25th Vilnius IFF Goes Digital
Vilnius IFF is adapting to the latest measures enacted by the Lithuanian government to combat the spread of coronavirus, including the cancellation of all public events. The festival will take place March 19–April 2 as scheduled, with more than half of its programme moving to streaming platforms, making Vilnius IFF the first digital festival in […]
The Lithuanian Government Allocates Funding to Support Film Industry
In response to COVID-19 virus, the Lithuanian Government has allocated additional resources of 2 m EUR to the Lithuanian film sector to support cinemas, new productions, distribution, individual filmmakers, TV and audiovisual content. The measure is implemented by the Lithuanian Film Centre, which is analysing the current situation in the film industry. The decision on […]
Inside the Cinematic City Where Netflix’s Young Wallander Was Filmed
The Lithuanian capital of Vilnius has just collected another significant film title under its belt. Young Wallander, a new Netflix original series based on Henning Mankell’s best-selling novels about detective Kurt Wallander, came to life in, among other locations, Šeškinė—a residential neighborhood turned into the Swedish city of Malmö. According to the producers, Vilnius has […]
Lithuanian tax incentives for film production successfully raised to 30%
Lithuanian parliament has approved a boost to the country’s film production tax incentive, increasing it from 20% to 30%. The new level will take effect from January 1, 2019 and the legislation has been renewed for the next five-year period. Country‘s filming profile has been rising in recent years, with high-profile, big-budget. dramas. Lithuania has […]
Lithuanian 30% Tax Incentive Scheme is Now Active
The Lithuanian Film Centre (LFC) announces that the upgraded Lithuanian 30% Tax Incentive scheme is now active. The incentive came into effect in January 2014 as a new policy measure to foster local and foreign film production in Lithuania. As of 2019, the incentive provides an opportunity to save up to 30% of the film’s […]
Behind The Scenes of New HBO’s Historic Epic Catherine the Great Filming in Vilnius
The star of the show, Dame Helen Mirren, was excited to be working in Vilnius again, fifteen years after the filming of Elizabeth I. Vilnius managed to portray various locations of the former Russian Empire. Catherine the Great, the new Sky and HBO’s TV series depicting the latter years of the Empress of Russia debuted […]
Winners of the 7th Baltic Pitching Forum announced
The 7th edition of “Baltic Pitching Forum”, which took place on 10–12th of October in Vilnius, has come to an end. This year the Forum expanded its horizons by inviting Finland as a Guest Country. Three Finnish short film projects participated at the Forum alongside Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonian filmmakers and presented their newest short […]
SOFA – School of Film Agents launches pilot workshop in Vilnius, focusing on public-private project financing and investment
In addition to its existing workshops in Tbilisi (Georgia) and Warsaw (Poland), SOFA – School of Film Agents is launching a third workshop in Vilnius, Lithuania. Between 11 and 15 September 2018, selected SOFA alumni will get the chance to present their projects in front of experienced private investors and representatives of European public film […]
The Vilnius 48 Hour Film Project
The 48 Hour Film Project comes to Vilnius on the weekend of 24 – 26 August 2012. Filmmakers from all over the Vilnius area will compete to see who can make the best short film in only 48 hours. The winning film will go up against films from around the world.
Newly approved 20% tax incentive vital for film industry in Lithuania
Lithuanian movie producers predicted that the number of films produced in Lithuania next year will increase three-fold after the Lithuanian Parliament approved an amendment granting income tax incentives for film production today.