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Official Oscar® Entry
Best International
Film, Lithuania
Official Oscar® Entry
Best International
Film, Lithuania
About Lithuanian official oscar entry 2026 best international film
The Southern Chronicles, Pietinia Kronikas, 2025 - official movie website
About Lithuanian official oscar entry 2026 best international film
The Southern Chronicles, Pietinia Kronikas, 2025 - official movie website
About Lithuanian official oscar entry 2026 best international film
The Southern Chronicles, Pietinia Kronikas, 2025 - official movie website
About Lithuanian official oscar entry 2026 best international film
The Southern Chronicles, Pietinia Kronikas, 2025 - official movie website
Official Oscar® Entry
Best International
Film, Lithuania
FOR GOLDEN GLOBE CONSIDERATION
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
Official Oscar® Entry
Best International
Film, Lithuania
FOR GOLDEN GLOBE CONSIDERATION
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
Official Oscar® Entry
Best International
Film, Lithuania
FOR GOLDEN GLOBE CONSIDERATION
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILM
“Authentic and charming. It rarely goes over the top, but it pushes its limits.”
Alan Ng, filmthreat.com
“Authentic and charming. It rarely goes over the top, but it pushes its limits.”
Alan Ng, filmthreat.com
Story of the Southern Chronicles
The Southern Chronicles
Tough teen Rimants juggles rugby, music, and black-market deals until love shakes his world. As he falls for Monika, his faith in love and the future is put to the test.
Released
2024
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Run time
120 min
IMDB rating
8.6
Story of the Southern Chronicles
The Southern Chronicles
Tough teen Rimants juggles rugby, music, and black-market deals until love shakes his world. As he falls for Monika, his faith in love and the future is put to the test.
Released
2024
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Run time
120 min
IMDB rating
8.6
Story of the Southern Chronicles
The Southern Chronicles
Tough teen Rimants juggles rugby, music, and black-market deals until love shakes his world. As he falls for Monika, his faith in love and the future is put to the test.
Released
2024
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Run time
120 min
IMDB rating
8.6
Story of the Southern Chronicles
The Southern Chronicles
Tough teen Rimants juggles rugby, music, and black-market deals until love shakes his world. As he falls for Monika, his faith in love and the future is put to the test.
Released
2024
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Run time
120 min
IMDB rating
8.6
“The film is infused with nostalgia and feels like it could have been shot in the 1990s.”
Dylan Beck, samizdatfest.co.uk
“The film is infused with nostalgia and feels like it could have been shot in the 1990s.”
Dylan Beck, samizdatfest.co.uk
“The film is infused with nostalgia and feels like it could have been shot in the 1990s.”
Dylan Beck, samizdatfest.co.uk
Media Coverage
Southern Chroniacles in media and globally
Media Coverage
Southern Chroniacles in media and globally
Media Coverage
Southern Chroniacles in media and globally
Main info about The Southern Chronicles (Pietinia Kronikas), Lithuanian comedy
Original Name
Pietinia Kronikas
Description
In the early 1990s, in a working-class neighbourhood of Šiauliai, Lithuania, rebellious 17-year-old Rimants spends his days playing rugby, listening to Eurobeat, and hustling on the black market like everyone around him at that time. He is looking for a better life for himself. His best friend Minde shares the same belief that strength and money are the keys to success in this tough, fast-changing world. But when Rimants meets Monika, a cultured middle-class girl, he discovers a new universe of books, music, and ideas that challenge everything he knows. A humorous, nostalgic, and vibrant coming-of-age story capturing the spirit, slang, and energy of 1990s Šiauliai, showing the awkwardness and struggles of a teenager growing up.
