The virtual reality (VR) experience “Creation of the Worlds” continues its successful tour of festivals abroad. The project’s latest accolade was an award at the Anifilm 2026 International Animation Festival in the Czech Republic. Here, the Lithuanian work competed in the competition programme and wonthe title ofBest VR film.
The Creation of the Worlds Festival, which took place from 5 to 10 May, attracted a great deal of attention from international audiences and the jury. This is not the first success of this project in recent years, proving that the work of Mikolaj Konstantinas Čiurlionis, translated into modern technology, is well understood and appreciated worldwide.
Kristina Buožytė, the VR experience creator and director, doesn’t hide the fact that every award is very important for the team.
“Recognition is always gratifying. It shows that your work is appreciated and has reached a certain technical and qualitative level. It also means that the work can stand firmly alongside other European works and be selected among the finalists of the festival”, says Buožytė.
The project is not only distinctive in its visual solutions, but also in its technical execution, which required a lot of time and effort.
“It was a great responsibility to create this project, because M. K. Čiurlionis is a great asset of Lithuanian culture. It is also interesting that the emotions of the audience are almost the same no matter where we show this experience. We have presented it to very different audiences – in Japan, in China, in Europe, in America – and everywhere people’s emotions were very similar. It is great to see that after the experience, foreigners are starting to take an interest in M.K. Čiurlionis,” says Vitalijus Žukas, the creator of the experience.
“The Creation of the Worlds continues its journey around the world, inviting foreign audiences to discover the work of M. K. Čiurlionis and Lithuanian art through a virtual reality experience.
In Lithuania, this VR journey can be seen in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Druskininkai and Utena. The project also travels #PoLietuvą, giving the opportunity to see the experience not only in big cities, but also to regional audiences.
