02-12-2017

Animation Industry Profile LITHUANIA

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    Courtesy of Creative Europe Desk LITHUANIA

    OFFICIAL NAME OF COUNTRYLithuania (LT)
    FILM SUPPORTING INSTITUTIONS
    OFFICIAL NAMELithuanian Film Centre
    ADDRESSZ. Sierakausko str. 15, Vilnius
    WEBPAGEwww.lkc.lt/en/
    CHIEF EXECUTIVERolandas Kvietkauskas
    PUBLIC FUNDING AVAILABLE IN EUROS4 619 000
    PERCENTAGE OF PUBLIC FUNDING DEDICATED TO ANIMATION6%
    AVERAGE PRODUCTION BUDGET IN €:
    - FOR SHORT ANIMATED FILM~10 000 Eur per min. 2017 m. AVERAGE PRODUCTION BUDGET - 86610, if 2013-17 - 137283 eur.
    - FOR FEATURE ANIMATED FILMN/A
    - FOR EPISODE OF ANIMATED TV SERIESN/A
    TAX INCENTIVESYES
    TAX INCENTIVES PERCENTAGE20
    REGIONAL FUNDS FOR ANIMATIONNO
    AVAILABLE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ANIMATED FILM PROFESSIONALSYES
    NATIONAL TV BROADCASTER
    OFFICIAL NAMELithuanian National Radio and Television (LRT)
    ADDRESSS.Konarskio 49, LT-03123 Vilnius, Lithuania
    WEBPAGEhttp://www.lrt.lt/en/news_in_english 
    COMMISSIONING EDITOR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANIMATIONMrs. Junita Budvytiene
    Head of TV Acquisition;
    Mr. Viktoras Snarskis
    TV Programming Director ;
     Lolita Bytautaitė, producer.
    FUNDING DEDICATED TO ACQUISITION OF  ANIMATED CONTENT FROM CEE COUNTRIES IN THE LAST 5 YEARSNO INFO but does „pre-buy“ / „Letter  of Commitment“,
    FUNDING DEDICATED TO PRODUCTION OF LOCAL ANIMATED CONTENT IN THE LAST 5 YEARS0
    NUMBER OF MINUTES PRODUCED IN THE LAST 5 YEARS0
    2013 m.  173 hours of animation screened;
    2014 m.  262 hours of animation screened
    2017 m.  289 hours of animation screened.
    DISTRIBUTION INFO
    ADMISSIONS IN CINEMAS IN 20163668370
    NUMBER OF SCREENS79
    AVERAGE TICKET PRICE IN EUROS4,83
    INTERNET PENETRATION RATE77.2 %
    PRODUCTION INFO
    NUMBER OF FEATURE ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS1
    - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS0
    - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS1
    - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS0
    NUMBER OF SHORT ANIMATED FILMS PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARS11 produced with the support of LFC (more independant)
    - NUMBER OF 100% NATIONAL FILMS11
    - NUMBER OF MINORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS1
    - NUMBER OF MAJORITY CO-PRODUCTIONS10
    NUMBER OF TV SERIES EPISODES PRODUCED IN PAST 5 YEARS0
    EDUCATION
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION SCHOOLSVilnius Academy of Arts; VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY; VILNIUS COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGIES AND DESIGN
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION COMPANIES24
    ASSOCIATION OF ANIMATED FILMLithuanian Animation Association (Agnė Adomėnė); ASIFA Lithuania- International Animated Film Association (Valentas Aškinis)
    - OFFICIAL NAME
    - WEBPAGE
    - CHIEF EXECUTIVE
    ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS
    NUMBER OF ANIMATION FILM FESTIVALS2
    WEBPAGES OF FESTIVALSBlon | Animation and Video games festival - blon.lt ; International Animated Film Festival "Tindirindis" www.tindirindis.lt
    TRADITION OF ANIMATION AND HISTORY
    SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORY OF ANIMATION IN MAXIMUM 500 CHARACTERS (for example main awards and authors, important milestones, trends...)he 1909 experiments of independent film pioneers mark the beginning of the Lithuanian animation. The first animators had innovative ideas and various techniques. Mostly self-taught, working with a team of enthusiasts they interpreted film making via their own personal experience. In the beginning of the Soviet era, amateur Lithuanian animation was replaced with a more professional approach and a new generation of animators emerged. Some filmmakers graduated from various Russian film schools, others attended animators’ courses in Lithuania. These animation films were usually produced using a classical hand draw technique, though not exclusively. Since the beginning of Lithuanian animation, there is at least one significant amateur animator with an outstanding film style. The collapse of the USSR resulted in a cut of funding from Moscow. As a result classical animation encountered great difficulties. Fewer animations were produced and the quality suffered. Filmmakers started looking for cheaper, more diverse film techniques.  (https://mubi.com/lists/lithuanian-animation)

    „Golden Horse” is the second Lithuanian feature-length animated film that premiered in 2014. It is a co-production with Lithuania,Latvia, Luxembourg and Denmark and directed by Valentas Aškinis and Reinis Kalnaellis in 2015 the animation and video games festival Beautiful Land of Nevermind (BLON) took place for the first time.  Lithuanian animation was featured in several important international events. At the Fredrikstad Animation Festival in Norway, the filmmaker Ilja Bereznickas received an award for lifetime achievements and contribution to the animation of Nordic and Baltic countries. The Lithuanian Animation Association represented national industry at the Visegrad Animation Forum, and the meeting for international cooperation showcasing Poland and Baltic countries organised by the German Producers Alliance.

    2016, Lithuanian animation enjoys two international co-production premieres: the short film 3D animation film Junction, co-produced by Lithuania, Canada and Australia; and the short stop-motion puppet film Downfall. The best Lithuanian animation features at a number of European film festivals.