Works in Progress Presented at Meeting Point – Vilnius 2024
VILNIUS: Eleven projects (eight feature films and three documentaries) are showcased at the Works in Progress session taking place during Meeting Point – Vilnius (MPV) on 25 March 2024.
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production Grants
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 4,514,130 EUR as production grants for six feature films, seven documentaries, five animated films and six minority coproductions.
Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum Reopens in Vilnius
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Theatre, Music and Cinema Museum reopened in Vilnius on 14 March 2024 after 16 years of reconstruction.
SMART7 Competition Announces Films Selected for Its 2nd Edition
VILNIUS: The SMART7 network has announced its selection of European films which will tour seven film festivals across Europe in 2024. SMART7 includes festivals from Poland (mbank New Horizons IFF),…
FESTIVALS: Kino Pavasaris 2024 Announces Lineup
VILNIUS: Excursion by Bosnian director Una Gunjak and In the Rearview by Polish director Maciek Hamela are among the ten titles selected for the International Competition of the 29th Vilnius…
PRODUCTION: Urtė Oettinger Preps Lithuanian Animation Series BFF
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian animation film director/writer/painter Urtė Oettinger is currently in preparation with her 26 episode x 11 minute comedy animation series BFF, whose production will start in the second…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Laurynas Bareisa in Postproduction with Drowning Dry
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer/cinematographer Laurynas Bareisa is currently in postproduction with his sophomore feature Drowning Dry (working title), which is a coproduction between Lithuania and Latvia.
PRODUCTION: Alexander Belinski and Agnė Dovydaitytė Shoot Lithuanian/German/Norwegian Doc Baltic UXO
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian directors Alexander Belinski and Agnė Dovydaitytė are currently in production with their documentary Baltic UXO. This Lithuanian/German/Norwegian coproduction is supported by the Lithuanian Film Centre.
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Director Giedrė Žickytė in Postproduction with Doc Both of Your Mothers
VILNIUS: Lithuanian director/writer/producer Giedrė Žickytė is currently in postproduction with her long documentary Both of Your Mothers, which is a Lithuanian/Estonian/Bulgarian coproduction.
ArtTech Forum Held in Vilnius
VILNIUS: An interesting ArtTech Forum was held in Vilnius on 8 December 2023, organised by ArtTech Agency in partnership with the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, the…
Lithuanian Producer Živilė Gallego in European Shooting Stars Jury 2024
BERLIN: Five experts including Lithuanian producer Živilė Gallego will pick the 10 European Shooting Stars 2024, who will be announced in mid-December 2023. The 27th edition of European Shooting Stars…
Lithuanian Producer Uljana Kim to Receive Eurimages International Co-production Award
VILNIUS: Uljana Kim, the first female producer in Lithuania, will receive the Eurimages International Co-production Award 2023 at the 36th European Film Awards’ gala in Berlin on 9 December 2023.
FESTIVALS: European Film Forum Scanorama 2023 Announces Winners
VILNIUS: Maryna Vroda’s Stepne won Best Film Award in the Feature Film Competition of the 21st European Film Forum Scanorama. The biggest autumn film event in Lithuania was held 9…
PRODUCTION: Jurgis Matulevičius Shoots Lithuanian/Polish/Czech/Taiwanese China Sea
VILNIUS. Lithuanian director Jurgis Matulevičius is currently shooting his sophomore feature China Sea / Kinų jūra. The film is a coproduction between Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic and Taiwan.
Winners of 11th Baltic Pitching Forum Announced
VILNIUS: The 11th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum has announced its winners after 12 projects from Baltic and Greek talents were pitched in front of two panels of international…
FNE Podcast: Ona Kotryna Dikavičiūtė and Eglė Maceinaitė: Film Programmers, Vilnius Documentary Film Festival
VILNIUS: FNE correspondent and film researcher Alexander Gabelia spoke to Ona Kotryna Dikavičiūtė and Eglė Maceinaitė, film programmers of the Vilnius Documentary Film Festival (VDFF), about the general goals and…
International Conference Personal Perspective and Essayistic Form in Non-Fiction Film and Art to Be Held in Vilnius
VILNIUS: An international scientific conference Personal Perspective and Essayistic Form in Non-Fiction Film and Art will take place at the film and media space Planeta in Vilnius on 22 and…
FNE Oscar Watch 2024: Lithuania Selects Slow as Oscar Candidate
VILNIUS: Marija Kavtaradze’s sophomore feature Slow has been selected as Lithuania’s candidate for the 96th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences award in the Best International Feature Film category.…
Baltic Pitching Forum 2023 Announces Selected Projects
VILNIUS: Twelve short film projects from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, alongside guest country Greece, have been selected for the 11th edition of the Baltic Pitching Forum (BPF), which will be…
FNE Film Meets Games: Q&A with Paulius Juočeris, Managing Director of Lithuanian Iron Cat
VILNIUS: FNE spoke to Paulius Juočeris, managing director of Iron Cat, about their current activities, as well as the state of the Lithuanian game development industry and its connections with…
