The 30th Kino Pavasaris Announces Full Programme

VILNIUS: Films by Gints Zilbalodis, Saulė Bliuvaitė, Dea Kulumbegashvili and Bogdan Mureșanu have been selected for the Competition of the 30th Vilnius International Film Festival Kino Pavasaris, which will be…
14-02-2025

FNE at Berlinale 2025: Lithuanian Cinema in Berlin

Lithuania at the 75th Berlinale: Shooting Star Šarūnas Zenkevičius and more national film news - During this year’s Berlin Film Festival, the attention of Lithuania’s film community will turn to…
13-02-2025

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Arūnas Matelis in Production with Challenging Documentary G.H.1

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer/producer Arūnas Matelis is currently in production with his new long documentary G.H.1 / G.V.1, which he calls “a very, very challenging film”.
02-02-2025

Sony Pictures Television Series to Shoot in Lithuania

VILNIUS: TV series Star City directed by Nick Murphy and produced by Sony Pictures Television will start shooting in Vilnius at the beginning of February 2025.
02-02-2025

BOX OFFICE: Lithuanian BO Increased in 2024, Three Domestic Films in Top Ten

VILNIUS: Lithuanian gross box office was 23,534,512 EUR in 2024, higher by 9.86 percent than in 2023, while total admissions increased by 5.79 percent. The domestic doc Rowing across the…
30-01-2025

First Lithuanian Animated Series to Secure International Distribution

VILNIUS: The animated preschool TV series Stomp! Stomp! Rhinos! produced by Oak9 Entertainment is the first Lithuanian animated franchise acquired by a sales agent (Boat Rocker) for worldwide distribution.
29-01-2025

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Dovile Gasiunaite in Postproduction with Danka

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Dovile Gasiunaite is currently in postproduction with her feature film Danka, which is set to be released in 2025.
12-12-2024

German Christmas Film Shoots in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Christmas in Olympus / Weihnachten im Olymp directed by Katharina Schöde and Felix Fuchssteiner is currently shooting in Vilnius.
04-12-2024

Skalvija Cinema Centre in Vilnius Awarded at Europa Cinemas Network Conference

VILNIUS: The Best Young Audience Activity Award at the 23rd Europa Cinemas Network Conference (28 November - 1 December 2024) in Vilnius was presented to the Skalvija Cinema Centre in…
01-12-2024

Lithuanian/Latvian Drowning Dry Gets U.S. Distribution

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian/Latvian coproduction Drowning Dry / Sesės directed by Laurynas Bareiša will be released in the USA by Dekanalog in the spring of 2025. The film has been selected…
28-11-2024

First Europa Cinemas Network Conference to Be Held in Baltic Countries

VILNIUS: Lithuania’s capital city will host 500 guests at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Vilnius as the 23rd Europa Cinemas Network Conference will be held for the first time in…
26-11-2024

Lithuanian Film Centre Backs Anniversary of European Convention on Cinematographic Coproduction

STRASBOURG: Eurimages and the Lithuanian Film Centre, in association with the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO), celebrated the 30th anniversary of the entry into force of the European Convention on Cinematographic…
17-11-2024

ArtTech Forum Lithuania 2024 to Be Held in Vilnius

VILNIUS: The second edition of ArtTech Forum Lithuania, announced for 29 November 2024 at Cyber City Vilnius, will gather cultural leaders, innovators from the creative industries, technology specialists, and business…
14-11-2024

Vilnius Short Film Festival Becomes Qualifying Event for Academy Awards

VILNIUS: The Vilnius Short Film Festival has been included by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on its list of film festivals qualifying for Oscar consideration.
20-10-2024

Winners of 2024 Baltic Pitching Forum

VILNIUS: The 12th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF), which was held in Vilnius 8 – 11 October 2024, wrapped with the announcement of the winners.
13-10-2024

Lithuanian Director Eglé Razumaite Selected for 48th Rėsidence of Festival de Cannes

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Eglé Razumaite is among the six emerging film talents selected for the 48th Rėsidence du Festival de Cannes. Eglé Razumaite’s Ootid / Ootidė took part in the…
13-10-2024

The Animation and Video Game Festival BLON Celebrates 10th Edition in Style

KLAIPĖDA: The 10th edition of the Animation and Video Game Festival BLON, which will be held in the Lithuanian town of Klaipėda 12 – 15 September 2024, is promising a…
08-09-2024

Baltic Pitching Forum Welcomes 2024 Projects

VILNIUS: Twelve short film projects from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the guest country Croatia will take part in the 12th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF), which will be…
03-09-2024

PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Mantas Verbiejus in Production with Sand in Your Hair

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer Mantas Verbiejus is currently in production with his feature film Sand in Your Hair, whose development and production have been supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
31-08-2024

FNE Oscar Watch 2025: Lithuania Selects Drowning Dry as Oscar Candidate

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Laurynas Bareisa’s sophomore feature Drowning Dry / Sesės has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 97th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the…
22-08-2024