FNE Oscar Watch 2023: Lithuania Selects Pilgrims as Oscar Bid

VILNIUS: Laurynas Bareiša’s debut feature Pilgrims / Piligrimai has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 95th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature…
22-09-2022

Tenth Baltic Pitching Forum Announces Selected Projects

VILNIUS: Twelve projects have been selected for the 10th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum, set to take place in Vilnius 5 – 8 October 2022. The forum welcomes participants…
02-09-2022

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Ignas Miškinis Shoots Coming-of-Age Drama Southern Chronicles

VILNIUS. Lithuanian director Ignas Miškinis is in production with his coming-of-age drama Southern Chronicles / Pietinia kronikas. The film is produced by Lukas Trimonis through IN SCRIPT with support from…
19-08-2022

Lithuanian War Drama The Flood Won’t Come Hits Domestic Cinemas

VILNIUS. The war drama The Flood Won’t Come / Tvano nebus directed by Marat Sargsyan will be released in Lithuania by CinemaAds on 19 August 2022. The film was produced…
10-08-2022

GRANTS: Lithuanian Film Centre Announces Second Grants in 2022

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre distributed 514,250 EUR in its second batch of grants in 2022. Ten projects in production received 332,400 EUR and 11 projects in development received 181,850…
09-08-2022

Sky History Shoots The Royal Mob Doc Series in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Lithuania is the main location for Sky History 4x60-minute documentary series The Royal Mob directed by Fraser McDonald. The shooting in Lithuania is serviced by Baltic FilmServices and is…
26-07-2022

Lithuanian Sci-Fi Drama Vesper Announces Domestic Release

VILNIUS: The sci-fi drama Vesper by Lituanian director Kristina Buožytė and French director Bruno Samper will be released in Lithuania by Kino Pavasaris on 30 September 2022. Recently, the film…
20-07-2022

Days of Lithuanian Cinema Classics

KAUNAS: The Lithuanian Film Centre is organising the Days of Lithuanian Cinema Classics throughout the country on 3 - 4 August 2022. Among the films to be presented there is…
19-07-2022

Lithuania Allocates 126,000 EUR for Ukrainian Artists

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Council for Culture and the Lithuanian Film Centre have allocated 126,000 EUR as grants for Ukrainian artists who fled Ukraine.
11-07-2022

PRODUCTION: Successful Lithuanian Comedy Team Wrap Shooting New Film

VILNIUS: Lithuania‘s Dublis LT wrapped the shooting the romantic comedy Men's Dreams by Justinas Krisiūnas. The previous film by the same team of producers and director, Man for Money /…
04-07-2022

German TV Series Sisi Returns to Lithuania

VILNIUS: The second season of the German TV series Sisi is currently shooting in Lithuania, produced by Story House Pictures GmbH for RTL+ and serviced by the Lithuanian company UAB…
19-06-2022

Pilgrims Wins Best Film at Lithuanian National Silver Crane Film Awards

VILNIUS: Pilgrims by Laurynas Bareiša was awarded best feature film at the Lithuanian National Silver Crane Film Awards ceremony, which took place at the Palace of the Grand Dukes of…
07-06-2022

PRODUCTION: Netflix Paradise Filming in Lithuania

VILNIUS: The biggest project in Lithuania so far this year, the Netflix feature film Paradise, is currently being filmed in the Lithuanian capital city Vilnius.
30-05-2022

FNE at Cannes 2022: Lithuanian Director Vytautas Katkus Receives Critics' Week's Next Step Award

CANNES: Lithuanian director Vytautas Katkus has received the Cannes Critics' Week's Next Step Award for his project The Visitor in what is being hailed by many as a “Lithuanian New…
25-05-2022

Lithuanian Sci-fi Drama Vesper Racks Up International Sales

CANNES: Lithuanian sci-fi drama Vesper directed by Lithuania’s Kristina Buozyte and France’s Bruno Samper has racked up theatrical sales deals via Anglo-French outfit Anton.
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FNE at Cannes 2022: Lithuanian Cinema in Cannes

Lithuania at the Festival de Cannes – Exceptional Premieres and a Spotlight on the Film Industry
18-05-2022

PRODUCTION: TV Series Troll Farm Shoots in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Dansu Films has started filming the dramedy TV series Troll Farm / Trolių ferma directed by Ernestas Jankauskas in Lithuania. The project was the winner of the first edition…
11-05-2022

Cinephilia and Runner Lead Lithuanian Silver Crane Awards Nods

VILNIUS: Algimantas Puipa's Cinephilia and Andrius Blaževičus Runner have scored the most nominations,13 each, at the Lithuanian National Silver Crane film awards, which will be announced on 5 June 2022.…
06-05-2022

FESTIVALS: Vilnius Kino Pavasaris IFF 2022 Announces Winners

VILNIUS: The Serbian documentary Rampart directed by Marko Grba Singh has been awarded Best European Debut at the Vilnius Kino Pavasaris International Film Festival, which took place 24 March -…
04-04-2022

OBITUARY: Lithuanian Director Mantas Kvedaravičius

VILNIUS: Acclaimed Lithuanian documentary film director Mantas Kvedaravičius (45) has been killed in Mariupol, the very Ukrainian town which he documented in Mariupolis.
04-04-2022