Kino Pavasaris, Lithuania’s largest film festival, presents viewers with the most interesting and latest non-commercial and arthouse films, as well as retrospectives of renowned directors. You can conveniently watch 11 Kino Pavasaris 2026 films at home at any time via Go3: both this year’s premieres and films shown at Kino Pavasaris in previous years are available here.
We are delighted to be able to contribute to this film festival – we are the main partners of Kino Pavasaris, so we invite you to discover or rewatch films that captivate, move, and inspire. In this article, we present 11 films from Kino Pavasaris 2026.
Left-Handed Girl
- Director: Shih-Ching Tsou
- World premiere: Cannes Film Festival, Critics’ Week, 2025
- Awards: Gan Foundation Award for Distribution, Cannes Film Festival, 2025; FIPRESCI Best Actress, Palm Springs International Film Festival, 2025; Best Actress, Stockholm International Film Festival, 2025; Best Film in the “Progressive Cinema” category, Rome International Film Festival, 2025.
Shu-Fen moves into a cramped apartment in Taipei with her daughters I-An and I-Jing. Their mother tries to make a living at a night market with a loss-making noodle shop, while the eldest daughter, I-An, works as a betel nut seller and is entangled in a romance with her boss. Little I-Jing, left to fend for herself in the hustle and bustle of the market, encounters superstitions: her grandfather tells her not to use her left hand because it belongs to the devil. The girl begins to believe that her own body is doing evil deeds against her will.
Urchin
- Director: Harris Dickinson
- World premiere: Cannes Film Festival, Un Certain Regard program, 2025
- Awards: Best Actor in the Un Certain Regard program, FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival, 2025
Mike has been living on the streets of London for years. A daily life marked by addiction, violent outbursts, and theft eventually lands the young man behind bars. After serving his sentence, Mike returns to society: he finds a job, listens to motivational recordings, and forms new relationships. However, it is difficult to get back on his feet – the demons of the past and the indifference of society threaten to destroy the fragile balance of a man who lacks a stable foundation.
The Little Sister
- Director: Hafsia Herzi
- World premiere: Cannes Film Festival, Competition Program, 2025
- Awards: Queer Palm, Best Actress, Cannes Film Festival, 2025
Seventeen-year-old Fatima, the youngest of three daughters, is cautiously searching for her path in life. She delves into the Koran and seeks companionship on dating apps. The girl has to navigate between her emerging attraction to women and her loyalty to her loving French-Algerian family. After starting her studies in Paris, she makes new friends, goes on dates, and discovers a whole new world, but at the same time faces a fundamental question: how to remain true to herself when it seems impossible to reconcile the different sides of her identity?
It Was Just an Accident
- Director: Jafar Panahi
- World premiere: Cannes Film Festival, Competition Program, 2025
- Awards: Palme d’Or, Cannes Film Festival, 2025; Best International Feature Film, Best Screenplay, Oscar nominations, 2026
At midnight, a damaged car appears at mechanic Vahid’s garage. The creaking of the driver’s prosthetic leg awakens terrible memories of the past – Vahid is convinced that this man is a regime official who once interrogated and tortured him. A plan for revenge is born on the spot. But having never seen his torturer’s face, can he be completely sure that it is the same person?
Romeria
- Director: Carla Simón
- World premiere: Cannes Film Festival, Competition Program, 2025
Eighteen-year-old Marina, who lost her parents to drug addiction when she was a baby, travels to the port city of Vigo to search for traces of her father Alfonso. Her father’s relatives show no desire to communicate with her—Marina’s resemblance to her mother reminds them of Alfonso’s dark past and his death from AIDS. The true story of her parents is preserved only in her mother’s diary, which records their passion and suffering. Gradually uncovering more and more family secrets, the girl begins to get to know her parents – and the traces they left in the memories of their loved ones.
Orphan
- Director: László Nemes
- World premiere: Venice Film Festival, Competition Program, 2025
Budapest, 1957. The uprising against the communist regime has just been suppressed. Twelve-year-old Andor’s mother is raising her son alone, telling him idealized stories about his father, a hero who disappeared in the camps during World War II. Andor believes that his father will return. However, a rough man appears in their lives, claiming to be the boy’s real father, and Andor’s world begins to crumble.
No Beast. So Fierce
- Director: Burhan Qurbani
- World premiere: Berlin Film Festival, Competition Program, 2025
The feud between the powerful Arab clans, the Yorks and the Lancasters, moves from the streets of Berlin to the courtroom. Rashida, the youngest daughter of the York family, is a lawyer: she ends the long-standing conflict with a bloody attack on the leaders of the Lancaster clan. Finally, peace prevails. However, despite her efforts, Rashida remains on the sidelines – as a woman, she is barred from the title of Queen. Nevertheless, she sets her sights on becoming the leader of the York clan and, in pursuit of the title, begins to plot, seduce enemies, and kill competitors.
Hola, Frida
- Director: Karine Vézina, André Kadi
- World premiere: Morelia Film Festival, 2024
This is the story of a special girl—a real tomboy, bursting with life. She spends her days playing with friends, running around with her beloved dog, and dreaming of one day becoming a doctor. But when the little tomboy is struck by illness, she finds strength and hope in the boundless world of fantasy, color, and art. This girl’s name is Frida Kahlo.
Sentimental Value
- Director: Joachim Trier
- Awards: Best Director, Best Editing, Best International Film, Best Film, Best Screenplay, Oscar nominations, 2026
Sisters Nora and Agne are trying to reconnect with their father, the charismatic film director Gustav, who has returned after a decade of silence with an unexpected proposal: he wants Nora to star in his new film. However, the renowned theater actress responds to her father’s ambitions with a firm refusal—she is still weighed down by old resentments and mistrust. When the role goes to a rising Hollywood star, the sisters are forced to untangle their complicated relationship with their father and come to terms with the actress who has invaded their intimate space.
Alpha
- Director: Julia Ducournau
- World premiere: Cannes Film Festival, Competition Program, 2025
After a party, 13-year-old Alpha returns home with a crude tattoo on her arm. Her single mother, a doctor, panics—the wound raises suspicions of a mysterious disease that is spreading rapidly throughout society. Her uncle, who is struggling with addiction, also suffers from it, and the victims are irrevocably turned into marble statues, and later into dust.
The Voice Of Hind Rajab
- Director: Kaouther Ben Hania
- World premiere: Venice Film Festival, Competition Program, 2025
- Awards: Grand Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival, 2025; Audience Award, San Sebastian Film Festival, 2025; Best International Feature Film, Oscar nomination, 2026.
On January 29, 2024, the Palestinian Relief Center received a desperate call: a family was trapped in a car under fire from Israeli military forces. A moment later, only six-year-old Hind Rajab, one of the victims, could be heard begging to be saved. Using forensic-level audio analysis and testimonies from relatives, the film goes beyond the headlines and reconstructs the real event in a shocking way.
Watch Kino Pavasaris films on Go3
If you want to experience Kino Pavasaris at your own pace, Go3 makes it super easy: you can plan your viewings for the evening, weekend, or even a few days in advance and calmly immerse yourself in stories that don’t always fit into the usual cinema repertoire. Most importantly, Go3 offers not only the latest Kino Pavasaris films, but also those shown in previous years, so it’s a great opportunity to catch up on missed premieres or rediscover your favorite films.
You can find the latest selection of Kino Pavasaris films in the Go3 film rental section or at Kino Pavasaris. You can watch films from previous years’ festivals with a Go3 subscription.
Don’t miss this opportunity: choose a film according to your mood (or trust your curiosity), rent it, press “Watch,” and let Kino Pavasaris take over your screen.
