The Noisemaker (2014 short)

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The Noisemaker

Lithuanian	Triukšmadarys

Directed by	Karolis Kaupinis
Written by	Karolis Kaupinis Nadja Dumouchel
Produced by	Marija Razgutė
Cinematography	Narvydas Naujalis
Edited by	Ieva Veiverytė Karolis Kaupinis
Production companies	M-films, East of West Cinema
Release date	2014 (2014)
Running time	15 minutes
Country	Lithuania
Language	Lithuanian

The Noisemaker (Lithuanian: Triuksmadarys) is a Lithuanian short film written and directed by Karolis Kaupinis and released in 2014.

Plot

A distant provincial school is waiting for an official delegation from the Ministry. They're about to bring a new school bell. This is not what the school needs though. Having shrunk throughout the years, it lacks two pupils to satisfy the governmental quota established for any school in the country to exist.

The gift from the capital is a threat for the survival of the school. Anticipating the arrival of the delegation, the principal makes his best to mask the lack of pupils and avoid the unavoidable school closure.^[1]

Cast

Valentinas Masalskis as Principal
Sarunas Puidokas as Caretaker
Aldona Bendoriute as Guardian
Valerijus Jevsejevas as Teacher
Elona Karoblyte as Customer
Neringa Krungleviciute as Teacher
Tomas Kutkaitis as Traveling Teacher
Jelena Mastakova as The Boy
Igoris Reklaitis as Salesman
Mile Sablauskaite as Priest
Nijole Sabulyte as Mailwoman
Vita Siauciunaite as Teacher
Irena Simonaityte as Teacher
Dalia Storyk as Teacher
Zivile Subaciute as Teacher
Kristina Svencionyte as Traveling Teacher
Justina Vaiksnoraite as Traveling Teacher
Diana Valiusaitiene as Traveling Teacher
Vaclovas Zebrauskas as Librarian
Velta Zygure as Customer

Production

The Noisemaker is the debut short film of Karolis Kaupinis and his first collaboration with Lithuanian producer Marija Razgutė (M-Films).^[2]

Both of the director's parents were schoolteachers, leading him to make a short film about the closure of schools in rural areas, a common phenomenon in Lithuania since the 1990s.^[3] The short was filmed in an elementary school in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania.^[4]

The Noisemaker was the first Lithuanian film to be selected for the Locarno Film Festival in 20 years, since 1994.^[5]

Awards and Recognitions


Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result
2Annas International Short Film Festival 2014	2014	Best Baltic Short Film	Karolis Kaupinis	Won
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 2014 ^[6]	2014	Baltic Films category	Karolis Kaupinis	Nominated
Locarno Film Festival 2014 ^[7]	2014	International category	Karolis Kaupinis	Nominated
Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards 2015 ^[8]	2015	Best Lithuanian Fiction	Karolis Kaupinis	Won
Lithuanian Film Academy "Silver Crane" Awards 2015 ^[8]	2015	Best Actor	Valentinas Masalskis	Won
Vienna Independent Short Film Festival 2015 ^[9]	2015	Special Jury Mention	Karolis Kaupinis	Nominated
Vilnius International Film Festival 2015 ^[10]	2015	Best Lithuanian Short	Karolis Kaupinis	Won
Premiers Plans Festival in Angers 2015 ^[11]	2015	International category	Karolis Kaupinis	Nominated

References

^ "The Noisemaker (Karolis Kaupinis, 2014) - La Cinémathèque française". www.cinematheque.fr. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "Triukšmadarys". kinopavasaris.lt. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "Penkiolika būsenos minučių su režisieriumi Karoliu Kaupiniu - KINFO | Kino naujienos" (in Lithuanian). 2015-09-17. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "K. Kaupinis: laukiame barbarų, bet kas bus, jei jie taip ir nepasirodys?". Delfi kultūra (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "K. Kaupinio "Triukšmadarys" pasirodys konkursinėje Locarno festivalio programoje". lrt.lt (in Lithuanian). 2015-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ The Noisemaker (2014) | MUBI, retrieved 2023-09-13
^ "Karolis Kaupinis - išsamiai DELFI.lt (puslapis 5)". www.delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "Lithuanian Shorts 2015-2016 by Lithuanian Shorts - Issuu". issuu.com. 2016-01-01. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ Wolf, Reinhard W. "Awards | shortfilm.de". Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ "VISFF WINNERS 2015". Vilnius International Short Film Festival. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
^ l'Ouest, Courrier de (2015-01-22). "Angers. Le programme du Festival Premiers plans ce vendredi". Courrier de l'Ouest (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-13.

External links

The Noisemaker at IMDb

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