The Locarno Golden Leopard winner Toxic / Akiplėša directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė received three trophies (for leading actress, cinematographer and composer).
Murmuring Hearts / Murmančios širdys by Vytautas Puidokas won Best Long Documentary.
The Golden Crane for Lifetime Achievement was awarded to film historian Gražina Arlickaitė, who is also the founder and artistic director of the Scanorama Film Festival.
The Award for the Promotion of Film Culture went to the Vilnius International Film Festival Kino pavasaris.
The Silver Crane Awards were held on 8 June 2025, organised by the Audiovisual Works Copyright Association AVAKA together with the Birštonas Municipality Administration, and partially funded by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS:
Best Feature Film:
The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Directed by Ignas Miškinis
Produced by by IN SCRIPT
Coproduced by Nafta Film
Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre, LRT
Best Director:
Ignas Miškinis for The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Leading Actress:
Ieva Rupeikaitė in Toxic / Akiplėša (Lithuania)
Directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė
Produced by Lithuania’s Akis Bado
Supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre, the Lithuanian National Radio and Television
Best Leading Actor:
Džiugas Grinys in The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Supporting Actress:
Irena Sikorskytė in The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Supporting Actor:
Robertas Petraitis in The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Script:
Eglė Vertelytė for The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Cinematographer:
Vytautas Katkus for Toxic / Akiplėša (Lithuania)
Best Editor:
Danielius Kokanauskis for The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Composer:
Gediminas Jakubka for Toxic / Akiplėša (Lithuania)
Best Make-up:
Vaida Navickaitė for The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Costume Design:
Agnė Biskytė for The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Production Design:
Aurimas Akšys for The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Sound Design:
Saulius Urbanavičius for The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Best Short Film:
Sujip (Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway)
Directed by Gintarė Parulytė
Best Minority Coproduction:
Signe Birkova for Lotus (Latvia, Lithuania)
Produced by Studio Locomotive
Coproduced by Studio Uljana Kim
Best Long Documentary:
Murmuring Hearts / Murmančios širdys (Lithuania, France, Norway)
Directed by Vytautas Puidokas
Produced by Uku Films
Coproduced by Grande Ourse Films, Baltic Productions
Silver Crane Egg for Best Student Film:
Past the Hill of Napoleon’s Hat / Pravaziavus Napoleono kepure
Directed by Arnos Balčiūnas
Audience Award:
The Southern Chronicles / Pietinia Kronikas (Lithuania, Estonia)
Directed by Ignas Miškinis
Award for the Promotion of Film Culture:
Vilnius International Film Festival Kino pavasaris
Golden Crane for Lifetime Achievement:
Gražina Arlickaitė
