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Smart Casual is not only a name, it is a way of doing things Importantly, smart and casual also comes with socially responsible.
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Smart Casual is a film production company, freshly founded by acclaimed and experienced industry duo - producers Rūta Petronytė & Justinas Pocius. Smart Casual is not only a name, it is a way of doing things - carefully, thoroughly, and undoubtedly professional but not without occasional confetti - great by the book, increadible, when new rules have yet to be written. We call it “creative discipli

ne” - tested and perfected for your needs: from co-production to production service. Even though extremely precise on the action in the frame and beyond, the studio does not limit itself with particular genres, lengths, geographies or topics. No matter the shape, Smart Casual, is all about the substance - becoming a trusted partner for both young and experienced creators, exploring relevant, new, brave and eye-opening ideas. Here we believe, that it’s not only about getting your job done, but also, working in a way that would leave the place better than before us. Accordingly, every step of our practice is guided by the principles of diversity, sustainability and integrity.

04/12/2024

✨ Jorūnė Greičiūtė , together with other wonderful Lithuanian female directors, is representing Lithuania in the “Visions of the Future” program at the Poitiers Film Festival.
🎬 Jorūnė is currently developing her debut feature film, "FLOOD," in the festival workshops.
💜 Thank you for the opportunity, Poitiers Film Festival!

29/11/2024

🚀 Justinas Pocius , one of Smart Casual's founders, has started the Mini-MBA program hosted by the National Film School of Denmark, where he is refining his skills in international finance and business development!!
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✨Lithuanian Film Centre, thank you for partially financing this course and travelling expenses!

25/11/2024

🎉🤍 A little throwback to Friday night at PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival, when FLOOD (directed by Jorūnė Greičiūtė, produced by Rūta Petronytė and Justinas Pocius ) received the Producers Network Prize at the Baltic Event Co-Production Market!
✨ Lietuvos kino centras, thank you for partially financing our trip!
✨ IndustryTallinn & Baltic Event, thank you for recognising our project and providing us with this fantastic opportunity!

21/11/2024

✨🇪🇪 Having a great time at PÖFF | Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival , pitching the feature film FLOOD by Jorūnė Greičiūtė at the IndustryTallinn & Baltic Event Co-Production Market!
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🤍 Lietuvos kino centras , thank you for partially financing our trip.
🤍 IndustryTallinn & Baltic Event thank you for the opportunity!

14/11/2024

💜 Birutė Kapustinskaitė sends greetings from the Hanoi International Film Festival (HANIFF), where the film "Nominees" had its premiere screening in Vietnam.
Thanks to the Hanoi Film Festival for the opportunity!
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✨ The film was produced in collaboration with Just a moment !
✨ Lights On is distributing the film.
🎬 The film's production was financed by Lietuvos kino centras and Creative Europe Desk Media!

04/11/2024

🚢 We are excited to announce that we have received financing from the Asociacija LATGA fund for the film SHIP's post-production (director: Gerda Paliušytė )
💙 Thank you,Asociacija LATGA , for believing in our project!
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Feature photo by Martynas Norvaišas.

29/10/2024

✨ Last week, we had a world premiere of a short film, BLUEBERRY BRUISE, at the CineMagic film festival in Belfast, UK.
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🫐Director and screenwriter: Edita Rudak
🫐Producer Milda Buškevičiūtė and Rūta Petronytė
🫐Beatufilul poster by: Pijus Sausaitis, Agata Tracevič
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💙Thank you, Lietuvos kino centras , for partially financing our trip.

18/10/2024

✨👔 After two weeks of setting up, Gildė (the best office dog) is excited to welcome you all to the new SMART CASUAL office! 🎉

04/10/2024

🌊 FLOOD (by Jorūnė Greičiūtė) is coming to the IndustryTallinn & Baltic Event Co-Production Market!
💙 Looking forward to seeing everyone in Tallinn!
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✨ Check out the full list of selected projects in the first comment!

03/10/2024

✨ Wonderful time in France, where producer Rūta Petronytė and director Irma Pužauskaitė are pitching our film “HOLD ME CLOSER” at the LIM-Meet feature film development program.

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💜 Thank you Lietuvos kino centras , for partially financing our trip!

26/09/2024

✨We want to share what an amazing time Birutė Kapustinskaitė is having in La Roche Jaune, where she is working on the script for the feature film “Beginners” in the Script Savages Workshop.
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🤍 Lietuvos kino centras Thank you for partially financing Birute’s workshop expenses!
🤍 Script Savages thank you for the opportunity!

24/09/2024

🎉We are excited to share that our film, HOLD ME CLOSER (by Irma Pužauskaitė ), was selected as one of ten finalists for the Coprocity Development Award 2024!
Can’t wait for the winner announcement! ✨
🤍Thank you, Coprocity, for the opportunity.
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💫 Find the article about all the projects in the comments.

13/09/2024

🎉 Our short film "Blueberry Bruise" will have its world premiere at the 35th Cinemagic International Film Festival! 🎉

✨A huge shoutout to the incredible team who made this possible:
Director and Screenwriter: Rudak Edita
Producers: Milda Buškevičiūtė and Rūta Petronytė
Cinematographer: Jaunius Sarapinas
Costume Designer: Laura Marija Balčiūnaitė
Production Designer: Laura Marija Balčiūnaitė
Make-up Designer: Nojus Daškevičius
Animator: Agata Tracevič
Editor and Colorist: Rudak Edgar
Sound Design & Compositor: Laurynas Kamarauskas
Poster: Pijus Sausaitis
Music: Kristijonas Valančius

💜We're also incredibly grateful to our amazing crew and everyone else who contributed to this film!

