Vilnius Film Festival-Kino Pavasaris To Take Place Despite Cancellation of Industry Event Meeting Point Vilnius

VILNIUS: Meeting Point Vilnius, which was scheduled to take place 30 March – 1 April 2020 has been cancelled to protect the safety of participants amid coronavirus threat. However, the…
10-03-2020

GRANTS: Lithuanian Film Centre Announces First Production Grants for 2020

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre distributed 2,681,096 EUR among 48 film projects in the first session of production and development grants contest for 2020.
09-03-2020

FNE at Berlinale 2020: Lithuanian Film in Berlin

Lithuania celebrates 10-year anniversary at EFM - Lithuanian Film Centre will once again represent Lithuanian Cinema at Berlin International Film Festival and European Film Market with 6 films in screens…
23-02-2020

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Romas Zabarauskas Completes The Lawyer

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Romas Zabarauskas has completed postproduction on his third feature film, the gay romantic drama The Lawyer / Advokatas, which was shot on location in Vilnius and Belgrade.…
14-02-2020

CAT&Docs Picks Up Ukrainian/Lithuanian Doc The Earth Is Blue As An Orange

VILNIUS: The documentary The Earth Is Blue as an Orange by Iryna Tsilyk, which received the Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, has been picked…
05-02-2020

FNE Market Analysis 2019: LITHUANIA

VILNIUS: It was another great year for Lithuanian cinema, which continued to garner international attention. World premieres of Lithuanian films took place at internationally acclaimed festivals, including Cannes, Busan, Hot…
05-02-2020

BOX OFFICE: Great Year at the Box Office for Lithuanian Films

VILNIUS: The comedy Fake Millionaire / Pats Sau Milijonierius from Lithuanian writer/director Tadas Vidmantas was the most profitable Lithuanian film at the box office in Lithuania in 2019. The film,…
27-01-2020

Stranger Things Season 4 To Be Shot in Lithuania

VILNIUS: The fourth season of the Netflix drama Stranger Things starring Winona Ryder will be shot in Vilnius with Baltic Film Services servicing.
16-01-2020

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Andrius Blaževičius in Postproduction with Paralysis

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Andrius Blaževičius is in postproduction with his second feature film Paralysis / Paralyžius. Principle photography in Lithuania started on 15 July 2019 and wrapped on 25 August…
22-11-2019

FESTIVALS: Denmark Wins Scanorama New Baltic Cinema Short Film Competition

VILNIUS: This year the European Film Forum Scanorama, which took place in Vilnius 7 - 17 November 2019, extended its competition programme to cover the whole Baltic sea region. A…
18-11-2019

Lithuanian Comedy Opens in Top Spot

VILNIUS: Fake Millionaire / Pats Sau Milijonierius from Lithuanian writer/director Tadas Vidmantas had a strong opening weekend in Lithuania, taking in 311,000 USD / 280,000 EUR since its opening on…
24-10-2019

FNE at Ji.hlava IDFF 2019: Emerging Producer Giedrė Burokaitė, Lithuania

VILNIUS: Giedrė Burokaitė from Meno Avilys has been selected to participate in the 2020 Emerging Producers programme for documentary film producers, which kicks off at the 23rd edition of the…
15-10-2019

Miniseries Catherine the Great Benefits from Lithuanian Film Incentives

VILNIUS: The miniseries Catherine the Great / Jekaterina didžioji is one of the most high profile examples of productions filmed in Lituania partly because of its film incentives. The film…
11-10-2019

FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Other Side of Silence Competes at Riga IFF

VILNIUS: One of the most famous Lithuanian film directors, Algimantas Puipa will show his new drama Other Side of Silence / Kita tylos pusė in the Baltic Sea Region competition…
03-10-2019

SOFA Workshop in Vilnius

VILNIUS: Five participants from Lithuania, Hungary, Greece and Israel have been selected for the second workshop organised by SOFA – School of Film Advancement in Vilnius from 17 to 21…
19-09-2019

FNE Oscar Watch 2020: Lithuania Selects Bridges of Time as Oscar Candidate

VILNIUS: The documentary Bridges of Time / Laiko tiltai by Kristine Briede and Audrius Stonys has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 92nd Academy of Motion Picture Arts and…
16-09-2019

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Cinema Centre Garsas, Panevėžys, Lithuania

This month we speak with Genė Pučinskienė, the manager of Cinema Centre Garsas / Kino Center Garsas since 1992.
05-09-2019

PRODUCTION: Netflix Original Series Young Wallander Filming in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Young Wallander, a new Netflix original series based on Henning Mankell's best-selling Kurt Wallander novels, is shooting in Vilnius from 24 August 2019. Lithuania‘s Ahil is providing services. The…
28-08-2019

Lithuanian Films Score Big With International Audiences

VILNIUS: The number of Lithuanian films being distributed and screened internationally has made big gains in recent years according to information just released by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
29-07-2019

PRODUCTION: Ukrainian/Lithuanian The Earth is Blue as an Orange in Production

VILNIUS: The creative documentary The Earth is Blue as an Orange by Iryna Tsylik is currently in production. The film is a coproduction between the Ukrainian company Albatros Communicos and…
10-07-2019