{"id":3586,"date":"2024-03-21T14:21:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salfass.org\/sportas\/?p=3586"},"modified":"2024-03-21T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T19:21:09","slug":"salfass-together-with-martynas-starkus-and-jonas-valanciunas-present-global-premiere-of-jonas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.salfass.org\/sportas\/salfass-together-with-martynas-starkus-and-jonas-valanciunas-present-global-premiere-of-jonas\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0160ALFASS, Together with Martynas Starkus and Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas, Present Global Premiere of JONAS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toronto, Canada \/\/ On Monday March 4th, \u0160ALFASS\/LAUNA organized the global premiere of the Martynas Starkus documentary film, JONAS<\/em>, depicting the life and career of Lithuanian star basketball player, Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 350 people were treated to the first public viewing of the new film, followed by a live Q&A session with the film\u2019s Director and Producer, Martynas Starkus, and the film\u2019s focal star, Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas, led by \u0160ALFASS president, Stasys Kuliavas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that the film’s premiere took place in Toronto was a deliberate choice, as it was to celebrate this event with the Toronto-Lithuanian community. According to the film’s director, Martynas Starkus, \u201cToronto is the city where Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas’ NBA career began, so it’s delightful to present this film here first and foremost to the Lithuanian community of Toronto, of which Jonas became a member upon his arrival in Canada and where he spent seven seasons with the Toronto Raptors.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Jonas was traded from the Raptors mid-season in 2019, this marked the first formal opportunity for him to reconnect with members of the Toronto-Lithuanian community, where he had spent seven seasons. The reunion was filled with catching up, taking photos, and enjoying each other’s company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other notable attendees at the premiere included Jonas\u2019 wife, Egle, several players and coaching staff from the New Orleans Pelicans, as well as Toronto Raptors Superfan, Nav Bhatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A big thank you to Martynas for choosing to partner with \u0160ALFASS for the film\u2019s premiere, and to Jonas and Egle for their participation. Thank you to the event\u2019s Gold Sponsor; Parama Credit Union, and to Silver sponsor; Resurrection Credit Union. Thank you to Vija Kuras for her event organization and design work, and to Daina Puteris and PhotoVisions for all photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For further information, please contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

info@salfass.org<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u0160ALFASS kartu su Martynu Starkumi ir Jonu Valan\u010di\u016bnu sureng\u0117 pasaulin\u0119 filmo JONAS premjer\u0105.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Torontas, Kanada \/\/ Kovo 4 d., pirmadien\u012f, \u0160ALFASS\/LAUNA sureng\u0117 Martyno Starkaus dokumentinio filmo JONAS<\/em> premjer\u0105. Filme pasakojama apie Lietuvos krep\u0161inio \u017evaig\u017ed\u0117s Jono Valan\u010di\u016bno gyvenim\u0105 ir karjer\u0105.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did\u017eiulio susidom\u0117jimo sulaukusiame renginyje dalyvavo beveik keturi \u0161imtai sve\u010di\u0173. Po filmo premjeros \u0160ALFASS prezidentas Stasys Kuliavas visus pakviet\u0117 \u012f diskusij\u0105, kurioje dalyvavo ne tik filmo JONAS<\/em> re\u017eisierius M. Starkus, bet ir pats J. Valan\u010di\u016bnas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tai, kad filmo premjera \u012fvyko Toronte, buvo s\u0105moningas pasirinkimas. Pasak filmo re\u017eisieriaus Martyno Starkaus, simboli\u0161ka tai, jog b\u016btent Torontas yra Jono Valan\u010di\u016bno NBA karjeros prad\u017eios miestas, tod\u0117l smagu \u0161\u012f film\u0105 pristatyti b\u016btent \u010dia ir pirmiausia Toronto lietuvi\u0173 bendruomenei, kurios nariu Jonas tapo vos atvyk\u0119s \u012f Kanad\u0105 ir \u010dia praleido septynis Toronto \u201cRaptors\u201d sezonus. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Po to kai 2019 m. sezono viduryje Jonas buvo i\u0161keistas i\u0161 Toronto \u201cRaptors\u201d komandos ir i\u0161vyko \u012f JAV, dokumentinio filmo premjera tapo puikia proga gr\u012f\u017eti \u012f Toront\u0105 ir praleisti laik\u0105 su \u010dia gyvenan\u010diais bi\u010diuliais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renginyje taip pat dalyvavo Jono \u017emona Egl\u0117 Valan\u010di\u016bnien\u0117, keli Naujojo Orleano “Pelicans” \u017eaid\u0117jai ir treneri\u0173 \u0161tabo nariai bei Toronto “Raptors” superfanas Nav Bhatia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u0117kojame filmo JONAS<\/em> re\u017eisieriui Martynui Starkui u\u017e tai, kad pasirinko partneryst\u0119 su \u0160ALFASS filmo premjerai, o Jonui ir Eglei Valan\u010di\u016bnams – u\u017e dalyvavim\u0105. D\u0117kojame renginio auksiniam r\u0117m\u0117jui kredito unijai “Parama” ir sidabriniam r\u0117m\u0117jui kredito unijai “RCU”. D\u0117kojame Vijai Kurienei u\u017e renginio organizavimo ir dizaino darbus, ir Daina Puterienei bei PhotoVisions u\u017e renginio fotografijas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D\u0117l papildomos informacijos kreipkit\u0117s \u012f:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

info@salfass.org<\/p>\n\n\n

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Toronto, Canada \/\/ On Monday March 4th, \u0160ALFASS\/LAUNA organized the global premiere of the Martynas Starkus documentary film, JONAS, depicting the life and career of Lithuanian star basketball player, Jonas Valan\u010di\u016bnas. More than 350 people were treated to the first public viewing of the new film, followed by a live Q&A session with the film\u2019s … <\/p>\n

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