Finns Fund Lithuanian Film
The Finnish Film Foundation announced 150,000 euros in grant support for the Finnish/Lithuanian coproduction Santa co-produced by Lithuanian company ArtBox (www.artbox.lt).
Lithuania Awaits New Film Law
JIHLAVA: Lithuanian filmmakers are hopeful that a new film law will finally establish a national film center and provide guaranteed financial support for the domestic film industry. Parliamentary discussions begin…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian documentary Zone in Postproduction
The Lithuanian documentary film Zone (Nebalta drobė) directed by Jurga Naraškevičiūtė is now in postproduction.
Lithuanian documentary Zone in Postproduction
The Lithuanian documentary film Zone (Nebalta drobė) directed by Jurga Naraškevičiūtė is now in postproduction.
PRODUCTION: Siberian Education filming in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Italian director Gabriele Salvatores is shooting English language feature film Siberian Education (Educazione Siberiana) in Vilnius, Lithuania. The film is a coproduction between Italian film company Cattleya S.r.l. (http://www.cattleya.it/home/)…
FNE at KVIFF: Tremora Reveals Production Plans
KARLOVY VARY: Lithuanian producer Ieva Norviliene of the production company Tremora (www.tremora.com) told FNE that she has one film in postproduction and four more films in development for production over…
Siberian Education to Shoot in Lithuania
John Malkovich is set to star in Siberian Education which is scheduled to begin filming in Lithuania at the end of August.
Lithuania to Open Vilnius Film Office
The mayor of Vilnius, Artūras Zuokas, met with the head of the Independent Producers Association (NPA) Rasa Miškinytė, the NPA and the representatives of the Lithuanian film industry to discus…
FNE at DISCOP Budapest 2011: Lithuania
VILNIUS: Lithuanian television survived the onslaught of foreign programming beginning in the 1990‘s and is pulling out of the financial crisis of 2009. The result is a return to domestic…
Vildžiūnas Wins Top Lithuanian Awards
VILNIUS: Kristijonas Vildžiūnas won the best director and best film awards for the Lithuanian-Polish-German coproduction Back To Your Arms (www.kaiapkabinsiutave.lt) at the Lithuanian Film and TV industry's Silver Crane Awards…
Obituary: Lithuanian Director Marijonas Giedrys
VILNIUS: Lithuanian feature film and documentary director Marijonas Giedrys has died at age 78. His death came after a long illness, according to the Lithuanian Filmmakers Union.
FNE at Cannes IFF 2011: Lithuanians make Cannes debut
CANNES: Lithuania has made its Cannes IFF debut with its first-ever market stand organized by the newly restructured Lithuanian Independent Producers Association. The stand provided an umbrella for 18 Lithuanian…
FESTIVALS: Kaunas Partners with NISI MASA
The Kaunas International Film Festival ( www.kinofestivalis.lt) announced that it has become the official representative of the European network of film associations NISI MASA in Lithuania.
Lithuania Announces 2011 Grants
Lithuania has announced LTL 4,166,000 in grants for films in 2011, including LTL 1,071,000 for documentaries, animation films, and development funding for feature films.
Lithuanian Producers Promote Film Tax Incentive
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Producers Association is planning to discuss a tax incentives scheme for the film industry with government representatives, according to local reports.
Kaunas Announces Plans for New Film Studio
KAUNAS: The Kaunas City Municipality (www.kaunas.lt) has approved the establishment a new film studio in Kaunas. The founders of the public institution will be the city municipality, businessman Edvinas Bindokas…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Co-production Blood in the Snow Wraps Shoot
VILNIUS: The Spanish-Lithuanian co-production Blood in the Snow (Sangre en la nieve) from director Gerardo Herrero will complete filming by 15 April 2011.
Greičius Receives Lithuanian Cinematographers Award
VILNIUS: Cinematographer Ramūnas Greičius has received the annual Lithuanian Cinematographers award "The Oak" (www.azuolai.lt) for the short feature film Our Father (Tėve mūsų, director Marius Ivaškevičius). The ceremony was organized…
FESTIVALS: Romania's Outbound Wins Vilnius Festival
Outbound" (Periferic) by Romanian director Bogdan George Apetri was announced the winner of competition programme „New Europe - new names" at the closing ceremony of the 16th Vilnius international film…
PRODUCTION: Narcissus in Production
VILNIUS: Young Lithuanian film director Dovilė Gasiūnaitė is working on her first feature film, Narcissus, a modern-day version of the ancient Greek myth.
