See Vilnius by going on Netflix: 10 most popular films and TV series filmed in the capital
The name of Vilnius continuously echoes in the film industry, and the capital is noticed by the filmmakers from around the globe. In the list of films and TV series offered by the online television giant Netflix there are numerous detectives, dramas, comedies and even sci-fi films and series filmed in Vilnius. Vilnius Film Office […]
Production designer Liv Ask: I want to see how far I can go
Liv Ask is an award-winning production designer from Sweden, having worked on numerous feature films, TV series and commercials around the world, including Lithuania. “At the beginning of my career, I threw myself into deep water and quickly had to learn how to swim”, the production designer remembers, today counting several successful projects across different […]
In the biggest film studio in Lithuania – everything from filming underwater to the construction of nuclear reactors
The Film Studio, located 15 km from Vilnius city centre, can be called home by numerous filmmakers. Here scenes were shot for such Lithuanian and international projects like Chernobyl, Spotify, Vesper, Catherine the Great, commercials of Cartier and LEGO. More about studio’s daily life, most challenging projects, and future opportunities – in a conversation with […]
Vilnius on screen: the most popular locations among filmmakers
More and more frequently Vilnius is chosen by the filmmakers from around the world. Various places of the capital were seen by millions watching the series like Sisi, Stranger Things, Hilma, Young Wallander, Clark, Chernobyl. From the Writers Union to Lukiškės Prison – Vilnius Film Office presents seven places in the capital which attract the […]
Cinematographer Feliksas Abrukauskas: Not All Shots Have to be Beautiful
Feliksas Abrukauskas is a well-known cinematographer whose professional excellence has been recognized with the highest national awards. He contributed to such Lithuanian and foreign film projects as “Agent Hamilton”, “Chernobyl”, “War and Peace”, “Vesper”, “Cinephilia”, “The Generation of Evil”, etc. About the discovered world of cinema, connections with creative teams and influential films – in […]
Green screen – a beautiful cinematic deception, which gives birth to the most complex scenes
In almost 10 years of operation, numerous advertisements, TV series, music videos and films have been filmed in the Green Screen Studio. According to Vytautas Laucius who organizes filming in the studio, thanks to the green screen, this place had been transformed into factories, a stormy sea, and even a space station. How does the […]
Filmmaking through the eyes of IT prop team: server rooms, fax machines and “revived” mobile phones
Whom do filmmakers approach if they need to film a server room? How to make an old fax machine print the desired material? Where to look for technological devices’ props for films about the recent past? Answers to these questions should be sought at the company Galvotas, which has been in operation between the technology […]
Director of Trakų Vokė Mansion I. Šiušaitė: “Everything here is reminiscent of an elegant slow-motion film”
“Trakų Vokė Mansion is a place, where it is hard to be in a hurry – everything here is reminiscent of slow-motion film”, Director of the Mansion, Ieva Šiušaitė, begins the conversation. A unique architectural monument and the impressively kept garden here, recalls the times of Counts Tyszkiewicz and in the most recent decades attracts […]
Producer M. Razgutė: “If not for films, today I would not be the person I am”
Marija Razgutė is a film producer who has been present in the world of cinema for 15 years. Among many of her produced projects there are such films as Runner, Summer Survivors, Nova Lituania and the film that received particular attention at the Sundance Film festival – Slow. About her work as a producer, her […]
Analysis shows that more than 90% of the Lithuanian film industry is concentrated in Vilnius
The name of Vilnius is getting louder and louder in the international film industry. Millions of viewers around the globe of TV shows like Sisi, Stranger Things, Hilma, Young Wallander, Clark, Chernobyl and others, have already seen various places of the capital. A study commissioned by the Vilnius Film Office showed that the volume of […]