Special Effects Makeup Artist M. Jacobsen: From Complex Wounds to Corpses and Creatures
Morten Jacobsen is a special effects makeup artist who has worked in the film industry since 1988. Over his career, he has contributed makeup effects to more than 250 films and TV series, including many Lars von Trier films, the Netflix series Dark, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Men & Chicken, and others. His […]
American Producer Steve Oster on Filming Star City in Vilnius: “I Was Impressed by the City’s Architectural Diversity”
Filming for the American TV series Star City recently wrapped up in Vilnius. A sequel to the popular series For All Mankind, the new production will take viewers into an alternate version of the space race. Following the completion of the shoot in Lithuania, we spoke with the show’s executive producer, Steve Oster, who spent […]
Cinematographer Laura Aliukonytė: “Creativity Lies Everywhere – Even in Choosing a Lens”
Cinematographer Laura Aliukonytė has worked on numerous Lithuanian and international films. But as she admits, breaking into what’s long been seen as a male-dominated field wasn’t easy. In a conversation with the Vilnius Film Office, Laura shares stories about her first film, life on set, and how Lithuania’s film industry is starting to change. How […]
Cinematographer Laura Aliukonytė: “Creativity Lies Everywhere – Even in Choosing a Lens”
Cinematographer Laura Aliukonytė has worked on numerous Lithuanian and international films. But as she admits, breaking into what’s long been seen as a male-dominated field wasn’t easy. In a conversation with the Vilnius Film Office, Laura shares stories about her first film, life on set, and how Lithuania’s film industry is starting to change. How […]
Set decorator Dovas Vyšniauskas: It’s important to remember that on set, you’re among living humans, not machines
Dovas Vyšniauskas is an artist and sculptor. In cinema, he makes decorations, sets, and props for films and TV series. He has worked on various projects, such as “Stranger Things”, “Clark”, “Young Wallander”, and many others. “In more than a decade on the cinema sets, the most remarkable change that I have noticed was the […]
Head of Actors Agency Lithuania D. Šimukauskas: One needs not only talent but also the ability to work in a team
“To put it simply, casting is a bit like putting people on shelves and classifying them according to certain criteria. And the criteria are very different”, – says actor, producer, and casting director Donatas Šimukauskas, head of “Actors Agency Lithuania”. He told Vilnius Film Office about what the job of a casting director involves, the […]
Head of the National Film School Vytautas Dambrauskas: “It is important not to pursue progress blindly, but to understand clearly who we are”
“A film school is the starting point and springboard from which the entire film industry leaps forward. I would like to see Lithuanian-language cinema gain ever stronger recognition globally,” says the head of the National Film School (KIMO), Assoc. Prof. Vytautas Dambrauskas. Students of the school, which opened its doors on the Lithuanian Academy of […]
A Lithuanian creator who worked on the films Jurassic World, Wonka, and Wicked: on the Emerald City and 9 million live tulips
A concept artist is a little-known, yet very important profession in the film industry. Vilius Petrauskas, who has worked on big-budget, world-famous films such as “Wonka” (2023), “Jurassic World” (2018), “Marvel”, and “Vesper”, can tell many interesting stories about this exotic job. One of his latest projects is “Wicked,” which is gaining more and more […]
When Passion for Diving Meets Cinema: What Does Underwater Filming Look Like?
Manvydas Klumbys is a diving instructor, producer, and founder of “Cinedive”, the first Lithuanian company that offers underwater and above-water film shooting services. His crew often works in extraordinary conditions: he’s had to dive to a depth of up to 40 meters, has captured several mock-drowning scenes, and routinely helps actors complete complex and nerve-racking […]
Film costume designer Monika Vėbraitė: “We often overlook how much our clothing reveals about us”
“Often, we ourselves don’t realize how much the clothes we wear say about us,” says film costume designer Monika Vėbraitė. Having worked on Lithuanian and international films such as Ronja, the Robber’s Daughter, The Tokyo Trial, Miracle, Nova Lituania, and more, she is certain: costumes in film can also tell a story. Monika Vėbraitė shares […]