Vilnius Short Film Festival Becomes Qualifying Event for Academy Awards

VILNIUS: The Vilnius Short Film Festival has been included by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on its list of film festivals qualifying for Oscar consideration.
20-10-2024

Winners of 2024 Baltic Pitching Forum

VILNIUS: The 12th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF), which was held in Vilnius 8 – 11 October 2024, wrapped with the announcement of the winners.
13-10-2024

Lithuanian Director Eglé Razumaite Selected for 48th Rėsidence of Festival de Cannes

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Eglé Razumaite is among the six emerging film talents selected for the 48th Rėsidence du Festival de Cannes. Eglé Razumaite’s Ootid / Ootidė took part in the…
13-10-2024

The Animation and Video Game Festival BLON Celebrates 10th Edition in Style

KLAIPĖDA: The 10th edition of the Animation and Video Game Festival BLON, which will be held in the Lithuanian town of Klaipėda 12 – 15 September 2024, is promising a…
08-09-2024

Baltic Pitching Forum Welcomes 2024 Projects

VILNIUS: Twelve short film projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the guest country Croatia will take part in the 12th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF), which will be…
03-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Mantas Verbiejus in Production with Sand in Your Hair

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer Mantas Verbiejus is currently in production with his feature film Sand in Your Hair, whose development and production have been supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
31-08-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Lithuania Selects Drowning Dry as Oscar Candidate

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Laurynas Bareisa’s sophomore feature Drowning Dry / Sesės has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
22-08-2024

Alpha Violet Picks up Lithuanian/Latvian Drowning Dry ahead of Locarno Premiere

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Laurynas Bareisa’s sophomore feature Drowning Dry has been acquired by the French sales agent Alpha Violet. The film will have its premiere in the International Competition of…
14-07-2024

Slow Wins Major Prizes at Lithuanian National Awards Silver Crane

VILNIUS: Marija Kavtaradze’s sophomore feature Slow / Tu man nieko neprimeni (Lithuania, Spain, Sweden) won six major awards out of 13 nominations at the 15th National Film Awards Silver Crane…
13-06-2024

Baltic Shorts Residency 2024 Announces Selected Participants

VILNIUS: Martynas Norvaišas (Lithuania), Jāzeps Podnieks (Latvia) and Alesja Suzdaltseva (Estonia) are the participants selected for the 6th edition of the Baltic Shorts Residency. The annual short film script development…
28-05-2024

FNE at Cannes 2024: Lithuanian Cinema in Cannes

New Voices from Lithuania at the 77th International Cannes Film Festival - This week marks the start of the 77th International Cannes Film Festival and the concurrent “Marché du Film”,…
16-05-2024

Nominations Announced for Lithuanian National Silver Crane Awards 2024

VILNIUS: Slow by Marija Kavtaraze, Five and a Half Love Stories in an Apartment in Vilnius, Lithuania / 5 ½ meilėsistorijosviename Vilniaus bute by Tomas Vengris, and Twittering Soul 3D…
14-05-2024

PRODUCTION: John Andreas Andersen in Postproduction with Norwegian/Lithuanian Drama N24

VILNIUS: Norwegian director/DoP John Andreas Andersen is currently in postproduction with his feature film N24, about the WW2 Resistance fighter Gunnar Sønsteby. The film is coproduced by the Lithuanian company…
07-05-2024

FESTIVALS: Winners of 2024 Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris

VILNIUS: The Polish/French/Ukrainian coproduction In the Rearview directed by Maciek Hamela was awarded Best Film in the International Competition of the 29th Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris, which was…
01-04-2024

Winners of Meeting Point – Vilnius 2024

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian project Toxic / Akiplėša directed by Saulė Bliuvaitė received the Lithuanian Film Centre Award in the Works in Progress segment of the Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV).…
27-03-2024

Works in Progress Presented at Meeting Point – Vilnius 2024

VILNIUS: Eleven projects (eight feature films and three documentaries) are showcased at the Works in Progress session taking place during Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV) on 25 March 2024.
24-03-2024

GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production Grants

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 4,514,130 EUR as production grants for six feature films, seven documentaries, five animated films and six minority coproductions.
21-03-2024

Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum Reopens in Vilnius

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum reopened in Vilnius on 14 March 2024 after 16 years of reconstruction.
18-03-2024

SMART7 Competition Announces Films Selected for Its 2nd Edition

VILNIUS: The SMART7 network has announced its selection of European films which will tour seven film festivals across Europe in 2024. SMART7 includes festivals from Poland (mbank New Horizons IFF),…
15-03-2024

FESTIVALS: Kino Pavasaris 2024 Announces Lineup

VILNIUS: Excursion by Bosnian director Una Gunjak and In the Rearview by Polish director Maciek Hamela are among the ten titles selected for the International Competition of the 29th Vilnius…
06-03-2024