✨Special thanks to our financiers and partners:
Thank you for financing the film: Lietuvos kino centras

💜Thank you for the partners:
Cinevera, Cineskope Rental, Kinolab, Youngblood Kastingas, Baltic Locations, VSV Consulting, Marleo, IKI Lietuva, Celer Opus, Vilniaus Venecija

This is ""BLUEBERRY BRUISE" || TEASER" by Smart Casual on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

30/08/2024

✨Our co-produced project OBRAZA (directed by Gleb Osatinski) had its screening at the SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL this week.
🥇 We are so happy to announce that it was selected as the best short film in the TEEN ARENA PROGRAMME!
Congrats to all!

22/08/2024

🎉This week, Aldona Vilutytė and Birutė Kapustinskaitė presented our short film “Nominees” at the Concorto Film Festival! Thank you for the opportunity!

💜 A huge thanks to Lietuvos kino centras for partially supporting Birute's trip.
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✨Film is produced together with Just a moment.
✨ Lights On distributes the film.
🎬 Film production is financed by Lietuvos kino centras and Creative Europe Desk Media!

12/08/2024

🇷🇴 "Nominees" (by Birutė Kapustinskaitė ) is coming to Romania!
🎬 The film will be screened at the 21st edition of ANONIMUL IFF
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✨ Lights On distributes the film.
Film production is financed by Lietuvos kino centras and Kūrybiškos Europos biuras / Creative Europe Desk LT.

09/08/2024

✨ Justinas Pocius is having a wonderful time at the Locarno Film Festival, participating in the "Match Me!" program.
✨VARIETY has featured both the program and one of our projects - HOLD ME CLOSER. Check out the link in the comments.
💜 A huge thanks to Lietuvos kino centras for this fantastic opportunity!

08/08/2024

✨ 🍿 There is one more chance to watch NOMINEES (directed by Birutė Kapustinskaitė) on the big screen this summer!
✨Nacionaliniai kino apdovanojimai „Sidabrinė gervė“ screening, featuring NOMINEES and other great Lithuanian films, will take place tomorrow at 10 p.m. in Ežerėliai!!
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Film production is financed by Lietuvos kino centras and Kūrybiškos Europos biuras / Creative Europe Desk LT.

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✨Director of our film “Hold Me Closer,” Irma Pužauskaitė, script writer Birutė Kapustinskaitė , and producer Rūta Petronytė , had the exciting opportunity to attend the “EKRAN + “ workshop this week. ✨ Director Irma Pužauskaitė shares her experience with the first session: Being part of Ekran+ has really changed the game for our film. It's where characters become real people. We dig deep, asking lots of questions to understand what our story is really about and who these characters truly are. Our script transforms into a solid roadmap for our movie with each session. Ekran+ isn't just about writing a script; it's about being creative and making a movie that speaks to everyone. ❤ Thank you Wajda School & Studio and Lietuvos kino centras!

✨We're excited to share that yesterday, together with the Lithuanian film crew and actors, we watched our co-produced film OBRAZA at the Kino Pavasaris | Vilnius International Film Festival. ❤️ Warm greetings from the Lithuanian team to film director Gleb Osatinski and producer J Dixon Byrne.

Slight flex remembering highlights of 2023 ✨👇 ⚫️ Production value 2023 ⚫️ “Mothers” – The Best Lithuanian Short film Vilniaus trumpųjų filmų festivalis / Vilnius Short Film Festival Dir. Birutė Kapustinskaitė ⚫️ “Circuloop” – preaccelerator project to develop products and services based on circular economy principles ⚫️ “Resentment” – coproduction with Dir. Gleb Osatinski. Premiering Berlinale - Berlin International Film Festival’24 Generation competition ⚫️ “Indie Lisboa” – “Hold me Closer” was presented in “Indie Liboa Co-production forum” ⚫️ “Carmina Burana” – visualisations by Martynas Norvaišas ⚫️ “Ship” – feature hybrid/creative documentary Dir. Gerda Paliušytė ⚫️ “Blueberry Bruise” – short film, Dir. Edita Nazarova ⚫️ Sustainable Business Strategies: Mastering Transformation and Change - Erich Pommer Institut ⚫️ Baltic Pithcing Forum – Short film “OUT” (Dir. Kristijonas Dirsė) was awarded with participation rights in EURO CONNECTION 2024 Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand ⚫️ RIGAS IFF – “Hold me Closer” was presented in “RIGAS IFF 2023 Showcase” ⚫️ EPI Audiovisual woman 2023 ⚫️ EWA Mentoring programm 2023 ⚫️ ACE Training days 2023, Warsaw ⚫️ LMTA “Project management” – by Rūta Petronytė & Justinas Pocius ⚫️ “Big loop - small loop” – Dir. Žanete Skarule & Tomas Vengris ⚫️ Les Arcs’23 – “Hold me Closer” was presented in Co-production Village Dir. Irma Pužauskaitė What a great warm up – now let’s get serious! Looking forward to 2024! 🤍