FNE Warsaw AV Summit Country Profile: Lithuania
The opening of the Lithuanian Film Centre in 2012 reaped its first fruits in 2013, despite limited public funding available for domestic production.
American Series Filming in Lithuania
VILNIUS: The U.S. television network ABC is currently shooting an eight-part TV mini-series The Assets in Vilnius.
FNE at Connecting Cottbus 2013 Breathing into Marble
COTTBUS: Just a Moment, a young Lithuanian production company with international aspirations, joins forces with writer/director Giedre Beinoriute whose documentary Conversations on Serious Topics was selected as Lithuania’s 2013 Oscar…
FESTIVALS: Lithuanian Docs Premiere at Scanorama
VILNIUS: Four Lithuanian documentaries, including one Lithuanian/German coproduction, will have their premieres during the Scanorama film festival, which takes place 7- 24 November 2013 in four cities across Lithuania.
Gentlemen and Gangsters Shooting in Lithuania
VILNIUS: The 10m EUR Scandinavian feature film and mini-series Gentlemen and Gangsters based on Klas Östergren’s best-selling novels and directed by Mikael Marcimain, is scheduled to complete shooting (which began…
Eurimages Supports 20 Films
VILNIUS: The Eurimages Fund has announced support of 20 films following its 15-17 October 2013 meeting held in Vilnius. The films, including features, animation and documentaries, will share a total…
FNE at Jihlava IDFF Emerging Producers 2013: Dagne Vildziunaite
FNE interviews Lithuanian documentary producer Dagne Vildziunaite, selected to participate in the 2013 Emerging Producers workshop at the Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival.
FESTIVALS: Lithuania Fest Launches Baltic Program
VILNUS: The Vilnius IFF, moving to boost its focus on local work, has announced a new competition program for 2014, Baltic Gaze, which will screen films created in the Baltic…
Viramundo Launches TIDE Project in Lithuania
VILNIUS: Lithuania saw its first simultaneous VOD and cinema release on 20 June 2013 with Pierre Yves Borgeaud’s documentary about legendary Brazilian musician Gilberto Gil Viramundo presented as part of…
Lithuania Embraces Film Tax Incentive Scheme
VILNIUS: The Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania adopted the amendments to the Law of Corporate Income Tax on 13 June 2013, clearing the way for a film tax incentive…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian Sangaile in Preproduction
VILNIUS: Lithuanian production company Fralita Films is in preproduction with the feature film Sangaile directed by Alante Kavaite.
Lithuania to Investigate Sale of Cinema
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Minister of Culture Šarūnas Birutis has asked for an investigation into the September 2012 sale of a building that belonged to the company Lithuanian Cinema.
FNE at Cannes FF 2013: Lithuanian Films Party
Photos from the Lithuanian party at Cannes IFF 2013 are available in our Who is partying at gallery.
FNE Cannes Preview 2013: Lithuanian Films in Cannes
Lithuanian Film Centre Visit Us at in Cannes at Village International, Pantiero, Pavilion 221
Lithuanian Danish Escaping Sunshine Launches Crowdfunding Campaign
VILNIUS: Escaping Sunshine, a Danish-Lithuanian coproduction, has been selected to lead off the new Nordic crowdfunding platform Manymade. The campaign was launched on 8 May 2013.
Lithuanian Film Competes at Oberhausen
VILNIUS: The short film Aldona by Lithuanian video artist Emilija Škarnulytė is screening in the competition programme of the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, running through 7 May 2013.
Lithuanian Film Centre Gives Grants to Seven Films
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre approved 2,010,000 Litas in financial support for five feature films and two documentaries.
Lithuania on the way to change tax incentives scheme
VILNIUS: The Government of the Republic of Lithuania has approved the proposed changes to the Law on Corporate tax. The amended tax scheme would offer a tax relief to companies…
Vanishing Waves Leads Lithuanian Silver Crane Nominations
VILNIUS: Aurora / Wanishing Waves directed by Kristina Buožytė and produced by Ieva Norvilienė for Tremora production company received nine nominations for Lithuania’s national Silver Crane awards, including Best Film.
PRODUCTION: Non Present Time in Postproduction
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian feature film Non Present Time (Nesamasis laikas) directed by Mykolas Vildžiūnas is now in postproduction.
