PRODUCTION: Marija Kavtaradzė Shoots Summer Survivors
VILNIUS: Marija Kavtaradzė, one of the most promising young Lithuanian directors and scriptwriters, will start shooting her debut feature Summer Survivors / Vasara on 24 August 2017.
PRODUCTION: Raimundas Banionis Returns to Film with The Purple Fog
VILNIUS: Acclaimed film, theatre and TV director Raimundas Banionis is returning to film directing after 25 years with The Purple Fog / Purpurinis rūkas. This historical drama is currently in…
Lithuania Starts First Minority Coproductions with Georgia and Cyprus
VILNIUS: Lithuanian Film Centre distributed 811,701 EUR to 21 film projects in production and preproduction, including five minority coproductions with France, Italy, Russia and for the first time with Georgia…
PRODUCTION: Creative Doc Greimas. The System of Bolts in Production
VILNIUS: A creative documentary by director Saulius Beržinis, Greimas. The System of Bolts / Greimas. Varžtų sistema is in production. Principle photography began in April 2017 and will wrap in…
The Saint is Blessed with Six Silver Crane Awards
VILNIUS: Andrius Blaževičius‘ feature film The Saint / Šventasis dominated the Lithuanian Film and TV Silver Crane Awards,winning in six categories. The film took the Best Feature, Best Director, Best…
FNE Europa Distribution: Distributor of the Month, Kino Pasaka, Lithuania
FNE and Europa Distribution are launching a new chapter in our Distributor of the Month section. In the coming months we will talk with European distributors about their lineup, their…
PRODUCTION: Feature documentary The L-Team in Production
VILNIUS: A partially animated feature documentary The L-Team / L-Komanda by director Andrius Lekavicius is in production. Principle photography in Lithuania began on 15 May 2017 and will wrap at…
PRODUCTION: Creative Documentary The Jump Completes Production
VILNIUS: The Jump / Šuolis, a creative documentary by director Giedrė Žickytė, is nearing the end of its production phase. Principle photography began in December 2015 in the USA and…
FNE at Cannes 2017: Lithuanian Cinema in Cannes
Lithuania welcomes you at Pavilion NO.219, Village International Pantiero
FNE at Vilnius Meeting Point 2017: The Horizons
VILNIUS: The Serbian film The Horizons / Horizonti, Svetislav Dragomirović’s debut feature, is expected to complete postproduction in July 2017. The film was presented at the “Coming Soon New Talents”…
FNE at Vilnius Meeting Point 2017: To Be Continued
VILNIUS: Legendary Latvian helmer Ivars Seleckis is close to completing production on the documentary To Be Continued / Turpinajums. The project was presented at the “Coming Soon from Baltics” pitching…
PRODUCTION: Creative Documentary Hello, Dear Granny! in Postproduction
VILNIUS: A Lithuanian/German documentary coproduction Hello, Dear Granny!/ Liebe Oma, Guten Tag! directed by two sisters, Jūratė Samulionytė and Vilma Samulionytė, is in postproduction. The release is planned for November…
PRODUCTION: Lithuanian/Latvian Creative Documentary Baltic New Wave
VILNIUS: The prominent Lithuanian documentarian Audrius Stonys is in production with Baltic New Wave, working together with Latvian director Kristine Briede. Their new film about Baltic documentary filmmakers from the…
FNE at Vilnius: The Last Family Wins Kino Pavasaris
VILNIUS: The Last Family, the debut feature by Jan P. Matuszyński, won Best Film in the New Europe – New Names Competition of the 22nd Vilnius International Film Festival Kino…
Meeting Point – Vilnius Presents 25 Projects
VILNIUS: A total of 25 film projects from 21 countries are being presented at the 8th international film industry event Meeting Point – Vilnius, taking place on 5 April 2017.
PRODUCTION: Mantas Kvedaravičius Shoots Stasis
VILNIUS: Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius is currently shooting his debut feature, the psychological drama Stasis, which is a coproduction between Lithuania, the Ukraine and France. Shooting takes place in the…
GRANTS: Lithuania Announces Production and Preproduction Grants for 2017
VILNIUS: The Lithuanian Film Centre has distributed 2,010,200 EUR as production and preproduction grants for 2017. New projects from Laila Pakalnina, Sergei Loznitsa, Inara Kolmane and Krzysztof Zanussi received grants.
LITHUANIA: Country Report 2016
Lithuanian film industry was well in 2016 with films selected for major festivals such as IDFA, Berlin, Busan, Karlovy Vary, Visions du Réel, and international productions flocking in after the…
FNE at Berlinale 2017: Lithuanian Film in Berlin
Lithuania is hosting a stand at the European Film Market, an international film industry event that takes place during the Berlin International Film Festival and opens on 9 February 2017.
FESTIVALS: Vilnius 2017 Competition Announced
VILNIUS: Films from Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Baltic region will be screened in the New Europe – New Names, Baltic Gaze and Short Films competition programmes…
