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 […]

Casting director D. Survilaitė: “If I invite actors to castings, it means I believe in them”

Dalia Survilaitė is a casting director who has been working in the film industry for almost 20 years. During this period, she contributed to numerous projects of Lithuanian and foreign directors: TV series “Strange Things”, “Chernobyl”, “War and Peace”, “Blood Sex and Royalty”, films “The Summer of Sangailė”, “The Miracle”, “The 9th Step”, etc. According […]

DISCOVER VILNIUS SURROUNDINGS THROUGH THE EYES OF VESPER

“Vesper” – 2022 Sci-Fi film directed by Kristina Buozyte and Bruno Samper, producers: Asta Liukaityte, Daiva Varnaite-Jovaisiene, Alexis Perrin, Kristina Buozyte, film location managers: Liudvikas Jaskunas and Mindaugas Zabelskas. The film tells a story about hope that keeps you going even when the world seems to be falling apart. After the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, […]

Location manager A. Šidla: about the Siberian taiga in Nida, expectations from movie directors and popular filming locations

Aivaras Šidla is a location scout and manager, who has been working on Lithuanian and international projects (“Ashes in the Snow”, “Kompromat”, the TV series “Chernobyl”, “Forgotten Battle” and many more) for several years. According to A. Šidla, although finding suitable locations for filming often becomes a real challenge, with the help of creativity, it […]