Domestic Hits in Lithuanian Film Market

VILNIUS: Lithuania continues to hold the leading position in the region in terms of domestic films market share, which grew from 16.49% in 2013 to 23% in 2014. The top…
12-02-2015

FNE at Berlinale 2015: Lithuanian Film in Berlin

We welcome you at Lithuanian Films Stand 112, EFM Marriott Hotel. Here you can receive the newest information on Lithuanian films, film industry, Tax Incentives, shooting locations and more.
08-02-2015

PRODUCTION: Spanish director Daniela Féjerman's New Feature in Lithuania

VILNIUS: Spanish writer and director Daniela Féjerman is shooting her new feature The Wait/La Espera in Lithuania.
04-02-2015

Lithuanian Tax Incentive may Attract 15m EUR Film Production this Year

VILNIUS: The tax incentive for film production in Lithuania that came into force in January last year is already showing results, but a breakthrough is to be expected this year,…
03-02-2015

Lithuanian Director Wins Sundance's World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award

VILNIUS: Lithuanian director Alantė Kavaitė wins World Cinema Dramatic Directing Award at Sundance Film Festival for her film The Summer of Sangaile. It was the first Lithuanian film to vie…
03-02-2015

FESTIVALS: Vilnius IFF Announces Line Up

VILNIUS: Eight films will compete in the New Europe – New Names section of the 20th Kino Pavasaris International Film Festival, one of the biggest film events in Lithuania running…
12-01-2015

FNE Country Profile: Lithuania

The Lithuanian film industry noted several recent successes with films selected for major festivals that found favour at the local box office and with the announcement that 23-year old Lithuanian…
17-12-2014

Lithuania’s Aiste Dirziute Named EFP Shooting Star

Aiste Dirziute, star of The Summer of Sangaile directed by Alante Kavaite, has been selected as one of European Film Promotion’s 2015 Shooting Stars.
12-12-2014

PRODUCTION: Puipa in Postproduction with The Garden of Eden

TALLINN: Algimants Puipa has completed filming on the Lithuanian drama The Garden of Eden.
10-12-2014

Lithuanian Incentives Drive Film Industry

TALLINN: Lithuania will be measuring the success of the first year of its film incentives scheme, but Lithuanian Film Center director Roladas Kvietkauskus is already listing the benefits.
08-12-2014

FNE at Baltic Event 2014: Lithuanian Tax Incentives Soar

TALLINN: The new Lithuanian tax incentives scheme for films, introduced just 11 months ago, “is working quite well,” Lithuanian Film Centre project manager Kristina Vildziunaite said at a presentation taking…
27-11-2014

PRODUCTION: Do You Love Me in Postproduction

VILNIUS: Lina Lužytė, one of Lithuania‘s young generation of film directors, is working on her debut feature film Do You Love Me (Ar tu mane myli).
19-11-2014

FESTIVALS: Estonia Wins Scanorama New Baltic Cinema Short Film Competition

VILNIUS: Five Lithuanian shorts, eight Estonian shorts and two Latvian shorts competed in the New Baltic Cinema competition of the Scanorama film festival which opened on 14 November 2014.
18-11-2014

The Eichmann Show Wraps Filming in Lithuania

VILNIUS: The British Broadcasting Company BBC is completing production on the TV movie The Eichmann Show in Vilnius, Lithuania.
05-11-2014

FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Films Shine at Scanorama 2014

VILNIUS: Three Lithuanian films will have their premieres at the Scanorama European Film Festival which kicks off its four city tour in Vilnius on 6 November 2014 and runs through…
05-11-2014

Lithuanian Director Returns to Crowdfunding

VILNIUS: Young Lithuanian producer/director Romas Zabarauskas is turning to crowdfunding for his third film, You Can’t Escape Lithuania.
04-11-2014

FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month: Tomas Tengmark, Lithuania

FNE together with Europa Distribution is launching a new chapter of the Distributor of the Month section. This time we focus on new strategies in film distribution and the importance…
08-10-2014

PRODUCTION: The Man Who Knew 75 Languages in Production

VILNIUS: The Lithuanian/Polish/Norwgian docudrama The Man Who Knew 75 Languages from director Anne Magnussen and co-director Pawel Debski has gone into production.
13-08-2014

PRODUCTION: Gladiators. A Different World in Production

VILNIUS: Director Arūnas Matelis is in production with his feature length documentary Gladiators. A Different World/Gladiatoriai. Kita planeta, a Lithuanian, Italian, Belgian, Swiss, Irish, Northern Ireland/UK and Latvian coproduction.
05-08-2014

FNE IDF DocBloc: Interview with Andrius Stonys

Lithuanian filmmaker and Ex Oriente tutor Andrius Stonys speaks about the Ex Oriente workshop in Croatia.
18-07-2014