The film "The Queen of England Stole My Parents" returned from the international film fair having attracted exclusive attention of representatives of international festivals

The news of a short film from , the creators of which were playfully handing out copies of their film along with handcuffs, spread at a lightning speed at the short film market held in . Producers of the film believe that unconventional film promotion methods will help to ensure the film's positions in international festivals as well as in newly emerging film distribution platforms.

This year, between 31 January and 8 February, short film makers and distributors from all over the world gathered in the French town of Clermont-Ferrand . The 36th consecutive Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival was held here, which, along with the film market which takes place for already 29 years, is named as one of the most significant events dedicated to short films in Europe .

Lithuanian cinema fans can rejoice that at the Lithuanian booth at this market, the best short films of the recent years from are presented for the second year in a row. Among them this year was the new short film by Ernestas Jankauskas, "The Queen of England Stole My Parents", which was represented at the fair by film producers Justinas Pocius and Jurgita Jutaitė.

The film "The Queen of England Stole My Parents", which tells the adventures of a little girl searching for her parents who emigrated, captured the attention of representatives of international festivals in an unusual way. Copies of the film for private viewing were distributed in USB media with toy handcuffs attached. Producers of the film jokingly promised the festival programmers to send the keys to the handcuffs only when the film is selected for the official programs of the festivals. Meanwhile, representatives of the festivals spared no praise to the playful and yet unseen way of advertising the film.