GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Grants for 2016

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 316,060 EUR in grants to 17 films in its 2016 grants round. The grants will go to 14 projects for preproduction, two films…
27-06-2016

EAVE Workshop Heads to Lithuania

VILNIUS: The second workshop of the EAVE Producers Workshop programme 2016 will take place in Druskininkai, Lithuania, 13-20 June 2016. The workshop, which is organised in partnership with the Lithuanian…
09-06-2016

Jack The Ripper filming in Lithuania

VILNIUS: German production company Pantaleon Pictures GmbH (producers Dan Maag, Matthias Schweighöfer, Marco Beckmann) and local coproducer Lithuanian Film Studioio are shooting the German TV film Jack The Ripper about…
07-06-2016

FNE at Silver Crane 2016: Bartas Film Takes Five Awards

VILNIUS: Sharunas Bartas‘ film Peace to Us in Our Dreams won awards in five categories, including Best Feature, Best Director, Best Cinematographer, Best Editing and Best Supporting Actress at the …
30-05-2016

FNE at Cannes 2016: Lithuanian Cinema in Cannes

Let's meet in 'Lithuanian Films' Pavilion No 219 at Cannes
15-05-2016

PRODUCTION: First Lithuanian/Brazilian Doc in Production

VILNIUS: The documentary El Padre Medico by director Vytautas Puidokas is in production. Principle photography began in March 2016 and will wrap in September.
13-05-2016

FNE Europa Cinemas: Cinema of the Month: Kauno Kino Centras Romuva, Lithuania

This month we speak with Monika Inčerytė, the acting director of Kauno Kino Centras Romuva, the oldest working cinema in Lithuania and a new member of Europa Cinemas.
11-05-2016

Pope Versus Hitler filming in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Castle Pictures of New York and local coproducer Baltic Film Services have started principle photography on the docudrama Pope Versus Hitler on locations around Vilnius for National Geographic.
06-05-2016

FNE at Cannes 2016: EFP Producer on the Move: Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė

VILNIUS: Lithuania’s European Film Promotion (EFP) Producer on the Move Dagnė Vildžiūnaitė is a graduate of EAVE 2012, Ex Oriente 2011 and EURODOC 2010, and she holds a B.A. in…
06-05-2016

FESTIVALS: I, Olga Hepnarova and Thirst Win Kino Pavasaris

VILNIUS: I, Olga Hepnarova, the debut feature by Petr Kazda and Tomáš Weinreb, and Thirst by Svetla Tsotsorkova, won Best Film ex-aequo in the New Europe – New Names Competition…
18-04-2016

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