Prodiuserė Živilė Gallego: „Šiandien renkuosi ne tik filmo istoriją, bet ir režisierių“
„Man svarbu, ko ieško mano prodiusuojamo filmo herojai, tačiau šiandien renkuosi ne tik istoriją, bet ir režisierių. Sunku nuspėti, koks bus galutinis rezultatas, bet aš noriu džiaugtis procesu“, – teigia kino gamybos kompanijos „Fralita Films“ vadovė Živilė Gallego. Jos prodiusuotų filmų sąraše – gerai žinomos, gausiai apdovanotos juostos „Sangailės vasara“, „Emilija iš Laisvės alėjos“, „Per […]
“Inconvenient Films” program authors: “A good documentary can surpass any fiction”
Today, on October 8th, the documentary film festival “Nepatogus kinas“ (“Inconvenient Films”) celebrates its 18th birthday. As usual, in addition to 54 feature films, the program includes discussions, meetings, exhibitions, workshops, etc. “I believe that the content of a good documentary can surpass any fiction because reality is often even more unbelievable,” Judita Ragauskaitė, the […]
Cameraman and film director Eitvydas Doškus: “Coincidences in Documentaries Fascinate Me”
Eitvydas Doškus is a cameraman and film director who has contributed to many Lithuanian films, including “Peace to Us in Our Dreams”, “Twittering Soul”, “A Feature Film About Life“ and others. His documentary “Once Upon a Vilnius” received the “Silver Crane” national award in 2023. We talked with Doškus about the diversity of cinema, the […]
Film Editor Silvija Vilkaitė: This Job is All About Emotions and Empathy
Silvija Vilkaitė is a film editor who worked on many well-known Lithuanian films, such as “The Saint”, “Nova Lituania”, “How to Be A Human”, and “Slow”. According to Silvija, who was recently awarded the “Silver Crane” prize, the task of the film editor is much more than just preparing the final conversion of the raw […]
The Team Behind Lithuania’s Short Film at This Year’s Cannes Film Festival: It’s Hard to Make It Internationally, but Nothing Is Impossible
At the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival, the achievements of Lithuanian filmmakers will be showcased as well. The film “Ootid” by young director Eglė Razumaitė (produced by Lineta Lasiauskaitė) has been selected for the main competitive short film program. The film selected from more than 4 thousand films will compete for the prestigious “Short Film […]
Producer Ramojus Petrauskas: “The more complex and challenging the project is, the more I am interested”
Ramojus Petrauskas started working in television when he was only sixteen, eventually became the producer of MTV Baltics, and today he is successfully working in the advertising field. “The more complex and challenging the project is, the more I am interested,” Petrauskas says. His career has brought him over 400 commercials, a Cannes Lions Grand […]
Lithuanian artists who painted “The Peasants”: A separate story could be created about the behind-the-scenes of this film
At the 29th Vilnius International Film Festival the animated film “The Peasants” by directors DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman was presented to the Lithuanian audience. A group of professionals from the country’s cinema industry made a significant contribution to one of the most successful works by Polish filmmakers. In collaboration with artists from other countries, […]
Algirdas Ramaška, the CEO of “Kino Pavasaris” Film Festival: “People Watch Films, and We Watch People”
March 14th is fast approaching, and this is the day when the Vilnius City Film Festival “Kino Pavasaris” (“Cinema Spring”) begins. “People watch films, and we watch people,” says Algirdas Ramaška, the festival’s general manager, referring to the experience of seeing cinema’s teaming with filmgoers. Ramaška spoke to the Vilnius Film Office about one of […]
Editing director G. Urbonaitė: “It’s easier to feel a sense of community in the Lithuanian film industry”
Gabrielė Urbonaitė is a screenwriter, film director, and editing expert. She is currently working on two projects: a personal documentary and a debut full-length film, the shooting of which is scheduled to begin at the end of spring. The director graduated in the USA, studied in Boston and New York, but later chose to continue […]
Movie Set Make-Up Artist Rūta Padvelskytė: “My Work Is Wonderful, But It’s Definitely Not for Everyone”
Rūta Padvelskytė is a make-up artist who has worked on various foreign TV series and big screen films, such as “Catherine the Great”, “Chernobyl”, “Clark”, “Agent Hamilton”, “Lea”, “January” and many others. A true professional, Rūta has sometimes worked in extreme conditions, e.g. chilling -40 degrees, and now she admits that she can no longer […]