(Silver Crane) are the Lithuanian film industry awards for best actors, directors and films. The annual awards were initiated in 2008 by AVAKA (audiovizualinių kūrinių autorių teisių asociacija), the (national) Association for Author Rights of Audiovisual Artists. The award statuette of the crane was created by . In Lithuanian, as in English, the word "gervė", 'crane', means both a bird and a lifting device on which cameramen ride.
During the ceremony, the Golden Crane (Auksinė gervė) award, for the merits to the national cinema, is also presented. Also, since 2009 an award for the best student work of the year was issued, which was named ("Silver crane egg") in 2012.
During 2008-2018 the award event was organized by the Lithuanian Film Academy In 2019 the Lithuanian Film Academy retired due bankruptcy. As a result the awards for that year were cancelled. Lithuanian film industry awards "Silver Crane" returned in 2020 and was held by the AVAKA, which, after announcing the competition in 2019, acquired the rights to the Silver Crane Award.
Categories Merit awards
Best Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay
Best Documentary Feature Best Animated Feature Best Short Film Best Cinematography Best Score Best Art Direction Best Individual Achievement
Special awards Golden Egg for Best Student Film Golden Crane for Lifetime Achievement Audience Award
Irregular / Retired awards Best TV Film Best Co-Production Best Documentary Short Best Leading Performance Best Supporting Performance
Ceremonies Edition Date Best Film1st29 May 2008The Collectress2nd29 May 2009Vortex3rd28 May 2010Eastern Drift4th27 May 2011Back to Your Arms5th13 May 2012The Fortress of Sleeping Butterflies6th11 May 2013Aurora7th2 May 2014The Gambler8th30 May 2015The Summer of Sangailė9th27 May 2016Peace to Us in Our Dreams10th13 June 2017The Saint11th13 June 2018Miracle 201912th22 November 2020For 2019: Summer Survivors, for 2020: Nova LituaniaĮteikti kino apdovanojimai „Sidabrinė gervė“: triumfavo „Nova Lituania“2021 13th 5 June 2022 Pilgrims 14th 4 June 2023 Remember to Blink 15th 9 June 2024 Slow16th8 June 2025The Southern Chronicles
References
External links Official Website Lithuanian Cinema Academy