Anniversary “Autumn Film Evenings”: Literature and Cinema Meet at Vilnius Town Hall
This October, stories inspired by Lithuanian literature will return to the big screen as Book + Cinema: Autumn Film Evenings, an initiative now celebrating its fifth year, welcomes audiences to Vilnius Town Hall for the first time. Over three evenings in October, audiences will have the opportunity to see the Lithuanian films Vortex, The Purple […]
Between Reality and Fiction: Set and Production Designer Emilija Einorytė on Creating Worlds for Films
In cinema, even the smallest detail can have a long story behind it – one the audience may never know. A three-centimetre worm may appear on screen for only a moment, yet take months of experimenting with moulds, resins and colours to create. Laboratory glassware for a science-fiction film may need to be custom-made by […]
Emilis Vėlyvis’ New Film “To Catch a Hawk”: Producer Daiva Varnaitė-Jovaišienė on the Human Side of Partisan Resistance and the Price of Freedom
Director Emilis Vėlyvis is currently shooting his new historical film “To Catch a Hawk”, set in post-war Lithuania during the period of armed partisan resistance. Yet the filmmakers are not interested solely in historical events or armed struggle. At the heart of the story are people – their choices, relationships, and the price they were […]
Films That Changed the History of Lithuanian Cinema: VESPER
Vilnius Film Office presents the documentary series “Films That Changed the History of Lithuanian Cinema”. Through conversations with directors, actors and those who witnessed the industry’s evolution first-hand, the series explores not only key moments from the past, but also the growth and maturation of Lithuania’s film industry over 35 years of independence – the […]
“Chasing Gold in the Dark”: Andrius Lekavičius on the World of Blind Athletes, Sound and the Search for a Cinematic Language
Director Andrius Lekavičius’ documentary Chasing Gold in the Dark was originally intended to follow the Lithuanian men’s goalball team on their journey to the Paris Paralympic Games and their fight for medals. But in documentary filmmaking, stories rarely follow a script written in advance. When the team failed to qualify for the Paralympic Games and […]
Three Film Tourism Tours in Vilnius on the Last Weekend of Summer
On the final weekend of summer, the Vilnius Film Office invites residents and visitors to discover the city through cinema. On 29–30 August, three free film tourism tours will reveal different faces of Vilnius on screen – from stories of Lithuanian cinema to Nordic crime dramas and the architecture of Socialist Realism and Brutalism. Participants […]
From “Stranger Things” to “Concrete Music”: Vytautas Riabovas on Locations That Shape Cinema
Some professions permanently change the way you see a city. For a location manager, a building is never just a building, an abandoned factory is not necessarily a ruin, and a place whose owner says, “You won’t find anything interesting here,” may turn out to be exactly what a film crew has been searching for […]
“Becoming” – From Vilnius to Kazakhstan: Co-producer Brigita Beniušytė on the Film’s Journey and Challenges
There are things in cinema that the audience is never supposed to notice. That actors travelled across several countries for just a few minutes on screen. That a single cancelled flight late at night could throw four days of work into disarray. That in a scene that looks like the height of summer, the actresses […]
A Story That Waited for Its Time: Director Ernestas Jankauskas on The Queen of England Stole My Parents, Where Imagination Becomes Stronger Than Reality
Some stories come to life quickly, while others patiently wait for the right moment. Director Ernestas Jankauskas’ family feature film The Queen of England Stole My Parents has been making its way to the big screen for more than a decade – from an award-winning short film that received the Lithuanian Silver Crane Award to […]
Vilnius Inspires a New British Crime Drama: The Creators of ‘An Impossible Way to Die’ on Filming in Lithuania
What makes a crime series stand out in a genre where it seems every story has already been told? Why are more international productions choosing Vilnius, with the city’s real location becoming not just backdrops, but an integral part of the story itself? We spoke with Amber Howorth, producer of the new six-part British crime […]