FNE Warsaw AV Summit Country Profile: Lithuania

The opening of the Lithuanian Film Centre in 2012 reaped its first fruits in 2013, despite limited public funding available for domestic production.
17-12-2013

American Series Filming in Lithuania

VILNIUS: The U.S. television network ABC is currently shooting an eight-part TV mini-series The Assets in Vilnius.
25-11-2013

FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013 Breathing into Marble

COTTBUS: Just a Moment, a young Lithuanian production company with international aspirations, joins forces with writer/director Giedre Beinoriute whose documentary Conversations on Serious Topics was selected as Lithuania’s 2013 Oscar…
08-11-2013

FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Docs Premiere at Scanorama

VILNIUS: Four Lithuanian documentaries, including one Lithuanian/German coproduction, will have their premieres during the Scanorama film festival, which takes place 7- 24 November 2013 in four cities across Lithuania.
05-11-2013

Gentlemen and Gangsters Shooting in Lithuania

VILNIUS: The 10m EUR Scandinavian feature film and mini-series Gentlemen and Gangsters based on Klas Östergren’s best-selling novels and directed by Mikael Marcimain, is scheduled to complete shooting (which began…
29-10-2013

Eurimages Supports 20 Films

VILNIUS: The Eurimages Fund has announced support of 20 films following its 15-17 October 2013 meeting held in Vilnius. The films, including features, animation and documentaries, will share a total…
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FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2013: Dagne Vildziunaite

FNE interviews Lithuanian documentary producer Dagne Vildziunaite, selected to participate in the 2013 Emerging Producers workshop at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
18-10-2013

FESTIVALS: Lithuania Fest Launches Baltic Program

VILNUS: The Vilnius IFF, moving to boost its focus on local work, has announced a new competition program for 2014, Baltic Gaze, which will screen films created in the Baltic…
22-08-2013

Viramundo Launches TIDE Project in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Lithuania saw its first simultaneous VOD and cinema release on 20 June 2013 with Pierre Yves Borgeaud’s documentary about legendary Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil Viramundo presented as part of…
26-06-2013

Lithuania Embraces Film Tax Incentive Scheme

VILNIUS: The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the amendments to the Law of Corporate Income Tax on 13 June 2013, clearing the way for a film tax incentive…
14-06-2013

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Sangaile in Preproduction

VILNIUS: Lithuanian production company Fralita Films is in preproduction with the feature film Sangaile directed by Alante Kavaite.
13-06-2013

Lithuania to Investigate Sale of Cinema

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis has asked for an investigation into the September 2012 sale of a building that belonged to the company Lithuanian Cinema.
10-06-2013

FNE at Cannes FF 2013: Lithuanian Films Party

Photos from the Lithuanian party at Cannes IFF 2013 are available in our Who is partying at gallery.
27-05-2013

FNE Cannes Preview 2013: Lithuanian Films in Cannes

Lithuanian Film Centre Visit Us at in Cannes at Village International, Pantiero, Pavilion 221
14-05-2013

Lithuanian Danish Escaping Sunshine Launches Crowdfunding Campaign

VILNIUS: Escaping Sunshine, a Danish-Lithuanian coproduction, has been selected to lead off the new Nordic crowdfunding platform Manymade. The campaign was launched on 8 May 2013.
10-05-2013

Lithuanian Film Competes at Oberhausen

VILNIUS: The short film Aldona by Lithuanian video artist Emilija Škarnulytė is screening in the competition programme of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, running through 7 May 2013.
07-05-2013

Lithuanian Film Centre Gives Grants to Seven Films

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre approved 2,010,000 Litas in financial support for five feature films and two documentaries.
29-04-2013

Lithuania on the way to change tax incentives scheme

VILNIUS: The Government of the Republic of Lithuania has approved the proposed changes to the Law on Corporate tax. The amended tax scheme would offer a tax relief to companies…
23-04-2013

Vanishing Waves Leads Lithuanian Silver Crane Nominations

VILNIUS: Aurora / Wanishing Waves directed by Kristina Buožytė and produced by Ieva Norvilienė for Tremora production company received nine nominations for Lithuania’s national Silver Crane awards, including Best Film.
16-04-2013

PRODUCTION: Non Present Time in Postproduction

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian feature film Non Present Time (Nesamasis laikas) directed by Mykolas Vildžiūnas is now in postproduction.
11-04-2013