BALTIC WOMEN IN FILM MENTORSHIP

Baltic Women in Film Mentorship (BWiFM) is the first 8-month mentorship program exclusively for women in all areas of film and TV industries in the Baltic states. Through mentorship activities, the BWiFM seeks to increase the exchange of best practice, knowledge, contacts and interest in the Baltic film culture and pay attention to gender equality. The core of the mentorship program is building an effective contact-exchange and matchmaking marketplace where women, working in the Baltic audiovisual industry, would have an opportunity to be mentored by the industry experts.

The BWiFM is organised by Lithuanian Short Film Agency Lithuanian Shorts and Women in Film & Television Lithuania association in partnership with Riga International Film Festival.

Rimantė Daugėlaitė

Rimantė Daugėlaitė has been the co-founder and managing director of the Lithuanian Short Film Agency, "Lithuanian Shorts," since 2012, and the head of the Vilnius Short Film Festival since 2009. Rimantė has been working in the audiovisual industry for more than ten years, coordinating multiple audiovisual and film promotion projects and producing several Lithuanian short films. R. Daugėlaitė also works as an expert in European and national audiovisual and cultural funds. She is an alumna of "Berlinale Talents," "MAIA Workshops," and "Audiovisual Women Leadership," and is a member of the "EWA Network” and the European Film Academy.

Gabrielė Vaičiūnaitė

Gabrielė Vaičiūnaitė, once a cultural manager, now pioneers in documentaries
and animation. Beginning with art department in 2007’s Defiance, she’s traversed
various film crafts. Her works include the Emmy-winning Generation War and
children’s short Thump Thump. Her documentary Delta Zoo marked a notable venture into animation and storytelling. Also, Gabrielė the head of WIFT LT (Women in Film & Television Lithuania) with the main goal of helping young talents returning or (re)entering the industry.