Cast & Crew
Cast & Crew
Director
Ignas Miškinis
Director
Ignas Miškinis
Director
Ignas Miškinis
Director
Ignas Miškinis
Producer
Lukas Trimonis
Producer
Lukas Trimonis
Producer
Lukas Trimonis
Producer
Lukas Trimonis
Cast
Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis, Digna Kulionytė, Vaidilė Juozaitytė, Irena Sikorskytė
Cast
Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis, Digna Kulionytė, Vaidilė Juozaitytė, Irena Sikorskytė
Cast
Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis, Digna Kulionytė, Vaidilė Juozaitytė, Irena Sikorskytė
Cast
Džiugas Grinys, Robertas Petraitis, Digna Kulionytė, Vaidilė Juozaitytė, Irena Sikorskytė
Co-producers
Esko Rips, Ilya Medovy, Andreas Kask
Co-producers
Esko Rips, Ilya Medovy, Andreas Kask
Co-producers
Esko Rips, Ilya Medovy, Andreas Kask
Co-producers
Esko Rips, Ilya Medovy, Andreas Kask
Scriptwriter
Eglė Vertelytė
Scriptwriter
Eglė Vertelytė
Scriptwriter
Eglė Vertelytė
Scriptwriter
Eglė Vertelytė
Editors
Danielius Kokanauskis
Editors
Danielius Kokanauskis
Editors
Danielius Kokanauskis
Editors
Danielius Kokanauskis
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Cinematographer
Narvydas Naujalis
Awards & Festivals
✶ Black Nights Film Festival - Best Baltic Film, November 2024, Estonia
✶ National film awards of Lithuania “Silver Crane”, June 2025, Lithuania: Best Film – Lukas Trimonis …
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✶ Black Nights Film Festival - Best Baltic Film, November 2024, Estonia
✶ National film awards of Lithuania “Silver Crane”, June 2025, Lithuania: Best Film – Lukas Trimonis …
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✶ Black Nights Film Festival - Best Baltic Film, November 2024, Estonia
✶ National film awards of Lithuania “Silver Crane”, June 2025, Lithuania: Best Film – Lukas Trimonis …
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✶ Black Nights Film Festival - Best Baltic Film, November 2024, Estonia
✶ National film awards of Lithuania “Silver Crane”, June 2025, Lithuania: Best Film – Lukas Trimonis …
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Released
2024
Released
2024
Released
2024
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Production
In Script, Nafta Films
Production
In Script, Nafta Films
Production
In Script, Nafta Films
IMDB rating
8.6
IMDB rating
8.6
IMDB rating
8.6
Run time
120 min
Run time
120 min
Run time
120 min
Audio
Lithuanian
Audio
Lithuanian
Audio
Lithuanian
Subtitles
English
Subtitles
English
Subtitles
English
Details
Released
2024
Released
2024
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Country of origin
Lithuania, Estonia
Production
In Script, Nafta Films
Production
In Script, Nafta Films
IMDB rating
8.6
IMDB rating
8.6
Run time
120 min
Run time
120 min
Audio
Lithuanian
Audio
Lithuanian
Subtitles
English
Subtitles
English
About the director — Ignas Miškinis, filmmaker behind The Southern Chronicles (Pietinia Kronikas)
About Director
Ignas Miškinis
Born in 1978 in Vilnius, Ignas Miškinis is one of the brightest representatives of the young generation of Lithuanian filmmakers.
A graduate of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (MA in Film and TV Directing, 2003), he made an impressive debut with the short “Easily and Sweetly” – a film that travelled the world from Rotterdam FF to Melbourne FF and sparked renewed attention to Lithuanian cinema.
His first feature, “Diringas” (2006), a bold low-budget drama, stirred both controversy and acclaim at home. Miškinis’ follow-up, the urban road movie “Low Lights” (2009), was co-produced with Germany and became a critical success, premiering at the Karlovy Vary IFF (East of the West competition) and winning Lithuania’s top national film award – the Silver Crane for Best Film of 2009. It went on to screen at over a dozen international festivals including Warsaw, Hamburg, Busan, Seville, Leeds, Brussels, and Cottbus.
His feature, “Kings’ Shift” (2016), continued his festival streak with screenings in Montreal, Braunschweig, Goa, and Duhok, among others.
Between films, Miškinis became one of Lithuania’s most sought-after commercial directors, recognised for his sharp visual style and precise storytelling.
Filmography
2024 - “The Southern Chronicles” feature, 120 min.
2016 – “Kings’ Shift”, feature, 102 min.
2009 – “Low Lights”, feature, 92 min …
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2024 - “The Southern Chronicles” feature, 120 min.
2016 – “Kings’ Shift”, feature, 102 min.
2009 – “Low Lights”, feature, 92 min …
See all
2024 - “The Southern Chronicles” feature, 120 min.
2016 – “Kings’ Shift”, feature, 102 min.
2009 – “Low Lights”, feature …
See all
About the director — Ignas Miškinis, filmmaker behind The Southern Chronicles (Pietinia Kronikas)
About Director
Ignas Miškinis
Born in 1978 in Vilnius, Ignas Miškinis is one of the brightest representatives of the young generation of Lithuanian filmmakers.
A graduate of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (MA in Film and TV Directing, 2003), he made an impressive debut with the short “Easily and Sweetly” – a film that travelled the world from Rotterdam FF to Melbourne FF and sparked renewed attention to Lithuanian cinema.
His first feature, “Diringas” (2006), a bold low-budget drama, stirred both controversy and acclaim at home. Miškinis’ follow-up, the urban road movie “Low Lights” (2009), was co-produced with Germany and became a critical success, premiering at the Karlovy Vary IFF (East of the West competition) and winning Lithuania’s top national film award – the Silver Crane for Best Film of 2009. It went on to screen at over a dozen international festivals including Warsaw, Hamburg, Busan, Seville, Leeds, Brussels, and Cottbus.
His feature, “Kings’ Shift” (2016), continued his festival streak with screenings in Montreal, Braunschweig, Goa, and Duhok, among others.
Between films, Miškinis became one of Lithuania’s most sought-after commercial directors, recognised for his sharp visual style and precise storytelling.
Filmography
2024 - “The Southern Chronicles” feature, 120 min.
2016 – “Kings’ Shift”, feature, 102 min.
2009 – “Low Lights”, feature, 92 min …
See all