Lithuanian Domestic Film Market on the Rise

VILNIUS: Lithuanian film industry experienced some positive changes over the past five years, the biggest one being the increased popularity of domestic films. Although the domestic market share dropped from…
18-04-2016

GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production Grants for 2016

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed to 22 projects production grants for 2016 totalling 1,840,756 EUR.
07-04-2016

MEETING POINT – VILNIUS Announced Projects

VILNIUS: Twenty four projects from six countries will be presented during the Coming Soon session and Industry screenings at the 7th MEETING POINT – VILNIUS on 12-14 April 2016, during…
07-04-2016

US Film to Be Shot in Lithuania

VILNIUS: American producers Sriram Das and Steve Shapiro from Das Films are planning to shoot a feature film entirely in Vilnius. The shooting dates are not known yet.
25-02-2016

FESTIVALS: Vilnius IFF Announces Lineup

VILNIUS: Ten films will compete in the international competition New Europe – New Names of the 21th Vilnius International Film Festival which kicks off on 31 March 2016.
22-02-2016

US Cobbler Films in Lithuania

VILNIUS: The American film and TV production company Kaleidoscope Pictures is shooting the television film The Cobbler/Batsiuvys based on a story by Leo Tolstoy in Vilnius, Lithuania.
19-02-2016

FNE at Berlinale 2016: Lithuanian Film in Berlin

From 11 to 19 February meet the Lithuanian team at the European Film Market hosted at the Marriot hotel (Inge-Beisheim-Platz 1) during the 66th Berlin International Film Festival. At the…
14-02-2016

FESTIVALS: Vilnius IFF Kino Pavasaris Competition Announced

VILNIUS: The 21st Vilnius IFF, running 31 March – 14 April 2016, will screen 47 films in three competition sections.
09-02-2016

PRODUCTION: Ashes in the Snow Shooting in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Marius Markevičius began shooting the WWII drama Ashes in the Snow / Pelenai Sniege in Lithuania. The film is an American/Lithuanian coproduction based on the bestseller Between Shades of…
04-02-2016

Lithuania to Increase Cooperation with the Baltics States

VILNIUS: One of the main goals of the Lithuanian Film Centre in 2016 is to increase cooperation with the Baltic states. The centre is also launching a new programme to…
22-01-2016

British Series War and Peace Boosts Interest in Lithuania

VILNIUS: British miniseries War and Peace by Andrew Davies, which was partly shot in Lithuania, is expected to boost tourism in Lithuania, since its first part had 6.3 m viewers…
21-01-2016

PRODUCTION: TV Series Bordertown Wraps Filming in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Finnish production company Fisher King Production wraps shooting for the crime series Bordertown / Sorjonen in Lithuania on 15 January 2016.
14-01-2016

FNE Country Report 2015: Lithuania

The Lithuanian film industry had a number of successes in 2015 with films selected for major festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Sundance, and international productions flocking to the country…
15-12-2015

FNE at Scanorama: Lithuania Wins Scanorama New Baltic Cinema Short Film Competition

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian short Bridges (2015) by director Austėja Urbaitė won the best film prize in the New Baltic Cinema competition of the Scanorama film festival which concluded in Vilnius…
16-11-2015

Eurochannel Launches Lithuanian Month

VILNIUS: Eurochannel and the Lithuanian Film Centre have teamed up to present “Lithuanian Month” in November.
30-10-2015

FESTIVALS: Scanorama Announces Competition Titles

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian film festival Scanorama will show 14 short films in its competition section, New Baltic Cinema.
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PRODUCTION: Seneca’s Day in Postproduction

VILNIUS: Director Kristijonas Vildžiūnas is completing work on his fourth feature film Seneca’s Day / Senekos Diena‚ a journey into the past as a man tries to change his present.
12-10-2015

Interview with Philippe Ros about Digital Production Challenge II

VILNIUS: We spoke with Philippe Ros, one of the experts of Digital Production Challenge II about the benefits of this workshop and the importance of a training workshop on digital…
22-09-2015

Lithuanian and Polish Producers Sail towards the Baltics

VILNIUS / GDYNIA: Twelve film producers from Lithuania and Poland actively working in the area of international coproduction, embarked on one of the most beautiful sailing vessels Brabander on 12…
15-09-2015