas 12A
Thursday 09.11
11:00 – 12:15
Rosa and the Stone Troll. Film presented by LRT VAIKAI — Arlekinas U (Universal)
11:00 – 19:00
'Aware Game Awards' Playable Showcase — Herkus Kantas
11:00 – 19:00
— Klaipėdos skulptūrų parkas
12:00 – 20:00
BLON VR — Prano Domšaičio galerija
12:30 – 13:30
International Young Audience Competition Programme. Meet the executive producer Wanja Jeanette Sæther — Arlekinas U (Universal)
13:40 – 15:20
Scarygirl. Meet Nathan Jurevicius, artist behind the original film idea and universe. — Arlekinas U (Universal)
15:30 – 17:00
International Competition Programme. Meet the director Léa Buffard — Arlekinas 12A
17:00 – 20:00
DIalogues in Creativity: How Is AI Changing the Rules of the Game? — Herkus Kantas
18:00 – 19:05
Competition Programme: Lithuanian Animation. All filmmakers are attending the festival. — Arlekinas 12A
19:30 – 21:00
Savages — Arlekinas U (Universal)
21:00 – 23:30
Festival Opening — Herkus Kantas
22:00 – 23:30
Burning the Midnight Oil With Aware Games — Herkus Kantas
Friday 09.12
09:30 – 11:00
Coffee with Animation Artists from the Lithuanian Competition Programme — Džonis ir citrinos
10:00 – 18:00
BLON VR — Prano Domšaičio galerija
10:00 – 11:30
Animation and Sound. Workshop for kids with Julius Zubavičius and Antanas Skučas — Prano Domšaičio galerija U (Universal)
11:00 – 12:40
Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be. Meet the co-director Benjamin Massoubre — Arlekinas U (Universal)
11:00 – 19:00
'Aware Game Awards' Playable Showcase — Herkus Kantas
11:00 – 19:00
Hunt some Ghosts in Klaipėda Sculpture Park — Klaipėdos skulptūrų parkas
12:00 – 19:00
Stop-Motion Puppet Animation Exhibition — Klaipėdos lėlių teatras
12:30 – 14:00
Klaipėda Open: Get to Know the City's Creative Industry Organizations — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
13:00 – 14:30
Living Large. Meet the animator Viliam Vala — Arlekinas PG (7+)
14:00 – 15:00
What is needed for videogame development? — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
15:00 – 16:10
Competition Programme: Ukrainian Animation. Meet the directors: Iuliia Kotsiuba, Kateryna Omelianenko, Olena Onyshchuk, Iryna Tanasiichuk — Arlekinas 12A
15:00 – 16:00
A Crash Course Into Artistic and Indie Game Success — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
16:00 – 17:00
Making „The Little Nicholas“ from book to movie — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
16:30 – 17:35
Competition Programme: Lithuanian Animation. All filmmakers are attending the festival. — Arlekinas 12A
17:00 – 18:00
Why Aware Games Feel Right at Home at the Festivals? — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
17:30 – 18:00
Artist Nathan Jurevicius mural opening — Viešbutis „Bohema Art Hotel“
18:00 – 19:40
The Colors Within. Film presented by LRTU — Arlekinas PG (7+)
20:00 – 21:10
Baltic Sea-Nordic Competition Programme (Part II). Meet the directors: Martinus Klemet and Nawojka Wierzbowska — Arlekinas 15
20:00 – 21:30
Chill, Chat & Quiz — Herkus Kantas
21:30 – 22:30
Driezhas (live) — Herkus Kantas
Saturday 09.13
09:30 – 11:00
Coffee with Animation Artists — Džonis ir citrinos
10:00 – 12:00
Stop-Motion Animation Workshop with Viliam Vala — Prano Domšaičio galerija 12A
10:00 – 18:00
BLON VR — Prano Domšaičio galerija
10:00 – 11:00
From Creation to Players: Skipping the Publisher and Going Straight to Distribution — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
11:00 – 12:25
Rosa and the Stone Troll. Meet the director Karla Nor Holmbäck — Arlekinas U (Universal)
11:00 – 19:00
'Aware Game Awards' Playable Showcase — Herkus Kantas
11:00 – 19:00
Hunt some Ghosts in Klaipėda Sculpture Park copy — Klaipėdos skulptūrų parkas
11:00 – 12:00
BFF: from short film to TV series — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
12:00 – 13:30
Discussion | Animation Distribution: How to Reach the Audience? — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
12:40 – 14:20
Little Nicholas: Happy As Can Be. Meet the co-director Benjamin Massoubre. "Relaxed Screening": this is a special movie screening designed for people who are more sensitive to sound, light, or social environments — Arlekinas U (Universal)
13:30 – 19:00
Stop-Motion Puppet Animation Exhibition — Klaipėdos lėlių teatras
13:30 – 14:30
Meeting the Creators. Stop-Motion Puppet Animation Exhibition — Klaipėdos lėlių teatras
14:30 – 15:45
Baltic Sea-Nordic Competition Programme (Part I). Meet the directors: Lin Jo Skytte, Andreas Sven Granér, Juho Maurinen and Santeri Laasanen, Jakub Bożydar Dolny and Julia Dworakowska — Arlekinas 15
14:30 – 16:00
Creativity Across Studio Cultures — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
16:00 – 17:30
International Competition Programme. Meet the director Léa Buffard — Arlekinas 12A
16:00 – 17:00
Evolution of an idea — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
17:00 – 18:00
Alternative Modes of Play - Creating Moments of Curiosity, Connection and Playfulness — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
18:00 – 19:30
Savages — Arlekinas U (Universal)
19:30 – 21:00
Awards Ceremony — Herkus Kantas
20:00 – 21:00
Unsettled States. Meet one of the curators Jaye Lin — Arlekinas 18
21:00 – 1:00
DJ Pixie Pop: Beats from Screens — Herkus Kantas
Sunday 09.14
09:30 – 11:00
Coffee with Animation Artists — Džonis ir citrinos
10:00 – 16:00
BLON VR — Prano Domšaičio galerija
10:00 – 11:00
AI x Animation: Rethinking the Visual Pipeline — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
11:00 – 12:00
International Young Audience Competition Programme. Meet the executive producer Wanja Jeanette Sæther — Arlekinas U (Universal)
11:00 – 17:00
'Aware Game Awards' Playable Showcase — Herkus Kantas
11:00 – 19:00
Hunt some Ghosts in Klaipėda Sculpture Park copy copy — Klaipėdos skulptūrų parkas
11:00 – 12:00
From Idea to Screen: Making Rosa and The Stone Troll — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
12:30 – 14:00
Living Large. Meet the animator Viliam Vala — Arlekinas PG (7+)
13:00 – 14:30
Pitch and Shine — Kultūros fabrikas, Studija 2A
14:30 – 16:10
Scarygirl — Arlekinas U (Universal)
16:30 – 18:10
The Colors Within — Arlekinas PG (7+)
18:30 – 19:40
Competition Programme: Ukrainian Animation. Meet the director Kateryna Omelianenko — Arlekinas 12A
20:00 – 21:00
Unsettled States. Meet one of the curators Jaye Lin — Arlekinas 18